Artificial Lure with your Lake Powell fishing report for Friday, June 6th, 2025. Sunrise came in early at 5:02 AM and sunset’s not until 7:43 PM, giving you a long window to chase the bite across this legendary canyon country. Lake levels are on the rise—up almost a foot a day—so there’s fresh flooded brush and new structure popping up along the banks, and that’s got the fish moving and feeding in shallower water. Water temperature at Wahweap Bay is holding steady at 66°F, which is prime for active fish and puts them right in the transition between spawn and summer modes.

The weather today is cooperative—expect calm conditions through the morning, with just a light breeze in the afternoon and highs in the mid-80s. Perfect conditions for working both shallow and deeper water. The wind may kick up later, so plan your run to distant spots early and take plenty of water and sun protection.

Fishing this week has been absolutely on fire. The striped bass bite is blistering, especially if you’re fishing classic striper haunts like the Glen Canyon Dam and the main lake pump station. Folks are filling coolers using dead anchovies on a Carolina rig—hands down the best method at the moment. If you want to toss lures, go for shad-imitating swimbaits and spoons. Striper schools are active from 15 to 60 feet, with the best bite just after first light and again towards sunset. Most fish have been running 2–5 pounds, but several over 10 pounds have hit the docks this week, according to recent reports from area guides and the Arizona Game & Fish Department.

Smallmouth and largemouth bass have moved deeper with the warming water, but you can still catch 1–2 pound smallmouth bass in 10–30 feet of water, especially by trolling or working tube baits and grubs. The Yamamoto Hula Grub in green pumpkin or watermelon red flake is a go-to, especially when rigged Texas style and crawled along rocky points and newly flooded brush. For a faster search pattern, tie on a green pumpkin chatterbait with a baby bass fluke trailer and work those windy points and secondary coves—bass just can’t lay off this combo right now.

Topwater isn’t quite there yet—recent full moon phases have made that bite a little spotty—but keep a Zara Spook or popper handy for any surprise surface activity, especially at first and last light. Catfish, crappie, and the odd walleye are also biting, with stink baits, cut bait, or live worms producing well at night or in the deeper cuts.

Hot spots to hit:
- Glen Canyon Dam for stripers, especially early.
- The main lake pump station for consistent multi-species action.
- Warm Creek Bay and the entrance to Navajo Canyon for bass and bonus stripers.

A quick tip: As the lake rises, fish right up into the new brush and target the edges for ambush predators.

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