Good morning, anglers—Artificial Lure here with your Monday, November 17, 2025, Lake Powell fishing report. It’s a beautiful late-fall day to be on the water, with partly cloudy skies and temps starting out just a couple degrees above freezing this morning and warming quickly—expect highs near 36°F, with winds light out of the northeast around 5 mph according to WeatherWorld.com. Humidity’s running just over 60%, and visibility is excellent. Sunrise came at 7:07 AM with sunset set for 5:14 PM, so you’ve got a little more than ten solid hours of light to get it done today.
Now, there’s no tidal effect to worry about on good old Lake Powell—it’s all freshwater, and that means conditions on the water depend on weather and dam output, not the moon. With stable barometric pressure holding—just under 30 inches—expect fish activity to be moderate through the late morning, with a real uptick coming late in the afternoon as things warm up.
Recent reports from regulars and guides echo what we’ve seen through most of November: striper action has stayed consistent, even heating up as water temps drop, driving those big schools to ball up shad and pin them near the surface in some of those deeper coves. Most folks trolling or casting for stripers are reporting solid numbers, with limits coming pretty quick when they land on a feeding school. Some are even reporting double digits, mostly 2-4 pounders, with the odd 8+ pounder showing up.
Smallmouth and largemouth bass are still biting in rocky slots and points—smaller numbers, but better size, as the summer dinks have moved deeper. Catfish reports are thinning out, but the ones caught—especially near Wahweap and Antelope—are running chunky, hitting cut bait or chicken livers right by dusk.
Best baits today? For stripers, you can't beat casting white or silver spoons, small swimbaits, or trolling deep-diving crankbaits that resemble shad. Kastmasters and jigging spoons are killer right now—get them down quick and rip them through the bait clouds on those main channel humps. On calm mornings, throw topwater walkers like a Zara Spook or Rebel Pop-R into the jump activity just after sunrise.
Bass are hitting finesse rigs—think Ned rigged craws, green pumpkin tubes, or drop-shot worms worked slow along the broken rock and ledges. If you hit deeper water off points, try a jigging spoon or a small swimbait. For catfish, stick with traditional stinkbaits, cut anchovy, or chicken liver around the mouths of warm coves in the evening.
If you want to find some hot spots, set your sights on the stretch between Antelope Point and Warm Creek for striper boils. Navajo Canyon has also been producing, especially near the mouth where shad are thick. For bass, the rocky shores around Padre Bay and the ledges near Dangling Rope still have solid action, especially as things warm up mid-morning.
No major pressure changes or storms expected until Thursday, but keep an eye on the wind—it can swing fast this time of year. Remember, boat traffic is minimal, so you can really have those feeding grounds mostly to yourself.
That’s the Lake Powell report for today—thanks for tuning in! If you’ve had success or a new tactic to share, don’t forget to subscribe and drop us a line next time.
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