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Late Summer at Lake Powell: Stripers, Smallies, and Beating the Heat
Welcome anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Lake Powell fishing report for Friday, August 22, 2025.
We’re off to another classic late-summer morning here at Lake Powell, Utah. The sun rose right at 6:33 am and we’ll have light until sunset at 8:10 pm, giving you plenty of time to work the water. Conditions today are mostly sunny, with temps already ticking up—highs peaking near 98°F and lows tonight dipping to around 67°F, according to Utah’s Canyon Country weather. No storms on the horizon, but the heat is on and surface temps are hovering in the low 80s.
Lake Powell doesn’t have tides to track—just water levels, and right now the lake remains low as expected in late summer, echoing the trend mentioned this week by Coyote Gulch about ongoing drought and low inflow. Water clarity is good in the main channel and even better up in the canyons; just beware of sudden afternoon canyon winds if you’re on a skiff.
On the fishing front, the bite has picked up the past few days. Anglers are reporting steady catches of *striped bass* and *smallmouth bass*, with stripers schooling up off deeper ledges around Antelope Point and Warm Creek. Multiple boats brought in double-digit striper counts yesterday, many in the 2–4 pound range, pulled up on spoons and cut bait.
Smallmouth bass are chasing shad in the backs of coves, especially early and late. Folks tossing 3-inch shad-pattern swimbaits, Ned rigs, and chatterbaits are hooking up steadily—especially in the shade line along rocky points, a classic Powell summer play. A handful of largemouth bass have been picked up flipping Texas rigs in brush piles and tumbleweed mats on the southern lake.
For those hunting *walleye*, a worm harness or bottom-bouncer tipped with a nightcrawler fished slow along drop-offs in Navajo and Last Chance has put a few good eaters in the box for early risers.
Catfish are prowling after sunset—stinkbaits and chicken livers set off the rocky banks around Bullfrog have produced a handful of chunky channel cats this week.
If you’re focused on what’s working best:
- For stripers, drop chrome or white spoons to 35–60 feet, or slow-troll deep-diving crankbaits.
- For bass, go with soft plastics in green pumpkin and shad, or throw topwater lures like a Spook at first light—especially if you spot shad busting on the surface.
- Bait anglers chunking anchovies continue to fill coolers with stripers anywhere from Glen Canyon Dam up to Padre Bay.
If you’re looking for hot spots, make sure to try:
- **Wahweap Bay:** Still holding a ton of shad and active stripers. The mouths of small coves are producing all day.
- **Moki Wall**: A reliable August producer for both smallmouth and stripers, especially along the vertical structure.
- **The Narrows**: Late-afternoon action for cruising walleye and some quality smallmouth, especially near submerged structure.
Local tackle shops are recommending downsizing your baits with the extra-clear water, and don’t forget plenty of ice—your catch and you will need the relief before noon.
Air is smoky at times due to ongoing wildfires reported by the National Interagency Fire Center, so if you’re sensitive to air quality, keep that in mind.
That’s all for today, folks. Thanks for tuning in to the report—good luck, tight lines, and be sure to subscribe for your daily angling fix. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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We’re off to another classic late-summer morning here at Lake Powell, Utah. The sun rose right at 6:33 am and we’ll have light until sunset at 8:10 pm, giving you plenty of time to work the water. Conditions today are mostly sunny, with temps already ticking up—highs peaking near 98°F and lows tonight dipping to around 67°F, according to Utah’s Canyon Country weather. No storms on the horizon, but the heat is on and surface temps are hovering in the low 80s.
Lake Powell doesn’t have tides to track—just water levels, and right now the lake remains low as expected in late summer, echoing the trend mentioned this week by Coyote Gulch about ongoing drought and low inflow. Water clarity is good in the main channel and even better up in the canyons; just beware of sudden afternoon canyon winds if you’re on a skiff.
On the fishing front, the bite has picked up the past few days. Anglers are reporting steady catches of *striped bass* and *smallmouth bass*, with stripers schooling up off deeper ledges around Antelope Point and Warm Creek. Multiple boats brought in double-digit striper counts yesterday, many in the 2–4 pound range, pulled up on spoons and cut bait.
Smallmouth bass are chasing shad in the backs of coves, especially early and late. Folks tossing 3-inch shad-pattern swimbaits, Ned rigs, and chatterbaits are hooking up steadily—especially in the shade line along rocky points, a classic Powell summer play. A handful of largemouth bass have been picked up flipping Texas rigs in brush piles and tumbleweed mats on the southern lake.
For those hunting *walleye*, a worm harness or bottom-bouncer tipped with a nightcrawler fished slow along drop-offs in Navajo and Last Chance has put a few good eaters in the box for early risers.
Catfish are prowling after sunset—stinkbaits and chicken livers set off the rocky banks around Bullfrog have produced a handful of chunky channel cats this week.
If you’re focused on what’s working best:
- For stripers, drop chrome or white spoons to 35–60 feet, or slow-troll deep-diving crankbaits.
- For bass, go with soft plastics in green pumpkin and shad, or throw topwater lures like a Spook at first light—especially if you spot shad busting on the surface.
- Bait anglers chunking anchovies continue to fill coolers with stripers anywhere from Glen Canyon Dam up to Padre Bay.
If you’re looking for hot spots, make sure to try:
- **Wahweap Bay:** Still holding a ton of shad and active stripers. The mouths of small coves are producing all day.
- **Moki Wall**: A reliable August producer for both smallmouth and stripers, especially along the vertical structure.
- **The Narrows**: Late-afternoon action for cruising walleye and some quality smallmouth, especially near submerged structure.
Local tackle shops are recommending downsizing your baits with the extra-clear water, and don’t forget plenty of ice—your catch and you will need the relief before noon.
Air is smoky at times due to ongoing wildfires reported by the National Interagency Fire Center, so if you’re sensitive to air quality, keep that in mind.
That’s all for today, folks. Thanks for tuning in to the report—good luck, tight lines, and be sure to subscribe for your daily angling fix. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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By Quiet. PleaseWelcome anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Lake Powell fishing report for Friday, August 22, 2025.
We’re off to another classic late-summer morning here at Lake Powell, Utah. The sun rose right at 6:33 am and we’ll have light until sunset at 8:10 pm, giving you plenty of time to work the water. Conditions today are mostly sunny, with temps already ticking up—highs peaking near 98°F and lows tonight dipping to around 67°F, according to Utah’s Canyon Country weather. No storms on the horizon, but the heat is on and surface temps are hovering in the low 80s.
Lake Powell doesn’t have tides to track—just water levels, and right now the lake remains low as expected in late summer, echoing the trend mentioned this week by Coyote Gulch about ongoing drought and low inflow. Water clarity is good in the main channel and even better up in the canyons; just beware of sudden afternoon canyon winds if you’re on a skiff.
On the fishing front, the bite has picked up the past few days. Anglers are reporting steady catches of *striped bass* and *smallmouth bass*, with stripers schooling up off deeper ledges around Antelope Point and Warm Creek. Multiple boats brought in double-digit striper counts yesterday, many in the 2–4 pound range, pulled up on spoons and cut bait.
Smallmouth bass are chasing shad in the backs of coves, especially early and late. Folks tossing 3-inch shad-pattern swimbaits, Ned rigs, and chatterbaits are hooking up steadily—especially in the shade line along rocky points, a classic Powell summer play. A handful of largemouth bass have been picked up flipping Texas rigs in brush piles and tumbleweed mats on the southern lake.
For those hunting *walleye*, a worm harness or bottom-bouncer tipped with a nightcrawler fished slow along drop-offs in Navajo and Last Chance has put a few good eaters in the box for early risers.
Catfish are prowling after sunset—stinkbaits and chicken livers set off the rocky banks around Bullfrog have produced a handful of chunky channel cats this week.
If you’re focused on what’s working best:
- For stripers, drop chrome or white spoons to 35–60 feet, or slow-troll deep-diving crankbaits.
- For bass, go with soft plastics in green pumpkin and shad, or throw topwater lures like a Spook at first light—especially if you spot shad busting on the surface.
- Bait anglers chunking anchovies continue to fill coolers with stripers anywhere from Glen Canyon Dam up to Padre Bay.
If you’re looking for hot spots, make sure to try:
- **Wahweap Bay:** Still holding a ton of shad and active stripers. The mouths of small coves are producing all day.
- **Moki Wall**: A reliable August producer for both smallmouth and stripers, especially along the vertical structure.
- **The Narrows**: Late-afternoon action for cruising walleye and some quality smallmouth, especially near submerged structure.
Local tackle shops are recommending downsizing your baits with the extra-clear water, and don’t forget plenty of ice—your catch and you will need the relief before noon.
Air is smoky at times due to ongoing wildfires reported by the National Interagency Fire Center, so if you’re sensitive to air quality, keep that in mind.
That’s all for today, folks. Thanks for tuning in to the report—good luck, tight lines, and be sure to subscribe for your daily angling fix. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
We’re off to another classic late-summer morning here at Lake Powell, Utah. The sun rose right at 6:33 am and we’ll have light until sunset at 8:10 pm, giving you plenty of time to work the water. Conditions today are mostly sunny, with temps already ticking up—highs peaking near 98°F and lows tonight dipping to around 67°F, according to Utah’s Canyon Country weather. No storms on the horizon, but the heat is on and surface temps are hovering in the low 80s.
Lake Powell doesn’t have tides to track—just water levels, and right now the lake remains low as expected in late summer, echoing the trend mentioned this week by Coyote Gulch about ongoing drought and low inflow. Water clarity is good in the main channel and even better up in the canyons; just beware of sudden afternoon canyon winds if you’re on a skiff.
On the fishing front, the bite has picked up the past few days. Anglers are reporting steady catches of *striped bass* and *smallmouth bass*, with stripers schooling up off deeper ledges around Antelope Point and Warm Creek. Multiple boats brought in double-digit striper counts yesterday, many in the 2–4 pound range, pulled up on spoons and cut bait.
Smallmouth bass are chasing shad in the backs of coves, especially early and late. Folks tossing 3-inch shad-pattern swimbaits, Ned rigs, and chatterbaits are hooking up steadily—especially in the shade line along rocky points, a classic Powell summer play. A handful of largemouth bass have been picked up flipping Texas rigs in brush piles and tumbleweed mats on the southern lake.
For those hunting *walleye*, a worm harness or bottom-bouncer tipped with a nightcrawler fished slow along drop-offs in Navajo and Last Chance has put a few good eaters in the box for early risers.
Catfish are prowling after sunset—stinkbaits and chicken livers set off the rocky banks around Bullfrog have produced a handful of chunky channel cats this week.
If you’re focused on what’s working best:
- For stripers, drop chrome or white spoons to 35–60 feet, or slow-troll deep-diving crankbaits.
- For bass, go with soft plastics in green pumpkin and shad, or throw topwater lures like a Spook at first light—especially if you spot shad busting on the surface.
- Bait anglers chunking anchovies continue to fill coolers with stripers anywhere from Glen Canyon Dam up to Padre Bay.
If you’re looking for hot spots, make sure to try:
- **Wahweap Bay:** Still holding a ton of shad and active stripers. The mouths of small coves are producing all day.
- **Moki Wall**: A reliable August producer for both smallmouth and stripers, especially along the vertical structure.
- **The Narrows**: Late-afternoon action for cruising walleye and some quality smallmouth, especially near submerged structure.
Local tackle shops are recommending downsizing your baits with the extra-clear water, and don’t forget plenty of ice—your catch and you will need the relief before noon.
Air is smoky at times due to ongoing wildfires reported by the National Interagency Fire Center, so if you’re sensitive to air quality, keep that in mind.
That’s all for today, folks. Thanks for tuning in to the report—good luck, tight lines, and be sure to subscribe for your daily angling fix. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn