Hey there, fellow anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Lake Powell fishing report for March 19, 2025.
Sunrise is at 6:42 AM and sunset at 6:37 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to work with. Weather's looking mighty fine today - sunny skies with highs around 75°F and a light breeze from the southwest. Water temp's sitting at a comfortable 62°F.
Now, Lake Powell doesn't have tides being a freshwater reservoir, but water levels have been holding steady lately. Good news for us fishermen!
Fish activity has been ramping up as we head into spring. Striped bass are starting to school up, with some nice boils reported in the early mornings and late afternoons. Smallmouth bass are getting more aggressive too, moving into shallower water to feed.
This past week, anglers have been hauling in good numbers of stripers in the 2-5 pound range, with a few lunkers over 10 pounds reported. Smallmouth bass fishing has been solid, with most folks catching 10-20 fish per day in the 1-3 pound class. A few nice largemouth have been caught too, though not as numerous as the smallies.
For stripers, you can't go wrong with white or chartreuse crankbaits that dive 10-15 feet. The Rapala Shad Rap in shad colors has been money. If you're after smallmouth, try dragging a dropshot rig with a 4-inch Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm in green pumpkin. For largemouth, flippin' a jig with a craw trailer into brush has been producing some quality bites.
Live bait isn't allowed in Powell, so we're all throwing artificial here. But if you're looking for the next best thing, try soaking some Berkley Gulp! Minnows on a dropshot rig. Those things work almost as well as the real deal.
For hot spots, I'd recommend checking out the back of Warm Creek Bay for some smallmouth action. The rock walls near Antelope Point have been holding some nice stripers too. Just keep an eye out for those telltale surface boils!
That's all for now, folks. Remember to practice catch and release when you can, and let's keep Powell fishing great for years to come. Tight lines!
