Lake Powell is a fantastic fishery and fall brings incredible opportunities with less fishing and boating pressure on the sprawling reservoir. After Labor Day, two things happen that improve the overall fishing. One, water levels generally drop which this year is an understatement. The reservoir is dropping nearly two feet a week which (when considering
A reader asks: “I remember the days on Utah Lake when we could catch walleyes almost every night in the early spring. We love to eat walleyes but where can I go nowadays to be sure to have a chance at catching some? And, is it even worth it to try for walleyes?” First, there
A mild winter pushed forward conditions at Lake Powell and the fishery skipped February and moved right into March. This week’s column is dedicated to sharing the discoveries my good friend, Brent Daybell and I made while spending last Friday and Saturday on the water in the north end of the lake. During “normal” winters,
First Strike In February of 2017, I wrote the story of the largest striper I had caught at Lake Powell, and in my heart felt it was truly the fish of a lifetime. To recap the event, my friend, Brent Daybell, and I were fishing in a deep canyon between Bullfrog and Good Hope bays,
A common story from friends and readers of this column is as follows: “We went down to Lake Powell and all we wanted to see was a striper boil. Instead, we struggled to catch fish and didn’t see a single boil all week.” Allow me to help you understand the baitfish/predator relationship on Lake Powell and
