Artificial Lure here with your Lake Powell fishing report for Thursday, October 30, 2025. Today's sunrise painted the canyons right at 6:43 AM, and sunset will fall at 5:28 PM—ample daylight for getting lines wet. Tides aren’t a factor up here in the desert but the weather feels more like late fall than summer: sunny skies, crisp morning air around 2°C (that’s 35°F for y’all), and by afternoon we’ll see it warm to a comfortable 18°C, or 64°F. Winds are barely a whisper out there, so expect mostly glassy water—great for topwater action early and late according to PredictWind and weatherforyou.com.
The water level’s still down, revealing some unexpected structure. Plenty of rumors about folks pulling smallmouth off the rock piles and striper schools busting shad in deeper sloughs. Striper activity has picked up—the cooler water temps and clear conditions have them feeding hard in the main channel and back in big coves. Crappie catches are solid in the brush pockets. Best bite has been first light and the last two hours before dark, classic fall pattern.
Out on the lake yesterday afternoon, several anglers reported bringing in nice numbers: stripers in the 12-18 inch range, with some boats bagging 20-30 apiece in a morning’s effort near the dam and Buoy 25. Smallmouth are active on rocky points and islands, with a few going over 3 pounds. Crappie are holding tight to submerged brush in the backs of Halls and Warm Creek bays, fattening up as winter nears. Recent feedback on bigfishtackle.com’s forums confirms these trends, with plenty sharing pics of heavy stringers and good mixed-bag outings.
Lure-wise, locals stick to their strengths this time of year. For stripers, you can’t beat a white or silver lipless crankbait—like a classic Rat-L-Trap—or 3-inch soft swimbaits fished mid-water over 40-70 feet. Anchovy chunks still work for bait fishermen, especially deep off points and drop-offs. Smallmouth are hammering green pumpkin and watermelon tube jigs, Ned rigs, and drop-shot plastics. If you like moving bait, a small shad-style crank or a ⅜-oz jig in chartreuse or white can coax a bite. For crappie, grab a small chartreuse marabou or curly tail jig, tip it with a minnow, and work it slow.
Hot spots today? Try the area around the mouth of Navajo Canyon—stripers have been boiling at dawn and dusk in 30-50 feet. Halls Creek Bay’s southern fingers are holding solid smallmouth and crappie numbers. For bank anglers, the rocky points near Antelope Point Marina at sunrise have given up some chunky bass.
No tides to worry about, so focus on timing, structure, and matching the hatch—the shad schools are thick and so are hungry fish. Bundle up for chilly mornings, but layer down quick: it'll be t-shirt weather by lunchtime. Calm winds, sunny skies, and cool water—ideal conditions for fall success.
That’s your Lake Powell report for October 30. Thanks for tuning in with me, Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing insight and hot tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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