This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Powell fishing report for Sunday, November 2, 2025.

We started out under some pristine desert skies today, with sunrise at 6:43 AM and a mild overnight low around 70°F. As the sun crested Navajo Mountain, anglers took to the water greeted by clear, comfortable weather—expect highs touching 89°F by midafternoon and just a light breeze out of the ESE at 8 mph. Water temps are holding steady in the low 60s, ideal for that late fall bite according to local guides.

Lake Powell, as always, isn’t influenced by tides, so you won’t need to watch the clock on that front, but do pay attention to the dropping days—sunset comes quick at 5:36 PM, so plan your run back to the dock accordingly.

The fish have been active at first light and just before dusk, feeding shallow as shad schools bunch up in the backs of coves and along main lake points. Reports over the last 24 hours show stripers breaking the surface from Bullfrog down toward Padre Bay. Several boats landed limits of schoolies in the 2 to 3-pound range throwing topwater walkers and small spoons—Zara Spooks, Cotton Cordell Pencil Poppers, and ¾-ounce Kastmasters have all been hot.

Bass are putting on some pre-winter feedbags: smallmouth in particular have been plentiful along rocky ledges and submerged humps from Wahweap up to the San Juan arm. Anglers tossing soft plastics—green pumpkin tubes, Ned rigs, and drop shot rigs with morning dawn Roboworms—have reported plenty of 1 to 2-pounders, with the occasional chunk over 3 pounds. If you like to power fish, a ¼-ounce white/chartreuse spinnerbait slow-rolled off the points has been effective as well.

Largemouth have been scarcer but still catchable, especially tucked back in brushy pockets. Jigs with craw trailers and weightless Senkos around submerged timber have been taking fish. If you’re after numbers, stick to the main lake and primary points; for a shot at bigger largemouth, venture into the narrower coves where the water’s stained and warmer.

Crappie reports have ticked up a notch too, with several slabs caught under floating docks and marina structures—use 1/32-ounce jig heads with baby shad plastics or small minnows under slip floats. Nighttime fishing with lights has turned up a few bonus catfish as well.

For bait, you can’t go wrong with cut anchovy when targeting stripers—chunk it on a circle hook and let it sit near the bottom along the channel drop-offs.

Top spots today:
- The mouth of Warm Creek Bay has been a striper magnet at dawn.
- The rocky points near Bullfrog Marina are loaded with smallmouth, especially in 12-20 feet of water.
- Navajo Canyon is holding mixed bags—stripers, bass, and the occasional walleye.

Lake levels remain stable for November, so launching is smooth at all the major marinas according to the Bureau of Reclamation as of yesterday morning.

Only a few storms rumored in the extended forecast, so it’s a fine week to get your lines wet before winter sets in.

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