Artificial Lure here with your November 10, 2025, Lake Powell fishing report—and it’s a classic late-fall shuffle out on the canyons this week, with cool temps, clear skies, and fish that are never fully asleep for the season. Sunrise today came in at 6:43 AM, sunset’s wrapping it up at 5:36 PM. Plenty of sunlight to thread through the sculpted red rock coves if you get an early jump.

Weather is just about ideal for November: expect highs near 66°F under sunny skies, dropping to the low 50s overnight. No rain in sight, but dress in layers; that early chill will keep you sharp at the helm. Winds are light out of the southwest—just enough to ripple the water, but not enough to spoil a cast.

No tides to report being an inland reservoir, but water level is still on the lower end—Lake Powell sits around 413 feet at the dam, and the water’s been slipping modestly each week, a sign of persistent drought conditions according to the Lake Powell Water Database. Surface water temps at Wahweap docks are in the mid-to-upper 50s, cooling fast overnight, which is key to finding aggressive fish.

Fish activity has ticked down with the water temps but action remains steady—especially if you focus your efforts around first light and the last couple hours before sunset. Stripers have been the stars this past week. Most catches are coming on the main channel points and back in the larger bays like Warm Creek and Navajo. Anglers trolling deep-diving crankbaits or running umbrella rigs are boxing 15- to 25-fish mornings, with fish running 1 to 3 pounds and the occasional 5-pounder mixed in, all according to updates from local guides and reports filtered through wayneswords dot com.

Cut bait—anchovy is still king on Powell—has been the go-to for those working vertical presentations. Drop your bait down to 40–60 feet around the deeper ledges and you’ll find schools hugging structure. Chum a little and the stripers will stack up. For lure-casters, 3- to 5-inch soft plastics in shad or chartreuse patterns, worked slow on a jig head, are reliable for both stripers and smallmouth, especially on rocky transitions and cliff drop-offs.

Speaking of smallmouth and the occasional largemouth, they’re tucking into the rocks and deeper shelves. Going finesse is the ticket—for bass, try drop-shotting a green pumpkin or shad-colored worm, or work a tube jig slow along the bottom. Best bite has been around the mouths of canyon arms and inside coves with submerged brush.

As for numbers, boaters are reporting limits of stripers before noon if you’re on active schools, with smallmouth and a handful of chunky largemouth in the mix. Catfish activity is spotty now with the cooling water, but a few have been grabbed after sunset on cut bait near sandy flats.

Best hot spots this week:
- **Wahweap Bay:** Check the northern edge near Lone Rock for mixed bags of stripers and bass early.
- **Navajo Canyon:** The deep bends hold stripers midday, and the cliffs are productive for drop-shotting bass.
Don’t overlook the backside of Antelope Point, especially in the evening—a few bonus walleye have been reported there by locals tossing crankbaits as the light fades.

Pro tip: If the bite gets tough, switch to a smaller presentation and slow it down. The fish are feeling that cool water, but they’re still leaning on shad and silversides for calories before winter sets in.

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