Artificial Lure here, bringing you your Lake Powell fishing report for November 9, 2025. If you're itching to hit the water, today’s a beauty: **sunrise kicked off at 6:43 a.m.** and we’ll set down around **5:36 p.m.** That gives us just shy of 11 daylight hours to chase the bite, with conditions perfect—clear blue skies, a calm lake, and morning temps in the low 60s, according to CustomWeather and timeanddate.com. The afternoon should warm up nicely into the mid to high 60s.

No tides to worry about this far inland, so focus on that sun angle instead—early and late bites are best. Water levels remain historically low, as pointed out by both AOL.com and Colorado River Basin updates, so keep an eye on your depth finder and watch for those newly exposed rock piles and submerged timber. Lower water has concentrated bait schools and, in turn, the predatory fish.

**Fish activity’s been steady.** Stripers are grouping up in the main channel and off major points near the dam and Wahweap Marina. Local guides report catching **dozens per trip**, though most are smaller schoolies, the usual 1-2 pounders, but a few five-pound bruisers have been mixed in. Smallmouth bass are feeding actively along rocky points, with reports coming in from the shoreline around Lone Rock and the first set of canyons near Padre Bay. Anglers have been nabbing good numbers—up to 20 smallmouths a morning if you’re on the spot.

Threadfin shad schools are thick in the backs of coves, bringing in the walleye and a few chunky largemouths, especially in the clearer pockets near Warm Creek and Gunsight Bay. Catfish action has also picked up in the evenings along muddy banks, so night anglers have reason to stay out late.

**Best lures today:** For stripers, toss a white or chartreuse jigging spoon in the 1- to 2-ounce class; yo-yo them vertically over suspended schools. If they’re boiling on the surface (especially midday), swap to a shad-patterned soft plastic swimbait or small topwater plug. For bass, downsize to a 3- or 4-inch green pumpkin tube or a drop-shot rig with a small shad imitation—work it slow around rocks and submerged brush. Walleye are sucking up crawler harnesses drifted just off bottom. The catfish crowd is finding success with good old nightcrawlers and cut shad right off the marina docks.

**A couple of hot spots for you:**
- **Wahweap Marina**—where stripers are stacking up in the main channel ledges.
- **Padre Bay points**—for a mixed bag of smallmouth and an occasional walleye.
- **Back of Warm Creek**—look here for shad schools and aggressive largemouth in the clear shallows.

Remember, the lake’s low, so take it slow and watch for rocks—access at some ramps can be tricky. With water temps still holding in the low 60s, fish are hungry ahead of the real winter chill, so you’ll find the best action early and late, with midday getting a little tougher as the sun gets bright.

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