Artificial Lure here, coming at you with the Lake Powell fishing report for Friday, November 14, 2025. Current conditions out at Powell are prime for late fall: as of this morning, we’re getting *partly cloudy skies*, temps climbing to a comfortable 79 degrees by mid-afternoon, with a gentle south-southwest wind topping out around 10-13 mph. Sunrise in Page was at 7:18 a.m. and anglers can expect sunset at 5:19 p.m.—giving you a solid, crisp window for some real action as the days squeeze down before winter, according to the Fox Weather forecast for the region.

Lake Powell continues to run dry, but the drought has been less severe this week, though water remains low and clear. The surface temps are dipping into the mid-to-high 50s, which means baitfish are schooling tight and big predators are chasing them on long, sloping points and canyon mouths. Water clarity is excellent—so think natural presentations and precise casts.

Fish activity is strong right at first light and toward sunset. Big largemouth and smallmouth bass are feeding up ahead of winter. Word from the marinas and Facebook fish groups is that the main lake points—especially near Wahweap and Bullfrog—have seen a steady showing of quality bass, with some over 3 pounds reported the last couple of days. Striped bass schools are popping up from Padre Bay to Good Hope Bay, especially in the open water when shad bunch up. Trollers have put up numbers in the dozens when finding active boils at dawn, mixing striper and walleye catches.

For lures, your November MVPs are:
- **Topwater poppers and walking baits** at first light—Zara Spooks or Whopper Ploppers flashed across shallow flats will draw explosive strikes from cruising bass when the wind is down.
- **Swimbaits and soft plastic paddle tails** (3-5 inches, in shad or pearl) slow-rolled along drop-offs and rock transitions—these are fooling both smallmouth and chunky stripers.
- **Jigging spoons and blade baits** in white or chrome are putting in heavy work for stripers and walleye, especially when marked on the finder in 25-60 feet. Drop straight into suspended schools.
- For slower afternoons, rig up a **green pumpkin tube jig** or classic Ned rig for the smallmouth hugging deeper structure.

If bait’s your game, fresh anchovies or cut shad are still the classic ticket for stripers—either tight-lined from the shore or drifted behind the boat. Nightcrawlers on drop-shot rigs are nailing walleye and the occasional fat panfish along sandy banks.

The best action lately has been around the mouth of Navajo Canyon and near the dam at Wahweap for those after numbers, while up the lake, Tapestry Wall and Buoy 25 have seen some real quality smallmouth roll in. Don’t sleep on Last Chance Bay either—reports this week have a few solid stripers blitzing right at daybreak where cooler runoff meets main channel water.

Lake Powell doesn’t have a true tidal swing, so focus on wind direction and time of day for your timing. Calm mornings and late afternoons with a slight chop seem to produce best, as fish push bait shallow then filter back deep after noon.

All in all, anglers are reporting healthy catches this week—mix of stripers (plenty in the 3-5 pound range if you hit a good boil), smallmouth up to 3 pounds, a sprinkling of largemouth, and some steady walleye. Catfish, too, are biting well after sunset off chunk bait in the backs of warmer coves.

Hot spots to check now:
- The deep points near *Wahweap Marina* at dawn and dusk for stripers and mixed bag action.
- The long tapering points at *Navajo Canyon entrance* for smallies and the occasional big walleye, especially working spoons vertically.

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