40 years of fishing Lake Powell

[Bajatails]

We made our annual spring trip to Lake Powell and fished the 23rd, 24th, and 25th. This was my 40th year of fishing at Lake Powell. We camped and fished in Last Chance canyon using only 3 1/2 inch tube jigs. The weather and the fishing was outstanding. We fished with several different colors, even blue and they all worked. The total count was, 101 smallmouth, 4 crappie, 1 striper, 2 sunfish, and 4 largemouth. Mack Sorensen of St George Ut caught a 5 lbs Largemouth and the next day Dave (Bajatails) Morrow of Calvin Ok caught a 7 lbs Largemouth, by far the biggest any of us had ever caught at Powell. Gordon Lehman of Henderson Nv caught a 3 pound smallmouth and Bill Suddeth of Henderson Nv managed to catch lots of smallmouth bass. The 2 big LMB were caught on white tube jigs. Maybe a coincidence, but maybe not. I did find 3 inch shad in the bellies of some of the fish I cleaned. No wind to speak of. A great trip all around.

 

[PowellBride]

Nice catch! I’m jealous

 

[Ryan]

Well done! It looks unlikely that I will make my spring trip this year.

 

[Rocky Raab]

I'm about to make my first of what I hope to be an annual trip. Been reading here voraciously, and almost binge watching vids on TwoYubes. Have an invite on a HB out of Wahweap (have only been to Bullfrog once or twice) and am super excited. At my age, though, 40 annuals is more than unlikely, ha!

 

[DLetner]

I'm about to make my first of what I hope to be an annual trip. Been reading here voraciously, and almost binge watching vids on TwoYubes. Have an invite on a HB out of Wahweap (have only been to Bullfrog once or twice) and am super excited. At my age, though, 40 annuals is more than unlikely, ha!

We are staying at Wahweap on a HB this weekend also starting on Thursday. I will try and keep updates coming nightly.

 

[Bajatails]

I'm about to make my first of what I hope to be an annual trip. Been reading here voraciously, and almost binge watching vids on TwoYubes. Have an invite on a HB out of Wahweap (have only been to Bullfrog once or twice) and am super excited. At my age, though, 40 annuals is more than unlikely, ha!

Good Luck. You never know, you might get hooked.