When does the fishing typically get "good" in early spring?

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I keep a fishing log of every trip, water level and where and how the fish were biting. You can use the reports in the anglers corner the same way...go back and read the reports and that information will provide your starting points. Catching 100 fish per day is more than possible at Powell. You should have a decent fishfinder and know how to use it.
Good luck
 
X3 on the sonar. You can get a decent sonar/gps combo on sale for $300 that will change the way you fish. Also having the chartplotter allows you to mark schools and structure, and track where you were when you were catching fish. Having the ability to mark a safe route is also a huge anxiety reducer when you are motoring around too!!!
 
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My record is 110 stripers in 2 hours in warm creek. 2 of us. The boy i took had never been fishing, single mom and all that so I took him out in an old 17' glastron. The wind was making our anchor skip on the bottom about 90 feet deep at least a couple hundred yards and when it finally stuck we were over a honey hole that I've never duplicated again. The boy has to be ruined for the rest of his life as far as fishing goes. What a gas!
 
There are a number of places that sell them, you can google green fishing light's, and find the best deal's, but for many year's, I just used the cheap Bass pro light's, and they all bring in the Shad, and that bring's in all kind's of other fish. And with florescent line, make's it easy to see the bite's, and your line. I bought a Hydra glow, and it's the size of a pop can, and I love it. Small and compact. But they are pricey, but it's well worth it.
And for asking question's, that's what Waynes word's is for. And Bullfrog, are the dock's I fish. I'm not sure how, those dock's are on the south end, but they have dock's there, just for fishing, that are really nice, I just never here anyone talk about the night fishing off of them. I wish Arramark, cared as much about the Bullfrog end of the lake, as the South. They have nice shower's, and a lot nicer dock's, on the south end. I guess there money down there, is worth a lot more then our's. But that could be why, so many people are taking there house boat's off the slip's, and bouy's, at Bullfrog, and Hall's.
Year's ago, I would just tie off to an empty bouy, in Hall's, and you can catch a lot of Striper's in the bouy field's allso.
I put my number on there, because they use to not like us talking about fishing the dock's, because of sign's, telling you not to. But most people just ignore the sign anyway.

Thanks Kevin. The dock at Wahweap actually has a "Fishing Dock", although I have no idea if it's any good there. I bought a green LED fishing light last night at Bass Pro, and I'm going to find out next week! I'll let you guys know how it goes.

I'll have my boat too, so I'll also give some bait fishing, and spooning a try too, near the damn, north side of the cut-out, lone rock, warm creek, near the coal plant intake, and I might even venture up to Last Chance if anyone thinks it would be worth the ride (The Stingray 225LR has that 5.3L V-8 with a dual-prop Volvo outdrive, so it goes over 64 mph. I can get from Wahweap to Last Chance in 35 minutes!)
 
My record is 110 stripers in 2 hours in warm creek. 2 of us. The boy i took had never been fishing, single mom and all that so I took him out in an old 17' glastron. The wind was making our anchor skip on the bottom about 90 feet deep at least a couple hundred yards and when it finally stuck we were over a honey hole that I've never duplicated again. The boy has to be ruined for the rest of his life as far as fishing goes. What a gas!
That sounds awesome... I'd love to duplicate that one of these days! I'd have to hire someone to help me clean em though. It'd take me a full day
 
Thanks Kevin. The dock at Wahweap actually has a "Fishing Dock", although I have no idea if it's any good there. I bought a green LED fishing light last night at Bass Pro, and I'm going to find out next week! I'll let you guys know how it goes.

I'll have my boat too, so I'll also give some bait fishing, and spooning a try too, near the damn, north side of the cut-out, lone rock, warm creek, near the coal plant intake, and I might even venture up to Last Chance if anyone thinks it would be worth the ride (The Stingray 225LR has that 5.3L V-8 with a dual-prop Volvo outdrive, so it goes over 64 mph. I can get from Wahweap to Last Chance in 35 minutes!)
This time of year has always been tough for me but it probably is me. The fishing dock is really nice at Wahweap but I have never fished it because all of the great places to fish. Dam, intakes, Navajo, Warm Creek, areas around Lone Rock. I love the area where
Warm Creek splits off the main channel at mm12, lots of huge boulders all around the mouth, and of course everything north from Padre on. You will have a blast, I hope. These same areas in April/May ar awesome.
 
Your welcome Chris, hope you catch um. Sound's like a nice boat.
Hey Todd, when you guy's going back? It was slowest January, I have ever seen, but I was with my wife, and did'nt get that serious, She would'nt care if they were biting every drop, but caught more then I really wanted to clean.
You all have a good one.
 
What dock do you frequent? Wahweap or Stateline, etc? Thanks for the info

Chris,

As mentioned, all such good advice given. I totally agree with April-may. I feel like the only advice I could contribute is this...

Don't be afraid to try different things. I've had 100+ fish days, and I've had days with minimal fish, even none. Welcome to Powell....

Our water levels were way higher last year than it has been for years and this may change fishing a bit. Even in December and January I've found myself in schools thick enough to keep me busy on 2 rods. Silver spoons can work wonders, at time anchovies or striper meat (which stays on hook nicely). Get quality hooks, the healthy striper schools will thrash them. If catching small fish, fish deeper, then move on to find a different school.

Don't be afraid to fish 70-100 feet in winter. Spoon them up from your boat.

As far as the docks, wahweap can be great. I've caught nice stripers, largemouth, smallmouth, catfish, and even walleye off the dock there- all at the designated fishing area. Hit it right and you can sight fish schools of stripers, although right now is a little early for that....

There are suspended trees under the wahweap fishing dock that attracts small baitfish and along with them, larger predators. I've caught nice sized stripers each year off the deep side of the docks.

Good luck
 
Chris,
I agree that there is so much good advice here. My personal favorite is to head to the San Juan. Springtime is awesome. Especially with no fish finder, this is a pretty easy place to find smallmouth bass. Any area where you see rocks cascading into the water, you'll likely find willing smallmouth. Practically any Yamamoto plastic or shallow crankbait will have you catching smallies in good numbers. Few people, hopefully calm water, cool weather, spectacular scenery, and hundreds of smallies on the San Juan. Does it get any better?
Eric
 
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