Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming to you with your Lake Powell fishing report for Monday, May 5th, 2025.We have been blessed with classic early May conditions on Lake Powell this week. The weather has been a mix of cool mornings and mild afternoons with calm winds at daybreak, giving way to the expected spring breezes by lunchtime. Sunrise today is at 6:10 AM, with sunset around 8:17 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to chase fish in every cove and canyon.Tides aren’t a factor here, but water levels are holding steady—lake elevation is just a hair under 3,558 feet. Water temps are climbing into that ideal 60-degree range in the shallows, making for an all-out spring bite.Fishing has been nothing short of excellent this week. Stripers are schooling up and feeding aggressively almost everywhere, and we’ve been seeing solid numbers from the dam all the way up to Good Hope Bay. Smallmouth bass have been the most plentiful catch across the lake, especially on rocky shelves and in the tight canyon slots. Largemouth, crappie, bluegill, sunfish, and walleye are all biting as well, giving everyone a shot at a full stringer. The action is hot in the shallows, with fish moving up onto banks and into coves to feed and spawn[3][4][5].Recent trips are averaging 25 to 50 stripers per day per boat. Best reports for mixed bags—including bass, walleye, and the odd slab crappie—are coming from the backs of warm coves and any rocky structure from 5 to 20 feet deep. The fish are feeding all day thanks to the stable water and warming temps, but the early morning bite is still the best window for the bigger bass.Top baits right now include soft plastics like Sencos, single-tail and hula grubs, tubes, and small swimbaits worked slow along the bottom. For stripers, try anchoring under the schools and using cut bait, but don’t overlook trolling with deep diving crankbaits or vertical jigging spoons when they get active. If you hit a boil, toss out topwater plugs for fast, exciting action[4][5].For hot spots, you can’t go wrong with the Navajo Canyon for bass and stripers, and the mouth of Last Chance has been giving up good numbers of mixed species. Further up lake, Warm Creek and Bullfrog Bay are excellent choices for variety and less pressured water[5].That’s your local Lake Powell report for today. The bite is on, the weather is prime, and there’s no better way to spend May than out chasing fish on this beautiful lake. Tight lines and happy fishing from Artificial Lure.