Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Lake Powell fishing report for April 23, 2025.Lake Powell is seeing ideal spring conditions, with the weather cool in the mornings and warming up into the high 60s and low 70s by afternoon. Winds are forecast to be gentle today, around 5 to 10 mph, and skies will be mostly sunny. Sunrise came at 6:28 am and sunset will be at 8:01 pm, giving a long window for those early and late bites. As usual, there are no tides here, so focus on the weather and time of day for your best fishing opportunities.Fish activity is excellent with water temps rising into the 50s and 60s, putting both predator and panfish species on the hunt. Striped bass are still the main draw and have been caught in good numbers lately. There are reports of multiple limits of stripers weighing 2 to 5 pounds, and even a few big ones topping 20 pounds caught in deeper water by trolling or bait fishing. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are also turning on as they move shallow to spawn. Anglers are catching smallmouth up to 3 pounds and a few chunky largemouths closer to the brush and rocky coves[2][3][4].If you are targeting striped bass, anchovies are tough to beat—fished deep in the main channel or at the mouths of major side canyons. Try chunking bait near structure or along steep drop-offs. For those who prefer casting, white or silver swimbaits and jerkbaits are landing plenty of stripers, especially in the early morning or late evening. If you are after smallmouth and largemouth, soft plastic tubes, Ned rigs, and crankbaits in shad or crayfish patterns are working very well along rocky points and submerged ledges. Bass are hitting best from late morning through mid-afternoon.Now, with the water warming up, bluegill and crappie are showing up in numbers around shallow brush piles and flooded vegetation. Use small jigs, glow body or chartreuse colors tipped with worm, or a mealworm for fast panfish action[4].Some hot spots to try today include the stretch between Navajo Canyon and Antelope Point, which is producing big numbers of stripers, as well as Bullfrog Bay for mixed bag action on bass, stripers, and panfish. Warm Creek Bay is another consistent producer this time of year, especially for bass working the shallows.Walleye are just starting to get active, especially where the water has a green tint or some stain. Try trolling deep-diving crankbaits in the early morning or late evening for your best chance[1].That’s the scoop for Lake Powell today. Good luck out there, and don’t forget to handle those trophy fish with care for a quick release. Tight lines!