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Reservoir · Coconino County and southern Utah, the Colorado River reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam at Page, running nearly two hundred miles upstream through red rock canyon country · Arizona

Lake Powell Fishing Guides

The Colorado River reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam, nearly two hundred miles of red rock canyon fished for striped bass and smallmouth and guided out of Page and Wahweap.

Green river water in a deep sandstone canyon in northern Arizona
Gauge location. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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About the Lake Powell

Lake Powell fills Glen Canyon behind the dam at Page, running upstream through Arizona into southern Utah for close to two hundred miles at full pool, with a shoreline longer than the entire Pacific coast of the lower forty-eight. It is one of the great destination fisheries in the American West and one of the strangest looking, a deep clear reservoir held between sheer walls of Navajo sandstone with side canyons branching off the main channel for miles. The dam is a Bureau of Reclamation structure, and the lake is managed as both a water bank and a recreation fishery of national standing.

Striped bass are the headline. They were introduced in the mid seventies, they reproduce in the lake, and they school in enormous numbers, which makes boiling fish on the surface a realistic thing to look for rather than a story. Smallmouth bass hold on nearly every rock point and broken wall in the lake and are the most dependable fish for anyone new to it. Largemouth bass use the brush and flooded tamarisk in the back of the side canyons, walleye have established well in the main channel, and channel catfish and crappie fill in. Guides working out of Wahweap and Bullfrog fish it year round.

The gauge at Glen Canyon Dam reports reservoir elevation, the pool level, and that single number carries more weight here than a full conditions panel would on a river. Powell has swung through an extraordinary range over the past two decades, and the elevation determines which ramps are usable, how far back the side canyons are navigable, and where the flooded cover sits. Check it before planning a trip rather than after, because a ramp that worked last season may be dry. Low water concentrates fish and makes them easier to find; high water spreads them into fresh cover and generally fishes better.

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Pool right now

3,535.30ft NAVD88
  • 24 hours+0.60 ft ↑ rising
  • For the dateNear the lowest this lake has been this week of the year

Reading taken 1h ago at USGS 09379900, LAKE POWELL AT GLEN CANYON DAM, AZ. Elevation is the surface of the lake above the survey datum, not depth. Source.

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Lake level alert

Tell me when the pool at Lake Powell ft (NAVD88)

Now: 3,535.30 ft pool elevation, read 6:45 am CST, Mon Nov 2, 2026 (USGS 09379900, LAKE POWELL AT GLEN CANYON DAM, AZ).

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Access

Page - the town at the dam, with full services, lodging, tackle and guides.
Wahweap - the main marina near the dam, with ramps, rentals and houseboats.
Glen Canyon Dam - the structure at the lower end, and the reference point for the pool elevation.
Antelope Point - the second marina near Page, with a ramp and deep water access.
Bullfrog - the mid-lake marina in Utah, with ramps, lodging and a ferry.
Halls Crossing - the marina opposite Bullfrog, with ramps and services.
Hite - the upper lake access, usable only at higher pool elevations.

Seasons

Spring: smallmouth move shallow on the rock and the striped bass fishing builds as the water warms.
Summer: the peak season, with striper boils on the surface early and late and smallmouth on every point.
Fall: the best all-around stretch, with cooling clear water, concentrated bait and settled weather in the canyons.
Winter: slow and deep, with stripers schooled in the main channel and the fishing done vertically on calm days.

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Questions

What species can you catch on the Lake Powell?

Anglers target Black Crappie, Bluegill, Carp, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, Walleye on the Lake Powell in Arizona.

Where can you access the Lake Powell?

Page - the town at the dam, with full services, lodging, tackle and guides. Wahweap - the main marina near the dam, with ramps, rentals and houseboats. Glen Canyon Dam - the structure at the lower end, and the reference point for the pool elevation. Antelope Point - the second marina near Page, with a ramp and deep water access. Bullfrog - the mid-lake marina in Utah, with ramps, lodging and a ferry. Halls Crossing - the marina opposite Bullfrog, with ramps and services. Hite - the upper lake access, usable only at higher pool elevations.

When is the best time to fish the Lake Powell?

Spring: smallmouth move shallow on the rock and the striped bass fishing builds as the water warms. Summer: the peak season, with striper boils on the surface early and late and smallmouth on every point. Fall: the best all-around stretch, with cooling clear water, concentrated bait and settled weather in the canyons. Winter: slow and deep, with stripers schooled in the main channel and the fishing done vertically on calm days.

Where are the fishing regulations for the Lake Powell?

Regulations change by season and section. Read the current rules on the Arizona agency site: https://www.azgfd.com/fishing/regulations/