Fishing Lake Powell, Smallie Days

The smallmouth action was on fire for this two day trip on Lake Powell over the Memorial Day weekend. Didn't run into any schools of spawning Striper this time but we did catch a few. We also landed some Walleye, a couple while trolling Ratl Traps. We didn't bait fish for Striper so no news on that. A fantastic trip given the front that was pushing through with howling wind and an almost full moon, the fishing was still red hot. Once again, Ned Rigs and trolling Ratl Traps produced fish.
We travelled almost to the Escalante the first day and worked our way back hitting the back of Rock Creek and some points in Warm Creek on the next day. We caught fish everywhere and as the title suggests...we slayed the Smallies!
The lake level had increased since our last trip but not by much and water temp is on the rise as summer begins. With the spawn dying down, fishing patterns may change. We'll see what happens on the next trip to this awesome lake!