I will be fishing Lake Powell next week. In the last tournament this past weekend, it was raining and cool during most of it without much wind. Air temps went from the 80s to the low 60s, and water temp went down to around 68 to 74. It seemed the best bags were caught still in main lake areas near points and rip rap on jigs and cranks. The rain is supposed to stop Friday, but a major cool down is coming, as much as ten degrees cooler on sunday and monday. I will be starting to fish Wednesday. How do you think this will affect fish location? The primary forage is shad,  but also lots of crayfish and bluegill. Will they be more into the coves and cuts now? Should I start close to the main lake or about halfway back, checking the major  and rock bars?

The lake is down about 90 to 100 feet, so there is basically no wood cover now.

I’ve found top water action best in the lower 70s (water temp) on Powell. But I bet those fish will be moving a lot. They’re going to follow the Shad.

 

during practice, try top water off and on all day. In between, I’d toss a small to medium swimbait. Get close to the walls and chuck it way out in front, paralleling the bank until you find them.

 

location? Two schools of thought now. Main lake to a third way in. Then back of cuts to a third way out.

 

if it gets really cold, jig/craw in deeper water. (20-40 feet deep). That’s how the better ones are often caught there. But expect only a handful of bites/day.

This lake sounds fun!