05-19-2011, 08:08 PM
Captain Steve Henline
South Lake Report 16 May 11
Fishing continues to be great. The morning was spent fishing for walleye and smallmouth. Bottom bouncers and grubs were the ticket. 6 Walleye, none large all around 2 lbs. Great eating size. 3 dozen smallmouth 1 to 1 ½ lb. 4 stripers incidental to SM fishing.
Afternoon;
Targeting stripers in the back of the canyon. Started trolling Storm deep diving thin fins. The bite was definitely on. When the smoke cleared we had boated around 30 stripers either trolling or casting crankbaits. While we were trolling we had a double and both were big fish. With light rods we couldn’t control either. One broke off and the other we chased and fought for 15 minutes before it too, unbuttoned. The biggest fish we caught and landed was slightly over 8 and the two we lost were definitely bigger.
The striper had gizzard shad cornered and it was a mini boil for a few minutes. We didn’t have any top water lures lined, so we threw the crank baits we had on. The fish we caught were fat and healthy and a few were bulging with gizzards. We wanted to stay and hammer them but had to be back to the dock early. All in all it was a great day.
17 May
Afternoon
Went out last night for a couple of hours to try for the larger fish. Arrived at 5:00PM. Windy, chopped water. Started with 4 lines out and a mix of lures. Trolled 3 ½ to 4 ½ MPH. First a double then a triple. Finally a big fish boiled up on the center line. Ten minutes later he was to the boat and in the fish box. Over 12 lbs. We cleared all the other lures and fished a single rod still trolling. In an hour and a half we had 38 stripers in the boat ranging from 3 to 12 lbs. Left at 7:00 to fish for walleye closer to Antelope Point Marina, but the winds wouldn’t lay down, so we called it a night
We expect excellent fishing the full length of the lake for the next few weeks. When we stay out for longer than just an hour or two we routinely catch over 100 fish. How could life be better than being on Lake Powell? Tight Lines, Cap
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