Shasta Lake, located in northern California, is one of the prime locations for trout fishing in the Western United States. Here’s my detailed report based on a recent fishing trip.  Location: Shasta Lake’s main tributaries - Sacramento River, and McCloud River are the hotspots. We found various sections of the McCloud Arm and Sacramento Arm produced excellent results. Fish Species: Shasta Lake’s ecosystem primarily...
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Shasta Lake continues to produce some quality trout day in and day out so far this winter season.  The lake conditions are prime rt now and will hold up through the forseeable future.  I've been fishing the top 10' of the lake with the best success daily.  I have sampled deeper water but its just not paying off most days...
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The Shasta Lake winter trout bite is underway!  I have been fishing Shasta Lake regulary since December began and I've managed to find some pretty good trout fishing along the way.  We've had some pretty significant rains and the lake has seen a big rise in the last month.  Nearly 20' feet is a big jump for a body of water...
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Shasta Lake is fishing well considering we are transitioning into our fall fishing patterns.  Cooling water temps, continued lake level drops, and windy conditions generally present some challenges this time of the year.  Fortunately there is an abundant amount of new Shad in the lake which has continued the bait bite all summer long.  Another recent batch of Shad has appeared...
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We experienced another great summer season on Shasta Lake this year but change is in the wind.  Cooler nights continue to slowly drive the surface temps down on the lake and its the tell tale sign fall is just around the corner.  A lot of changes will occur on Shasta in the next few months and we'll be switching up...
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The 5.5 miles of the Sacramento River below Keswick dam is now open!  The world famous Posse Grounds and Sundial Bridge areas of the lower Sacramento opened today and the fishing was good but not great.  This section of the Sacramento River is often times referred to as the HOLY WATER and holds healthy populations of big rainbow trout!  Boat...
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