Its hard to call it winter here in Redding when its 70-80 degrees here every day now, but it is what it is and the trout sure don't seem to mind the warm weather.  The lake is still pretty cold at 46-50 degrees in many areas of Shasta, but thats keeping things interesting for sure.  Finding the trout hasn't been...
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Shasta Lake continues to rise slightly through our current dry spell at a rate of about 1/2' foot a day.  Debris is a problem in the upper arms, but water conditions are good.  The river water coming into the lake is around 45-46 degrees and we're not seeing much in the way of trout populations up there.  The middle lake and...
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Its still early, but we're starting to see some better fishing for browns on Shasta Lake.  They aren't easy to find this time of the year, but they will be showing up in stronger numbers soon!  Right now you have to be in the right place at the right time and that means covering a lot of water.  Bite periods...
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The Sacramento River in Redding continues to produce some impressive examples of our world class trout fishery here in Northern California.  Its not the easiest time of the year to catch these big rainbows.  For some, with lots of time on the water, catching them is possible every day of the year.  Conditions are great right now, but spring brings some of...
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Shasta is rising slowly and still has 140' to go before it's topped off.  The water color is slightly stained and surface temps are running 48-50 degrees in most areas of the lake.  Lots of Shad are showing in most areas of the lake which is unusual, but welcomed.  Debris is becoming a factor on lake travel and for trollers....
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Currently the weather is great here in Northern California and we're seeing warmer afternoon temps on the Trinity River.  New steelhead have showed up after last weeks rains and it has definitely helped the bite! Captain Justin's clients are getting into a few nice steelhead every trip.  We still have lots of fishing to do, but February 18th is the last remaining date to...
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