Sac trout, here there and everywhere!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 26, 2020
Sacramento River - Lower

Captain Justin Thompson is at it again today!  Getting his clients on lots of Sacramento River wild rainbow trout.  We're fishing just about every day and our clients are catching fish every day!  Good numbers of wild rainbow trout caught on eggs and egg imitations in downtown Redding.  Schools out, what are you waiting for?  Its go time on the...
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Good Sacramento River fishing continues!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 25, 2020
Sacramento River

Captain Justin Thompson checked in today and reports some pretty good catch and release trout fishing on the Sacramento River in Redding.  Flows are steady at 8,000 cfs but look to be bumping up to 9,000 on Thursday.  With the Redding heat this week, spending a day on the river is a great option.  We normally see temps hover around...
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Shasta Lake Memorial weekend fishing!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 24, 2020
Shasta Lake

Today marked the mid way point of the Memorial Day weekend on Shasta Lake.  Its the busiest I've seen it in recent memory and was glad to see so many people enjoying this amazing body of water.  Morning traffic was pretty light on the lake except for some fishing boats trolling or trout and casting along the shorelines for bass....
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Quick limits on Shasta Lake today!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 23, 2020
Shasta Lake

Today we started fishing Shasta Lake at 6:00 and had limits of nice rainbows by 8:30 am.  It was a steady bite right off at about 20'.  I tried fishing a bit deeper and a bit shallower, but didn't see any action outside of the 20' mark.  Not a lot of trout are marking on the sonar, but its because...
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Day on Shasta Lake with Brad's Killer Fishing Gear!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 21, 2020
Shasta Lake

Today Captain Justin Thompson and I had the priviledge to fish with Scott Kaul and Chris Turvey of Brads Killer Fishing Gear.  We had an excellent day of fishing and the weather was perfect.  The majority of the day was spent setting rods rigged with Kokanee Cut Plugs.  We caught some great fish and made a full day of fishing out...
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Picky trout during the flow drops!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 20, 2020
Sacramento River

Capatain Justin Thompson checked in today and said they had a 32 fish day catching and releasing wild rainbow trout today.  The bead bite was off, but the bug bite picked up the slack making for a fun day on the river.  Justin mentioned we're spoiled here in Redding when a 32 fish day doesn't seem like a hot bite.  I...
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