Last call for Late Fall King's!
by Jeff Goodwin, DECEMBER 12, 2018
Sacramento River - Lower

Today Justin fished 3 clients for us on the Sacramento River for "Late Fall" King salmon.  Justin and the crew finished with limits of bright King salmon before noon which is a testiment to the great fishing the Sacramento River is providing in the way of King salmon fishing.  The river closes on the 16th, so if you want one...
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Shasta Lake trout are staging in the lake arms.
by Jeff Goodwin, DECEMBER 7, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake and as usual we were targeting some bigger fish.  Trolling big Optimizers and Bay Rats will draw some big bites, and you'll likely see fewer bites than you will trolling smaller presentations.  There were a lot more boats than I'm used to seeing on the lake today, but I guess thats what we are encouraging when...
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Shasta lake winter trout bite continues!
by Jeff Goodwin, DECEMBER 5, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake and found a great first light bite.  Third rod in the water went FISH ON and we hit two more fish within several minutes.  My thoughts were of gratitude and excitement for my clients and I had high hopes for another killer bite.  Well, I chose to move off of the area that has been...
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C'mon down to brown town!
by Jeff Goodwin, DECEMBER 1, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake and found a pretty good morning bite right out of the shoot!  First line in the water went "fish on" in less than a minute!  We had a steady bite all morning with some good wind chop and overcast skies.  We saw a slow period around noon and then hit some nice multi pound rainbows while...
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Trolling the surface for Shasta Lake trout!
by Jeff Goodwin, NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Shasta Lake

I've been fishing Shasta Lake this week and we're seeing a pretty good bite for rainbows and browns right now.  The past weeks rains and colder weather has dropped the surface temps to the 57 degree range and we're now seeing a good surface bite.  Fishing is best during inclimate weather with cloudy skies and some wind chop to break...
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Sac River Kings and hatchery steelhead!
by Jeff Goodwin, NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Sacramento River - Lower

Today we fished in heavy rain on Sac River in Anderson and theres definitely a bunch of fish swimming around in the Barge Hole.  We ended the day with some bright Kings and a few Hatchery steelhead just in time to dodge the heavy south winds. On those cold, wet days on the water be sure to drop into Roosters accross the...
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