Shasta Lake trout herding Shad!
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 15, 2018
Shasta Lake

Shasta Lake is still fishing good, especially in the morning.  Trolling is my top producer right now and doing so in the main body of the lake is where we're seeing the most action.  The trout are still responding to rolled shad and to bigger baits used in conjnction with the Trinidad Tackle bait heads.  The bait balls are cruising...
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Big Shasta Lake browns are taking center stage!
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 12, 2018
Shasta Lake

Its no secret Shasta Lake has some exceptional brown trout fishing and as the word of good fishing spreads, a lot of brown trout fans have really started to pay attention to this fishery.  The Pautzke Bait Company is no exception and being that they are a world class leader in the bait industry, they have taken notice as well....
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Shasta Lake boils with bows!
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 11, 2018
Sacramento River

Today I fished Shasta Lake with the Panuska family.  What a great day we had catching big rainbow trout in beautiful weather.  The lake is hitting prime time for big rainbows so don't delay!  We book small party trips and can do big group trips as well.  With a one fish limit for Sacramento River King salmon this year, fishing Shasta Lake...
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Shasta rainbow numbers improving
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 10, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today I fished Shasta Lake with the Kohler family and boy did we have fun.  The hot first light bite never showed and had me worried for an hour or so, but we found some fish and started working them over.  Plenty of smaller fish and the pesky bass kept us busy, but when the wind died down and the...
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Shasta trout fishing going strong!
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 9, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today was day two with Jim and Mike and we got in some great fishing on Shasta Lake before the winds blew us off the lake.  Fast bites in the morning, a few big browns and bows and a "the one that got away" story for Mike!  Super fortunate to have such great clients in the boat week after week...
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Shasta Lake browns are still in town!
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 8, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake, and like yesterday, we had a solid bite early and an afternoon lull in activity.  We covered a lot of water and as days end came near, we got into another bite period.  Rods were popping and reels were singing as we fishinished the day very strong.  As you can see in the attached pics,...
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