We've arrived at the tail end of the 2022 Sacramento River fall King salmon season.  Undoubtedly the worst season I've ever seen in terms of how many salmon actually migrated up river.  River conditions have been very poor and most of the large schools of salmon that were in the fishing headlines all summer long simply never made their migrational...
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Its been a very slow start to the 2022 Sacramento River King salmon season but it looks like we're trending towards better fishing in the coming weeks.  Catch numbers are up overall and theres definitely more salmon showing up this past week than we've seen in many weeks.  Lets hope for a strong fishing to this seasons fall run and...
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Limits, limits, limits!  This seems to be the theme for this fall stretch on Shasta Lake this year.  The summer crowds are gone and fishing pressure is light.  Surface temps have cooled off to 71 degrees and should continue to do so with the much cooler nights we've had here in the Redding area.  Most of the trout we're seeing...
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Both Shasta Lake and Whiskeytown Lake are producing favorable numbers of trout and landlocked salmon although we will likely see a slow down in the action with fall approaching fast!  There's plenty of fish to be had on both lakes for now and we've been taking advantage of their offerings this week.  Captain Anthony Cox of AC Guide Service checked...
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Summer crowds on Shasta Lake are gone and the fishing is great!  We broke away from the river salmon grind in hopes of finding some action for our younger clients today.  Once again, Shasta Lake fished very well.  Morning bites were slow to start but we've seen bites all the way into the last pass of the day this week....
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Not a lot has changed from my last report but we are continuing to catch a few King salmon every day above Red Bluff.  The bite remains tough but there are salmon in the holes on our stretch of the Sacramento River.  This could be a September to remember when the bulk of our Kings finally arrive.  Right now we're...
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