Shasta Lake has been fishing very well even though we're seeing a steady rise so far this winter.  We've seen a lot of rainfall but not too much which has made for what I consider to be perfect conditions.  48-50 degree water can be found in most areas of the lake right now, water clarity conditions are 2' or better...
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The steelhead/trout fishing on the Sacramento River in Redding has been excellent!  Lots of great catch and release fishing each trip and as you can see by the posted pics, these fish are beautiful.  We don't have many openings in January and February, but March is only half full right now.  That will change in the next few weeks I'm...
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Shasta Lake is up 36' feet and water conditions are perfect for winter trout!  Some areas of the lake have some debris issues, but thats something we deal with every winter season.  We're not seeing much of a morning bite, but thats normal for this time of the year too.  The most important conditions we look for are water clarity...
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We have arrived at the final week of our 2021 Sacramento River King salmon season.  The weather forecast for the week looks pretty wet here in the Redding area, but if the flows stay relatively low, our last week of salmon fishing will be a go!  The water is cold and a bit off color, but we've had a pretty good...
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Its officially winter here in the north state and that means its time for winter steelhead fishing!  With our King salmon season coming to an end here very shortly, we'll be shifting our focus to small stream steelhead fishing.  We've already run several drift boat trips the past few months, but now that we have some wet weather patterns, the steelhead...
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Shasta Lake continues to see the benefits of the abover average water year we are experiencing right now here in the Redding area.  The lakes lowest level this year was around 188' feet below full pool.  Currently the lake is rising and is sitting at about 162' feet below full pool.  Thats an increase of 26' feet since we started...
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