Shasta Lake is producing some good numbers of rainbow and brown trout along with some really good quality Kokanee fishing!  Its interesting to see the number of Kokanee salmon we're catching with semi non traditional techniques.  Its great to be able to troll for Kokanee, Kings, and trout using the same gear every day.  Its great to be able to hook fish...
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We're fishing Shasta most days of the week right now and we're seeing some really consistent fishing between the dam and the I-5 bridge.  Lots of trout and salmon just about everywhere we're fishing on the lower lake.  We're starting to see more fish hanging out in the 30-40' foot range with some King salmon much deeper.  There are small...
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May signals the beginning of the big rainbow trout show!  We've been catching rainbows all winter and spring, but the return of the big spawners is always eagerly awaited.  Late May into June is when we start to catch these bigger rainbows and it lasts well into September every year.  The rainbows have shown up all over the lower lake...
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The Sacramento River in Redding has been fishing great all year in spite of the drought conditions we're seeing now.  We had some challenging river water conditions in the form of low flows earlier this year, but we saw flows increase from Keswick Dam last month up to 9,000 cfs.  Gratefully the flows have been ramped back again to conserve on water...
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Shasta Lake is bustling with life and just about every fish species in the lake is available now to those who pursue them.  The feeding frenzy has begun and if you put proper gear in the water, you're likely to catch a variety of fish.  Captain Justin and I had trips on Shasta and our clients caught a mixed bag...
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Trout fishing has been really good for both fly and spin anglers on the Sacramento River in Redding.   Flows are great and we're starting to see some colder water released from Shasta Dam now.  The colder water has kicked these trout into high activity mode and bites are coming very easy for Captain Justin's groups.  This fishery will be...
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