The Sacramento River in Redding Ca. is as good as it gets.  Lots of wild steelhead/trout are sitting on the salmon redds and will likely do so well into spring.  The presence of salmon means the trout are feeding on loose eggs so hard or soft 8-10 mm beads presented by drifting or bobber dogging is a top choice for...
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The Trinity River is still kicking out some great steelhead and we're seeing about 5-10 steelhead landed on most trips, sometimes more.  We've got great conditions and we have more rain in the forecast which will help to pull more steelhead up into the Lewiston area.  Top producer techniques include drifting Pautzke Fire Cure eggs and tossing bobber combos in...
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Shasta Lake winter trout fishing remains underway and we're catching some great fish so far this year!  We are on top of the trout every trip, but they have to bite for us to realize the hopes for a great day on the water.  Shasta Lake trout are highly migratory this time of the year and even though we have...
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Its steelhead season on the Trinity River here in Northern California!  Its been a pretty good season already this year and when we have periods of rain, its been great!  Several trips have resulted in over 10 steelhead hooked during the day on the river and one day last week yielded 13 steelhead for the two anglers fishing with us.  These...
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Shasta Lake has been fishing pretty good for brown trout so far this winter, but the best fishing is yet to come!  Water temps are hovering around 50 deg's and the lake is on the rise.  Rising water in Shasta means big logs and wood debris on the surface so watch out for these hazzards when running the lake, especially...
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Todays group wanted to fish the Trinity River for steelhead, but when they arrived at the put in this morning, the river was too dirty to fish.  Overnight rainfall pushed the Trinity River out of shape and it was not the favorable conditions we were hoping for.  Fortunately, we have a plan B just about every day of the year...
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