We ventured out on Shasta Lake today with Rob and Patty looking for a few big bites and we didn’t go home scratching our heads. We started our day with a 6 lb. brown caught on a Trinidad Tackle #4 Optimizer with no weight 120’ behind a side planer. We fought some surface debris on the upper McCloud arm but water...
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Its closing in on February and the start of our Shasta Lake trophy brown trout season!  Many factors play a role in our efforts and success, the most important being water conditions.  I'm happy to report that Shasta Lake will rise this weekend into the high 40' mark indication Shasta is over 70% full!  Wood debris is very light and...
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Its oficially the winter season on Shasta Lake and the trout bite has been both hot and cold.  Changing weather patterns definitely affect the trout on Shasta and they can seemingly disappear over night.  In most lakes here in NorCal ts not a big deal but on a lake the size of Shasta it can make for a tough day...
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Its officially winter here next week and Shasta Lake is holding true to her winter patterns.  We're seeing a really good grade of trout and the occasional King salmon.  Trolling spoons shallow in the 2.5-3.0 mph speed range is consistently taking fish every day we have fished this late fall season.  I don't expect anything to change in the next...
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It was another good week on Shasta Lake and we caught some great trout!  Water temps are 54-55 degrees with great clarity.  Side planers have been best with 1-2 oz snap weights.  Trolling speeds vary from 2.5-2.8 mph.  The lure of choice has been Trinidad Tackle Optimizer Jr's.  Dark colors early and flashy UV colors after the sun hits the...
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The winter bite on Shasta Lake is here!  Winter weather plays a major role on the bite at Shasta Lake in the winter months but with as much time as I spend on this great fishery, I'm usually able to pull off getting some big trout to bite even when its a tough bite.  Unsettled weather patterns affect Shasta's trout...
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