Its the 4th of July weekend on Shasta Lake and boy is it busy!  Early morning is ok for fishing, but by early afternoon its a mad house unless your on the lake for things other than fishing.  Fortunately we have the weekend off and wont have to contend with the crowds this weekend.  The fishing was lackluster at best...
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Same story different day.  Shasta Lake is producing some good King salmon fishing.  Lots of numbers, but most are on the small side with a few jumbos mixed in.  I'm on a roll so i'll keep targeting King salmon until the trout bite picks up again. Captain Jeff G.

Captain Justin and I fished clients on Shasta lake today.  We fished half day trips and have to admit the bite was slower than normal, at least before 11:00.  Some days the afternoon will pick up, but an afternoon bite wasn't and option today.  None of the fish we cleaned today had Shad in them, but plenty of plankton.  Its...
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I fished Shasta Lake on Monday with the sole intent of catching King salmon with our group.  We started at first light and started getting bites right away.  We kept (5) keeper Kings and released at least 15 more smaller Kings throughout the morning.  We also had some rainbow trout action that was a bit better than days past making...
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Captain Justin Thompson checked in today and reported a slowish bite this morning, but by late morning, the bite had improved.  Its been an odd year on Shasta and a lot of the usual times and places for catching fish have been slightly off, especially the past week.  Not as many big browns have been caught, and the rainbow bite...
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Today was a day off for me so i took the opportunity to fish for a few hours with my wife and daughter, Gracie.  Our first fish of the morning (pictured) came across the gunnel just minutes after setting lines.  Gracie did a great job of fighting and landing her biggest King salmon of the summer so far.  The bite...
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