Today we fished Shasta Lake and found a subtle bite after seeing some good fishing last week.  Winter can be tough on Shasta, especially with changing weather patterns.  I expected a good bite today with all current conditions considered, but it didn't unfld that way. We did catch some smaller rainbows and scored a nice specimen of our targeted species,...
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Captain Justin Thompson put todays clients on some good Trinity River steelhead fishing again today.  What a great day to be on the Trinity!  No rain, no snow, just beautiful weather and bright steelies!  We have plenty of openings this month and next before Justin heads to the coast to fish for big, bright steelhead on the Smith River.  If...
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Today was a really nice day on the Sacramento River.  The frosty morning air and ice on the truck windshield set me back a few minutes this morning, but its a sign that winter is finally near.  We fished the Sacramento River in Redding and found a really good morning bite.  A fish or two on every pass until 9:00 am...
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Today I fished with Jeff Goodwin Fishing Team Captains, Justin Thompson and Kenny Turner on the Trinity River for steelhead.  We started early and fished a short drift, pulling out at about noon.  We caught and landed 12 adult steelhead and several 1/2 pounders dirfting eggs under a float.  The day was perfect and having a guides day on the...
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We saw a pretty good morning bite on Shasta Lake today and it continued into early afternoon with todays clients getting limits of trout to take home for the freezer.  Most of our bites came from the top 10-15' of the water we trolled and most came on the side planers and spoons.  We had some 2-3 lb trout in...
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The last week of King salmon fishing on the Sacramento River starts tomorrow.  The Sacramento River blew out yesterday afternoon, but not before Captain Justin Thompson got his group onto a nice, bright king salmon before the river became mostly unfishable later in the day.  Flows have subsided after a heavy rain for most of yesterday and we're hoping the...
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