The Sacramento River is running high and a bit dirty but the fishing has been great!  We've been working the areas of the river with the lowest flows and thats where we're finding our fish daily now.  Unless we see a dramatic decrease in flows, I don't expect anything will really change.  There are a lot of Stripers in the...
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We're sitting at the mid season mark for Sacramento River Striped bass fishing trips and so far its been another productive season.  We've been challenged with high water conditions which means heavy flows and some above average turbidity.  These conditions require some small adjustments which will likely be needed in the weeks ahead with the water releases from Shasta Lake...
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The Sacramento and Feather Rivers are on the drop and with water temps slowly on the rise, we should see some pretty good river Striper fishing in the weeks to come.  We have some higher daytime temps upon us and that should start a warming trend on the Striper grounds this week which will pull more fish up river and...
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Shasta Lake is still on the rise and the water is cold!  Most days morning temps on the surface is around 45-46 degrees.  I like to see temps in the 48-50 degree mark for a starting point when chasing rainbows and browns on Shasta.  We're catching some great fish but the bite should improve each week looking forward.  Lake levels...
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Shasta Lake is an unsettled mess right now but only in parts of the rapidly rising lake.  You have to pick your spots and look for fishable conditions.  The best fishing has been down in the main body of the lake between the Pit River Bridge and Shasta Dam.  The morning bite has been slow but if you put in...
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In between the rain and snow storms in Redding, Ca. this week we're seeing some great days on the Sacramento River fishing for wild rainbow trout.  Light crowds and snow capped mountains in the back drop make for some very relaxing days on the river.  This is a year round fishery that always produces at least some action throughout the day...
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