Slower brown bite, but the rainbows were on fire!

Don with his first Shasta Lake brown trout!
Photo Credit: Capt. Jeff Goodwin

by Jeff Goodwin
4-22-2018
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Today we fished Shasta Lake.  We started the day trolling optimizer spoons and got a nice brown on our second pass which Don released after a few pics.  After that, things slowed down until we switched over to smaller gear and reduced our trolling speed.  Wasn't long before we were watching the rods go down with some savage bites.  We had a double hook up and a triple on the same pass!  It was another perfect day on Shasta Lake.

Jeff Goodwin is a full time Northern California fishing guide.  He guides year round for salmon, trout, steelhead, Kokanee, and bass on Northern California rivers and lakes. He fishes many bodies of water in the Redding area, but also guides the Sacramento River and Feather River during certain times of the year. Jeff can also be found on the California coast chasing ocean fresh King salmon and steelhead each year. To learn more about the fishing trips Jeff has to offer, please visit Jeff Goodwin's Guide Service.  You can also find him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or please feel free to call him anytime at (707) 616-1905.