Trout bite slowly improving every day!

Best fish of the day today, but we'll be catching some real nice bows on a regular basis soon!
Photo Credit: Capt. Jeff Goodwin

by Jeff Goodwin
5-14-2018
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Today we fished Shasta Lake for rainbows and brown trout.  No takers in the brown category, but its been trending that way as we inch closer and closer to the summer season on Shasta Lake.  We did see some trout pushing Shad on the lake surface on the main body today, so thats a great sign that we'll be hitting doubles like we did today most of the days we fish moving forward.  No big bait balls were visible for us today over deep water so that means the Shad will be close to the shore where the water is in the low 70's.  We did hit some open water fish today, but our days started with 3 rainbows tight to the bank.  We got bites at 25'-35' today no matter where we were on the lake.  The side planers are out of the boat so its a downrigger show now and I'm about to break out the dodgers to call in more fish to my baits.  I rarely use dodgers in the winter/fall months, but summertime is dodger time in my boat!  Good luck!

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.