Shasta Lake browns and rainbows!

Shasta Lake brown trout fishing! This was a triploid brown which was likely planted at Hirz Bay just over 3 years ago.
Photo Credit: Captain Jeff Goodwin

by Jeff Goodwin
3-18-2019
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Today was a great day on Shasta Lake!  Beautiful weather and a fair bite overall put a few smiles on our clients faces.  Justin Thompson helped me fish one of two groups booked today and did a great job as always.  Justin found some good water temps early and got into a few nice trout.  After drawing a blank at my starting point, we made a move and got into a bite not long after.  I talked to a few other boats and just about all of them were into at least one good brown by afternoon.  Things are heating up and there are lots of nice browns available on Shasta right now.  When we get some warmer water, I think our catch numbers will increase.  April should be a good month to catch these big, shiny browns and rainbows.

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.