Nor Cal and Southern Oregon Fish Reports


Shasta Lake Summer trout action for Saturday 7/18
by Scott Caldwell, JULY 18, 2026
Shasta Lake

It has been another fantastic week of fishing on Shasta Lake. These hard fighting fabulous eating trout are getting fatter each day as they gorge on shad. Trolling plugs lathwred in ProCure anchovy or threadfin shad gel between 2 an 3 mph at depths between 50 and 100 feet has been my moat productive method for the browns and rainbows. Checkout...
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Kokanee, Kings, and trout on Shasta Lake!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 23, 2025
Shasta Lake

The Shasta Lake salmon and trout fishing is really starting to turn on this week!  The best news is that the Kokanee fishing is excellent and we're getting daily limits of super clean 14"-16" Kokanee salmon.  The King salmon fishing has been excellent as well and we're seeing Kings up into the 4-5 pound range.  The Trout fishing is in...
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Boat limits of great Kokanee by 9:30
by James Netzel, AUGUST 2, 2023
Stampede Reservoir

Well that was easy!!! Boat limits of great Kokanee by 9:30 at Stampede Reservoir. Paulina Peak Tackle UV pink and green spinner and watermelon UV hoochie behind various P lite dodgers still my top presentations. Short leaders. 8-10” Derby in a couple days. That’s all I can give out right now. ...
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BLING BLING
by Mario Gomez, JANUARY 28, 2023
Smith River

We have been working hard for our bites this week on just about every creek in the region. The fish have been closed lipped, but if you put in the time and grind on em they will bit eventually. The photos below are a pretty good representation of what you can expect for the remainder of the month. The rising...
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King Salmon on the Sacramento River
Sac River Guide
by Kirk Portocarrero, DECEMBER 26, 2022

Sacramento River

This is the end of the week for King Salmon on the Sacramento River this morning 9 year old Hanna caught her first fish ever ! Congratulations Hanna  back to the river tomorrow hopefully its not blown out .