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Shasta Lake is producing Piggy Brown and Rainbow Trout
by Scott Caldwell, AUGUST 9, 2026
Shasta Lake
by Scott Caldwell, AUGUST 9, 2026
Shasta Lake
The past 10 days on Shasta Lake have been excellent for fat Brown and Rainbow Trout, up to 7 pounds. These pigs continue to feed heavily on the massive schools of shad that are all over the lake.
Trolling depths have remained steady. The early morning we have been picking fish up between 70 an 85 feet. Once the sun gets...
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Shasta Lake once again has spoiled another set of first time fishers. It was a great Dad Daughter adventure catching Browns and Rainbows in the 3 to 5 pound class. Ken took big fish honors with a fat drag ripping 5 pound Brown.
Fishing has been amazing all summer and the pictures speak for me. The quality of fish my clients...
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Shasta Lake piggy trout continue feed like crazy on the massive bait schools all over the lake. These fish are growing daily. Yesterday, Dave an his son Ben caught 3 to 6 pound Brown and Rainbow trout.
These hard fighting great eating fish put up drag ripping battles and are an absolute blast to catch. Trolling shad imitation plugs has been my go...
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Fishing on Shasta Lake the past two days was outstanding. Chris, Kurt and Scott caught a lot of beautiful fat Brown and Rainbow Trout in the 3 to 5 pound class.
Fishing for these fat pigs just doesn't get much better. Summer time in redding may be hot but the fabulous matches the heat. I have been catching trout like these for months...
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Another first time fisher was spoiled by Shasta Lake. My long time client Al brought his grandson for the first time and fishing was again spectacular. The guys caught a lot of Bass Kokanee and Trout the past two days.
Fishing is outstanding this time of year as the fish feed like crazy on hug schools of plankton and shad. These are...
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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.
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