Trinity Lake spring King trips!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 24, 2018
Trinity Lake

Today we fished Trinity Lake and were targeting King salmon near the dam.  We marked a lot of fish today, but like all the other lakes, the bite wanst red hot.  We hooked several small Kokanee and I'm afraid we may be looking at a small Kokanee season on Trinity Lake this year.  Time will tell, but the good news is...
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Spring Tactics for Fishing Shasta Lake Trout and Salmon
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 23, 2018
Shasta Lake

The 2018 spring fishing season is in full swing on Shasta Lake near Redding, Ca. and we're just weeks away from seeing some of the very best trout and King salmon fishing Shasta Lake has to offer all year.  When I moved from the north coast to Redding in 2012, I had no idea that Shasta Lake would become one...
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Sac River football (fat) rainbows!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 21, 2018
Sacramento River

Today we fished the Scaramento River from SR 44 bridge down to Anderson.  Fishing wasn't as action packed as I had anticipated, but we still caught some beautiful wild rainbows.  Fishing on the lakes is way better in my opinion, but if its river rainbows you are looking for, the lower Sac is the place to be right now!  We have...
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Short early bite on Shasta lately
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 19, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake primarily for rainbow trout.  We hit the main body near no name and were into some fish fairly quickly.  Its been super slow when the sun comes up so we started about 5:30 today to try and extend the morning action for my 5 clients.  Boat traffic started early and the lake was bustling by...
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Shasta Lake trout bite on and off
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 18, 2018
Shasta Lake

I fished Shasta Lake yesterday and found a tough bite again.  I had two trips yesterday and each had its moments, but we had some long periods in between bites.  We're still managing to land some great fish, but the numbers just aren't there as of yesterday.  The only real change we're seeing is the presence of more and more bait...
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Tough bite today on Shasta Lake.
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 15, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake for trout and although I was optimistic after yesterdays bite, things didnt pan out quite like I had hoped.  I had three anglers today and six rods in the water all day.  Our first pass started out like so many others and we had a few fast bites, one of which was a nice multi...
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