Trout bite slowly improving every day!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 14, 2018
Shasta Lake

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...
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8 lbs. of Shasta Lake brown trout!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 12, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake again and found our first and best fish of the day 10 minutes into the trip.  He put up a great fight and it was a great feeling to slide the net under this big beautiful brown. The lake is stirred up pretty good with the last few days of wind, and depending on where...
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Shasta Lake trout bite building!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 10, 2018
Shasta Lake

We fished Shasta Lake the last two days and the lake is definitely experiencing the "spring swing".  The surface temps are rising daily and we're seeing some mixed temp water all over the lake.  Big balls of shad are swimming close to shore and the trout are already starting to bulge their bellies with them.  We saw 71 degrees on...
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Beautiful browns still taking big baits!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 8, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today Jim, Steve, and I went trophy hunting but the fish gods had other plans for us.  We did catch some quality fish, but the bite was much slower than expected.  I'll be fishing Shasta from now through October when the lake turns over.  If you would like to book a trip with me, July thru September will be GREAT fishing...
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More browns and bows on Shasta today!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 3, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake again and found another slower bite, especially in the morning.  After hitting some productive waters, we were able to make a move and found our best bite in the afternoon hours.  We put a few nice fish in the net by days end and a great time was has by all!  The Kokanee Power trout...
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Early Shasta browns again today!
by Jeff Goodwin, MAY 2, 2018
Shasta Lake

Today we fished Shasta Lake and were targeting big browns and or rainbows.  Our first brown came about 10 minutes after dropping in and our second came about 20 minutes later.  The big fish bite was tough, but the first two fish were worth the trip alone.  We managed to get into some smaller trout and bass action as well,...
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