Last week we were catching big healthy browns on Shasta Lake headed up the arms to spawn.  Today we caught several browns again, but all we managed to the net were "run backs" that had already spawned.  Hunting big browns is always a challenge, but we are managing to get some nice fish on just about every trip.  I think the...
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We fished Keswick Reservoir today and found some pretty good fishing in spite of the fact releases from Shasta were very small.  We had some flowing water on the first pass at first light, making fishing plugs very productive, and included a mornig double for Don and Donny Jones!  We hit a pretty good lull through the late morning hours, but found some...
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I had an opportunity to spend a day on the Trinity River fishing for steelhead today and I'm glad I did!  I fished with local fishing guides Todd LeBoeuf and Lou Hubert.  I don't guide the Trinity river so I relied on the skill and equipment provided by Todd LeBoeuf.  With flows from Lewiston Lake running at a mere 300cfs,...
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The Optimizer Spoon It's no secret that Shasta Lake holds a big population of trophy trout such as rainbows and German Browns.  Every year a good number of big rainbow trout in the 5-7 pound range are caught and the same can be said for the German Browns.  The chances of catching a big trophy size rainbow trout in Shasta Lake,...
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Its been a productive couple of days fishing above and below Shasta Dam for rainbow trout and German Browns.  I fished Keswick Reservoir a few days ago and found consistant rainbow trout bites trolling plugs up and down stream.  The trout seemed to favor the gold plugs and got quite a few bites on a frog pattern plug as well.  Today I...
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The late fall King salmon run is on its way up river and the steelhead are right behind them. We've already seen some late fall and salmon caught in the stretches of the Sacramento River below the Coleman National Fish Hatchery as well as some great hatchery steelhead.  With continuous drops in the flows from Keswick Dam, the Sacramento River...
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