First drift Sacramento River King!
by Jeff Goodwin, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
Sacramento River

Today I fished a group of two and caught two limits of King salmon by noon!  The weather changed dramatically today, so it was pleasantly cool all morning.  Fall is definitely in the air and as our Sacramento River King salmon fishing continues, we'll likely be cold in the mornings and should be past the extreme heat of a few...
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Good day on the Sacramento River!
by Jeff Goodwin, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Sacramento River

Today we fished the Sacramento River for King salmon.  My four anglers went 7 for 9 with Kings 7 to 10.5 lbs.  Pods of fresh salmon are moving through the Sacramento River system daily and the next four weeks should provide the best fishing we'll see for remainder of the fall run.  If you haven't scheduled your salmon fishing trip...
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Upper Sac seeing big numbers of 2 yr old salmon.
by Jeff Goodwin, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
Sacramento River

The Sacramento River from Hamilton City to Red Bluff has been holding an exceptional run of 2 yr old Kings so far this year.  We are also seeing some bigger 3 yr olds, but not quite as many just yet.  Overall salmon fishing is producing daily and some limits are beeing seen as well.  Time will tell, but it would appear our...
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Shasta Lake trout bite is on at 100' feet!
by Jeff Goodwin, SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
Shasta Lake

Today I had a family trip on Shasta Lake.  I had the privilidge to fish with one of the most enthusiastic young fishermen I have ever had on my boat.  At 11 yrs old, Owen was asking every question he could think of about fishing.  He asked about the boat, the Lake, the fish, the gear, and even jumped in...
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Woodson Kings are here!
by Jeff Goodwin, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
Sacramento River

Today we fished a half day King salmon trip on the Sacramento River below Woodson Bridge.  There are some bright salmon available now and its only going to improve in the coming week or two.  Flows are perfect and water temps are running about 57 degrees at first light.  All our bites came on drfited roe, but we did see...
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Guide tips for Whiskeytown Kokanee
by Jeff Goodwin, SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
Whiskeytown Lake

2017 Whiskeytown Lake Kokanee Salmon Fishing It's really been a tough year of Kokanee salmon fishing for many anglers on Whiskeytown Lake this season. Hundreds of anglers experienced some of the best Kokanee fishing in recent years in 2016 and just about everyone who fished for them found at least some success on the Whiskeytown Kokanee grounds.  Coming off of a...
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