The Sacramento River rainbow trout fishing has remained quite good, but is seeing a decline in the bites per outing since the upper section of the river in Redding opened on August 1st. With flows dropping and the amount of aquatic vegetation floating downstream, its no wonder. Over all, the fishing is still good and fish are eating Dick Nite...
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Whiskeytown Lake is still fishing very well and it's still "limit" style fishing that is easily accomplished if you follow the tips I've laid out in previous reports. The Kokanee are mostly 14" plus with some now going over 16". They are still in very good shape, although some have just begun to take on their pre spawning features. I'm...
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Shasta Lake is fishing very good for rainbow trout and landlocked King salmon. I've been fishing the main body of the lake around Bridge Bay and also up into the McCloud arm. I'm finding the best bite to be over deep water in 80'-90'. I'm trolling 1.5-2.0 mph and have been doing best with "blue" PLine 2.5" Sunrise Squid trailed...
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Is anybody not catching fish on Redding area waters right now? If you're not, you better get out there because some of the year's best fishing is going on right now! I've had a busy summer and it seems all of the trips I'm booking are on different bodies of water here in Shasta County. Trust me, I'm not complaining,...
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NorCal water temps are on the drop and that means anglers are going to see an increase in their bites on their favorite lakes and reservoirs. The fish are still fairly deep making downriggers a necessity when trolling for landlocked King's, Kokanee salmon, and trout. I've been fishing both Shasta and Whiskeytown Lakes recently and I'm catching fish at 90'...
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Article and photos By Jeff Goodwin 08/31/16 -- After a fairly disappointing trip to the coast for some salmon and steelhead fishing trips, I have found myself back in the Sacramento River valley a bit perplexed by the absence of any appreciable numbers of king salmon in the Sacramento River. I plan my trips carefully every season and try...
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