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Lower Sacramento River is hot! The big fish are here, on this upper section of the Lower Sacramento, located in Redding California. What's in the future for the Lower Sacramento River and it's wild Rainbow Trout? Once October arrives, the great fishing will continue to prevail as spawning … Read More...
The fishing on Lake Shasta has been a battle this summer. Still worth fishing! With low water this year the lake has suffered an almost nonexistent shad spawn and has caused really hard fishing. It seems the Rainbow Trout have been feeding on bluegill, but as a food source that it is, bluegill … Read More...
Having a hard time getting a good hook set while nymphing under an indicator? I often see “experienced fly fishermen” on the bow of my drift boat, some have no problem at all setting the hook while others struggle, contorting and flailing like a convulsing symphony conductor. Or try to eat their fly line in an effort at stripping in a fish while in a moving drift boat. The fly line is not HomeTown Buffet. I know, I know! As fly anglers, we all struggle at removing slack due to the sometimes diminishing distance between a hooked up steelhead, rainbow and a boat, a drift boat, that your, … Read More...
No other river in the west come close in comparison to the Lower Sacramento River. The Lower Sacramento or "Lower Sac" starts at the base of Shasta Dam, a 602' high retainer, holding back up to 4,500,000 acre-feet of cold, nutrient-rich water. The kind of water that has produced the healthiest, strongest, best looking Rainbow, the kind of Rainbow Trout that's an example for all Rainbow Trout. Water temperatures stay at a perfect 55°F all year along over 40 miles of the Lower Sacramento running south of Anderson CA all the way through Red Bluff and beyond. That translates into oxygen-rich, … Read More...
Having a hard time getting a good hook set while nymphing under an indicator? I often see “experienced fly fishermen” on the bow of my drift boat, some have no problem at all setting the hook while others struggle, contorting and flailing like a … [Read more]
No other river in the west come close in comparison to the Lower Sacramento River. The Lower Sacramento or "Lower Sac" starts at the base of Shasta Dam, a 602' high retainer, holding back up to 4,500,000 acre-feet of cold, nutrient-rich water. … [Read more]
Fishing on Whiskey Town Lake has been great! As great as it is, I'm concerned. Here's why: We have all heard the news, Whiskey Town Lake has a full blown problem with copapodes(parasite). This is a serious concern for sportsman and guides alike. … [Read more]
Whiskey Town Lake is completely wide open! The fishing is red hot with early limits coming daily between 65-25 feet. Trolling slow 1.2-1.4 mph have been my best speeds I catch my fish on Paulina peak(ppt) tackle pink orange and chartreuse. … [Read more]
This time of year you can find me chasing big brown trout along the banks of lake Shasta. It's still spring, air temperature is cool, the sun is out, the Shasta Lake has not turned yet (turning is when water temp warms for the summer). These … [Read more]
