Shasta Lake continues to produce quality Brown and Rainbow Trout

8-12-2024
Scott Caldwell

The Summer Trout action on Shasta Lake has been nothing short of outstanding. All summer the lake has been producing 3 to 6 pound Brown or Rainbow Trout. Occasionally, my clients have landed a few under 3 pounds but we are talking mid to high 2 pounders. We have also landed our fair share of 6 to 9 pound pounders, 9 pounds (Brown) having been the biggest so far . These Trout have been feeding heavily on threadfin shad, some of which have been upwards of 5 to 6 inches in length. This diet has produced fat hard fighting fish that are a blast to catch and wonderful eating. Literally, all of the Trout have had beautiful orange/red meat fantastic for BBQ, fry pan or smoker.

This weekend my guys landed Browns and Rainbows between 2 pounds, 10 ounces and 4 pound 10 ounces. Checkout the pictures and you can see the quality of these little eating machines.

Fishing will continue be excellent, well into the fall, so give me call 530 905 0758 or book online at Caldwellfishing.com and let's put some of that meat in your cooler.