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Saturday, May 13th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 62-66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Shasta is on fire. The spots are going crazy. Just throw a 1/8th OZ dart head with a 1/0 hook and any blue color grub along just about any rocky shoreline and hang on. My son-in law and I for the 4th straight Saturday put over 100 spots/smallmouth in the boat for 7 hrs of fishing, caught them in the pit arm, squaw creek McLoud arm, and the main lake. Water is still rising and the lake is in great shape. Watch for debris, since the State is raising the lake late and slowly, lots of trees and logs in the water. Keep your eyes peeled. Not a lot of size, 2 lbs. the largest fish last weekend, but the action is outstanding. All catch and release. Enjoy!! I would like to find where the largemouth are on the lake, if anyone has any suggestions? Thanks
    City: Redding

    Tips: 1/8 th ounce dart head with a 1/0 hook and blue colored curl tail grub, small, and hang on!!!!!

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught several spotted, some largemouth, and one smallmouth bass before lunch on Saturday a mile or two up the McCloud Arm at Shasta Lake. We had the most consistent action drop-shotting 4" finesse worms or bouncing Chompers adjacent to points in about 20' of water, but also caught several on a Vibrax spinner in shallower water. Most were fairly small, with the largest just over two pounds.

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught several spotted, some largemouth, and one smallmouth bass before lunch on Saturday a mile or two up the McCloud Arm. We had the most consistent action drop-shotting 4" finesse worms or bouncing Chompers adjacent to points in about 20' of water, but also caught several on a Vibrax spinner in shallower water. Most were fairly small, with the largest just over two pounds.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fishing was hot caught close to 75 fish with the help of two rookies and my self. We cranked them all on slightly wend blown rocky banks. No big fish just lots of fun
    City: Red Bluff

    Tips: fish shallow, along the rock with steep banks, most fish were caught within 5 feet of the bank.

Monday, May 8th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 60-68

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I just got back from a week of Lake Shasta. We fished the Pitt arm mostly. The bite was great, we caught fish all day on just about anything we threw. The shad were boiling up in some coves amd we used pearl flukes on top and killed...The biggest fish was a 3.5lb. smallmouth on 6lb.test, it was a ball. The conditions are perfect.. have fun, JR.
    City: Martinez

    Tips: Stay on the wind blown side for way more fish!

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: In at jonesvalley up the pit water stain up there. Fished willow bushes lots of small fish all on worms. Started cranking a white and char norman crank on points bigger fish but ony 12-13 inchers. Mid morning getting windy changed to a spinnerbait. Started on points working back into the coves started to catch better fish 15-16 incher and lots of the.The fish seem to shallow in 5 feet of water. Most of the fish seem to be half way back in the coves.Best 5 fish a little over 10lbs.
    City: Redding

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Went out with my fishing buddy; Caught close to 100 fish, mostly on tender tubes, our best fish weighing in at 2 and a quarter lbs. Fished between the main points and coves with brush and other structure in the back. Most of the fish were taken in 5-20 ft of water, sometimes as deep as 30. Even caught a few on crankbaits. Had a few really GOOD fish strike at a black buzzbait worked on the shallow points during the evening, but none grabbed a hold of it well.
    City: Red Bluff

    Tips: Tender Tubes are slaughtering them this time of year. Use an 1/8th ounce tube head if you have a calm day; If the wind is blowing more than 5-10 mph, switch to a 1/4th ounce head to get down quicker n get more fish.

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: In at Jones Valley sometime in the morning, camped the night there. Fished the Pit with luck early on Stike King Spinners. Moved in the afternoon towards the Mcloud arm fishing coves on the way caught a few with split-shoted nightcrawlers, as well as the same spinner. Proceeded to show my friend the Dam and spun the hub on my prop after I hit a shallow rock, should have had the depth alarm on!! Got towed back to Bridge Bay, Taxied back to Jones Valley, and got my Boat. Thanks to the person who towed me, I hope $20 bucks was enough with gas prices the way they are. Weather was great, as was the fishing will be back this coming weekend!!
    City: Chiloquin Or

    Tips: Have fun and enjoy the lake.

Friday, April 28th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Most Tournaments in the last month have been won on swimbaits on main lake points. Although with this warm weather start looking for fish to migrate into the creeks. Reaction baits such as rip baits and spooks should start to really produce as the lake level rises and the water warms up.

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished the lower pit arm for 4 hours for 20 fish.best 2.5#.All came on 4-6in blue ghost worms in 5-15' off points and coves.had some blowups on topwater early but nothing stuck.
    City: Redding

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: i have a tourny up at shasta on april 22 so ya have any idea on why to go and what to use i never fished shasta before and cant make it up to prefish it. can someone help me. i have a pretty good idea its gunna be a blade crankin reaction bait but has anyone had a good worm bite going on like dart heads split shots or drop shot big going. and where are the fish up the creeks or in th main lake. if you can help email me at flipthatjig@yahoo.com
    thanks
    City: elk grove

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I have fished the McCloud, Squaw, and Pit arms of Shasta with success, but never the Sacramento. I will be staying in the Lakehead area in mid June and will have my boat. Any information about fishing the Sacramento arm would be appreciated. Thanks, Bill
    City: Lodi

Monday, April 17th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished 5 days, 4/17-4/21, with two other boats. Made a little tourney out of it (best 5 per day). Ended up with 43lbs. 7oz. total. Spent most of the time in the Squaw and Pit. Absolutely slayed them probably averaging 50+ fish per day, but most fish were right around 1 lb. Biggest went 2 lb. 11 oz. Only 5 fish over 2 lbs. out of the hundreds landed....any tips from locals on how to get to the bigger fish?

    I started drop shotting with 6" shad color or morning dawn purple robos, and I ended drop shotting with 6" robos. In between that I was drop shotting robos. Maybe that was my problem, but I was getting so much action that I didn't want to miss anything. Mainly fished points, stumps, and rock walls. Most fish came 15'-40'.

    One evening I decided to throw a crawdad patterned crankbait a few times....no bass, but landed a 1 lb. 8 oz. trout....this lake is amazing.

    Anyway, any tips on how to find the bigger fish whether it's baits, technique, or location would be very much appreciated.

    Tips: Drop shot if you want lot's of action. Long patient retrievals....picked up a lot of fish really deep.

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I will be fishing the lake for the 1st time on the 20th-23rd. Help on a good area for bass. Also, what is working well; worm, crankbaits, colors???

    Thanks for the help
    City: San Mateo

Monday, April 10th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished for 4 hours in the rain for 20 + spots,biggest maybe 2.5# all came on 4 in. blue ghost/oxblood worms fished slow in 25-30' off points and creek channels in the pit arm.
    City: Redding

    Tips: fish were deeper but active

Friday, April 7th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 51 to 53 main l

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Thanks to all of you that sent me info via Email, really helpe. got there friday fishning at 1:00 started slow since it was first time fishing there, figured out most fish were in 20+ water, caught 21 all spots secondary points mainly biggest was a 2lb, several 1.5s best 5 probably only went about 7.5 or so, had a lot of fun first bass of year for me.
    City: medford

    Tips: fish 20+ depth rattl traps and trick worms

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: THE ONLY THING AT ARBUCKLE FLATS IS A CAMP GROUND THAT I KNOW OF. YOU CAN ONLY GET THERE IN A BOAT. JONES VALLEY RAMP IS YOUR BEST BET FOR THE PIT
    City: ANDERSON

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I will be heading to shasta for my first time,(just got a boat) Looking at the map I think I will put in at Jones Valley Ramp, I read online that there is a ramp at Arbuckle Flats, can you drive to this right now, if so how? Im hopin Pit Arm will produce, according to previous reports it should, any help would be greatly appreciated,
    City: Medford

    Tips: Help

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

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    Water Temp: 51

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Bruce,
    Definetly throw that tube anywhere around wood and clay or big rock that you find, and definetely throw that white crank on any flats that you find for at least the first hour in the morning. Throw it on the windy points in the afternoon as well. Also you might try throwing a popper or a skitter walk if you see bait being busted. The drop shot bite is always good, as well as the jig. I like to throw purple colored robo worms, and you should definetly be throwing the 6-7" sizes for bigger fish.

    Tips: The pit has been giving me some decent fish, best ones in the lower 1/3 of the arm, definely hit dark canyon if you fish the pit, good luck!

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hey bruce by april 22nd the bass should be right on the bank. I would go to the pit arm and fish it with brown or smoke 21/2 inch colored tubes. Have a rippin rod ready and look for bait fish burst on the water. I usually go with any white colored crank. Lots of fish on lots of different baits, this is why this is one of the greatest lakes.
    City: redding

    Tips: fish hard and fish everywhere. you'll come up on fish.