Basin' Shasta Lake - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Baja_Traveler · 06-09-2013, 06:26 PM

After getting blown out of the Sacramento delta with 30-40 mph winds, I continued up to Shasta Lake to fish trout and Kokanee. No luck on the trout so far, but the Pitt Arm is more known for the bass. Seems like the whole place is full of these 11 - 12 inches. They put on a fun fight.
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JarrodMc · 06-09-2013, 08:46 PM

Looks like fun Kai. Hope to see some Kokanee and big trout up next!

StinkyMatt · 06-09-2013, 09:25 PM

The scenery up there is just incredible. Catching fish there, what a life.

Baja_Traveler · 06-09-2013, 09:27 PM

Watched deer playing on the shoreline, ospreys fishing in one of the bays, and two bald eagles flew over my head on the way back in. Yea, I'm liking it here...

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steveooo · 06-09-2013, 10:04 PM

Nice! I'm bad at fish id. Spotted bass?

kobra · 06-09-2013, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by steveooo

Nice! I'm bad at fish id. Spotted bass?

Sure looks like a spotty to me. Wish we had some in our local lakes.
Good luck on the trout.

Sully1 · 06-10-2013, 02:40 PM

Way to stick with it!

Baja_Traveler · 06-11-2013, 03:39 PM

Well, day 3 of lake Shasta. Lots of bass caught & released, and finally started getting into the rainbows, but every one of them is infested with parasitic Copepods. I was really hoping to connect with the big brown trout that the McCloud arm is famous for, but no luck. I did see one though - a good 8 - 9 pounder jumped out on front of me at 6:45 this morning.
You would think getting a real early start would put you out ahead of the idiot water skiers - you would be wrong...
Hitting the dam area tomorrow - deep and cold water there, and hopefully the salmon will cooperate.

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06-09-2013, 06:26 PM	#1
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Basin' Shasta Lake After getting blown out of the Sacramento delta with 30-40 mph winds, I continued up to Shasta Lake to fish trout and Kokanee. No luck on the trout so far, but the Pitt Arm is more known for the bass. Seems like the whole place is full of these 11 - 12 inches. They put on a fun fight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

06-09-2013, 08:46 PM	#2
JarrodMc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 411	Looks like fun Kai. Hope to see some Kokanee and big trout up next! __________________

06-10-2013, 02:40 PM	#7
Sully1 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Beach Posts: 290	Way to stick with it! __________________

06-09-2013, 09:25 PM	#3
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	The scenery up there is just incredible. Catching fish there, what a life.

06-09-2013, 09:27 PM	#4
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Watched deer playing on the shoreline, ospreys fishing in one of the bays, and two bald eagles flew over my head on the way back in. Yea, I'm liking it here... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

06-09-2013, 10:04 PM	#5
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Nice! I'm bad at fish id. Spotted bass?

06-11-2013, 03:39 PM	#8
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Well, day 3 of lake Shasta. Lots of bass caught & released, and finally started getting into the rainbows, but every one of them is infested with parasitic Copepods. I was really hoping to connect with the big brown trout that the McCloud arm is famous for, but no luck. I did see one though - a good 8 - 9 pounder jumped out on front of me at 6:45 this morning. You would think getting a real early start would put you out ahead of the idiot water skiers - you would be wrong... Hitting the dam area tomorrow - deep and cold water there, and hopefully the salmon will cooperate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

06-11-2013, 04:05 PM	#9
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2