Lake Shasta, CA Fishing Report

Bass bite remains steady. Topwater lures work throughout the day. Otherwise, use Senkos (mud pie color). Topwater lures work shallow, Senkos are effective to 30 feet deep. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass bite is very good. Topwater lures early and Senkos later get bass to five pounds. Target main and secondary points and backs of coves. Trout bite is good near Digger Bay. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Weather changes interrupted a solid bite. Reaction bait bite might be better with cooler water. When it warms, go back to Senkos, tubes and topwater lures.Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bait balls are showing up around the lake and catfish, bass and trout are foraging. Bass anglers use Senkos, dartheads and tubes work well. Topwater bite has started. Fish main or secondary points but bass are prolific all over. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass are hanging near wind-blown banks during the recent breezy weather. Senkos or Hula Grubs work well. Rip baits will work in clear water. Trollers are having trouble staying straight in the wind. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass fishing is good if you can get into a cove out of the wind. Hula Grubs and Senkos are the best way to go. Trolling for trout/salmon has been nearly impossible. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Recent cooler weather will slow the bass bite. Bass are found from the surface to 25 feet on the main body, though there has been activity in the arms. Jigs, tubes, senkos are good bets. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass fishing is excellent. Bass haven’t moved the beds but pre-spawn is in full swing. Swimbaits, rip baits, tubes and Senkos all account for fish. One angler last week had a six pounder and seven pounder on back-to-back casts. Fish the main secondary points from the shoreline to 20 feet. Best fish are off drop-offs near shallow water. Trout are in the main body of the lake. Digger Bay and Centemudi are attracting most of the attention for both trout and salmon. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass bite continues to be strong. Dart-head worms and tubes work well. Tube bite has been especially good. Some bass are in pre-spawn and can be found at the edge of steeper drop-offs. Trout are in the top 20 to 30 feet. Salmon are at 80 feet. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass fishing has been good with live minnows. Bass are found from the bank to 30 feet of water. Small swimbaits also will work. Stay on main body points. Live minnows get trout and salmon. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Use swimbaits in the morning and Hula Grubs and Senkos in the afternoon in five to 25 feet. Water temps range from 51 to 55 degrees. Main body is where the action is. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass fishing is steady using Hula grubs, worms and other plastics. Swimbaits presented slowly also will work. Bigger fish are shallow off main body points. Smaller fish are deeper. Salmon bite is very good and fish to four pounds are coming from 30 to 40 feet deep. Trolling is best. Some are mooching. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass can be found shallow with swimbaits and spinnerbaits. The swimbait bite is best in the morning but dies by 9 a.m. Switch to spinnerbaits after that. If the wind stays down, Senkos can be effective down to 40 feet. Trout fishing is good in the McCloud Arm. Hoochies, Kastmasters – any of the standard stuff will get trout in the top 20 feet. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass are moving up and down. Find them anywhere from 45 feet to shallow. Larger fish are moving up late in the afternoon. Swimbaits, blades and jerkbaits work. Trout are near the surface in the main lake. Salmon are being mooched near the dam, although the bite isn’t red hot. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Water temperature is 48 to 49 degrees and is a bit stained. Bass bite is good with six-inch plastic worms in Mojave ox-blood. Tubes also are good. Use swimbaits early. If there is wind, go to spinnerbaits. Trout are scattered throughout the lake. Target the main body and near the surface early. Trout retreat to 30 to 50 feet later in the day. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Trout chase rip baits in the arms offered by bass fisherman. A six pound brown was caught near the McCloud arm on a bass bait. Bass are in the lower half of the arms. Best areas have been the McCloud, Sacramento arms and the main lake from the shoreline to 25 feet. Spinnerbaits, rip baits or jigs work. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Spinnerbaits, rip baits and jigs all will get bass off main points. A five pound bass was caught from 15 feet of water with a chartreuse-white spinner bait, most weight between one and three pounds. Bigger fish are hitting spinnerbaits. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass chase plastics, swimbaits, crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Larger fish go for the spinnerbaits. Main body and points are producing best. The further up the arms, the fewer the fish. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917

Bass bite remains excellent. They are calling it the best reaction bite in years. Lake is chocolate colored and that makes it conducive to fish feeding by vibration rather than sight. The lower half of the arms and into the main body are best. Use chartreuse, white colors. Phil’s Propeller 1-800-462-3917