The weather was obviously very nice when Jeff Plecque and wife Lisa hit Lake Shasta in Northern California recently. While trolling a Shasta Tackle Cripplure behind a Sling Blade Dodger at 60 feet, Lisa hooked this nice brown trout. Though Jeff spent 20 minutes trying to revive it, the fish didn’t make it so the couple had a nice trout dinner.
As our latest Hawg of the Month submission, Lisa earns a chance at the monthly prize: Some headgear from Pautzke’s and also has a shot at the Grand Prize, a guided fishing trip for two with Bill “Swanny” Swann of Swanny’s Fishing.
Got a Hawg to submit? Send us an email and we’ll tell ya how!
A new Lake Shasta record for spotts!
Our old friend Scott Green is one of the top bass anglers in all of California. If you ever see his name in a tournament you’re fishing at places like Clear Lake, Berryessa or Shasta, start thinking about second place! To prove my point, check out these massive spotted bass from Lake Shasta he just caught, including a new lake record 8.85 pounder, which is a pound and change off the World Record!
Nice work, dude!
by JD on December 9, 2010
Well, only 99 more of these babies to go today!
Damn, it’s happening again! Here I sit at the ol’ keyboard..trying to bust out a magazine feature and a newspaper column…and my brain is trying to sabotage the whole thing. Instead of generating some fantastically interesting and useful prose, it’s wandering off and recalling epic fishing trips past. And, man, when you get off track like that and start going down memory lane, it’s over!
Today’s little trek down the Street of Dreams starts deep in the Alaskan bush, where K-Dawg and I are on a self-guided float trip. The weather and scenery were awesome…and the fishing, well…how does 100 rainbows and dollies from 3-7 pounds per day on 5-weight fly rods sound? We’ve both agreed that that was probably the best fishing either of us had ever experienced. Then there were all those trips to BC… [click to continue…]
JD,
I would like to start a guide service for folks with limitations on Shasta Lake…can you tell me where to start with permits or what is needed to start such a service?
Thank you, Cat
Cat,
Start with a boat, then get a guide license through the Department of Fish & Game, a $10,000 surety bond, insurance and you’re good to go. I don’t think you need a Coast Guard License for Shasta, but I’d check to be sure. Good luck!
What are the best fishing lakes in California? Well, let’s just take a look…
My extremely unscientific formula to come up with these rankings took species diversity, average fish size, aesthetic value, length of season, proximity to other attractions and available facilities into account.
I also employed the very technical and complex system of Rock, Paper, Scissors when there was a tie. So, without further adieu, here’s my list of Northern California’s 5 Best Fishing Lakes (feel free to chime in, complain or add your favorite in the comments section below).
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