Lake Shasta fishing report | The Fish Sniffer

Lake Shasta fishing report

2/12/2026
Lake Shasta fishing report

Trout and Salmon slow, Bass fishing very good.

Shasta lake is now only 33 feet to the crest and the main body water temperature is right about 50 degrees in the morning. The past few weeks has been really tough fishing for trout and salmon. We have been out often and trying everything in the tackle box and everywhere on the lake. The best fishing we’ve found is just as you leave the main body upstream at the beginning of the arms. The situation is changing daily, so you might need to adjust as you go. The one thing that we did notice is the trout are tending towards smaller lures like Dick Nites, Sockeye Slammers or Trigger spoon Jr. The best colors vary from fluorescent orange to shad p...

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