SHASTA LAKE

Shasta lake is sitting around 31’ to crest and the surface water temperature 77 degrees. The lake is a bit cooler this time of year due to the cooler weather we’ve had and some thunderstorms. This has probably caused the slower Rainbow bite, which has made it much more difficult to get limits. We’re still seeing the shad baitfish getting bigger. But we definitely are not seeing lots of shad balls, and we are still waiting for big bait balls to show. The trout bite has been in kind of a small window generally right after sunrise. Then tapering off and only picking up one here and there. However, the last few days the bite has turned on. Today it was multiple limits of Rainbows ...