Shasta Lake - CA

All this meat came from one 3 pound Shasta Lake spotted Bass, the flavor is so close to ocean cod flaky an oh so good

It's late October, early November, and it's time to break out the Church Tackle inline side planers.

Big browns on Shasta Lake can be caught trolling Optimizer spoons behind a Church Tackle side planer!

Blue Pautzke Fire Brine cured Shad rolled off a downrigger in May, June, and July is a deadly presentation for catching big Shasta Lake trout.

You will notice that many of my pictures have these Church Tackle Walleye Boards in the background. Well, I use them a lot, even in the summer months to catch big trout on Shasta Lake.

Big Optimizer spoons catch big aggressive browns. This Optimizer spoon was absolutely crushed by a Shasta Lake brown trout last spring.

This winter rainbow was caught high in an arm of Shasta Lake using a small spoon behind a Church Tackle side planer along the shoreline, in less than five feet of water.

Having the right equipment on your boat is essential if you want to catch big fish.

Multi-pound brown trout are not easy to catch, but there are a few tactics you can use to consistently catch these monsters in Shasta Lake and other lakes that hold these amazing fish.