Shasta Lake - CA

A lone houseboat beside an almost dry section of the Shasta Lake reservoir which was at less than 20 percent capacity during a severe drought in 2015. (MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

Shasta Dam holds back California's largest water reservoir and it could get even bigger under a federal plan to raise the height of the dam. George Rose/Getty Images

Tommy and Charlotte told me they had very little fishing experience, but they did a great job and had their limits by 11:30.

Charlotte's supercharged rainbow she caught on Shasta Lake today.

Trolling for Shasta Lake trout and salmon is my preferred method for catching these great fish year round.

This husband and wife team are doubled up with rainbow trout on Shasta Lake during their day of fishing with me. This day was very special to me in that Don Domingo had never caught a brown trout after many attempts and guided fishing trips. He booked a trip with me to accomplish that goal so It was my pleasure to help Don catch his first German brown.

Post spawn rainbow trout caught this month in the Sacramento River Arm above Antlers Marina.

This young man will likely never forget this fishing trip with his father, and I hope he carries something he learned on this day of fishing with me into his future and someday shares it with his own child or other children he comes to know.