Summer rainbows on the Sac!

Sacramento River - Lower - Redding, CA (Shasta County)

These Sacramento River rainbows are absolutely stunning and make for great pictures!
Photo Credit: Captain Justin Thompson

by Jeff Goodwin
5-27-2019
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Justin Thompson fished the Sacramento River today looking for a good bite for his two clients.  They caught some really nice rainbows drifting egg patterns through the deeper sections of the Sacramento River below the SR 44 bridge.  A lot of the rainbows are post spawn now and resting in the slower sections of the river, waiting to recover.  These rainbows don't all spawn at the same time, so there are still plenty of fat, hardy trout out there to keep therod bending action alive.  It looks like the next week is going to be our first heat wave of the year and that make fishing the cool waters of the Sacramento River even more desirable. 


Jeff Goodwin is a full time Northern California fishing guide.  He guides year round for salmon, trout, steelhead, Kokanee, and bass on Northern California rivers and lakes. He fishes many bodies of water in the Redding area, but also guides the Sacramento River and Feather River during certain times of the year. Jeff can also be found on the California coast chasing ocean fresh King salmon and steelhead each year. To learn more about the fishing trips Jeff has to offer, please visit Jeff Goodwin's Guide Service.  You can also find him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or please feel free to call him anytime at (707) 616-1905.





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