{"id":4001,"date":"2021-12-06T06:49:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2021-12-06T06:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T14:49:56","slug":"lake-shasta-late-fall-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/?p=4001","title":{"rendered":"Lake Shasta \u2013 Late Fall 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I first moved to California in fall 1977, I camped at Lakehead on Lake Shasta. I was surprised to only find the Sacramento River. I got the same view on a recent visit (Figures 1 and 2). No black bass or channel catfish, and few trout. The lake is down nearly 200 feet from when it last filled in spring 2019 (Figure 3). Storage is at 25% capacity (Figure 4). Flows were high from recent storms. The \u201criver\u201d was cutting into decades of deposited sediment, making what remained of the lake very turbid. Not the greatest conditions for my favorite fall fishery for spotted bass and trout.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4002\" style=\"width: 1441px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4002\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4002\" src=\"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1431\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image1.jpeg 1431w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image1-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1431px) 100vw, 1431px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Mid-November 2021 photo of Sacramento River arm of Lake Shasta. Note river cutting through historic lake sediments.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4003\" style=\"width: 1441px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4003\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4003\" src=\"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1431\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image2.jpeg 1431w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image2-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1431px) 100vw, 1431px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2. Mid-November 2021 photo of Sacramento River arm of Lake Shasta. Note \u201ccuts\u201d in lake sediment and turbid water.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4004\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4004\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4004\" src=\"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image3.png 1024w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image3-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image3-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image3-500x269.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 3. Water surface elevation in Lake Shasta 2019-2021.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4005\" style=\"width: 1464px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4005\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4005\" src=\"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1454\" height=\"1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image4.png 1454w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image4-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image4-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image4-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/calsport.org\/fisheriesblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image4-413x300.png 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1454px) 100vw, 1454px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 4. Current and historical water-year conditions for Lake Shasta storage.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first moved to California in fall 1977, I camped at Lakehead on Lake Shasta. I was surprised to only find the Sacramento River. I got the same view on a recent visit (Figures 1 and 2). 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