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Are there sturgeon in Lake Shasta?

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Asked by: Mike Duncan

Most of the sturgeon spotted in Lake Shasta are very large, similar to what Saephan and Bartlett found.

How do you catch sturgeon in Lake Shasta?


Now the way you can accomplish that when you're trolling both of these at the same time which i used to do all the time is i would put the crip lures on the inside. Say if i was going to turn this way

What is the biggest sturgeon caught in California?

468 pounds

What is this? The official white sturgeon record in California is 468 pounds, landed in 1983. The unofficial record is from the 1880s, and it took a team of horses to land and allegedly weighed 1,500 pounds.

What is the biggest sturgeon ever caught?

The Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) is the biggest freshwater fish in the world. The largest Beluga ever caught weighed 1,571 kg and was 7.2 m long.

Is there sturgeon in Whiskeytown lake?

Not only are the fish in these waters healthy, but they are big. There are currently 112 state records of fish (trout, catfish, salmon, tuna, sturgeon), crustaceans (crab and lobster) and mollusks (abalone).

What’s the biggest fish in California?

White sturgeon are the largest freshwater fish in North America. They grow very large, the California state record is 468 pounds.

What is the world record white sturgeon?

468 pounds

For that reason, the IGFA world record for a white sturgeon stands at only 468 pounds. However, the largest white sturgeon caught by a fisherman is believed to be the estimated 1,100-pounder measuring 12 feet, 4 inches caught in July 2012. It was released on the Fraser River, too.

What lives in lake Shasta?

Shasta Lake is a habitat for both warm and cold water species.

  • Rainbow trout and brown trout.
  • Chinook salmon.
  • Largemouth bass and spotted bass.
  • Smallmouth bass.
  • Black crappie and blackfish.
  • Bluegill and carp.
  • Hardhead minnow.
  • White sturgeon and squawfish.

Are there Kokanee in Shasta Lake?

Talk this is the first adult group of kokanee that we have here and he's caught some up to two pounds already here in july.

Is there trout in Shasta Lake?

Rainbow trout and German brown trout have both been routinely stocked in Shasta Lake for decades. And while rainbows are the more common species, helping land Shasta on our list of best rainbow trout lakes in California, anglers have great opportunities to catch both.

Can you eat fish from Shasta Lake?

When consuming fish from Shasta Lake, women ages 18-45 and children ages 1-17 may safely eat three servings per week of sunfish species, or two servings per week of Rainbow Trout, or one serving per week of black bass species, carp, or Chinook (King) Salmon.

Are there crappie in lake Shasta?

Crappie. You will find black and white Crappie in Shasta Lake. Limit is 25. Fish with mini jigs in the colors of yellow and white, minnows are good too.