Super User Darth-Baiter Posted May 25, 2021 Super User Share Posted May 25, 2021 I’m going to do an overnight there in a few days. Beat the holiday traffic. Fish Thursday, sleep, fish Friday, slip out before pandemonium strikes. Really hoping for my first Spot. Camping at Jones. any help? Water is low, but I don’t expect to find them shoulder to shoulder in a puddle.;) tips? Jig? Drop shot? I’ve never been there ever. I have no ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camman Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Sorry not an expert here as I've only been up there once for a weekend a few years ago. We did well on topwaters early in the morning and in the evenings in the back of coves. As the sun came up we were able to graph fish around some of the submerged trees and would get fish to bite jigging a spoon. I would say a bulk of our fish came on drop shotting Roboworms, if I remember it was a certain depth off of areas with rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User WRB Posted May 25, 2021 Super User Share Posted May 25, 2021 Boat or+shore fishing?? Jones Valley is on the Pit River arm, shallower area then the other 3 river arms. Be aware of stumps if boating and look for soil transition areas, clay banks predominate, wood is sparse and when together with gravel-rocks bass will be there. Shasta bass tend to prefer soft plastic with blue/greens like baby bass, Aaron’s Magic and bold Bluegill. From shore the Slip Shot rig is good, boat Drop Shot To Slip Shot. Finesse jigs with Smaller craw trailers 2”-3” higher % then larger sizes. Tom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Darth-Baiter Posted May 26, 2021 Author Super User Share Posted May 26, 2021 3 hours ago, WRB said: Boat or+shore fishing?? Jones Valley is on the Pit River arm, shallower area then the other 3 river arms. Be aware of stumps if boating and look for soil transition areas, clay banks predominate, wood is sparse and when together with gravel-rocks bass will be there. Shasta bass tend to prefer soft plastic with blue/greens like baby bass, Aaron’s Magic and bold Bluegill. From shore the Slip Shot rig is good, boat Drop Shot To Slip Shot. Finesse jigs with Smaller craw trailers 2”-3” higher % then larger sizes. Tom Kayaking this one sir. 3 hours ago, WRB said: Boat or+shore fishing?? Jones Valley is on the Pit River arm, shallower area then the other 3 river arms. Be aware of stumps if boating and look for soil transition areas, clay banks predominate, wood is sparse and when together with gravel-rocks bass will be there. Shasta bass tend to prefer soft plastic with blue/greens like baby bass, Aaron’s Magic and bold Bluegill. From shore the Slip Shot rig is good, boat Drop Shot To Slip Shot. Finesse jigs with Smaller craw trailers 2”-3” higher % then larger sizes. Tom My first gut check reaction. pb&j finesse jig drop shot with shad replica. ned rig. Purplish zoom z-drop shad colored crank shaky head. Maybe watermelon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User WRB Posted May 26, 2021 Super User Share Posted May 26, 2021 RIf I/was fishing a tournament at Shasta in the Pit or Squaw river area I would use what I suggested add Roboworm 6” Fat Aaron’s Blue Smelt color look perfect; pearl belly blue vain green back. Get out early enough a Pearl while Sammy if any wood is in the water around stick ups. Kayak, be careful this Holiday weekend. Shasta a big lake so stay around covers between Squaw and Pit main point. Good luck, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Budget Angler Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 use texas rigged soft plastics. I've always done well on purple and/or green soft plastics. They are probably spawning or about to spawn, so fish close to the bank where you suspect gravel would be. My Grandpa swears by a lure called the devil's horse, a double prop bait, for largies and smallies. The tiger roan and white w/ black stripe are best. I like roboworms and gary yamamoto worms best. Try around docks. I don't know much about Jones, cause I always used to fish around the antler boat renter and south of there, or centimudi from shore (probably misspelled that). I will say that the pumpkinseed population is popping, at least in centimudi, and a pumpkinseed color might be worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Darth-Baiter Posted May 27, 2021 Author Super User Share Posted May 27, 2021 Truck loaded for the most part. I’ll update when I get back. Thanks you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Darth-Baiter Posted May 29, 2021 Author Super User Share Posted May 29, 2021 Pb&J jig killed it. Windy. But the bass were cooperating for the most part. Once we found them - which was not easy. ‘’my friend landed a 4.6lb largemouth. Pretty cool to watch. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schplurg Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I drove over Shasta last Sunday. Depressingly low water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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