WFO Shasta Lake trout in a bloom bite in the Pit Arm (Vid)

[StrikeFighter]

Prefish day for the derby with Bill Shelton, Gary Mirales, & Ray Link. Hot action with some jumpers. My downrigger rod was the hot rod. I ran the camera and Gary pulled them in. The Pit Arm: The lake's longest arm stretches almost 30 miles. Standing snags of dead trees make the upper Pit hazardous for boating, eating downrigger balls and lures for breakfast....We dropped Gary off at 9:30 am then ran up to the McCloud Arm for some great action. Rain moved in early so shut camera off for balance of this snarly weather fishing derby trip.....
McCloud Arm: The grey rocks that tower above this waterway were formed from ocean sediments.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtWUnw4wp6E&feature=channel_page

[Kokanee Slow]

Thanks for the post and the video.

So what causes the slick area behind the boat? Thanks.

[StrikeFighter]

plankton bloom.........Very temperature sensitive..we did best at around 54 degrees there........

Around March the trout bite begins picking up. As the warming water causes the plankton to bloom, the best spring fishing occurs in May. The Pit River arm is often the best place to target trout feeding on the plankton blooms.......

Most plankton are too small to be individually seen with the unaided eye. However, when present in high enough numbers, they may appear as a green discoloration of the water due to the presence of chlorophyll within their cells