Here s where to go to catch Alaska-sized trout in the Mt. Shasta area
Contributed by the Mt. Shasta Rotary
Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers
On a pristine morning at Lake Siskiyou last week, Mt. Shasta Rotary and a group of 20 volunteers released 900 Alaska-sized rainbow trout from the fish pens near the marina, the third straight spring with a successful release.
Most of the trout range 17 to 23 inches, with a sprinkling smaller and larger, including individuals in the 5 to 7 pound range.
“Our goal is to provide an opportunity for local children and their parents that they can’t find anywhere else,” said Mt. Shasta Rotary President-elect Tom Stienstra, program chairman. “It costs thousands of dollars to go to Alaska to catch fish like these. Yet here they are, right in our backyard.”
Rainbow trout set for early release in Lake Siskiyou
Staff reports
This year’s crop of Alaska-quality rainbow trout at Lake Siskiyou will be released a month early, the last week of April, announced Mt. Shasta Rotary in a joint statement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The early release will provide the chance at a world-class catch while the surface waters are still cool in May and early June, said Tom Stienstra, president-elect for Mt. Shasta Rotary and director of the Rotary trout pens.
“By setting our big Rotary trout free a month early, it will provide a sensational local opportunity before the campgrounds fill up,” Stienstra said.