Baum Lake Shasta Co. 10/17/09

Made the hour drive with the wife and yak up to Baum Lake hoping to slay the trout like I did in early June.
Remember this?


Well it didn't happen like that, threw little spinners (which usually slays them) for a couple hours for nuthin

switched to power bait and waited patiently 3 hrs for 2 bites lost and 1 that stuck

Beautiful day up there once the morning fog burned off, sunny mid 70's and the trees are showing their Fall colors
The lake was more crowded than I'm used to, it was Saturday after all and I usually go mid week.
The fly fishermen were doing well, I need to find out what flies they use when spinners and bait fail.
As the saying goes, "A bad day fishing/golfing is better than a good day at work"

Tight lines all, Tad

Too bad for the lack of fish Tad but that's how it goes sometimes. I am going to
miss rockfishing.

Have a goodone,
Jedmo

Hey, at least you made it out.  And you're right about the fall colors up there, I spent Sunday buck hunting around Burney Mountain, beautiful up there.  Sounds like the bucks and trout are conspiring against us though, we had similar results to yours!

-beenfishin

Nice report.  I grew up about three miles from Baum Lake and spent a lot of time fishing there when I was a kid.  I used to ride my bike down and fish the powerhouse almost every day in the summer.  I always did really well catching browns in the winter using an almost stupid big Kastmaster on the bend between the powerhouse and the main part of the lake.  There is a lot more moss in the lake now than there was when I was a kid so it is harder to fish that way now. 
It is not always the greatest fishing but Crystal Lake, right next to Baum, is a great paddle.  I was out earlier this year and there were thousands of ducks and geese on the lake.   The water is clear and you hardly ever see another person. 

Thanks for bringing us on board for a minute, Tad.