We fished Shasta Lake again today and it seems a pattern is beginning to emerge.  These trout are absolutely sleeping in and the bites are coming in late like they tend to do on a big moon.  I'm used to diversity on Shasta Lake, but trout are morning feeders and having to wait for them to turn on like we have the past three days, is unacceptable.  Seriously though, until things clear up, sleeping in might be a good strategy for fishing Shasta.  The bite periods are shorter, later, and like today and yesterday, the trout are smaller as well.  Like most days on Shasta though, if the small trout bite early, the bigger trout will bite later in the day.  Its almost always true and its a dynamic of Shasta I have learned to count on.  Today was no different and when the bigger fish finally rolled out of their slumber, the reels started to scream!  We hooked numerous multi pound rainbows today, but had to survive a few long periods of no activity.  Only some missed takedowns seperated today from any other great day of hooking and landing big, beautiful Shasta Lake trout.