Class A First-hand BFRO #11496

Lady has two Northern California sightings, over a 20year period

BFRO YEAR: 1970 1990 between 11 am to 12 am Redding, Shasta County, California 1 witness

Account

While trolling for bass from a boat on a warm summer day with a companion and a dog, the witness watched a huge dark-haired biped walk to the water's edge and pull up what looked like a stick fish trap. The creature inspected the apparently empty trap, placed it back, then climbed a very steep slope effortlessly without looking toward the boat. The companion did not see the creature while the dog barked and howled throughout the several-minute observation from about 50 yards away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 7 to 8 feet tall
Build src: huge
Hair colour src: very dark brown
Hair length src: long, shaggy
Arms src: large and long, down to knees
Legs src: legs and torso huge
Gait src: walked with large steps up steep hill without effort
Posture src: bipedal, bent down then stood up
Apparent sex src: male
Age / size src: big one
Other features src: covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	between 11 am to 12 am Stated BFRO report #11496 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Redding, Shasta County, California Stated BFRO report #11496 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.75, -122.17 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 11496 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #11496 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #11496 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #11496 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	bass fishing from a boat Stated BFRO report #11496 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #11496 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #11496 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness by phone to review both sightings and record additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #11496 Primary

Published 2005-04-29 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash e29e0c7047aa

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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