Good Weather Should Bring Good Fishing!

Manzanita Lake - CA (Madera County)


by The Fly Shop
11-7-2024
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The lake will be cooling off significantly over the next few weeks, the park road is closed. If you are coming up from the south, you will have to take Hwy 44 to the north entrance. If the weather is good, this mountain lake would be a good choice for some good fishing. Fish should be chasing Damselfly & Dragonfly nymphs. Fishing Balanced Damsels under an indicator is a good tactic when there is chop, slowly stripping them on a floating or intermediate sinking line on glassy-surfaced areas usually works best. Look for Callibaetis spinner fall in the mid mornings and the hatching insects to happen later on. Mahogany Duns are also hatching, so bring your Adams in smaller sizes, #18 - 20, to match these smaller insects. The Purple Para Wolf in smaller sizes can work for the Mahoganies. A lot of midges are happening now too, so it never hurts to tie on a #16 or 18 black Zebra Midge. A full sinking line can be useful to probe the depths of this lake with black Leeches if you are looking for large Browns. 

Hot Flies: 

Dry Flies:
• Harrop's Last Chance - #16-20
• Adams - #14-18
• Mayfly Cripple - #18
• Last Chance Cripple - Callibaetis or Baetis
• Mercer's Missing Link - #14-16
• Mercer's Parachute Profile Spinner

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Zack's Attack Damsel
• Burk's Sierra Damsel
• Zack's Bomb Squad. - #14-16
• Hogan's S&M - Olive #16-18
• Beaded Zebra Midge - Black #18-20
• Mercer's Gidgets

Streamers & Leeches:
• Beaded Micro Bugger - Black
• Zonkers - #4
• Beaded Micro Buggers - Any





More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, November 7th
Fall River: Significant Cooling on the Fall!
Hat Creek: Keeping Our Eyes on Hat Creek!
Sacramento River - Lower: Clarity is Perfect on the Lower Sacramento!
McCloud River: The River is in Great Shape!
Trinity River: Should be a Great Season on Trinity!
Sacramento River - Upper: October was a great month to fish the Upper Sac!
Baum Lake: Baum is a great destination!
Shasta Lake: The fall bass and trout season is here!


11-1-2024
Just a quick update, water clarity was an issue as of a couple of weeks ago and will probably continue...... Read More