Nevada Fish Report
Manzanita Lake Fish Report for 12-11-2011
Manzanita Lake Fish Report for 12-11-2011
The fishing is tough right now, but the fish are still hungry
Manzanita Lake - CA (Madera County)
by The Fly Shop
12-11-2011
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Current Lake Conditions:
Very Cold! The fishing is tough, but the dedicated Manzanita angler can find rainbows and browns cruising the shallow water looking for warmer temperatures and possibly a snack! Anglers will do best fishing small #18-22 black midge patterns under indictors or various beetle and ant patterns.
The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
Using a float tube or a pontoon boat, paddle out into the lake and look along the edges for cruising rainbows and browns. RIOs Aqualux Intermediate Sink Tip is a perfect line for retrieving and stripping Pheasant tail nymphs and Callibeeotis. Use a floating line and leader tapered to 6x with a bead head PT with a very, very, very slow retrieve. Fish will find your nymph and take it, but don't set the hook! Just lift and let line out until you can bend the rod without first breaking the fish off.
Flies:
Dries:
• Scum Dun Callibaetis #14
• Quill Body Trico #22
• Elk Hair Caddis #14-16
• D&D Cripple Callibaetis #16
• Carpenter Ant
• Foam Beetle
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• CB Frostbite #18
• Hogan's S&M Olive #16-18
• Zebra Midge Black #18-20
• Mercer's Gidget
Streamers/Leeches:
• Beaded Micro Bugger Black
• Zonkers
• Zack's Zugger Yellow/Brown
Very Cold! The fishing is tough, but the dedicated Manzanita angler can find rainbows and browns cruising the shallow water looking for warmer temperatures and possibly a snack! Anglers will do best fishing small #18-22 black midge patterns under indictors or various beetle and ant patterns.
The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
Using a float tube or a pontoon boat, paddle out into the lake and look along the edges for cruising rainbows and browns. RIOs Aqualux Intermediate Sink Tip is a perfect line for retrieving and stripping Pheasant tail nymphs and Callibeeotis. Use a floating line and leader tapered to 6x with a bead head PT with a very, very, very slow retrieve. Fish will find your nymph and take it, but don't set the hook! Just lift and let line out until you can bend the rod without first breaking the fish off.
Flies:
Dries:
• Scum Dun Callibaetis #14
• Quill Body Trico #22
• Elk Hair Caddis #14-16
• D&D Cripple Callibaetis #16
• Carpenter Ant
• Foam Beetle
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• CB Frostbite #18
• Hogan's S&M Olive #16-18
• Zebra Midge Black #18-20
• Mercer's Gidget
Streamers/Leeches:
• Beaded Micro Bugger Black
• Zonkers
• Zack's Zugger Yellow/Brown
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Sunday, December 11th, 2011Sacramento River: Mayflies and Midge patterns are the toicket on the Lower Sac right now
Sacramento River: The Upper Sac is fishing great
Klamath River - Upper - CA: The Klamath is fishiing great right now for the famous "Klamath Chrome"
Pit River: You should find good fishing on the Pit river! Water conditions are excellent this week.
Baum Lake: December is one of the most popular month to fish this lake, which is really like a spring creek.
Iron Canyon Reservoir: The fishing should be great at Iron Canyon, though reports are scarce
The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, November 29th, 2011Sacramento River: Fly Fishing on the Lower Sac has been good. but the egg bite is slowing down
Sacramento River: River conditions are stable, clear and fishing is great on the Upper Sac!
Trinity River: Steelhead fishing has been good on the Trinity River
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Good fly fishing on the Klamath for steelhead!
Pit River: Lot's of great fishing right now on the Pit River
McCloud River: What a great fishing season we had on the McCloud River!
Fall River: Fall River is closed to fishing for the season.
Hat Creek: We saw a lot of great fishing on Hat Creek this 2011 season.
Baum Lake: Baum Lake is loaded with Rainbow Trout and a good number of reclusive Brown Trout
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