Nevada Fish Report
Manzanita Lake Fish Report for 12-19-2011
Manzanita Lake Fish Report for 12-19-2011
The Manzanita report remains the same as last week. Very Cold and the fishing is tough!
Manzanita Lake - CA (Madera County)
by The Fly Shop
12-19-2011
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Current Lake Conditions:
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
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 Monday, December 19th, 2011Sacramento River: Rainbow's are active on the Lower Sac and the weather is producing a caddis hatch
Sacramento River: The Upper Sacramento is in great shape.
Trinity River: Steelhead Fishing on the Trinity River is Good to Great
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Conditions on the Klamath have been excellent. The fishing has been good too!
Pit River: Not a lot of news from the Pit River. Conditions are great and that typically means good fishing.
Baum Lake: Baum has been fishing great!
Lewiston Lake: Fishing has been good on Lewiston Lake
Iron Canyon Reservoir: The weather has yet to shut Iron Canyon Reservoir down. The fishing should be great!
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
Manzanita Lake: The fishing is tough right now, but the fish are still hungry
McCumber Reservoir: It's almost ice out conditions on McCumber. The days are sun filled and angler friendly
Trinity River: Gilligan reports on his Trinity River Trip
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