Nevada Fish Report
Manzanita Lake Fish Report for 6-16-2013
Manzanita Lake Fish Report for 6-16-2013
Fishing at Manzanita has been fair to good, It's at it's best in the morning through mid day
Manzanita Lake - CA (Madera County)
by The Fly Shop
6-16-2013
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Current Lake Conditions: Best conditions are mid week. The weekends have been crowded. Fish either a nymph or a dry version of the midge. Retrieving #16-20 Pheasant Tail Nymphs is a great plan! Use a floating line and a tapered leader. Expect to throw 6X tippet as we get into the weeks of June and early July.
Pay attention to the special regulations here, especially where you can and can't fish. Barbless hooks, artificial lures, catch and release. Make sure you inquire at the park entrance.
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Try a #14 non-beaded Pheasant Tail Nymph slowly retrieved on a floating line, or RIO's Aqualux Intermediate Sink Line.
Taper your leaders to 5x or 6x. 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. Use a thermometer to find that 55-65??.
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Harrop's CDC Emerging Midge
• Hackle Winged May - Callibaetis
• Adams #14-18
• Last Chance Cripple Callibaetis, Baetis
• Mercer's Missing Link #14-16
• Mercer's Profile Dun Callibaetis
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Pheasant Tail Nymph - #16-18
• Black A.P. - #14-16
• CB Frostbite - #18
• Hogan's S&M - Olive #16-18
• Zebra Midge - Black #18-20
• Mercer's Gidgets
Streamers/Leeches:
• Beaded Micro Bugger - Black
• Zonkers - #4
• Zack's Zugger - Yellow/Brown
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast?? Super Fat Cat-LCS Float Tube
• Scientific Anglers™ Wet Tip Clear Fly Line
• Whizz Lube
• Simms?? WaderWick™
• TFS H2O & L2a Rod/Reel/Line
Pay attention to the special regulations here, especially where you can and can't fish. Barbless hooks, artificial lures, catch and release. Make sure you inquire at the park entrance.
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Try a #14 non-beaded Pheasant Tail Nymph slowly retrieved on a floating line, or RIO's Aqualux Intermediate Sink Line.
Taper your leaders to 5x or 6x. 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. Use a thermometer to find that 55-65??.
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Harrop's CDC Emerging Midge
• Hackle Winged May - Callibaetis
• Adams #14-18
• Last Chance Cripple Callibaetis, Baetis
• Mercer's Missing Link #14-16
• Mercer's Profile Dun Callibaetis
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Pheasant Tail Nymph - #16-18
• Black A.P. - #14-16
• CB Frostbite - #18
• Hogan's S&M - Olive #16-18
• Zebra Midge - Black #18-20
• Mercer's Gidgets
Streamers/Leeches:
• Beaded Micro Bugger - Black
• Zonkers - #4
• Zack's Zugger - Yellow/Brown
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast?? Super Fat Cat-LCS Float Tube
• Scientific Anglers™ Wet Tip Clear Fly Line
• Whizz Lube
• Simms?? WaderWick™
• TFS H2O & L2a Rod/Reel/Line
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Sunday, June 16th, 2013Fall River: Hex hatch is on and fly fishing on Fall River has been great!
Hat Creek: Fishing great! It's Golden Stone time on Hat Creek!
Klamath River - Upper - CA: It's a good time to fish the Klamath, the Salmon flies are out
Sacramento River: Lower Sac flows are up to 14,900 CFS, fishing reports have been mixed
McCloud River: The McCloud is still crowded but the dry fly fishing is good
Pit River: The Pit is fishing great!!
Trinity River: Not a great report for the Trinity, it has been fishing fair to good
Baum Lake: The fishing is good at Baum Lake in the AM or late afternoon hours
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Look for rainbows cruising the shallows in the AM & late afternoon/early evening at Iron Canyon
Keswick Reservoir: It was a little rough this week at Keswick Reservoir, fishing suffers when water volume increases
McCumber Reservoir: You can almost always find a few rainbows on a fly rod at McCumber Reservoir
Lewiston Lake: Lewiston is a great lake to fish especially when the Callibaetis and/or Carpenter Ants are around
The Fly Shop Reports
for Sunday, June 9th, 2013Fall River: Hex's are coming off way down Fall River & there are good reports all day!
Hat Creek: Right now is prime time on Hat Creek!
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Salmon Flies are out & fishing is good on the Klamath River! This hatch does not last long, Go Now!
Sacramento River: The flows are up on the Lower Sac making the fishing tougher, but the flows should drop soon
McCloud River: Fishing is still great on the McCloud. The Golden Stones are happening
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