Manzanita Lake Fish Report for 4-24-2025
The lake is ice free and you can get in to fish it
Manzanita Lake - CA (Madera County)

by The Fly Shop
4-24-2025
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The lake is ice free and you can get in to fish it. Look for fish to be cruising the shallows where the water is warming and the insects will be moving around. Early season can be fun, Damsels will be hatching soon and a Zack Attack Damsel fished on a floating or intermediate sinking line will be a good setup. Bring your stillwater assortment to include midge pupae and mayfly numphs, it won't be long before we see some early Callibaetis and Mahogany Duns coming off.
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, April 24th
Sacramento River - Lower: The bump in flows is over and the river is now a steady 6,000 CFS
McCloud River: The river is looking good on the low end at the lake, although still a little high
Pit River: Big flows continue throughout the system
Sacramento River - Upper: We're keeping an eye on it, the river is dropping, but still high at 2,200 CFS
Baum Lake: Some Callibaetis are beginning to come off and Damsels and Dragonflies are as well
Shasta Lake: Spots, Smallies and some Crappie are hitting the net consistently on Shasta
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, April 17th
Shasta Lake: Spots, Smallies and some Crappie are hitting the net consistently on Shasta
Lewiston Lake: The main bite has been on midges
McCloud Reservoir: We have not heard lately how it is fishing, but this is a good time to go historically
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