Manzanita Lake Fish Report - CA (Madera County)

The storm dropped some snow on the park and this may be your last opportunity to fish

Manzanita Lake - CA (Madera County)

by The Fly Shop
10-28-2025
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The storm dropped some snow on the park and this may be your last opportunity to fish Manzanita. The terrestrials are probably pretty much done, there are still lots of damsel and dragonfly nymphs in the lake so fishing these patterns can be quite effective. Midges, and small Callibaetis, Mahogany Duns and Baetis could pop on any given day so bring #18 - 22 Pheasant Tail Nymphs, and if you're lucky enough to see noses on the surface #18-22 Adams will keep you in the game.

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 Tuesday, October 28th

Fall River: There are a ton of BWO dries, Norman's Loopwing and the Hackle Stacker are both fine flies
Hat Creek: For the most part, we are still seeing daily Trico hatches and a spinner fall
McCloud River: Clarity on the low end is still very good
Pit River: Releases at Pit 3 are 350 CFS which is still a good flow
Trinity River: Fishing on the Trinity is still very good and should only improve as we get into November
Sacramento River - Upper: The October Caddis are coming off further downstream and should continue to progress
Baum Lake: It is cooling off in the Hat Creek Valley and the lake is fishing well
Shasta Lake: Good reports of trout and bass coming to shad patterns and Woolley Buggers
Lewiston Lake: Recent reports indicate that you can get a lot of fish on midge pupae

The Fly Shop Reports

for Wednesday, October 22nd

Fall River: The season on the Fall is winding up
Hat Creek: For the most part, we are still seeing daily Trico hatches and a spinner fall
McCloud River: The river is in great shape, gin clear below the lake
Trinity River: Fishing continues to be stellar
Baum Lake: It is cooling off in the Hat Creek Valley and the lake is fishing well
Shasta Lake: Good reports of trout and bass
Lewiston Lake: Recent reports indicate that you can get a lot of fish on midge pupae
Manzanita Lake: The storm dropped some snow on the park