The early morning will yield a mayfly hatch which you can get fish on small emergers and cripple patterns

Manzanita Lake - CA (Mariposa County)


by The Fly Shop
8-11-2026
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Fishing conditions:  Fair to Good

Report: The early morning will yield a mayfly hatch which you can get fish on small emergers and cripple patterns. And slow-stripped, small, sparse mayfly nymphs like a Pheasant in #16 - 20 can be effective otherwise when you find a pod of feeding trout. Small Adams, #16-20, will be handy to have. Bring your terrestrials, ants and beetles, and boatman patterns and search the flats for cruising fish. Keep in mind there are a lot of recreational anglers in kayaks out too, mid-days and afternoons can be busy.
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




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