July is a good month on Manzanita!

Manzanita Lake - CA (Madera County)


by The Fly Shop
7-15-2025
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Damsels and Dragonflies proliferate on this alpine lake right now. Balanced Leeches under an indicator are working well along with midges fished deeper with an intermediate line. Water Boatmen are a thing, if you see fish freaking out for no apparent reason, they are chasing a Boatman. Look for Callibaetis and Mahagany Dun spinner falls in the morning and the hatches later in the day. Some good Callibaetis emerger flies are ZT's Zallibaetis or a Pheasant Tail in #14 - 16, and for stillborn insects you can fish Morrish May Day, CDC Biot Spnner or Qugley's Fim Critic in #16. July is a good month on Manzanita!

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, July 15th

Fall River: The Hex hatch is on the wane
Hat Creek: Hat Creek Updates
Klamath River - Middle: Definitely worth fishing!
Sacramento River: Lower Sacramento Updates
McCloud River: More good reports on the McCloud
Pit River: Be aware of the flows!
Trinity River: Solid reports on the Trinity
Sacramento River - Upper: Fishing continues to be quite good
Baum Lake: Good option for topwater action
Shasta Lake: It is all about Bass now
Lewiston Lake: Some good reports coming in

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