Amador Flyfishers

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This outing is available to AFF Paid Club Members and their guest(s).
AFF Paid Members inviting guest(s) are responsible for the needs of their guest(s) and getting the signed Liability Waiver to the Fishmaster prior to fishing. Click the link for the waiver. http://amadorflyfishers.org/AFF_Forms/2023_AFF%20Release%20of%20Liability-FILL-IN.pdf

We are renting a cabin so space will be limited. Cabin space will be reserved in the order of signups. The Indian Creek Lodge in Douglas City is about 5 minutes away for those who can’t stay in the cabin. All meals will be served at the cabin for those staying in the cabin and off site in a hotel.

Members and guest(s) of all levels of experience are strongly encouraged to attend.
Contact the Fishmaster if you or your guest(s) would like to request instruction or loaner equipment.
Be courteous and change your RSVP to “Not Attending” if you are unable to attend the outing so that we are not waiting for you. You can also contact and inform the Fishmaster or another attending member. For safety reasons let the Fishmaster or another attending member know if you leave an outing early. Otherwise, we will be searching for you at the end of the outing.
Trinity River is arguably one of the finest steelhead streams in the West. It’s runs of anadromous fish were nearly decimated when Trinity and Lewiston Dams were completed in the 1960s, but recent restoration efforts along the river (Trinity River Restoration Program) have brought the steelhead back by the thousands, and recent years on the Trinity have boasted some of the finest runs and greatest steelheading in decades.

The average size of a Trinity River steelhead ranges from four to eight pounds, while mature adults measuring over ten pounds are hooked on a regular basis. In addition to the steelhead, anglers on the Trinity River have the opportunity to hook into fresh Chinook and Coho salmon, and even sea-run brown trout. Whereas a great week of steelheading on most rivers can mean one or two fish hooked, our Trinity River guides regularly hook multiple fish nearly every day of the season.

Gear:

Flies:

Hot Flies:
Dry Flies:
• Harrop's Last Chance Cripple - #18

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Pat's RubberlegsBrown and Black, #4-8
• Mercer's Poxyback GB Hares Ears - #8-14
• TB Solitude Stone - #8
• Lance's X-May - #16, Brown
• Mercer's Gold Bead Biot Epoxy Golden Stone - #8-10

Eggs:
• Clown Egg - #4-10
• M.C. Redd Reapers
• Micro Spawn Eggs - Pink & Salmon Egg
• Boles Bazookas - #8

Streamers & Leeches:
• Beadhead Crystal Buggers - Any
• CH Kiwi Muddlers
• Freshwater Clouser - Any

Meetup Location and Time :TBA

Lodging: Keith and I will be reserving a river front house with limited space available. The maximum capacity of the house is 8 people. More members are welcome to join us on this outing but will need to find their own lodging. We will be doing a group meals for breakfast and dinner at the house. More information will be provided as we get closer to the outing. Please contact us if you want to stay at the river front house.

Join us at Beautiful Manzanita Lake on Thursday May 28 thru Saturday May 30th.
Accommodations right on Manzanita Lake: www.lassenlodging.com
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233257
Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins - Starting at $76/night
Camping Cabins are within walking distance of Manzanita Lake.
These 20 cabins are the first new accommodations in Lassen Volcanic National Park since 1972, and are available in three models: 2 Room, 1 Room, and Bunkhouse
The cabins are located one mile south of the park entrance, perched at an elevation of 5,890 feet and adjacent to the 179-site campground. The Loomis Museum, Loomis Ranger Station and popular hiking trails are nearby.
Groceries, supplies, gifts, gasoline, a pay phone, ATM, laundromat and hot showers can be located at the nearby Manzanita Lake Camper Store. Our cafe features a variety of delicious and healthy items including salads, fresh fruits, hot or cold sandwiches, espresso drinks and soft-serve ice cream. The cafe had not opened yet at last years event but the shop was operating.
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234039
Manzanita Lake Campground - Starting at $26/night

PRO TIP: Availability to make reservations at the campground or the camping cabins opens up exactly 6 months in advance. So you can make reservations at the above links starting on NOVEMBER 28. You are allowed to book 2 or 3 days in a row. For instance, if you book on November 28 you are allowed to book from May 29 to February 1.

Park Details:
Lassen Volcanic is a National Park and requires an entrance fee for vehicles. It went up last year to $30 but the pass is valid for 7 consecutive days within the park. Manzanita Lake and campground are adjacent to the Northwest Entrance to the park approx. 45 minutes east of Anderson, Ca
If you are over 62 you can get a Senior Lifetime Pass for $80.00 and its good at all National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands. They sell them at the entrance gate.

Lake Details:
Manzanita lake holds a fair number of rainbow and brown trout and is rated as a blue ribbon fly fishery by the state of California Department of Fish and Game. It is managed as a catch and release fishery with only single barbless hooks allowed. No bait such as worms, salmon eggs or powerbait may be used. You can expect to find Rainbows, Large Browns and some cutthroat. There is a convenient launch area you can drive to for larger craft but those with Float tubes can walk to the lake from the campground as it is less than 200 yards away.
Some type of craft is mandatory to fish Manzanita lake as most of the shoreline is closely lined with brush and Ponderosa pines and not very conducive to casting. There is some shoreline that is also off limits to foot traffic all together. For those that want to check out other venues nearby, Hat Creek is only 30 minutes away and the Pit River is 45 minutes away. Baum Lake is another popular destination and is 36 minutes away.

How to Fish and recommended flies:
The nice thing about this lake is you can fish it your favorite way depending on conditions. Slow trolling Balanced Damsels on an intermediate line works great, if there is a bit of chop on the water midges and chironomids under an indicator can be a killer combination. An exciting treat is there can be hatches on the lake and the fish can be eager to take a properly presented dry especially in the early evening. A favorite mid-summer treat is right at sunset where they will often hit with reckless abandon on any aggressively stripped streamer. If there is a breeze look for big ants to be ‘falling’ out of the trees on to the lake. So, fish the tree line down wind with ant patters. Last year there was a flying termite swarm and the fish were going crazy for them, happened at dusk but only on one night.
Dries:
Goddard Caddis
Griffiths Gnat
Parachute Adams
Flying Black Ant
Streamers:
Wolly Buggers
Crystal Buggers
Simi Seal Leeches
Zonkers
Nymphs:
Balanced Damsels
Hares Ear
Dark Lord
Birds Nest
Micro Prince
Flashback Pheasant Tail
Fox's Micro Poopah
Balanced Leech
Rogers Reapers
Midges and Chironomids:
Chironomid Bomber
Chromie Red
Various Color Zebra Midges
terrestrials: blue damsel flies, big black ants you can see from afar, something imitating flying termites, crane flies.