July 29, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The first hot spell of Summer has come and gone. We all know that trout like their environs cold and wet and in late July and August those conditions can be tough to come by. The stuff that makes beachgoers start blowing up water … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report July 23, 2015 Man the Summer moves quickly. Trout season opened three months ago . . . seems like last week to me. And now here we are at the end of July, hosting the 68th annual Au Sable Canoe Marathon. Though much of our 2015 trout … Read more
July 15, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report I’ll tell you what, if anyone thinks that a bluegill isn’t an absolutely fine fish, I’ll have to poke them in the eye. In the group you’ve got bluegill, redear sunfish, green sunfish, longear sunfish, rockbass, and pumpkinseeds. It’s an all-star line-up of fish … Read more
July 7, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s Summer here in Michigan. The season here is the epitome of Summertime. It’s cook outs and noodle salad and it’s swimming in the lake and it’s camp fires and s’mores. It’s about kids twirling sparklers and chasing fireflies. And, of course, for us … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report July 1, 2015 What a Hex season it’s been. Such a crazy time on the Au Sable. The big flies come out by the many thousands and create an audible hum of flapping insect wings at dark and the big trout slip out of their log jams … Read more