River Report May 26, 2016

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s been a great week of fishing for me. Now, granted, I really only get to go after the shop has closed.  And, while that limits me to hitting the stream for the evening rise, I’m fine with that because it’s usually the time to find bigger … Read more

River Report May 17, 2016

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The caddis KaBoom! happened and the Sulphurs got rolling. The first warm days after a cold spell often make good things happen and the yellow sun did its part to make the yellow bugs explode this week. There’s too many different caddis on the water to list … Read more

River Report May 12, 2016

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s hard to believe we’re already this deep into May. Hendrickson hatches are starting to wane, but there are lots of other bugs filling in the afternoon emergence.  The black caddis hatch has blown up and little mahoganies, olive stoneflies, black quills, and mattress thrasher stoneflies are … Read more

River Report May 5, 2016

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. We’re having a nice, typical Spring here in Northern Michigan. We’ll get a stretch of sunshine that warms the spirit and then a stretch of cool, rainy stuff that greens up the grass.  The fishing has been good and poor in both sets of conditions.  The good … Read more