RIVER REPORT May 31, 2019

May 31, 2019 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It feels like we’ve turned a corner. The last month has been has been tough for trout anglers.  Especially, for the dry fly angler.  We are behind by a week or so at best.  But the weather is shifting into Summer, and I expect … Read more

RIVER REPORT May 23, 2018

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Fishing is always good, but now the catching is starting to slowly improve.   It’s been a cold Spring and we’ve been struggling with water temperatures.  That situation looks to be getting better all the time.  Nighttime low temperatures along with daytime high temperatures, are helping our streams … Read more

River Report May 17, 2019

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Our river systems have blown up with insect life. The sand flies are out – you know, those little black critters that draw blood from your ears and nick you around your hat line.  Mosquitos have to be close.  But the misery that the biting insects bring … Read more

River Report May 8, 2019

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Every Spring of every trout season there’s a great fish story. This time it’s mine. We’ve been struggling Up North to get the 2019 Michigan trout season kicked into gear. Each time the conditions get right and the weather looks like it’ll let us find fish rising … Read more

River Report May 3, 2019

May 3, 2019 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The opening week of trout fishing in Michigan is in the books. It was a tough one.  We had some very warm days that pushed Hendricksons to the surface and had a few fish looking up. But a cold front bumped water temperatures back … Read more