River Report August 11, 2017

August 11, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Trout fishing on the streams of Northern Michigan is holding up very well so far this Summer.  Usually, the stream conditions deteriorate as the Summer rolls along.  The water gets low and clear and even, sometimes just a bit too warm for good fishing … Read more

River Report August 7, 2017

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Whew! My shoulders are officially lowered.  I just spent a week with my fine wife and sweet little boy exploring the wilds of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It’s been nearly twenty years since Gloria and I have taken an entire week to explore the wonders that Northern Michigan … Read more

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

  May 16, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report First off I’d like to let everyone know that this is the one hundred and fifty sixth episode of the Old Au Sable Fly Fishing radio broadcast report.  It is also with this report that we say goodbye and good luck to Dave … Read more

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

    May 11, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report We’re on the precipice of a fantastic May storm.  Not the swirling dark and drizzle that soaks the landscape and knocks down trees, but on an ideal chain of events and conditions that makes May on the Au Sable a trout fisherman’s … Read more

Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

  April 27, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The opening week of trout season has arrived.  And with an extremely warm, dry week acting as a prelude, the stage is set for the best opening week we’ve seen in years.  Water conditions have consistently improved; the water clarity and temperatures are … Read more

Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

 Guide Sean with a nice brown.   March 31, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. The terrible thing about working in a fly shop is that when the weather gets nice, you get busy.  We had a fine, sunny day in the fifties this week and, of course, I was locked in … Read more

Au Sable River Fishing Report

February 23, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. I’m not quite sure what that Punxsutawney Phil fool was thinking on Groundhog’s Day when he prophesized six more weeks of winter, but it sure doesn’t look like we should ever take our weather predictions from an overgrown rat. As far as I can … Read more

River Report January 27, 2017

    January 27, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report I remember winters like this.  I remember mid-winter warm-ups where the ground went bare in February and the snowshoe hares glowed white against brown ground.  I like those winters.  I like a good thaw and this has been a long one. That … Read more