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

November 20, 2018 – Deer Camp

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Welcome to the white-tailed deer rifle season in Northern Michigan. We had an early cold snap that brought with it a blanket of snow. Snow is welcomed by all deer hunters.  It makes it easier to spot the brown ungulates as they sneak through the spruces and … Read more

Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

October 31, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report.     We’re moving into the latest pages of Fall.  As October rolls into November the leaves curl on the ground and frosty mornings give way to occasional smatterings of snow.  The deer are healthy and strong and the grouse are all full fanned … Read more

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

October 17, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report.     It is time for big Au Sable and Manistee River brown trout.  Those fish have put on the feed bag.  They’re eating large, slow moving meals in preparation for the spawn.  The males are getting ready to battle over gravel and the … Read more

River Report October 3, 2018

October 3, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report October has finally arrived and is well underway.  We’re settled nicely into Fall weather patterns and the trout and grouse and deer are doing exactly what they should be doing in October. The streamer bite has greatly improved with the current cool, wet weather … Read more

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

September 27, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report.     The first whiffs of Fall are finally in the breeze.  The mornings are crisp and cool.  It feels good to put on socks and boots and heavy brush pants.  Bird season is well underway and the dogs are earning their kibble. It’s … Read more

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

August 16, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report     The fishing remains much the same as the last report.  Early mornings, and I mean early mornings, offer some of the best fishing of the day.  Serious anglers should try to be stepping into the stream as the first light of day … Read more

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

August 9, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report     There’s an amazing truth about rivers—rivers keep flowing to the lake whether we’re there or not. On our cold rivers, we’re fortunate enough to have trout that keep feeding whether we’re there or not.  Sometimes, it seems like they feed only when … Read more

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

August 1, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report We’re stepping into August and pushing into the last weeks of Summer trout fishing here in Northern Michigan.  And it’s shaping up to give the vacationing angler a fine send off.  Timely rains and cool nights have our rivers looking great and the trout … Read more

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report

July 19, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s hopper time on the Au Sable and Manistee.  Water temperatures on the Upper Rivers are right where they should be this time of year and the ten day forecast shows nothing but seasonable weather.  And that is just what we want at any … Read more