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
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
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
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
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. There’s been some turbulence in the dry fly fishing so far this year. Last week we saw the first fish of the year rising to blue-winged olives and Hendricksons and as each day turned into a warm afternoon, the hatches got a little better and the trout … Read more
April 21, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The dry fly fishing season is here. It’s not red hot just yet, but it is here. Olives have hatched nicely for the last week and we’ve had a thin dribble of Hendricksons for a good number of days and with low pressure in … Read more
After it was announced that Andy won the 2016 Michigan Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Excellence Award we’ve had a bunch of requests to hear some. So here you are, the first one is “Bluegills” OLD AU SABLE BLUEGILLS 071515 The second one is “Thunderstorm” OLD AU SABLE THUNDERSTORM 080615 The third is “Weather” OLD AU … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Finally! We have a fantastic weather report in front of us. It’s been a roller coaster ride this Spring but with unseasonably warm temperatures in front of us for the foreseeable future, we can call an end to winter. Put away your snow blower—it’s time to trout … Read more
April 7, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. A month ago the boys and I all sat around a wooden table with chilled beverages in tin cups in the spirit of John Voelker and bellied up a two cent ante about when the first day of Hendrickson fishing would occur this year. … Read more
March 18, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. There’s a lot to be excited about right now for Northern Michigan fishermen. Unseasonably warm weather this past week largely cleared the landings and river accesses of snow and had anglers rummaging through their garages, digging out gear, and organizing fly boxes. Spring fever … Read more