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
December 20, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report We’re moving out of the in between time. That time in December that when deer season is ending and grouse season is winding down. And the ice fishing hasn’t quite materialized. It’s a thumb fiddling time. The best of the hunting is … Read more
December 7, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The first big winter blast is here and it looks like the freeze is upon us for the foreseeable future. Part of me wants to say, “bring it on”. Part of me wants to see that first skim of black ice … Read more
November 21, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Rain. It’s rained and snowed and the wind has blown and the sun disappeared for most of the deer season so far. We’ve hunted in the grimpen mire. And most folks in Northern Michigan had some tough sledding. The buck poles were … Read more
November 7, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Anglers are moving those brown trout around in fair numbers. The bigger streamers seem to be garnering attention but smaller flies in the three inch range are the best bet—you simply target more fish. The rivers are in much better shape than the deluge … Read more
October 7, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Gotta admit, I’m struggling out there in the Grouse and Woodcock covers so far this year, and a lot of my friends are as well. We had good drumming early this year and nesting seemed like it should have taken well. Furthermore, it seemed … Read more
September 11, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report And just like that Summer is over. Our spectacular Spring fishing stirs the beehive of activity and the shop doors swing open and shut with eager anglers for many months until Summer’s crescendo. Labor Day inflates our local population by tenfold and then, on … Read more
December 8, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Good news and happy day. I guess my last report was just a bit premature. I talked, last week, about how I’d passed on a good number of one and a half year old bucks and was leaving the 2016 white-tailed deer season okay … Read more
November 28, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. It’s been a turbulent 2016 Deer Rifle Season here in Northern Michigan. The thermometer in my truck read temperatures from seventy degrees all the way down to a chilly, nine degree morning start. We had everything from Summer to Winter in a sixteen day … Read more
November 19, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. It’s been an exciting couple of weeks in the woods. I’ve been neck deep in one last push for grouse and thick in a battle of wits with bucks from my bow stand. I had a pile of close encounters with good bucks on … Read more