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
April 1, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report April first means it’s time to belly-up for a new Michigan fishing license. Cost is eleven dollars for seniors and twenty-six for youngsters. Kids don’t need a license until they age up to seventeen. It’s a cheap ticket to one of the greatest shows … 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
March 10, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. It’s one of those years. Or, at least, so it seems. We’re gonna see a lot of days in the fifties and even approaching sixty in the next ten days. I’ve heard of sandhill cranes in Southern Michigan and even a robin sighting. The … Read more
March 2, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. You get a nice winter warm up and then Old Man Winter punches your chin with yet another bought of cold temperatures and snow. Welcome to Northern Michigan. The warm ups are exciting, allow trout fishermen to steal a few more extra days on … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Another wild weather ride here in Northern Michigan last week kept anglers on their toes. As per the usual around here, the most versatile outdoors folks had the most fun. Ice anglers had some tough decisions to make with daytime high temperatures pushing toward forty. Those temperatures … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Winter has officially arrived in the North woods. There’s a good many inches of snow settled into every swamp an swale and in the snow belt areas the accumulation is about to be measured in feet. Trucks with plows are buzzing about and over-bundled shovelers and snow-blowers … Read more