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
March 25, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. The Spring egg is starting to hatch. There are of small, mid-forty degree cracks in the ten day weather report that show promise for outdoor enthusiasts. Plenty of those days are predicted on sunny days and the March sun is warmer and longer … Read more
March 3, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Remind me to never again poke fun at the groundhog. Turns out that Punxsatauny Phil is a spiteful little cur. Welcome to March in Northern Michigan. In like Lion—a great big, old, surly sun-of-a-gun with a thorn in his paw. Around here, … Read more
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
February 2, 2017 AuSable River Outdoor Report The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Sorry folks for some reason (learning the software) this didn’t post timely but is still very much relevant. I like this waking up every morning to thin coating of fresh white. There’s no denying that we’re in the … Read more
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
January 19, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Ice fishing season continues to blossom here in Northern Michigan. Nearly all of the inland lakes have at least some fishable ice conditions. Although, the extreme warm-up has the surface a mess. And the largest bodies of water and rivers should be treated … Read more
January 6, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Winter has struck the heart of Northern Michigan. We’re in a snowy deep freeze for the foreseeable future. That means, for the fisherfolks in our area, that we’re locked solidly into two perennial fishing seasons—ice fishing season and fly tying season. It’s funny; both … Read more