The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Wild weather swings are about to bend to more seasonable trends. We went from an early season snowstorm to an incredibly warm Indian Summer. The summer-like stretch made fishing and hunting difficult. Grouse hunting fell apart with the heat. Whipped dogs lolled tongues over water dishes in … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Fall color is upon us. We’re getting close to peak change in Northern Michigan. This is easily my favorite season of the year. Splashes of red and orange and gold pop against evergreen ridges. And over every rise and in buried in every swale, drumming grouse and … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s actually Fall in Northern Michigan. Seems like it’s all too early. But the weather keeps reminding me that we have to put up our winter wood. And the maple trees are already turning red. Plus, it’s grouse season. Happy bird day, I say! The best thing … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The last report talked about how great the August fishing had been. And then Mother Nature stepped in to make a liar out of me. A cold front blew in and settled on the river valley and stymied the rise. Fishing got tough overnight and the trout … Read more
July 24, 2020 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The height of the Summer trout fishing season has settled into the Au Sable River Valley. And our waters are in fine shape. Tricos and blue winged olives define the hatch match dry fly fishing opportunity now. Go early and you won’t miss the … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Hey Folks, I’ve been running ragged working the shop and guiding and have been a little behind with the reports I know you are all looking for. So, here it is. Hex are winding down on the Au Sable and are all but over on the South … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report We’ve got our last cold front of the season behind us—we hope. Fishing shut down for a few days, but now we should be back on track for the goodness of June. The Manistee has some fine brown drake nights in the bug forecast. And the Au … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. The River just keeps on flowing unconcerned about what we’re doing and unconcerned with what we want to happen. Hendricksons have largely moved through the system, but I surely wouldn’t go to the river without some parachutes and I’d be looking for Hendrickson spinners at dusk. We’re … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report For all of the most obvious reasons this has been the strangest Spring ever witnessed on the Au Sable River. We’re all in lockdown and our lives are dynamically changed. And though I am in no way tone deaf to the situation, I was doing my best … Read more
April 23, 2020 OPENING DAY The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s nearly impossible to believe that this is already the Opening Week of trout season. Yet, it feels like a long time coming. Home for many weeks during this long, lingering early-Spring, life has ebbed between accomplishment and adventure and wasted time … Read more