October 27, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report With a heavy snap of the switch it just all changed. We got everything we were asking for and more. The temperature dropped quickly enough to warrant a one log fire salute to the beginning of woodstove season. And the rain. We … 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 28, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report I spent a week in Wyoming chasing Sage Grouse. It’d been too long since I’d visited the West. The Wyoming grasslands were spectacular with wide vistas and rolling hills and flat topped buttes dripping with green draws and drainages. Seemingly everywhere we looked Pronghorn … Read more
Brown Trout Safari Late fall is an excellent time to hunt for big post spawn Brown Trout with streamers. This hardcore fishing trip is planned to do just that, with lodging, meals & more included. The perfect weekend to cap off the season before winter hits. When November 4th and 5th Limited 6 rods only … 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
August 31, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The last of our best hatches is in full flight—the White Fly hatch below Mio Dam is a spectacle of nature. The White Flies, or Ephrons, emerge, mate, and spin in epic numbers on the best nights and create a blizzard of bugs that … Read more
July 12, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The shift into the Summer trout season is here in Crawford County. The June hatches are largely over and are sputtering to a solid end. That said, savvy anglers would be wise to bring their Isonychia and Hex patterns with them as … Read more
May 26, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report We’re set up for some fantastic fishing here on the Au Sable and Manistee Rivers. Frankly, every trout stream in Michigan should show its medal this week. Water conditions are perfect. Water levels are at prime, fishable depths and water temperatures are … Read more
April 20, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report So close. We’re so close to some fine dry fly fishing here in wondrous Northern Michigan on the Au Sable and Manistee Rivers. May just happen by the time you eager anglers hear this report. I actually took off the first two days of … Read more
April 7, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report We’ve just endured winter’s last stand here in Northern Michigan—I hope. That cranky old man shook his fist at us once again and we took it on the chin a little but his punch is getting weaker. Winter won’t stick. Warm weather will clean … Read more