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
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
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 4, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Hate to see October slip by. I wish there were at least two of them. I’d say six, but there’s no sense in getting greedy, I guess. That said, November is no slouch of a month. It’s just that the outdoor opportunities start to … Read more
October 26, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. And just like that, it is prime time Fall. I took a week off just as colors were changing and a handful of days later the trees hit peak blaze and in a blink the leaves started to drop and the deer have started … Read more
October 13, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The Fall has continued its warm and wet trend, and while that’s been great for games under the Friday night lights and for folks trying to squeeze just a little more Summer-like fun out of Northern Michigan, its created a few wrinkles for October’s … Read more
September 16, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. On September fifteenth I was awake at four a.m. and just couldn’t force myself back to sleep. The opening day of grouse season is one of my favorites of the year. A dog on point, like a spawning colored brook trout, or a buck … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s been a great week of fishing for me. Now, granted, I really only get to go after the shop has closed. And, while that limits me to hitting the stream for the evening rise, I’m fine with that because it’s usually the time to find bigger … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s hard to believe we’re already this deep into May. Hendrickson hatches are starting to wane, but there are lots of other bugs filling in the afternoon emergence. The black caddis hatch has blown up and little mahoganies, olive stoneflies, black quills, and mattress thrasher stoneflies are … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. We’re having a nice, typical Spring here in Northern Michigan. We’ll get a stretch of sunshine that warms the spirit and then a stretch of cool, rainy stuff that greens up the grass. The fishing has been good and poor in both sets of conditions. The good … Read more