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
September 23, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report So much for Summer being over—we’re up against a September heat wave like I’ve never seen. The weather man says we’re going push the mercury toward the ninety degree mark. That’s not only gonna make the grouse hunting tricky but will also make trout … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report June 1, 2017 !!! Happy day, the glory of June is upon us. June is simply the best fishing month on Northern Michigan streams. It’s time to take all of your vacation or a sabbatical or something . . . quit your job if you have … Read more
May 16, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report First off I’d like to let everyone know that this is the one hundred and fifty sixth episode of the Old Au Sable Fly Fishing radio broadcast report. It is also with this report that we say goodbye and good luck to Dave … Read more
May 11, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report We’re on the precipice of a fantastic May storm. Not the swirling dark and drizzle that soaks the landscape and knocks down trees, but on an ideal chain of events and conditions that makes May on the Au Sable a trout fisherman’s … Read more
2017 OAFS Streamer Weekend October 6th, 7th, and 8th And Again On November 3rd, 4th, and 5th Streamer fishing is the most consistent way to find large predatory trout. Join our school and team up with one of our professional guides to develop a better understanding of stripping streamers to trophy, apex … Read more
April 27, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The opening week of trout season has arrived. And with an extremely warm, dry week acting as a prelude, the stage is set for the best opening week we’ve seen in years. Water conditions have consistently improved; the water clarity and temperatures are … Read more
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
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
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