April 1, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report April first means it’s time to belly-up for a new Michigan fishing license. Cost is eleven dollars for seniors and twenty-six for youngsters. Kids don’t need a license until they age up to seventeen. It’s a cheap ticket to one of the greatest shows … Read more
March 18, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. There’s a lot to be excited about right now for Northern Michigan fishermen. Unseasonably warm weather this past week largely cleared the landings and river accesses of snow and had anglers rummaging through their garages, digging out gear, and organizing fly boxes. Spring fever … Read more
March 10, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. It’s one of those years. Or, at least, so it seems. We’re gonna see a lot of days in the fifties and even approaching sixty in the next ten days. I’ve heard of sandhill cranes in Southern Michigan and even a robin sighting. The … Read more
March 2, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. You get a nice winter warm up and then Old Man Winter punches your chin with yet another bought of cold temperatures and snow. Welcome to Northern Michigan. The warm ups are exciting, allow trout fishermen to steal a few more extra days on … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Another wild weather ride here in Northern Michigan last week kept anglers on their toes. As per the usual around here, the most versatile outdoors folks had the most fun. Ice anglers had some tough decisions to make with daytime high temperatures pushing toward forty. Those temperatures … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. When you work in a fly shop, you’re fortunate enough to be surrounded by some real fishy folks and skilled guides. I was lucky enough to fish with two of them this past week on a steelhead trip to the Manistee. One of my guides, Donny, and … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Winter has officially arrived in the North woods. There’s a good many inches of snow settled into every swamp an swale and in the snow belt areas the accumulation is about to be measured in feet. Trucks with plows are buzzing about and over-bundled shovelers and snow-blowers … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. The warm winter continues. Winters these recent years have been like the story of the Three Bears and it’s easy to start feeling like a little, whining Goldilocks—this one’s too cold and this one’s too hot. Here in Northern Michigan, conditions are rarely perfect for the plans … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Happy Holidays everyone. While it wasn’t a white Christmas, it is a good old fashioned Holiday Season here in Northern Michigan. A severe windstorm on December 23rd toppled trees and turned off the Christmas Tree lights for tens of thousands of forest dwelling Michiganders. We faired just … Read more
December 17, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. The mild December continues and, while I’m still hoping for a white Christmas, the reality is that old man winter is limping along and the big chill likely won’t arrive until January. So go ahead and spool up the new line on the ice … Read more