Boy she’s winter now!Temperatures around zero make Andy a dull boy. But it also makes ice. Area lakes are in pretty good shape for anglers wanting to attack the hard water. While no ice should ever be casually considered safe, there are fishermen on every lake I’ve checked. Higgins has some work to do, but … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It seems it’s always snowing sideways when my family piles in the truck and heads to Gaylord for our Christmas tree. But undaunted, we travel to Martell’s Christmas Tree is Farm in Gaylord on a drive that brims with eager anticipation. It’s funny how we only loosely … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report As we close the books on November and the Michigan White-tailed deer rifle season, December opens up our woods and wilds to a bevy of possibilities. Like so many of my favorite pursuits, I bounce with anticipation as rifle season nears, but as it stretches into the … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Summer rolled into early Fall and now early Fall just won’t go away. This “perfect” weather has been seventies steady to the joy of many. It’s hard to complain . . . but I’ll try. Though this room temperature climate is fantastic for wrapping up outside chores … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report What a wonderful, mild beginning to March. Temperatures have given us highs in the forties and even a beautiful stretch of fifties. The trend has begun a slow melt of ice and snow that is much welcomed as winter winds down. Who knows what the coming weeks … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The miserable cold snap has finally ended. It has been a beautiful, mild winter and the cold spell lasted just long enough to thicken the blood. Mild temperatures are in front of us for a good while and after the toughening up, it’s going to feel like … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Well, when you live in the North it’s only a matter of time before winter turns tough and Arctic air dumps into the Great Lakes Region. There’s a beauty of a deep freeze settling in. The snow will be squeaky when daytime high temperatures just tickle single … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Ice fishing is in full swing. We have lots of hard water to fish and anglers have been taking full advantage. So many anglers are hitting the ice in Northern Michigan, that I could barely find a tub of waxworms to buy last Sunday night in preparation … Read more
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report It’s one curve ball after another when Mother Nature pitches November weather. Hunting bucks in the Michigan rifle season is the big leagues. So far this year, I’m batting below the Mendoza line, but it’s not over yet and I’ll keep stepping up to the plate. Two … Read more
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