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<\/a> afternoon, the hatches got a little better and the trout paid a little more attention until, finally, we had a strong day of Hendrickson emergence and an equally good day of fish catching.<\/p>\nAnd then came the turbulence. It was like seeing that newly painted plane roll up to the gate while you\u2019re waiting for a trip you\u2019ve been counting on for months and then getting into your seat only to see an ashtray built into the arm rest and realizing the plane you\u2019re on may just have been built in 1970 and then immediately realizing that maybe this trip wouldn\u2019t be quite as perfect as you\u2019d hoped for.\u00a0 The turbulence came in the form of cold weather that pulled on the hatches reigns and in the form of rain that pumped up river flows and made the South Branch unwadable.\u00a0 It was deflating.<\/p>\n
Hardly a fish rose for three days and left all of scratching our heads, pontificating about the dry fly, and tying on streamers once again. This is the opening week of trout season; we\u2019ve been waiting for it all year. Open now are nearly twelve thousand miles of trout stream and the bugs are hatching.\u00a0 If I could jump, I\u2019d kick up my heels.\u00a0 The water is high in some reaches but everything is setting up pretty well. \u00a0Swing by the shop and we\u2019ll point you in the right direction.<\/p>\n And don\u2019t forget that the Old Au Sable is offering one day beginner\u2019s fly fishing classes <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>with industry pro Ben Hunting on May 14th<\/sup> and again on May 15th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Cost is for the class is $199 and includes a free fly rod package and instruction valued together at $365.\u00a0 Great deal.\u00a0 This is the chance or you to get those new fly fishers in your life the lesson and the gear that will serve them well for many years to come.<\/p>\n The best May in years is on the doorstep and I hope to see you all. The shop is stuffed to the gills and looking better than ever.<\/p>\n Thank you for the years past and the ones to come,<\/p>\n Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. There\u2019s been some turbulence in the dry fly fishing so far this year. Last week we saw the first fish of the year rising to blue-winged olives and Hendricksons and as each day turned into a warm afternoon, the hatches got a little better and the trout … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148,155,84,7,154,5,150,68,158],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1041"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1041\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>Then just like it does here in Northern Michigan, it all changed; like it does when after long hours in the woods a dog finally goes on point or like it does when the first deer you\u2019ve seen in four days is a bone-headed buck that walks straight for the stand.\u00a0 Hendricksons made their best appearance of the season Wednesday and anglers that were there stretched their lines.\u00a0 What an unexpected and exciting time on the Au Sable.<\/p>\n<\/a>Professional fly designer Dennis Potter <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>will be at the fly shop all weekend long demonstrating ultra-durable, proven fish-catching patterns and all are invited to attend. We\u2019ll start serving lunch at our Trout Season Eve Party <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>on Friday at noon and will go until the fare is gone.\u00a0 It\u2019s become the place to be on the Friday before Opening Day and I hope you can all attend.<\/p>\n