{"id":1303,"date":"2017-01-27T17:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T17:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oldausable.com\/wordpress\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2022-04-06T15:04:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T15:04:25","slug":"river-report-january-27-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/27\/river-report-january-27-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"River Report January 27, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tim Riley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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January 27, 2017<\/p>\n

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report<\/p>\n

I remember winters like this.\u00a0 I remember mid-winter warm-ups where the ground went bare in February and the snowshoe hares glowed white against brown ground.\u00a0 I like those winters.\u00a0 I like a good thaw and this has been a long one.<\/p>\n

That said, I was happy to wake up to a clean blanket of fresh snow this week on the day that winter returned.\u00a0 Change is always my favorite theme in Northern Michigan weather.\u00a0 There are so many activities to chase where we live and only change pushes us from one to another.<\/p>\n

The extended January thaw this past week had folks bouncing drift boats through the slushed up landings on both the Manistee and Au Sable Rivers in pursuit elusive winter brown trout.\u00a0 There were boats on nearly every reach of river.\u00a0 The pent up trout fever was impressive.\u00a0 The fishing reports were extremely mixed, however.\u00a0 It seems the brown trout largely kept their wiles and mostly won the game.\u00a0 But anglers that spent time on the stream, if not rewarded by a trout or two, were graced with a pleasant day riding the river.\u00a0 It was a fine break from the gray and chill.<\/p>\n

One of the coolest fish fooled was a forty-two inch, thick-bodied pike taken on a streamer by our own Tim Riley.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s spooky what lives in the slower reaches of our rivers.<\/p>\n

But now we\u2019re back to some semblance of normalcy\u2014snow is falling along with the temperature.\u00a0 Winter has returned, but it\u2019s a wonderful winter with temperatures topping out at the mid-twenty to thirty degree mark and with a little fresh snow every day.\u00a0 The woods and slopes are fluffing up and the sloppy lakes are boning up.\u00a0 Skiers, snowshoers, ice fishers, and all who pursue some sort of snowy sport will rejoice in the renewed mid-winter conditions.\u00a0 It\u2019s going to be a fun week at the top of the mitten.<\/p>\n

Fly tying Saturdays are underway at the Old Au Sable Fly Shop.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got a basic class that starts at 10 a.m. and an open tying session from noon until 3 p.m.\u00a0 It\u2019s free and all are invited.<\/p>\n

Hope to see you soon,<\/p>\n

Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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