{"id":1465,"date":"2017-10-07T12:15:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T12:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oldausable.com\/wordpress\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2022-04-06T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T15:04:23","slug":"river-report-october-10-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/07\/river-report-october-10-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"River Report October 7, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 7, 2017\"October<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Gotta admit, I\u2019m struggling out there in the Grouse and Woodcock covers so far this year, and a lot of my friends are as well.\u00a0 We had good drumming early this year and nesting seemed like it should have taken well.\u00a0 Furthermore, it seemed like there was solid fruit and nut production for grouse to feed on.<\/p>\n

But the weather in the Mitten is messing with us.\u00a0\u00a0 We had hard frosts just before bird season that had fruit drop and left some thornapple runs barren and then we had an unprecedented September heat wave that moved birds into thickets still yet unknown to me.\u00a0 While some hunters are finding good numbers of birds in the form of unbusted coveys of young grouse, many more are finding their old, favorite haunts nearly empty.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m hopeful, though.\u00a0 I simply don\u2019t have enough boots on the ground; few do, to really know what\u2019s going on in the world of Northern Michigan Upland birds.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been forced to hunting the first hour after sunrise and haven\u2019t had much opportunity to let the birds move out of nighttime roosts and into food.\u00a0 The story in our woods and waters success is always rooted in conditions and we just haven\u2019t had anything conducive to sweet success.\u00a0 That\u2019ll change soon and with it, so will the heft in our vests.\u00a0 And the woodcock flights will come with colder temperatures and we\u2019ll be pushing through small aspen stands on those frosty mornings wishing we had a few more shells in our pockets.<\/p>\n

The fishing has followed suit.\u00a0 Every day is a new adventure with little predictability.\u00a0 The guides have been putting fish in the boat by nymphing deep runs, pitching little streamers, and by stumbling into rising trout.\u00a0 Nothing has been guaranteed so far this Fall and each day has us digging deep into the technique basket to find the winning combination.\u00a0 It\u2019s been like getting a fitted sheet on the mattress\u2014nothing is perfect but it all works some days.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll all change as October thickens.\u00a0 The air will cool and the rain will come and the streamer fishing will get good. \u00a0And the flush rates will go up as our fury little athletes become able to hunt long hours.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow is always the best day to go into the wilds.<\/p>\n

Take care and we hope to see you soon,<\/p>\n

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

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