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We\u2019re moving out of the in between time.\u00a0 That time in December that when deer season is ending and grouse season is winding down.\u00a0\u00a0 And the ice fishing hasn\u2019t quite materialized.\u00a0 It\u2019s a thumb fiddling time.<\/p>\n
The best of the hunting is over and the best of the trapping is over.\u00a0 We try for the last bowhunting on the warmest days and we go to the woods in snow camo trying to trick a coyote into our squeals.\u00a0 Sure there\u2019s plenty to do but when it\u2019s cold and we\u2019ve been in the field so much during the best of it, getting the heavy clothes pulled on one more time for dubious results is, simply, difficult.<\/p>\n
But the conditions are rapidly changing.\u00a0 Ice is forming quickly on Northern Michigan lakes and the most rabid ice fishermen are already pulling fish through the ice.\u00a0 There\u2019s some folks fishing Houghton Lake and others stepping out onto all sorts of pothole puddles and small lakes.\u00a0 It\u2019s happening but it\u2019s still dangerous.\u00a0 Last year we had one day where five different anglers went through the ice on five different bodies of water.\u00a0 I strongly encourage anyone seeking ice to contact the Mom and Pop shops that service a region for the latest and most up-to-date information on conditions.\u00a0 I nearly lost an avid and eager ice-angling good friend last year.\u00a0 Be careful.\u00a0\u00a0 Be overly careful.\u00a0 There isn\u2019t a panfish that swims that is worth your life.<\/p>\n
But ice fishing is on our doorstep.\u00a0 I\u2019m excited.\u00a0 I pulled out my shanty, set it up, and inventoried the contents.\u00a0 I\u2019ve pulled the old monofilament from my reels and replaced it.\u00a0 I also slid my small water, warm day sled out.\u00a0 It\u2019s a cool design my friend Dave turned me on to.\u00a0 I have a small, black, jet sled that I bolted on one by six to the rear and attached a swivel seat.\u00a0 It\u2019s a fantastic ice fishing tool.\u00a0 The sled holds your auger and all your gear and you have a comfortable and mobile seat.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll continue to dabble at bow hunting and take a coyote calling expedition.\u00a0 But it is ice fishing time for me as soon as I\u2019m positive it\u2019s safe.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m getting older and with Christmas on us, I\u2019m thinking about presents and things.\u00a0 I have so many things.\u00a0 And I bet you do as well.\u00a0 No one is going out of this life standing up, and I\u2019m pretty sure we\u2019re not taking our things with us.\u00a0\u00a0 But we will lay down with our experiences.\u00a0 Give your fisherman a gift certificate for a quiet ride and fishing trip on our Au Sable River with a top fishing guide.\u00a0 Tell your husband or wife this is what you really want under the tree.\u00a0 And the prices are good for one or two anglers so you can come too.\u00a0\u00a0 Call 989. 390.3330 to get yours today.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be the hero of Christmas.<\/p>\n
Have a fantastic Holiday Season and I sincerely thank you all,<\/p>\n
Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
December 20, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report We\u2019re moving out of the in between time.\u00a0 That time in December that when deer season is ending and grouse season is winding down.\u00a0\u00a0 And the ice fishing hasn\u2019t quite materialized.\u00a0 It\u2019s a thumb fiddling time. The best of the hunting is … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,151,152,84,182,165,166,167,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1501"}],"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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1977,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1501\/revisions\/1977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}