{"id":1509,"date":"2018-01-11T18:35:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T18:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oldausable.com\/wordpress\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2018-01-11T18:35:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T18:35:53","slug":"the-old-au-sable-fly-shop-fishing-report-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/11\/the-old-au-sable-fly-shop-fishing-report-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 11, 2018<\/p>\n

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

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Jan 6th, -28 to start the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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After multiple mornings over the past couple of weeks breaking thermometers and abusing Northern Michigan residents with pre-windchill temperatures down to negative twenty-eight degrees, this warm-up was both a physical and mental relief.\u00a0 The gang was starting to get a little shiny with crazed Jack Nicholson eyes and crooked smiles.\u00a0 It was a bit frightening\u2014like two week stay at Overlook Hotel.<\/p>\n

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Jan 11, 50 Degrees and fishy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I love when we get these little winter heat waves.\u00a0 They\u2019re a gift.\u00a0 Especially when they represent a seventy degree swing.\u00a0 \u00a0Now don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019d like nothing better than for winter to hang around averages both in snowfall amounts and temperatures.\u00a0 Average conditions make for predictable fish and game movements and help outdoorsfolk decide how to spend their days.\u00a0 According to averages, right now we should have a little fresh snow most days and high in the mid-twenties.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m geared to do just about anything on days like that.\u00a0 A little fresh powder makes all sorts of skiing better and reasonable highs make ice fishing comfortable.\u00a0 At twenty-five with no wind you can just sit on a bucket and have a fine afternoon.\u00a0 But it\u2019s tough to get moving in the morning when you know your afternoon beer might explode slush into your pocket during the heat of the day.\u00a0 Sometimes there just aren\u2019t enough hand warmers.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019ll gladly take this forty degree stuff as a payback for winter evil.\u00a0 Sure the ski trails and hills get sloppy and no groomer can make good goings for snowmobilers when it\u2019s this warm and the lakes are a mess, but we\u2019ll get back to all of that soon\u2014likely by the time you hear this report. For now, some trout anglers were able to get back to the stream for a day or two and my friends were able to lean into their rifles one more day at the range.\u00a0 If nothing else, it sure makes a walk with the dogs a more leisurely affair.<\/p>\n

Winter strikes back quickly.\u00a0 We\u2019ll be squatting on the ice somewhere and the fishing will be good.\u00a0 We\u2019ll be sliding over a fresh blanket of snow into the deep and winter silent woods.\u00a0 And we\u2019ll be back on track.<\/p>\n

And we\u2019ll be back at the vise.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget that Fly Tying at The Old Au Sable starts Saturday January 13th<\/sup> at Noon.\u00a0 The class is open and free to anyone that would like to attend and should appeal to anyone that is interested in fly tying or trout fishing.<\/p>\n

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

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

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