The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report<\/p>\n
The last report talked about how great the August fishing had been.\u00a0 And then Mother Nature stepped in to make a liar out of me.\u00a0 A cold front blew in and settled on the river valley and stymied the rise.\u00a0 Fishing got tough overnight and the trout went lock jawed in the daytime.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re settling back into consistent weather trends now and things are once again, slowly, showing promise for September.<\/p>\n
It feels like Fall here and the fish are acting like it.\u00a0 Brook trout are moving to September spots and hunkering down in pods.\u00a0 If you catch one, keep plying the same water as there are likely several more in that holding water.<\/p>\n
The bugs are changing some as well.\u00a0 Flying ants are still a viable afternoon option as they sprout wings and look to re-colonize.\u00a0 Coachman patterns are working well and are a staple in my box now.<\/p>\n
I floated the other day and saw a cricket scampering around the floorboards of my Au Sable boat.\u00a0 It chirped noisily throughout the day as it poked and crept around the wooden corners.\u00a0 We could hear others on the bank singing back to our hitch hiker.<\/p>\n
In some cultures, crickets mean you\u2019ll have good luck and good fortune.\u00a0 For me, it just meant we should fish black flies.\u00a0 So I knotted one on and the belief turned into prophecy.\u00a0 We got bit often and boated as many smaller trout as we wanted and we lost three big browns on cricket patterns rubbed against the logjams.\u00a0 Had we netted the fish we lost, it would have been the best day I\u2019ve had on the river this season.\u00a0 I\u2019m seriously considering keeping a cricket in our house all winter!<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t neglect the streamer bite now.\u00a0 Fish that are reluctant to rise may be willing to take a swipe at bigger, underwater offerings.\u00a0 The fact remains that trout are still eating something even if they won\u2019t expose themselves to the surface dangers.<\/p>\n
White flies continue below Mio Dam.\u00a0 It can feel like self-abuse chasing that hatch as the fishing is tricky.\u00a0 But I hold hope of one last dandy brown trout selectively feeding to one last hatch on the Au Sable. \u00a0I\u2019ll be there.<\/p>\n
Swing by the shop as soon as you can to take part in our huge Labor Day SALE.\u00a0 All of the new Fall Lines are in and we have to make room.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to clean out the shop!<\/p>\n
Hope to see you all soon,<\/p>\n
Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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