The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report<\/p>\n
Wild weather swings are about to bend to more seasonable trends.\u00a0 We went from an early season snowstorm to an incredibly warm Indian Summer.<\/p>\n
The summer-like stretch made fishing and hunting difficult.\u00a0 Grouse hunting fell apart with the heat.\u00a0 Whipped dogs lolled tongues over water dishes in the bird covers by mid-morning.\u00a0 It felt more like September than November.<\/p>\n
Fishing changed starkly.\u00a0 Most of the post spawn brown trout moved quickly to summer-like patterns\u2014feeding in the early morning and late evening hours.\u00a0 I expect they were most active after sunset.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s all about to change and move back to a more moderate and agreeable trend.\u00a0 This change is welcomed.\u00a0 We should be better off for it.\u00a0\u00a0 We\u2019re back in the game.<\/p>\n
White-tailed bucks are rutting and on the muscle.\u00a0 I saw a whopper nose down, on doe sneaking only a few yards in front of him while I was rolling toward the shop one morning.\u00a0 And my friend watched two different racked deer cross the road as he tooled up the gravel into his grouse coverts.\u00a0 Folks here are optimistic about the antlers they\u2019ve seen on the roadsides and on game cameras.\u00a0 I wish the orange army great success.<\/p>\n
Jack\u2019s coming with me this year to experience the opening days of deer camp.\u00a0 Grandpa is super excited.\u00a0 And so am I.<\/p>\n
Jack has been doing bow camp with Dad and I for a few years now and he\u2019s getting pretty darn stealthy in the woods.\u00a0 And we\u2019ve learned a few things about making it quiet and fun.\u00a0 First, we bring lots of snacks.\u00a0 We unwrap everything before we go and keep it all in one big bag\u2014no crinkling\u00a0\u00a0 Next, we stay warm and comfortable.\u00a0 Jack also hoots on the deer call now and then when things get slow.\u00a0 And we read and play games.\u00a0 If you want this to become part of their lives, then you don\u2019t want young kids to be cold and miserable and bored.<\/p>\n
If deer hunting isn\u2019t your thing, fishing for big brown trout is getting better.\u00a0 The days between early November and late December generally show us some of the best, trophy trout of the season.<\/p>\n
Whatever you do, have fun out there.<\/p>\n
Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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