{"id":652,"date":"2015-06-18T14:34:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T14:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oldausable.com\/wordpress\/?p=652"},"modified":"2015-06-18T14:34:51","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T14:34:51","slug":"june-17-2015-river-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oldausable.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/18\/june-17-2015-river-report\/","title":{"rendered":"June 17, 2015 River Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello Folks this is Andy with the Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report<\/p>\n

Okay, we\u2019ve had enough rain now.\u00a0 We didn\u2019t get nearly the deluge that was predicted and we didn\u2019t get as much as the folks downstate, but we did get enough to pump up the Au Sable River to spring run-off levels.\u00a0 The North Branch of the Au Sable and the ever clear Manistee held up very well and remained good and fishable since the rains but the South Branch and the Mainstream of the Au Sable flexed their muscles and got pretty darn big.<\/p>\n

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The extra water, while an inconvenience over the past week, should pay off well for our summertime angling.\u00a0 That said, all the streams have crested and are falling out and clearing nicely.\u00a0 With a little luck, we should have some good trout fishing on all reaches of our area streams over the coming week.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s a good thing because we have brown drakes getting going on the Manistee River as well as Isonychias and even the beginning of the fabled Hex hatch getting started on the Au Sable River.\u00a0 The big bugs landed on our Old Au Sable Fly Shop sign last Monday night, and as much as I like to talk about hatch progressions and Lake Irises in bloom as a signal of bugs to come, nothing quite nods to the beginning of the \u201cGreat Hatch\u201d as the actual insects on the sign at our fly shop.\u00a0\u00a0 It just doesn\u2019t take a crystal ball . . .<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ll see where they go from there, but one thing is for certain\u2014they\u2019re starting.<\/p>\n

As I said in the last report, though, I wouldn\u2019t wait around for the main event at dusk and even after into dark.\u00a0 I\u2019d fish.\u00a0 The morning angling has been pretty good with olives and prospecting with stoneflies, Iso\u2019s, and drakes has produced all day long.\u00a0 The fishermen doing best have been fishing hard and the prospecting blindly to non-rising trout has fooled some of the best fish in the river, lately.\u00a0 If you\u2019re out there in the glory hour of the falling last light and the main event doesn\u2019t happen, mess about dragging a mouse around and you may just be rewarded like our young, active military friend Joel, with a fine trophy brown.\u00a0 Good things happen after dark this time of year.<\/p>\n

And look to the area lakes like Jones and Wakely for some red hot bluegill fishing during the day.\u00a0 They\u2019re both catch and release gems and Wakely just opened on June 15th<\/sup>.\u00a0 It\u2019s nice to have the special reg\u2019s we have in our county.\u00a0 Crawford County is a pretty special place.\u00a0 You can fish all day and all night right now and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve had a really important cancellation in our newly refurbished lodging for the next couple of weeks and someone should do their best to snatch the dates.\u00a0 The lodge comfortably sleeps six and is positioned in the heart of both the Au Sable and Manistee.\u00a0 You can chase Hex with and easy drive to wherever they might show.\u00a0 It\u2019s inexpensive for a group at $120 a night and once you nail it down, you\u2019ll have the rights to it for as many years as you like.\u00a0 You can\u2019t buy a cabin for that.\u00a0 So get some folks together and pin these dates down.\u00a0 Even if you can\u2019t fill it this year, you can book it with as many as you\u2019d like and get gang together for next year.\u00a0 Circle the wagons on this one\u2014it may not be available again.<\/p>\n

Think of it this way . . . if you book the lodge for just 3 days and book 3 full day Hex trips with 6 anglers, each of you would only pay $435.00 for the entire \u00a03 day deal.\u00a0 That\u2019s for the best of the best plus central air! It\u2019s a no brainer and, by the way, that\u2019s true of the entire year.\u00a0 The group guide trip\/lodging combo we offer is simply the best deal you will find on any blue-ribbon trout stream anywhere.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got one last tidbit from guide Jamie Clous.\u00a0 Every once in a while, guides and clients just click and for a guide to be inspired enough to send a note to me about it . . . well, that\u2019s just cool.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what Jamie had to say in his own words.<\/p>\n

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We often talk about great fishing in reports; rarely do we acknowledge great anglers.\u00a0 The photos are of Max, an 18 year old whose parents don’t fish but have encouraged his enthusiasm for fly fishing since he was 9.\u00a0 However, that is only part of the story. <\/em><\/p>\n

Not only does Max fish, he fishes exceptional well.\u00a0 On this day his accuracy, line management, awareness of surroundings and all around skill is one of the best displays I have ever seen.\u00a0 I could go on and on about how he was 4 for 4 on big fish opportunities or how I catch more trees myself than he did.\u00a0 I’ll just say it was very impressive.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jamie Clous<\/em><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s about to explode up here, so do your best to head on up.\u00a0 Drive safe and we\u2019ll see you soon,<\/p>\n

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

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