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<\/a> up a two cent ante about when the first day of Hendrickson<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> fishing would occur this year. All the predictions were easy early to mid-April prognostications.\u00a0 They were easy because it was sixty degree day buried in a string of sixty degree days and, while we knew we weren\u2019t all guessing right, we all knew the first great dry fly fishing of the year would arrive early.<\/p>\nWell, we were wrong – very wrong. Since that day we\u2019ve had three But there\u2019s good news. Maybe there\u2019s good news only because I\u2019m the one delivering it and I am, above all things, an optimistic angler.\u00a0 What else can you be if you fish?\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing more important in hoping for a bite than the hope.<\/p>\n Anyway, the optimism comes from the idea that all the swamps and most of the ground frost has broken up and was released into the river last week. That should mean that once this blanket of snow melts, and no matter how unlikely it\u2019s beginning to seem\u2014it will melt, and the river will get back to normal flows pretty quickly.\u00a0 In short, it\u2019s looking like we\u2019ll have dry fly angling starting about a week or so before the Opening Day of trout season on April 30th<\/sup> and very good streamer fishing starting very soon.<\/p>\n We actually had some great fishing last week in the Upper Rivers pitching size 6 trout streamers. Smaller, weighted, woolly buggers There\u2019s lots of great stuff going on at The Old Au Sable this Spring so be sure to check out the events page on our website. One of the highlights is a beginner\u2019s fly fishing class <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>with industry pro Ben Hunting on May 14th and again on May 15th.\u00a0 Cost is $199 and includes a free fly rod and reel <\/strong>package valued at over $200.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget to clear your schedule for our annual Trout Season’s Eve Party<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>on April 29th<\/sup>.\u00a0 All the food and fun will be there and Dennis Potter will be doing free fly tying demonstrations all weekend.\u00a0 It should be a great Opener this year.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve finished up with the two day streamer classes for the Spring but are offering a one day class on April 16th<\/sup> and again on April 17th<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0 The one day class is consists of 6 hours of mixed instruction and a guided float trip down the river.\u00a0 Lunch is included and cost is only $149 per person based on double occupancy. Email us\u00a0to make a reservation at info@oldausable.com.<\/p>\n Last but not least we\u2019re going to run a Spring special on trout fishing trips until April 21st<\/sup> this year.\u00a0 We\u2019re offering a 5 hour trip down the river and a streamside lunch for $275 for up to 2 anglers.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great deal and five hours is just about the right amount of time to spend on the stream in the early Spring. Email us\u00a0to book a trip at\u00a0info@oldausable.com.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also time to dust off the gear, organize the flies, and patch those It\u2019s time to get out there.<\/p>\n Hope to see you all soon,<\/p>\n Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" April 7, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. 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We\u2019ve been selected by Simms to be one of the few shops in the country that offer up a FREE wader test to all of our clients with the \u201cWader Inflator\u201d.\u00a0 It\u2019s a bit of a Rube Goldberg contraption, but it works fantastically.\u00a0 If you\u2019re wader is leaking we\u2019ll fix it for free with the Aquaseal you provide.\u00a0 If we can\u2019t fix your waders, we\u2019ll give you cash for your old waders toward the purchase of a brand new pair.\u00a0 You just can\u2019t beat that deal.<\/p>\n