October 29, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. We’ve finally found the Fall weather fishermen were waiting for. The remnants of hurricane Patricia served up an all-day soaking rain complete with the dense cloud cover that fishermen crave.  Trout anglers on the Upper Au Sable and Manistee Rivers slipped into drift boats and plied the lower reaches of each watershed with naturally colored, articulated streamers and were rewarded with a fair number of brown trout and...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Grouse Hunting, River Reports, Streamer Fishing, Tourism

October 21, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report What a great time I’ve had this week. There’s so much good stuff happening in the North woods and I was lucky enough to take some well needed days off to enjoy some of the reasons we live here.

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Bow Hunting, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Grouse Hunting, River Reports, Streamer Fishing, Tourism, Uncategorized

October 15, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Fall colors have exploded here in Northern Michigan. It took a while for the change to happen this year, but now it has an...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Grouse Hunting, River Reports, Streamer Fishing, Tourism

October 8, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report I don’t know if you call this an Indian Summer just yet, but we keep getting dips and valleys in the weather that are highlighted by beautiful sunny, warm days here in Northern Michigan. It’s safe to say that the type of weather you want for your Fall fun is happening in short stretches every week.

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, River Reports

October 1, 2015 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. It’s fair to say that the worm has turned. Gone is the Summertime-like weather that pushed so late into September and now true Fall conditions have slid into Northern Michigan. And with the change, much improved hunting and fishing has followed.

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Grouse Hunting, River Reports, Streamer Fishing, Tourism, Uncategorized