The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Our river systems have blown up with insect life. The sand flies are out - you know, those little black critters that draw blood from your ears and nick you a...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, BWO, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Michigan Reports, River Reports, Tourism, Weather

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Every Spring of every trout season there’s a great fish story. This time it’s mine. We’ve been struggling Up North to get the 2019 Michigan trout season kicked int...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Brown Drakes, BWO, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Fly Fishing School, Fly Tying, Michigan Reports, River Reports, Tourism, Weather

May 3, 2019 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The opening week of trout fishing in Michigan is in the books. It was a tough one.  We had some very warm days that pushed Hendricksons to the surface and had a few fish looking up. But a cold front bumped water temperatures back down and thwarted any solid dry fly action.

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, BWO, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Michigan Reports, River Reports, Tourism, Weather