June 25, 2019 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Hex are imminent. They have been for the last week. We saw the big fish-flies blow up  in enormous number on Lake Margrethe and have been waiting for the big mayflies to make an appearance ever since.  It normally takes about a week of eager angling before we see the glory hatch show up on the early parts of the Au Sable.  But this year has been anything but normal. It’s been over a seven days now by this ...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Blue Gills, Brook Trout, Brown Drakes, BWO, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Fly Fishing School, Fly Tying, Hex, ISO, Michigan Reports, River Reports, Streamer Fishing, Thunderstorms, Tourism, Weather

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The fishing since the last report on the Au Sable has been surprising. The hatches came off as predicted but with the unprecedented cold and high stream conditions, good catching was improbable.  We expected tough angling, but what we got was amazing. High water continued to plague the river systems and wading was nearly impossible. But the boats experienced some of the best rise activity that we’ve seen since I planted myself here nea...

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

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The rains keep falling. The rivers rise.  The hatches keep moving along. Some reaches of river have become too high and clouded to effectively fish. It can be stressful for the anglers that have planned a fishing adventure some twelve months ago and have arrived to high, cold water.  Some favorite reaches of the river are un-wadable and some stretches are unfishable even from a boat. Conditions like these can even make the guides...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Brown Drakes, BWO, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Fly Fishing School, Fly Tying, Hex, ISO, Michigan Reports, River Reports, Streamer Fishing, Thunderstorms, Tourism, Trico, 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

August 9, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report   After Dark with Donnie   There’s an amazi...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Brook Trout, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing School, Michigan Reports, River Reports, Streamer Fishing, Trico Tags: Au Sable River Fishing Report

August 1, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Night Fishing with Donnie We’re stepping into Au...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Brook Trout, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing School, Michigan Reports, River Reports Tags: Smallmouth bass, Au Sable River Fishing Report, Manistee River, Dry Fly Fishing, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Night Fishing, Mousing, Au Sable

July 13, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report   Tiger Trout with Guide Donnie ...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Brook Trout, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing School, Michigan Reports, River Reports Tags: Tiger Trout, Au Sable River

April 4, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report   Fishy young man with Donnie Richards &nbs...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Fly Fishing School, Michigan Reports, River Reports Tags: Streamer Fishing

March 27, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report     By inches and nudges Spring is slowly creeping in.  We’re moving from highs in the thi...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Fly Fishing School, Fly Tying, Michigan Reports, Michigan Winter Fishing, River Reports, Uncategorized, Weather Tags: Streamer Fishing

  Bob with Donnie finding trout   March 6, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report I keep ...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Dry Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing Community, Fly Fishing School, Michigan Reports, Michigan Winter Fishing, River Reports, Streamer Fishing Tags: Michigan Fly Fishing Expo, trout season, Streamer Fishing