June 22, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The Hex hatch is rolling on the Au Sable.  And the fishing has been great. It has been the strangest emergence I’ve ever witnessed.  Our river is a giant spring creek and by its nature warms unevenly.  Small springs, rivulets, creeks, and larger tributaries add volume and cold water along the river’s length.  So we have a river that looks much like a small stream best suited for canoes at its headwaters in fro...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Blue Gills, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Hex, Michigan Reports

  June 13, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Big bug fever has caught fire here in Northe...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Brown Drakes, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing School, Fly Tying, Hex, Michigan Reports, River Reports

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. It’s a great time to be a fisherman on the trout streams of Northern Michigan. There are many tactics that can work in the weird, little world of fly fishing and right now all of them are in play.

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Fly Tying, Hex, ISO, River Reports, Tourism, Trico

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Black Bear Encounter On the South Branch It’s July. Seems like I just woke up yesterday scr...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Brown Drakes, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Hex, River Reports, Tourism, Weather

June 23, 2016 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Well that was a great week we just had.  The Hex hatched and spun and big fish took notice.  We always see man...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Brown Drakes, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Hex, River Reports, Tourism, Weather

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The weather is always a bit crazy in Northern Michigan, but this past week it was downright schizophrenic. I set the furnace at seventy degrees one day in ...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Brook Trout, Brown Drakes, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Hex, River Reports, Weather