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 Fishing is always good, but now the catching is starting to slowly improve.   It’s been a cold Spring and we’ve been struggling with water temperatures.  That situation looks to be getting better all the time.  Nighttime low temperatures along with daytime high temperatures, are helping our streams warm.  We’ve been a few degrees away from greatness and, and as a result, the insect hatches have dribbled and the trout rise has been let...

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

July 19, 2018 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Wayne Exploring a New Creek It’s hopper time on the Au Sable and Mani...

By: Andy Partlo   Category: Brook Trout, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Michigan Reports, River Reports, Trico, Weather Tags: Au S, Dry Fly Fishing, Au Sable, Manistee

August 31, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The young Miss Craft with a beauty of a Brown Trout! The last ...

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

August 15, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Jack's First Trout It’s hard to believe how well the...

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

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Whew! My shoulders are officially lowered.  I just spent a week with my fine wife and sweet little boy exploring the wilds of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It’s been nearly twenty years since Gloria and I have taken an entire week to explore the wonders that Northern Michigan has to offer. It had been too long and with Jack at four years old, our youthful spirits were rejuvenated.  And that is one of the best gifts that having a young...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Blue Gills, Brook Trout, Brown Drakes, Dry Fly Fishing, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Community, Michigan Reports, River Reports, Tourism, Trico, Weather

The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report The great migration has begun.  Many thousands of cars, trucks, and SUV’s hit the blacktop trail after the holiday weekend and flowed southward from their Summer grounds.  Folks pulled their docks and

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

August 11, 2016 Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report. Trout like it cold, dark, and wet.  We don’t have much of that in the heat of August here in the Au Sable River Valley.  But we’ve been fortunate enough this seas...

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