January 19, 2017 The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report Ice fishing season continues to blossom here in Northern Michigan.  Nearly all of the inland lakes have at l...

By: Jeff Gardner   Category: Blue Gills, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing School, Fly Tying, Ice Fishing, Michigan Reports, Michigan Winter Fishing, River Reports, Streamer Fishing, Uncategorized, Weather Tags: Ice Fishing, fly tying, Winter Fishing, Northern Michigan

Tail, body, wing, hackle.  Fly.  Tail, body, wing, hackle.  Fly. It’s a production fly tier’s mantra.  And during a stretch of February like we just experienced, you take it to bed with you and wake in the small hours of the night up muttering it to yourself as you shuffle to the tying bench to assure yourself that the day’s fly mound of flies is safe.

By: Aaron Dexter   Category: River Reports Tags: Ice Fishing, cold, fly tying, Winter

I’ve logged some serious ice time this season.  I spent more time on the hard water last week than I have in the last two years and, even with some pretty serious sorting, I cleaned about seventy perch as a result.  A lot of knife work for sure, but it’s really not that bad when you get in the groove.  Sure the smaller ones take some careful surgery and a steady hand but it’s amazing how much pride you can get from producing a couple of mouthfuls of fresh perch. Most of that a...

By: Aaron Dexter   Category: River Reports Tags: Higgins Lake, Ice Fishing, fly tying

So you want to be a fisherman? Well it was one tough week to do that.  Subzero lows and single digit highs dominated the weather, and fly fishing area streams was totally out of the question.  Maybe someone snuck out somewhere, but if they did, they’re probably still there, stuck in ice up ...

By: Aaron Dexter   Category: River Reports Tags: cold, snow, fly tying, Winter