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

Already the Brook Trout on the Au Sable River are beautifully colored up and staging for the spawn.  They are brightly suited with their orange and red bellies and white tipped fins. The deer are thick and healthy. This year’s fawn’s spots have faded.  And the bucks have shed their light brown velvet and show bone white antlers.

By: Aaron Dexter   Category: River Reports Tags: Brown Trout, Fall Colors, Bird Hunting, River Clean Up, Mousing

It’s no secret that big trout like to hunt under the cover of darkness.  In Michigan trout streams, brown trout are the apex predators. The lunkers hunker in log tangled lairs all day long just waiting for nightfall to blanket the earth.  Once it does, the browns become the kings of their watery world. They slip out into the main river and stalk the currents for anything that can fit into their mouth. Of course, smaller trout, chubs, and crayfish fit that bill, but th...

By: Aaron Dexter   Category: River Reports Tags: Night Fishing, Trout, Mousing, Au Sable, Manistee