Month: May 2024

One of best hatches on the Au Sable River and most of our top trout streamers in Northern Michigan. This hatch starts right about now depending on weather and will […]

With Lake Huron warming up much earlier than most years our Smallmouth fishing on the shoreline started early this year in mid April – good fishing continues! These Smallies are […]

The past week has been a great time to kick off to chasing Big Browns in the dark here in Northeast Michigan! Spring has been moving along quickly and starting […]

Here on the Au Sable when the May heat comes Stone Flies start hatching! Most of them crawl out of the river to emerge but then come back to lay […]

Hatches in the Big Waters of the Au Sable are moving along quickly now. Still a few Dark Hendrickson spinners most nights and fish do key into them at times. […]

For years the Au Sable River got a very small return of wild Coho Salmon from Lake Huron. After a number of studies throughout the Great Lakes on Coho diet […]

Been an excellent spring so far on the Au Sable streamer fishing! Look for this to continue thru May if we keep getting these cool periods and some rain. Water […]

The last couple weeks has produced some good dry fly fishing at times! The Dark Hendrickson as always kicked things off in late April depending on which section of the […]

Had an excellent steelhead run in the lower Au Sable River this Spring! The super early melt down here in Northern Michigan wasn’t ideal as river temps were well up […]

Lake Huron is sure warmer than it typically is for early May and ideal for Smallmouth Bass! Fished the shoreline yesterday and had excellent action (photos below). Smallies are in […]