The latest heat wave brought out the Brown Drakes right on schedule June 1 throughout the Au Sable. Water temps have sure been high but night time temps were still good and finally some cooler nights of late. Over all dry fly fishing in late evenings and after dark has been very good. Isonychia or […]
Weather seems like it just keeps getting stranger as time goes on! No rain in this May for the last few weeks and lots of bright sunny beautiful days. Doesn’t make for the best afternoon fishing on the Au Sable River. The good part about this low water and these warm days is the dry […]
We are finally getting to my favorite time of the Summer – chasing Big Browns in the dark! Its kind of a slow start into darkness now. This time of year with lots of good late evening hatches (sulphurs, march browns, grey drakes, yellow cahill) spinner falls start coming later with more heat. Currently this […]
For the last 20 years plus I have headed to the Frankfort area in the late summer for 6-8 weeks of guided float trips for Kings and Coho Salmon. Just an awesome small town on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Betsie River. Love the Betsie River and that my main river from late […]
Good dry fly fishing continues on the Au Sable River! Sulphur hatch is in full swing now size 14 thru 18 and best time frame has been the evening hours to dark. Look for spinner falls as light starts to fade. Of late is lots of yellow bug – sulphur, light hendrickson, march browns and […]
Its all trout fishing for me now and have closed out our Spring Steelhead season. I start back in the lower Au Sable in early October chasing Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead. The last 3 days been floating our trout water on the Au Sable and have had some good dry fly fishing. Daytime Dark Hendrickon […]
Dry fly season is in full swing here on the Au Sable and throughout Northern Michigan. Dark Hendrickson has been up and down the last couple weeks which is always the case every year – weather related but have had some good days! Light Hendrickson has started also and Sulphur will be booming soon. Will […]
Been some excellent steelhead fishing of late on the Au Sable River! Cooler weather and some rain has made ideal conditions. This steelhead run has always been called the latest run in the lower peninsula of Michigan. Should keep going for at least a couple more weeks!
Hendrickson hatch has been what most of the trout fisherman have been talking about of late – are they rising! This past weekend Hendrickson hatch in the Big Waters of the Au Sable has been heavy. Not a lot of trout have been rising but there have been some and good ones! Water temps have […]
We finally have all the Airflo streamer lines in stock! Streamer Max Short is my goto line here on the Au Sable and throughout Michigan this time of year. The new Ridge Tech 2.0 is just awesome with reducing tangles and shooting further. Ideal line for medium size river and smaller river where roll casting […]