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 […]
Im not much into the opening weekend hype with so much water year round water on the Au Sable and in Northern Michigan. But I do know many anglers do like to come to this area every year on the last Saturday of April. Also there is a number of very cool small streams and […]
A week ago the Au Sable River was flooded throughout the entire system. Water temps were very cold and much of backwaters in lower river were full of ice. Now today it feels like summer is here! Most of the trout water is in the upper 50’s and some could 60 degrees today. All the […]
Finally some good spring water throughout the Au Sable River system! Friday was a cold all day rain and finally got some melting going and big increase in water. It was tough day of fishing and my guys were strippin streamers for Steelhead and Atlantics then in afternoon for Big Browns. Hooked one steelhead and […]
Finally back home to NE Michigan and the Au Sable River! Had a real good winter in Arkansas and been on the White River since the first week in January. Already been thru winter to spring in Arkansas and now get to do it again here in Michigan. When I got home a few days […]
TopWater Boats builds just an awesome river skiff and I have used this one in Michigan and Arkansas. Its time for new TopWater for me so this one is for sale now – $18,500. This one is running so smooth now! 2018 21′ x 60″ with 2018 Mercury Jet and 2021 Minn Kota Ulterra trolling […]