Previous Fishing Reports

Every few years, a tiger trout will pop up.  Now some fisheries stock hatchery-forced tiger trout, but a wild one is a rare thing.  We most commonly see them pop

So much change in such a short timeframe.  Let’s see:  The flying ants are now a thing, and they’ll stay a thing through the first frosts of the season.  On

Daylight suddenly seems precious.  We are night fishing before 10 pm and it’s now dark on my way to work.  There are signs of this sweet little season that lasts

Scroll to the bottom of this week’s report for A) River Cleanup Updates, B) Some Sweet Fly Fishing Classes, and C) A List of Used Rods for Sale! It could

Hope swims under a bridge.  And I want to tell you that a 22″ trout was caught on a small ant under a bridge on the Au Sable yesterday.  The

Finally it feels like the Second Season:  That great post-hex season that stretches into September.   There are anglers swinging mice, fishing morning tricos, pitching skunks at midday, chasing bass, hitting

After so much hand-wringing, the smoke from Canada came in, obscured the sun, and water temperatures plummeted.  The smoke from Canada also left the normally bustling Au Sable river valley

Update 7/13:  This heatwave is pretty bad and most of river stretches on the Au Sable and Manistee will be over 70 degrees today and tomorrow.  It’s a good time to

After two straight days in the near 90s, and torrential downpour, the river is full of water, and warm, and it’s going to be a tough couple days of fishing. 

I began to write this week’s fishing report by looking at last week’s…and last week’s report felt like it was written a MONTH ago.  The time-bending ability of hex is