Free Fly Tying Saturday

Come tie flies with us!  Whether you’ve never tied a fly before or you’ve tied thousands, we have a spot at a table for you.  We have vises and tools for use, and a pretty wide selection of materials.  Several instructors will be roaming around helping with techniques.  The beauty of these “classes” is that you can tie the flies that you want to fish.  Need to work on your parachutes?  No problem.  Splitting tails?  Yep.  Just want to drink coffee and get out of the house?  There’s a fair amount of that as well.  See you there!

Please RSVP to [email protected].

 

Previous Fishing Reports

Offseason

November 4, 2026

For us in the fly shop, nothing is quite as quiet as the first three weeks of November.  It’s just…there’s a lot going on besides trout in a river.  Sports fans are doing sports, steelhead fans are fishing for steelhead, deer hunters are deer hunting, and even the mountain bikers have a big even this weekend (and we’ll be cheering on Denny and Jordan).  But, well, it’s a very nice time to be fishing the Au Sable as well.  Last

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Rain and Shine

October 22, 2026

Used Rods and Reels:  List at end of this Fishing Report! Yeah, it’s better on the rainy days.  This week has been beautiful [read: tough fishing] in a way that the second half of October typically isn’t.  A few spawning beds are around but the trout have pretty much quit that due to the heat and sun, which is good news for the angler, but the high skies and crystal-clear water have the fish sulking, which is bad news.   Still,

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