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As July comes to a close and we move into August I’m reminded how much I enjoy fishing this time of year. Our shop gets pretty busy in July and things seem to slow down just enough for us to relax a little and enjoy one of the last
Interesting article about one of the most interestesting and knowledgable stewards of the Au Sable – our friend, Josh Greenberg. https://midwesterngentleman.com/stories/gates-au-sable-lodge/
After some heavy rain last weekend our local rivers came up significantly but have dropped again and are close to average flows/heights for this time of year. The clarity is still running with a bit of a stain to them but are more than fishable, for now – if the
Pere Marquette River Fishing Report – July 28, 2021 – Baldwin, Michigan
John came to west MI for a friends wedding and ended up catching his first Pere Marquette river Brown trout as well!
The Pere Marquette river fishing report for July 28, 2021 in the Baldwin, Michigan area is
Muskegon River Fishing Report – July 25, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan
Greg with a nice Muskegon river Smallmouth Bass from our recent trip.
The Muskegon river fishing report for July 25, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is focused on the heart of our summer season for warm water species
Mousing for Big Brown Trout
It’s the middle of July and the majority of our hatches are complete. The terrestrial fishing is heating up, our weather is shifting to more humid and warmer days/nights, and the larger fish in our rivers still prefer to hunt at night. Night fishing
Mid-week rains have brought the seasonal rainfall almost up to it’s average annual amount making last month’s drought a memory and the river levels up, too. The water is high for this time of year and a bit stained due to the tannin and silt but there is still enough
Well, we’ve certainly gotten more rain than most of us expected this past week. Our rivers will be running higher with some good stain this weekend. I hope that doesn’t discourage anyone from hitting the water however, there is still plenty of good fishing to be enjoyed!
The
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report
I never thought I’d say this but, “The Mosquitos have finally arrived”! Those little water-born bloodsuckers have been notoriously absent for most of the season. It’s not that I’ve missed them exactly, but it’s just been weird. And after a Spring that