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Northern Angler Fly Shop Fishing Report September 12, 2025
While last weeks rains and cooler temperatures really pushed the salmon in the local rivers, the summer like temperatures of this week have the fish in a bit of a funk. They seem a bit stale after such a strong
The rivers are crystal clear, the leaves are turning, the ants are flying…what a wonderful week on the Au Sable. I snuck in an hour yesterday and I realized, immediately, the following:
the river was unbelievable gin clear there were BWOs hatching there were ants on the water the
The past week of fall weather had us thinking summer was over, then, well, summer showed up again. The cooler weather combined with some favorable winds helped encourage a number of salmon to run up local rivers. Now that the summer weather and sunshine has returned, those fish are hiding
Northern Angler Fly Shop Fishing Report September 5, 2025
The cooler weather this week really makes it feel as though fall is upon us! We have had really favorable weather with winds and rain to get the salmon really moving in the Manistee and Betsie Rivers. This rain will
It’s Cleanup week! On Saturday, well over a 100 people will gather to clean the Au Sable on foot or by boat. We won’t find a lot of junk — years of cleanups have emptied the base-load — but we’ll find enough for us to do it again next year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OtdHOMlVvo #salmon #fishing #michigan Once in a blue moon we put the fly fishing rods down and break out some spinning gear to throw thundersticks at salmon. We have no idea what we’re doing without fly rods but occasionally manage to hook a few. Music from www.musicbed.com Artist: Korean BBQ