- Source: Mangled Fly
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Hot days during the Summer equals perfect Night Fishing conditions for Brown Trout. #troutfishing
Early August Fishing Report
August is here and so are August fishing conditions. The rivers are low and clear and with the cooler overnight temperatures, the water temperatures are ideal. It’s a fun time of year to wet-wade with a box or two of flies in your pocket and some tippet and just keep
- Source: Current Works, Ted Kraimer
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Fishing Report 8/1/25
Where is the summer going?!
Temperatures have finally broken from the stranglehold of heat we’ve endured the past couple of weeks. Last night, I was out on the river mousing, and the air temperature dipped all the way down to 42 degrees—it was cold!
- Source: Northern Angler
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August 1, 2025
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Sorry for the big lapse in reports. We are still alive and preparing for a great fall! It has been a tough summer with low water levels and high water temps. It appears we are good with water temps now, but we REALLY need
- Source: Baldwin Bait & Tackle
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Progressions
You gotta love a season when you can catch a brown trout on a 5-inch long mouse and, a few yours later, a brown trout on a size 26 Trico. It’s this miniature fishing that comes first. There are some true trico devotees at the lodge right now and, a
- Source: Gates Au Sable Lodge
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Fishing Report 7/26/25
Northern Angler Fishing Report 7/26/25
This week, we had some tremendous storms roll through the area, and the rivers are up and stained—great news for water levels and fish, especially during a time of year when conditions are typically low
- Source: Northern Angler
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big small summer fall
The initial hint of fall: It’s time to sign up for the 2025 River Cleanup on September 6th at 10 am at the lodge. First time? No problem. Twentieth time? Thank you. Have a “beat” you’d like to clean? The beat list is at the bottom of the report. Can’t
- Source: Gates Au Sable Lodge
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Fishing Report 7/20/25
Boardman River Report
The Boardman remains nice and cold – great for this time of year. We saw a quick bump in flows Wednesday night with rain but the river is mostly back to normal flows for this time of year. If you want to explore the Boardman, concentrate your
- Source: Northern Angler
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High Water!
Sorry for the late report, especially because conditions have changed, to say the least. As of Thursday at 4 pm, the mainstream and the North Branch are very high and discolored. The South Branch, interestingly, is not. In fact, flowing at 140 cfs, it is still very low. Hence, a
- Source: Gates Au Sable Lodge
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July 15th 2025
Looking at the forecast prior to typing the report it looks like we are facing another 90 degree day. Hot weather and low clear water means that the dog days of summer are upon us. In the past several weeks I have had the opportunity to get out on the
- Source: Nomad Anglers
- Read full post: July 15th 2025