I saw an odd sight this weekend on the Manistee River…a canoe (with two people) floating downstream with a huge yellow flag flying in the center of it. It was the coiled snake with “Don’t Tread on Me” – I wonder why they were flying a flag at all. Obviously someone was making a statement, […]
Teaching youth to fly-fish: the One Fly (Box) Challenge
Teaching youth to fly-fish: the One Fly (Box) Challenge – The Anglers of the Au Sable is sponsoring an event to help young folks who are either interested in learning to fly fish, or already accomplished anglers. The One Fly (Box) Challenge will be held at 9 a.m. on August 10th at Gates Au Sable […]
National Guard Recruiters partner with marathon
At 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2013, two-person teams will begin North America’s toughest, richest, non-stop canoe race, the AuSable River Canoe Marathon. At the sound of the gun, the teams carrying their canoes on their shoulders, race several blocks through the streets of Grayling, Michigan to the AuSable River in front of The […]
Rehabilitation efforts of Au Sable River’s South Branch continue
Rehabilitation efforts of Au Sable River’s South Branch continue – The Department of Natural Resources today announced fish and insect communities will soon benefit from another habitat project in the South Branch of the Au Sable River. Contractors will place large woody complexes – clusters of a small number of trees – in select areas […]
Midnight Fly Fishing Derby
Intro: Have you ever seen so many people who think going fishing at midnight with a box full of mice is cool? Neither have we. So let’s do something to celebrate it: a night fishing one-fly competition. And let’s make it accomplish something, like raising money for a great cause. Why: To benefit a great […]
July 4th festivities
July 4th festivities – The festivities will begin at 12-noon at the Grayling City Park with music and live entertainment throughout the day, in addition to karaoke. City Park festivities will conclude at 4pm. There will be other activities for the kids throughout the day – arts & crafts and assorted games. The Booster Club […]
Learn to Fly Fish Wet Flies, Soft Hackles & Nymphs
Fishing Wet Flies, Soft Hackles & Nymphs Class – Focused on learning the various basic techniques of wet fly, soft hackle and nymph fishing, this class at Gates AuSable Lodge is designed for those that have a basic knowledge of fly-fishing and want to enhance their skills in these specific areas. This class will help […]
Dry Fly Basics Class on the Ausable River
Dry Fly Basics Class – This class at Gates AuSable Lodge is geared towards those that have at those that have a basic knowledge of fly-fishing and want to enhance their skills and knowledge of the techniques of dry fly fishing. We have many techniques – such as downstream fishing – that are unique to […]
Weekend Fly Fishing School
There’s simply no better way to immerse yourself in fly fishing than to spend a weekend learning from a guide. The Gates AuSable Lodge weekend fly-fishing school will help make you a better fly angler! We teach self-sufficiency on the water. Our goal is that when you finish our weekend school, you’ll be able to […]
Learn How to Fly Cast
Casting is undoubtedly one of the most important of all the fly-fishing skills. You must be able to present the fly to the spot in which the fish is located in order to be successful. Although fly-casting may appear to be difficult, it’s really not. There are a few basic things that you need to […]
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