Scheduled to be released Opening Day 2007! Each chapter is a month and we'll start with April and walk you through the seasons here on the Au Sable. This will definitely help any angler in preparing to visit the river. Complete hatch chart, tons of patterns, and lots of photos. Available at better fly shops everywhere stating April 28, 2007. All proceeds are dedicated to the Anglers of the Au Sable. $24.95 retail, plus $5 shipping.
Official signing of the "Limited Edition" books took place on April 26th, 2007. Rusty, contributor Josh Greenberg, and editor Bill Sodeman signed over 500 books. Lodge guests poured through as the event unfolded, and it kicked off a wonderful Opening weekend that for many will not soon be forgotten. Skip DeWall, publisher, was on hand to make sure the night flowed as planned.
In the River Journal Series, Au Sable by Bob Linsenman, featuring the entire river from Grayling to Oscoda. Good basic knowledge, as well as fly patterns and more. Lots of color photographs. A nice read. $17.95 which includes postage and handling of $2.
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Trout Unlimited, Challenge Chapter Au Sable River Guide is full of maps of the upper system. Includes virtually all public access points and how to get there, for the Mainstream, North Branch and South Branch. An absolute must for saving what would take someone new to the area 20 years to figure out. Also available for our sister river the Manistee, and the Black, Pigeon, Sturgeon, and Boardman Rivers. Color Au Sable guide is $22.95. Others $16.95 plus $2 postage.
Many of our biggest fish are caught during low light conditions; dusk, dawn, and especially cloudy overcast days. This South Branch brown was released by Ken Rivard. Photo by G. Fetherston
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