The following Northern Michigan fishing content is excerpted from Grayling’s Old AuSable Fly Shop’s River Report, written by the shop’s keeper, Andy Partlo. Visit the Old AuSable Fly Shop at ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

When it comes to fly fishing, no one has a better river than Michigan. That’s according to USA Today readers, who were asked to identify the best rivers in the U.S. for fly fishing. The list, released ...

Recently, fishing buddy Paul Knauth of Hinsdale and I took a three-day fall flyfishing trip to the Ausable River — near Lake Placid — in Wilmington, N.Y. We planned to fish the traditional fall trout ...