AuSable down from Mio

[WadesUpStream]

Outing Date: May 11th 9AM - 8PM
Weather: Light Overcast, 5-15 mph gusts
Air Temp: 40-50's
Water Temp: bloody cold
Water Level: High
Water Color: Cloudy
Fish Species: Rainbow
Pattern Fished: Hendricson Dry
Pattern Color: Light
Fishing Quality: Good

Report: Tried all day to get them to hit on streamers with no sucess. From 4-7PM they were feeding from the surface. Only got hits from Dry Light Hendricsons. My partner and I landed at least 40+ rainbows and 3 browns. Not a fish over 11", though plenty of them had spirit...

About 10 minutes after they stopped feeding 9 drift boats most with guides fought over the ramp to get their boats off the water. Just over an hour after the curfew...

[knockoff64]

Thanks for the informative post.

Looking forward to many more!:)

[kroppe]

WadesUpStream,

Great report, welcome to the site, from a fellow Ann Arborite!

[Shoeman]

Welcome, thanks for the report. Did you take temps?

The curfew you mentioned, does that include all vessels, or just commercial ones? I never realized that the boat traffic was restricted on that stretch.

[WadesUpStream]

I will take a thermometer next time...

Curfew is for all boats!

[sideshow]

Well call me curious but I had to do it. Called up the Mio field office a couple minutes ago and by goly there is a river curfew. To bad its a voluntary rule that has no efforcement end to it. Its made so that the canoe liveries have a rule to state to get there canoes off the river in time for people to fish at night. Canoers are asked to be off the river by 6:00pm but will not be forced to do so as it is a voluntary rule. It does not include drift boats or other fishing craft.. or for that matter canoes.

MIo field office 989 826 3552

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[Shoeman]

You sure took a major rippin' on TSS for your violating nature. lol

I couldn't believe the posts.

Freakshow........ :eek: