Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2003 Well guys i have been waiting all year for this and it's finally here......starting as soon as i get off of work tommorow i will be on VACATION! I'm heading up north to fly fish the Au Sable for salmon for a week. I reall enjoy fishing with friends but there comes a time at least once a year when it just does a man good to spend a little time alone on the river for a few days,so i havent' told anyone that i usally fish with that i'm going i will be by myself for the first 4 days and then a guy that i have become friends with through another site will be joing me for the last 2 days. I havent actully meet him yet so i'm lookin forward to fishing with and making a new friend. But i am really looking forward to those first 4 days of peace&quiet and fishing when and where ever i want! .....Plus i look forward to the much needed break from work,works been really hecktic lately I'll be sure to take some pics and give a report when i return. Cant wait Hope the rest of you can get out this weekend for some action! Steeldrifter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 10, 2003 Hope you have a great time you lucky bastard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted October 10, 2003 NA-NA-NA-NA-NA....LOL.....Thanks Will Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 10, 2003 Good luck and enjoy your solo time on the river. I like to get away alone too every now and then. It's good for the soul, I think you really connect with the enviornment when you're alone. Some of the best times I've had fishing were on a couple of solo trips to Montana. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 10, 2003 SD, If you're taking your boat, try to concentrate your efforts below Van Ettan Creek. Remember many of the salmon have been imprinted with the water from the creek while in the pens. Also, it's one of the first areas that hold steelies and LRB's. The run behind Funeral Home is the first available gravel, another one of my favorites for early steel and browns. Good Luck, be safe and keep us posted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 10, 2003 I want pictures. The few times I visited the AuSable were as a kid prior to becoming addicted to fly fishing and trout. It's my goal to fish the east side more and learn the AuSable. Have fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 10, 2003 Sounds like a great time. I am a solitary person by nature, which is hard with a family, so I envy you. Enjoy! Now how am I going to work the rest of the day with THAT idea playing in my head? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 10, 2003 Hey, Steelie, whaddya think of this idea - In honor of you going on vaca for a week, to the fabled Au Sable, how 'bout I tie a commemorative fly, based on what I'm doing this weekend - I'll name it the "1 1/4" Galvanized Roofing Nail Fly" (materials) 1 1/4" galvanized roofing nail Karnak trowel-grade roofing mastic GAF Weatherwatch ice shield black paper GAF Sovereign 30 year, in charcoal color It's a pretty solitary kind of fly - think it'd work in fast water? (have a great vacation!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 19, 2003 defianetly not a surface fly, huh, Dave? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
