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The South Branch Au Sable River is another popular, well known trout stream in Michigan. It's a good trout stream for both float fishing as well as wade fishing. It's also a good stream for canoeing in general. The portion shown here is kind of the middle section, just upstream of the well known Mason tract. Regulations allow fly fishing only. The main trout species is the brown trout and they have a good size to them. 20 inch fish are not uncommon. In fact we saw one brown trout that looked to be 24 inches long. The best time to catch those big ones is probably in June and July during the Hex hatch. There are also some brook trout present and those too are of good size and can reach up to 13 inches. Abundant springs help keep the water cool and produce a favorable environment for the trout.
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We loved your video. That is our Great Pyrenees in it! What a surprise to see our now deceased girl in your video. Made our day.
Love the Au Sable. Doesn't seem to be a ton of fish though!
No fish?
We saw some big ones and had a couple bites but the brown trout on the South Branch are educated.