| Ausable is a river that can be found in the | | | | try your skills. The backdrop formed by the |
| north-eastern part of Michigan. The river starts out in | | | | Adirondack Mountains is breath taking and the warm |
| the proximity of the town of Crawford in Michigan, | | | | waters in the spring and fall makes fishing these |
| and lazily flows through Michigan to finally end its long | | | | waters very memorable and comfortable. When you |
| journey emptying into Lake Huron. AuSable River, | | | | do make a plan to go to these parts to angle for |
| better known as "Au Sable River" derives its name | | | | your game, you should give due consideration to the |
| from the white sands of its bed. This sandy bottom, | | | | type of equipment you will need. There are many |
| and the depth of the river makes it an ideal spot for | | | | good choices and a good set of chest waders will |
| Salmon fishing. The different portions of AuSable can | | | | serve you well. You will also need some good footing |
| be classified into parts according to the speed of the | | | | gear to avoid slipping on the slick rock bottom of the |
| water. Some parts are slow and sleepy and others | | | | river bed. So, try to get yourself some studded |
| are fast with rapids. The river is rich with lakes and | | | | rubber soled foot gear. |
| tributaries with some parts being very narrow like a | | | | Typically a nine foot fishing rod s the best choice any |
| bottle neck and some parts widening out forming | | | | angler can make for a fishing trip to the Au Sable |
| huge lake like water bodies. | | | | River. Longer fishing rods are rather impractical as |
| The AuSable river offers the best fishing sport in an | | | | you will be able to find a large tree branch extending |
| area very close to the Lake Huron but between lake | | | | way over the river at the Salmon fishing areas. You |
| and the Foote Dam. This location is close to thirty | | | | may also get yourself a nine foot long line with a |
| miles upstream from the lake. The months of March | | | | four to six weights attaches with one to any number |
| through May and October to November are the best | | | | of flies attached. |
| times to fish for Salmon in the AuSable River. The | | | | For people who would like to just laze around and |
| popular variety of Salmon found here are the | | | | fish all day, the AuSable River has some Salmon |
| Chinook and Atlantic salmon, these variety are also | | | | fishing spots called "No Kill" spots. These are located |
| the easiest to catch. Apart from this you will find | | | | near and around the town of Wilmington and are |
| brown trout, smallmouth bass and steelhead among | | | | popular with anglers who are new to the sport of |
| other species of fish in the river. | | | | fishing. The popularity of the AuSable River fishing is |
| If you are a fly-fishing enthusiast you will find the | | | | growing everyday with hundreds of anglers making |
| west branch of the AuSable River a good location to | | | | their way to this Salmon fishing spot every year. |