In Michigan, Bob Linsenman's Au Sable River Angler flyshop and Michigan flyfishing store on the banks of Michigan's ausable river serve flyfishers and Michigan fly fishing angling on rivers such as the Au Sable River, Betsie River, Rifle River, Sturgeon River, Black River and Manistee River fly fishing only water. Linsenman is the author of "Best Streams For Great Lakes Steelhead", "The Au Sable River", "Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout", "Michigan Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing Guide", "Trout Streams of Michigan", and "Great Lakes Steelhead".

Bob Linsenman's Michigan flyfishing guides provide guided fly fishing float trips and boat trips in Michigan fly fishing drift boats. The Au Sable Angler fly shop flyfishing guides include Mike Bachelder, Bob Linsenman, Scott Smith and Mike Moreau, all experienced fly fishing guides on Michigan rivers and streams such as the Au Sable, (Betsy) Betsie River, Rifle, Manistee, Black and Sturgeon.

Bob Linsenman's Au Sable Angler fly fishing outfitter is located in Mio, Michigan in Oscoda county. Mio, MI is the location of Mio Pond and the Mio Dam. The Au Sable River downstream of the Mio Michigan Dam is called the trophy water because of the trophy brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, steelhead trout, salmon and smallmouith bass that are caught there while flyfishing. The Ausable river is home to many insect hatches such as the Hendrickson mayfly, Mahogany (adoptiva), Light Hendrickson may fly, Sulphur PMD pale morning dun, Brown Drake mayfly, Isonychia white gloved howdy, Hexagenia Limbata michigan mayfly hex, White Fly ephoron. Streamer fly fishing with flies such Kelly Galloup's Zoo Cougar streamer, Conrad's Sculpin, Feenstra Strippin' Sculpin, Mercer's Rag Sculpin, Madonna, Galloup's T&A Bunker, Crafty Sculpin.

Flyfishing for trout in the Au Sable River in Michigan is a great Michigan family vacation idea. There is spring fly fishing for rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, steelhead and salmon, as well as summer fly fishing for rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and flyfishing smallmouth bass in the michigan rivers, lakes and ponds in the area of the Au Sable River near Mio MI, Grayling Michigan, Fairview MI, Glennie Michigan, Alcona MI, Luzerne MI.

Fishing this area with the flyfishing guides from the Au Sabler Angler ensures that you'll catch trout, steelhead, smallmouth bass or salmon in the Michigan rivers, such as the Upper Manistee River, Rifle River, Sturgeon River, Black River, Pigeon River, and Betsie River. The river guides flyfish from Mckenzie style drift boats that are easy to fly fish from. The flyfishing float trips will give you an opportunity to flyfish Michigans best rivers with dry flies, wet flies, nymphs, terrestrials and streamers. Dry flies include the Hexagenia Limbata may fly or "hex", the brown drake mayfly, the hendrickson mayfly, the isonychia may fly or "white gloved howdy", the sulphur/pale morning dun/dorothea and the white fly or ephoron leukon mayfly. Stoneflies and terrestrials such as grasshopper fly patterns and bettle fly patterns also work well for trout fishing and smallmouth fishing. Streamer fishing with the fly rod, fly reel and fly line is done with floating fly lines, sinking fly lines and sink tip fly lines with flyfishing leaders. Streamer fly patterns include Kelly Galloup's Zoo Cougar, Conrad's Sculpin, Galloup's Bunker fly, Ray Schmidt's Rattlesnake and Madonna and many other Michigan streaamer fly patterns.

Beside fishing and flyfishing in the Au Sable River regions, there are many other recreational activities to be enjoyed throughout Michigan, such as:

Cadillac – golf, swim, shop, snowmobile, hunting
Gaylord – Michigan’s golf capital, dine, snowmobile, ski, hunting.
Grayling – AuSable River, fishing, canoeing, hunting
Higgins Lake – boat, swim, fishing, horse back riding
Houghton Lake – boat, swim, fishing, home of well known "Tip Up Town USA"
Interlochen – outdoor musical concerts with famous artists
Kalkaska – National Trout Festival, hunting, fishing, snowmobile
Shanty Creek – golf, ski, dine, horse back riding
Torch Lake - water sports, fish
Traverse City – golf, shop, dine, wineries, boat, ski, National Cherry Festival
Williamsburg – Turtle Creek Casino

The Rivers We Fish:
Au Sable River, Rifle River, Upper Manistee River, Betsie River, Black River, Sturgeon River

The Species We Catch:
Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Steelhead, Salmon, Smallmouth Bass