Crawford County Michigan, for many, is the center of the fly fishing universe. The “Holy Waters” of the Au Sable river it’s glistening sun. The Au Sable is life. From legendary mayfly hatches to the birth of Trout Unlimited. From its famed Au Sable river boats, to the epic battles over land and mineral rights between profit crazed corporations and grizzled river warriors, this river and its storied trout are the life’s blood of a generation.
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The River, presents a fair and balanced view of the importance of the
Au Sable River to it’s valley, it’s wild creatures and it’s passionate guardians
and the anglers. This film brings home the expectations, and the sense of obligation,
of angling a fragile, treasured stream. Robert, you did a wonderful job with this
dvd and I’m proud to have been a part of it!
Bob Linsenman
Author, Snowblood’s Journal: An American Novel About Men and Dogs in Vietnam