New shop hours! 8am to 6pm Monday thru Thursday & 7am to 6pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday (231) 745-3529
We got some rain! (Yay!) Had a pretty good storm system move thru late Monday into the morning hours of Tuesday and got some much-needed flow in the system. It appears to have already crested up top here by M37, but is still rising some further down…
You can follow the progression by using our links to levels and temp gauges at various locations along the river right here on our site thanks to PMTU and the USGS. (Click the little square with an arrow in it for much more detailed information on each category in the M-37, Bowman’s Bridge and Mapleleaf monitoring stations…)
Downriver will likely be a bit of a mess for a few more days as it takes a little longer for the Big South and some of those other creeks down there to clear up, but I “expect” that it’ll improve from the top down quite a bit quicker… Look to our social media pages (My own Facebook & Instagram as well as BBT’s Facebook and Instagram) for further updates over the next few days…
We had bright blue skies, high pressure and crystal-clear water for our team builder but managed to catch three or four Steelhead and a dozen or so trout (Not all photographed) while mostly goofing off along the way. It’s a tradition I’m growing fond of for sure and a chance to build on our already great comradery.
We had a large group that had to cancel for today and tomorrow a while back and have just about everyone open still for tomorrow including myself then after that we have scattered openings throughout the season. My personal open days are now: March 7th, 11th & 12th April 16th, (just opened) 18th and then it opens up pretty good on and after the 21st… Give the shop a call 8am to 6pm Monday thru Thursday or 7am to 6pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday to check on or grab a date with a guide or motel room! (231) 745-3529
Sunday turned into fun day when another client had to reschedule due to some very unfortunate circumstances and I took Jad, Paige and Hatcher instead. “Super skippers” were pretty much the name of the game as far as the fish we landed, but we did lose some rather impressive adults in a few moments of discombobulation and hilarity! 🤣
Water was still low and clear at this point, but it was a decent bite all day and the fish didn’t seem to mind. I even put a hold on cooking our venison brats for lunch when Paig called me out to wet a line and catch a little one for myself! 😉
Monday was a pretty good bite for Tom & Paul hooking a handful of Steelhead but the only one to find the net and camera in our boat was this nice-looking little buck below. Kam, Max and Dylan were out in the same area having a fun guide’s day off and they hooked one more than we did but rather impressively, even for a bunch of guides, put all seven in the net! 🤣👊👍
Don’t have much to add from here for now so I’m gonna cut this short and go do some outside chores on this beautiful day while I still can then maybe go check some sites if there’s time left on my motorcycle! I did that on Saturday and it was good for the soul… 😎
The shop is stocked and ready to rock! Thanks so much for your support past, present or future and we hope that you’ll continue to consider us for any of your wants or needs.
Be safe, be well and have fun!!
Steve
Below is a screen recording of the shop day reel shared to social media. Sound on! 😎
