Shop Hours are 8am – 6pm Daily
There are still opportunities to join our team….
BBT Fly & Tackle Shop is seeking full and/or Part Time Retail Sales Associates
“It’s the shop environment, spending time with quality like-minded individuals, talking hunting and fishing all day…, quality of life, low pressure work environment… the list is long!!!”
So, please call the shop and talk to Jimmy if you have any questions about the position. Applications can be picked up at the shop and résumés can be dropped off there or emailed to [email protected]
(231) 745-3529
FISHING REPORT…
September is here and we are fishing everyday!!! “Team BBT” is excited about another great fall! The guides are rigged and ready; the shop is loaded up; the Motel is spotless; the shop staff is “braced for impact” (but, we are still short handed, so please be patient with the shop team)…between phone calls and in-person customers the guys are spread pretty thin at times….sorry, thank you and we appreciate you understanding the situation.
It has been a steady push/trickle (depending on the day) of kings in the lower river since my last report. A couple good rain events and “mother nature” has kept them moving up river! It sounds like the middle river has some fishable numbers (and building), while the upper river is still slow. The lower river has been the most productive for us. I have been pitching plugs with spinning rods and drifting beads with bobbers…the lure bite has been really good when the water was colored up! It’s been blast!!
The river is currently running at normal levels and clarity (however, that will change if we get the storms tonight?). We did receive a nice bump in flows from the rain late last week…but, it is quickly disappearing. I hope the forecasted storms hit us tonight and tomorrow…we shall see? We could use some more flow and move some fish up-stream.
Thank you to all our clients and guests over the last week. It was an awesome week and great having you around…without you we would not be doing what we love!!! Guiding the Pere Marquette River is an honor and a privilege…At least to me it is!!!
The river is starting to get busy, so remember we are all out there to have fun! Please respect one another and their space. The best policy is “ask before you cast” and everything will work out….plus, you might just meet a new fishing buddy?!?
We have very limited guide dates available (only a couple openings left). Please call the shop to lock in your guide trips and/or lodging…231-745-3529. We still have some great lodging availability at our Motel too!
Early season we try to target the lower river with hardware, but we are always flexible as the fish move up-stream in fishable numbers to move with them. Plus, it’s not too early to start thinking and planning your fall/winter steelhead fishing trips. Typically, we start targeting steelhead around the middle of October and that is only 5 weeks out (but who’s counting?!)!!!
The shop is loaded up and inventory is still rolling in daily. We pride ourselves in having “the right tools for the job”. Everything you need (or might just want) to fish our area is available at the shop. If there is something you think we should carry, let us know! Plus, we can always special order products for you if we don’t have your size or it’s something you want to try. We are looking forward to the upcoming season!!! Catching up with long time clients, meeting new ones and seeing all the familiar faces on the river, at the shop and Motel.
Good luck and be safe out there!
John
