John Karakashian
John Karakashian began guiding on the Pere Marquette and Muskegon rivers in 2002 and quickly learned that guiding is extremely enjoyable and gratifying.
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December 24, 2024
Shop Hours 9am - 5pm
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at BBT!!! Hope you all have a great holiday season with family and friends!!! Cheers to a great new year with health...
November 20, 2024
Shop Hours 9am - 5pm Daily
November is not over....2/3's in the books and 1/3 left to write. It has been up and down, but mostly up. A couple slower days due to low water/blue skies and/or the fish pushed through where we were that...
November 11, 2024
Shop Hours 8am - 6pm Daily
It has been a very fun week of guiding the Pere Marquette River for fall steelhead! Great conditions and fun clients in the boat. There are fishable numbers of steelhead throughout the river system at this point...covering water is...
November 4, 2024
Shop Hours are 8am - 6pm Daily
Well, it's finally November!!! Fall and winter steelhead fishing is here and happening! The river is still very low and clear, but it has been raining on and off today. Plus, the forecast has rain in the area...
October 24, 2024
Shop Hours are 8am - 6pm Daily
Last Saturday we hosted our annual Fall River Clean-Up and it was very well attended!!! A huge "THANK YOU!" to all of those individuals that participated in the event! It's wonderful to see so many people that "walk...
October 8, 2024
Shop Hours 7am to 7pm Daily
We are hosting our Fall River Clean-Up on October 19. Please contact the shop if you are planning on attending (231-745-3529). We will be meeting at the shop at 8am to figure out beats and fill seats in boats....
September 30, 2024
Shop Hours are 7am to 7pm Daily
We finally received a couple days of heavy rains last week! The river rose and colored up for a few days...we needed that for sure! It certainly shuffled the deck and brought in some more fish. The river...
September 22, 2024
Shop Hours are 7am - 7pm Daily
Well, it finally rained and it rained hard all day today! We will see what that will do, but it certainly had the fish moving all day in the section John R and I were fishing today! Plus,...
September 17, 2024
Shop hours are 7am – 7pm daily!!!
Not much has changed since my last report. The river is LOW & CLEAR; with no rain in the extended forecast! Yet the kings keep pushing up the river. Every section has fishable numbers, but still plenty of...
September 9, 2024
Shop hours are 7am - 7pm daily!!!
Been busy chasing fish and having fun!!! The river is low and clear, but the kings have decided to start running! It has not been "ideal" conditions, but the fish think it's time to come home. Mother nature...