Steve Fraley
Steve Fraley has been guiding full time since 1994 and the Pere Marquette holds a special place in his heart.
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July 19, 2019
Hello from the great state of Alaska! No, I haven’t been eaten by a bear or abducted by aliens, but yes, I have been enjoying the heck out of “being unplugged”... As a matter of fact, this is the first time I’ve used the...
June 6, 2019
Hi guys,
I just realized it's been more than a month since I posted here, but hopefully you've been following our Facebook page (Post are also shown on the sidebar of our homepage here!) as I have done a little better with that.
Anyway, much has...
May 3, 2019
Hey Guys,
Just have time for a quick post, but wanted to get it done today. First off, the weather is awesome and is actually supposed to remain that way until Sunday evening when we may get some more wet stuff. This will work out...
April 19, 2019
We are hosting our spring river Clean-up tomorrow, April 20, 2019. 9am at the shop to meet and take sections then 6pm at my pole barn for dinner… (Please call the shop and let them know how many for dinner. It will help us...
April 9th, 2019
BBT’s PM River Cleanup is Saturday, April 20th. Mark your calendar and details to follow... My next available open days are April 17 & 18, but we have other guides available on other days as well!
This report is coming to you from the river...
March 29, 2019
Report from the river today as I will not have time to do it tonight or tomorrow. Slower start this morning, but we’ve made contact with a fish or two at all three stops so far despite the cold weather last night that caused...
March 23, 2019
Hi guys,
Sorry I didn't get another post up before the weekend, but both Johns did I believe and it is nice to spread them out at least a little bit! Soon enough, we will be adding yet another report page from Donnie Richards who...
Part 2, March 17, 2019
Not much too add as far as conditions go from this morning's brief report. The water dropped and cleared a little more during the day, but the bite never really did turn on, at least while we were out; That was one hack of...
March 17, 2018
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Just a very brief update from me this morning then I will “try” to post a more full report this evening sometime...
it got very cold last night slowing the runoff and dropping the level up here by 6” and visibility...
March 15, 2019
Ive got tomorrow off so I’ll post a full report then, but as if this moment the river is still in its banks up here in the fly water. Saw a few fish out on redds yesterday, that should be helpful today! ;^)
