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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November 17, 2020
Well, we didn't call it Baldwin "Bait & Tackle" for no reason I guess, but if you'd have asked me a month ago if I'd ever be running more than just flies or pitching a little hardware on my guide trips I most likely...
November 2, 2020
- Public service announcement -
I hadn't planned on posting again for a little while having just had a few planned days of R&R, but I just got word from the shop that the word on the river is several trees down between McDougall...
October 27, 2020
First off, a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our annual Fall River cleanup on Saturday!!! We wound up with another 6 or 8 folks after this photo below was taken and a total of 10 boats that made their way down...
October 14, 2020
Our shop hours will be changing from 7am to 7pm daily to 8am to 6pm daily on Sunday the 18th.
Also, our annual Fall PM River Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday the 24th, please save the date and join us; more details to follow,...
October 6, 2020
Hey guys, just a quick one from me this morning as I am short on time, but I've uploaded a bunch (Not all by any means! ;^) of photos to give you an idea of what's still going on...
Had our annual two day "Tweksbury"...
September 28, 2020
Well... The fish showed up! (Pretty much the same day I posted my last report in the am.) This year is apparently very much like one we had about ten years ago and they simply showed up late. If you were here early and...
September 24, 2020
Shop hours are 7am to 7pm daily. My next available date is October 13th at the moment and I still have plenty fall Steelhead dates in late October and November; let’s go fishing!! In the meantime we do have other guide and motel openings...
September 16, 2020
Shop hours are currently 7am to 7pm and we are loaded for the season! Please stop in and see us...
Just a quick one from me this morning. The water is currently low/clear/normal and a little rain would be nice at this point for...
September 9, 2020
Well, my client just informed me that I hadn’t put up a new report in a while so, thought I’d go ahead and toss one up right here from the river here regardless of the fact that not “much” has changed.
(My personal next open...
August 26, 2020
We are still looking for shop help. Full or part time (Great way to get some new gear! ;^) positions are available... Stop in for an application or e-mail a resume to fishbaldwin@hotmail.com if interested!
First pic (4:35am today) = the second (8am today) and rising!...