Steve Fraley
Steve Fraley has been guiding the Pere Marquette since spring of 1992 and guiding full time both in Alaska and here since 1994. You can follow Steve's personal Facebook and Instagram accounts by clicking the small icons below...
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June 23, 2023
Hey guys, this one is going to be a bit of a cop out for me as I am very short on time (Appointment this afternoon) but wanted to get something up before the weekend...
In all honesty it would have been a boring one...
May 30, 2023
Well, once again, you'll have to forgive me as I've let social media take place of writing here for the most part for a while, but I do have a some things to share here that haven't already been seen there. 🤪
For those of...
May 3, 2023
REMINDER! PLEASE JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023 at 9am for BBT’s 26th annual spring river cleanup!!
We will meet at the shop, hand out garbage bags and pick beats to cover as much river as we can. As always, we will provide free...
April 24, 2023
Well... I'm just gonna start off with WOW, what a great season! Lots of great clients, lots of great group trips and a whole lotta fun... I had a couple of unplanned days off due to cancellations as did some others, but for the...
March 30, 2023
Hey guys, I'm gonna make this one short and sweet due to some time constraints... I've been on a work hard play hard bender and burning that proverbial candle at both ends as has pretty much everyone involved in our operation. (Big shout out...
March 18, 2023
I haven't been upriver since my last report so I’m going to rely on John’s last report for details on flies, etc.… I’ve been running a little further downstream with floats & beads doing well most days. 10-12mm in the various forms of green...
March 9, 2023
Sorry, it's been a minute since my last report... Staying pretty busy, but I do still have a few prime dates available as do our other guides. My personal openings are currently March 12, 27 & 31 as well as April 9th. Call to...
March 1, 2023
BBT WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW 03/02/2023!
Sorry for the last minute announcement and any inconvenience, but the shop will be closed and all guides/staff will be unavailable for a brat eating, fish catching, team building exercise!! (It was the only day we all had open...
February 24, 2023
PSA - Beginning Monday February 27 our new shop hours will be 7am - 6pm daily! (Still 9-5 this weekend.)
Not much "new" to tell on the river front. There are plenty of fish scattered throughout the system and it continues to be a nice mix...
February 17, 2022
Hey guys, trying something new here. (Let me know at you think of this format?!?) These are actually screen recordings of my Instagram Reels, so those buttons (comment, like, share, save) don't actually work here, but the ones across the comment area at the...