John Karakashian's Reports

Merry Christmas!!!!  I would like to wish everyone a very happy & healthy holiday season and a Happy New Year!!!!  Thank you for a great 2021!  We are looking forward to an even "fishier" 2022!!!!  It has been a great year overall...more good then...

New Shop Hours are 8am - 6pm Daily We are hosting our annual Fall River Clean-Up this Saturday (October 22).  Please help us keep the Pere Marquette River pristine!  Every little bit helps, if we all do our part.  We will be meeting at the...

Shop Hours 8am – 6pm everyday or Shop On-Line anytime at BBT On-Line Store June 14 - Water temps are cooling back down to safe levels...good luck out there and enjoy!!! June 10, 2021 Report Things are still out of whack!  Very specific hatches (there are still some...

Shop Hours are still 8am to 6pm daily!!! It's hard to believe it's almost Mid-July...WOW!!!  Time flies when your having fun chasing trout.  It's certainly not over!  It's attractor season and terrestrial time.  Either early mornings trying to beat the heat or late afternoon with...

The shop is open 7am - 7pm daily!!!!  We are doing our best to keep product on the shelves; yet the supply chain is still distorted...working on it!  Thank you very, very much for all the support and keeping our guides busy.  We truly...

Shop Hours are 8am to 6pm Daily Late nights and short days best describes the current situation.  Hexes have been hatching well on most nights, but absent a couple cold/rainy evenings.  There has been some highs, lows, great victories and tough loses..."Hexin' ain't easy!"  It's...

Shop Hours are 8am – 6pm seven days a week.  We have guides and lodging available…please call to inquire or book a trip/room – 231-745-3529.  Currently, my open Guide dates are : June 26, 27, 30   July 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11,...

Shop hours are still 7am to 7pm everyday!!! The kings have still been rolling in the lower and middle river...better late then never!!!  It has been awesome battling "Early September" caliber fish in early October!  There are fresh fish still in the pools and staging....

Shop Hours 7am to 7pm Daily Burning the candle at both ends is an understatement and it's already October!  The season is flying bye and finally improving.  We saw some good movements of fish last week with a couple overcast days and a full moon....

Shop Hours – 8am to 6pm Monday thru Thursday & 7am to 6pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday Unfortunately, not much has changed since my last report.  This has been a tough spring run with much fewer fish then I can ever remember.  There are still...