Steve Fraley's Reports

Pere Marquette River fishing reports for trout, salmon, and steelhead from Baldwin Bait & Tackle.

April 11, 2026

The last time I was as close to physically confronting someone as I was yesterday was 35+ years ago when I still worked as...

April 3, 2026

Hey guys, just another quick one from me again. John has been pretty well on top of it lately and put one out on...

March 11, 2026

Hey guys, I’m going to try to make this a relatively short one, but it’s time for an update for sure! We’ve been getting...

February 20, 2026

Hey guys! It’s about that time again and I finally have some real news to report, but let’s start off with the obvious. The...

February 10, 2026

Sadly, once again, this is not “much” of a report… The river does have some great open areas with plenty of fish in the...

January 26, 2026

Happy Belated New Year and all that! (I hope you enjoyed the holidays and are surviving this brutal winter! 😲) It’s been wayyyyy longer...

November 24th, 2025

Hey guys, big break again... Luckily, John has been on top of it since my last report and has put out two. (Nothing much...

November 3, 2025

Hey guys, per usual, it's been a minute, and I don't have much of an excuse other than I've simply been trying to hold...

October 16, 2025

Three quick announcements before the "report"!! Shop hours are 7am - 6pm thru this weekend right now and on Monday we will be switching to...

September 25, 2025

Hey guys, long time! Sorry about that, but if you've been following our (My personal and BBT's) social media accounts you'll see that I...