Steve Fraley's Reports

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

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 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 13, 2023

Well, it's official, I'm soooooo far past due on an actual river report that I've resorted to stealing my eye candy from Donnie, Kam, Jake and Jad. (All the fish photos herein.) Outside of about one good week I had there I've been more...

January 21, 2023

Hey guys, long time... Just got back from our epic Argentina adventure on Wednesday afternoon, but I managed to pick something up on the way home or, as soon as I got here and haven't really felt up to doing much since. First off, not...

December 26, 2022

This is sort of a test… I hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas and it’s a Happy New Year! John has a fairly new report up here at this link for those of you that haven’t seen it yet. If you could do me...

December 5, 2022

New Shop Hours: 9am - 5pm Wednesday - Monday, Closed on Tuesday! Save big on your next big purchase, a number of smaller ones or, make it a fantastic gift for the angler in your life! It’s that time again!! As our way of...