April 29, 2026

Shop Hours 8am – 6pm Daily

We will be hosting our Spring River Clean-Up this Saturday – May 2.  Any and all are welcomed (with or without a boat) to join us in preserving this amazing resource (Pere Marquette River).  We will be meeting at the shop at 9am.  From

April 29, 2026

BBT’s annual spring river cleanup is this coming Saturday, May 2nd! Please let the shop know if you plan to attend and how many will be in your party if you can, but last-minute additions are always more than welcome!! (231) 745-3529

Yesterday’s ROW Trimming Float pre-launch safety meeting.

Gonna Need A Bigger Net!

(Brother Ben with An Absolute Monster Steelhead!)

Please meet my brother Ben from LaCrosse, WI with an absolute monster of a steelhead!  Gonna need a bigger net next time Ben gets in the boat!  Congrats Ben!

(Tale of the 33-Inch, 18lb Tape!)

Absolutely amazing to me every year to see

Late April Fishing Report

The water levels have been dropping steadily on local rivers and starting to reveal how the rivers endured the high water and flood situation of April. Some bugs on the upper river, but it’s more about streamer fishing this time of year (but have some Hendricksons with you!)

April 22, 2026

Hey guys, I’m gonna “try” and make this short and sweet with a few photos and a quick river update… (My phone and PMs on social media have both been blowing up with questions about the river.)

M37 this afternoon. Green Cottage today… Gleason’s

First off, a few quick announcements.

The Perfect Storm!

(Paul with a beautiful chrome hen!)

The “Perfect Storm!”  Paul and Bob from Madison, Wisconsin bringing some amazing fresh steelhead into the net all day long!

(Bob with a gorgeous chrome hen!)

Bob with a absolutely gorgeous healthy chrome hen from the Muskegon river.

(Paul with a heft chrome hen)

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