December 24, 2025

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New year from all of us at BBT!!!

2025 had it’s ups and downs, but a great year none the less!!!  Looking forward to an even better 2026!  We appreciate and are very thankful for all our clients and customers….THANK YOU & CHEERS!!!

Froggy – Foam Popper

An easy to tie and cast foam Frog popper pattern that can be used for both bass and trout in ponds, lakes and rivers. The front of the fly floats high while the back sits a little lower and when stripped, it chugs/spit water gently while the legs kick.

Thaw

It wouldn’t be winter fishing without mayhem. We discovered shortly into our Wednesday float that my raft had a persistent and irritating leak in the floor panel.  The leak bubbled the water by the left boot of the fishing angler all day.  We had stop every half hour to pump

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December Fishing Report

Winter started a little early this year as the snow started to fall on Thanksgiving. Since then, temperatures have been cold with some single digit days thrown in. The water temperature of Manistee has also dropped into the mid-30s making fishing challenging. Steelhead are in the river but have taken

If You Go, It’s Low and Slow

It’s still really cold.  Saturday’s high is 12 degrees. But I’ll be fishing Wednesday and Thursday next week and I bet a few other will get out as well.  The rivers have stayed pretty open for the most part, with one really cold overnight creating some surface ice in spots. 

Fishing Report 12/10/25


Northern Michigan Fishing Report — 12/10/25

Overall Conditions:
A stretch of mild early-winter weather has kept rivers in good shape across Northern Michigan. Flows are stable, water temps are hanging in the mid–30s to low–40s depending on the system, and

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