Baldwin Bait & Tackle

Baldwin Bait & Tackle guides the Pere Marquette River at Baldwin in western Michigan, using McKenzie style drift boats as its primary river transportation. The river is fished year round for trout, salmon and steelhead, with the mix shifting through the seasons. A full day on the river is eight hours, priced at $600 for one or two anglers and $900 for three. Half days of four hours are offered in the off season only, at $475 for one or two anglers and $700 for three. Trips come with all flies and lures, terminal tackle, transportation to and from the water, meals and drinks, and rods, reels, line, leader and weights supplied by the guide. Guides on the river are Steve Fraley, John Karakashian and John Robinson, all licensed and insured and members of the Michigan River Guide Association. From the first of May through the end of August the shop also runs Lake Michigan charters out of Manistee aboard a thirty foot Cruisers Yachts Villa Vee, six hours dock to dock for up to six people at $825, targeting salmon, steelhead, brown trout and lake trout.