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  • Black Hills fall hatches for trout

    Black Hills Fall Hatches

    With the lower flows, longer nights, and cooler temps, we've been starting to see quite a few Blue Winged Olives hatching over the past few weeks, and the fish have...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Barr's Emerger tied in a vise

    Barr's Emerger

    Barr's Emerger Fly Tying Materials The Barr's Emerger has been one of the most effective fly patterns for imitating a mayfly nymph or emerger for a long time, and for...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • student dry fly bighorn river baetis

    Student CDC Dry Fly - Fly Tying Video

    The Student is a fly pattern popularized on the Bighorn River. It isn't much to look at, but like the F-Fly this simple CDC (Cul de Canard) dry fly catches...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Blue Winged Olive Dry Fly Fly Tying Video

    Blue Winged Olive Dry Fly Tying Video

    The Blue Winged Olive is a classic dry fly for fishing just about any trout stream in the country. The traditionally hackled style of tying is a great choice for...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • dave's soft backed baetis nymph

    Tying Dave's Hot Bead Soft Backed Baetis Nymph

    For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Learn to tie Dave Gamet's Hot Bead Soft Backed Baetis Nymph. This is a proven pattern here on our Black Hills trout streams and...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • CDC split wing sparkle dun

    CDC Split Winged Sparkle Dun

    Blue Winged Olives (aka Baetis) create superb early and late season hatches. This simple but effective take on the sparkle dun pattern features a split CDC wing. Fish this fly...

    Hans Stephenson |