Warmwater Fishing Opportunities
While the trout fishing is still excellent, with the higher water a lot of folks are wanting to chase bass, pike, or carp on the fly. We have a ton...
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Spring Fly Tying Classes!
Beginning Fly Tying Class Next session is April 3rd from 6-8pm - please call shop to enroll 605-341-2450. Learn to tie your own flies! This class teaches the essentials skills...
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Fish of the Missouri River
When fishing the Missouri River near Pierre in the spring, you never really know what you're going to catch on a fly. It's an interesting time of year to be...
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Black Hills Carp Fly Fishing Update
Carp fishing season is here. I went on a carp fishing trip with local carp guru Sean Rains this past Sunday. Sean and I have chased carp together several times...
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Carp Fly Fishing 101 - Carp Basics
Carp Fishing is growing in popularity each year here in the United States, and for good reason - Carp are widely available to the majority of people. They grow to...
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Fly Fishing for South Dakota Bonefish - Why Carp Rock!
Carp have grown an unfortunate reputation in the western hemisphere of the world as dirty, bottom feeding, easy to catch trash fish, that are essentially good for fertilizer, and that's...
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Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly
Jig fly patterns are tremendously effective for bass. This has been the most productive type of fly for me when fishing for smallmouth bass on the Missouri River near Pierre,...
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Tying Don's Bully Bugger
A quick but deadly tie from the vise of resident Carp Master Don Polovich. The Bully Bugger is just about all you need to catch smallmouth and carp over on...
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Carp Flies- Hans' Carp Nymph
Tied by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter. An all purpose nymph for tailing carp. To be fished along the bottom. This fly works extremely well and is fairly...
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Ryan's Carp Fly
Ryan Gabert's Carp Fly is easy to tie. It looks great in the water. Best of all it is darn effective at catching carp. Developed on South Dakota's storied flats,...
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