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  • Cheesman Canyon Emerger tied in a vise

    Cheesman Canyon Emerger

    Shop Cheesman Canyon Emerger Fly Tying Materials The Cheesman Canyon Emerger is a fantastic fly for picky tailwater trout, as well as during the first part of a BWO hatch....

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Black Hills trout flies for fall hatches

    Black Hills Flies for Fall Hatches

    In the Black Hills, some of our best dry fly fishing can be from late August to early October. Pale Morning Duns hatch reliably through most of September, and the...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Choosing the right fly line

    Choosing The Right Fly Line For You!

    Picking a new fly line can be tricky business - All the mumbo-jumbo talk about tapers, coatings, cores, and technologies in new fly lines can get to be dizzying and...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • daves m-wing emerger

    Tying Dave's M-Wing Emerger

    &feature=youtu.be For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Dave Gamet of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties the M-Wing Emerger. This pattern is an effective mayfly emerger pattern, that can be adapted...

    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 |

  • Smoke Jumper Fly tied in a vise

    Tying the Smoke Jumper Fly

    For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com The Smoke Jumper fly is a popular pattern on Montana's Bighorn River. The CDC winged emerger is a great all purpose emerger for midge...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • cdc midge pupa patterns fly tying

    CDC Midge Pupa

    Midge Pupa can be an extremely important trout food. This version is a quick tie but does a good job imitating the profile of a midge pupa. It can be...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • split case pmd nymph fly tying

    Split Case PMD Nymph

    The Split Case PMD Nymph is our favorite nymph pattern for imitating Pale Morning Dun (PMD) nymphs. The Split Case Nymph can also be used to imitate baetis/Blue Winged Olive/BWO...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • palomino midge fly tying

    Palomino Midge

    An awesome pattern from Tier Bret Smith. Easy to tie and it catches finicky fish. Three versions are shown in this video- Antron Winged, CDC Winged, and Deer Hair Winged....

    Hans Stephenson |

  • fly tying video cdc midge emerger II

    CDC Midge Emerger II

    This is a hybrid between a palamino midge and a morgan's midge. A versitle fly to have in a midge hatch, it can imitate an emerger as well as a...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • cdc midge emerger fly tying

    CDC Midge Emerger

    The CDC Midge Emerger is a dynamite small pattern originated by Shane Stalcup. Tied by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter in Rapid City, South Dakota. The CDC soft...

    Hans Stephenson |