New Waters
Hans and I took a break from guiding and the fly shop to hike into a little-fished section of Rapid Creek last week, and we were pleasantly surprised with what...
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Black Hills Fly Fishing Report - 8/6/2016
The weather has shifted to the cooler side over the past few days, and the fish are diggin' it. We've been on the water just about every day over the...
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Pierre White Bass
Saturday afternoon Karl, Dave and I made the trek over to Pierre to fish for White Bass, and ended up having a pretty successful trip! We got to Pierre around...
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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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Flies for the Missouri River
Fishing on the Missouri River around Pierre, SD can be some of the most fun fishing of the year. Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Pike, and Walleye all eagerly take flies...
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Missouri River Warmwater Class - May 21-22
After the success of our Pike class, we're going to offer a Fly Fishing the Missouri River class on May 21st here at the shop. Flyfishing for the warmwater species...
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Pike Season Has Begun!
Karl, Jake and I got out on Pactola yesterday to throw some flies around for pike. We had a pretty good idea going into it that the water would be...
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Missouri River Trout
When fly fishermen think of the Missouri River, most think of the stretch below Holter Dam near Craig, Montana. The Missouri there is a typical tailwater trout tiver - complete...
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Black Hills Fly Fishing Update - 9/7/15
As we wrap up Labor Day weekend, the fishing continues to be spectacular! Our guided trips have been having exceptional success, and all the folks swinging by the shop are...
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Lower Water & Terrestrials! Black Hills Fly Fishing
The weather is hot, but the fish don't seem to mind! The water flows on Rapid Creek have dropped to 125 cfs, which is a nice improvement. 150 was fine,...
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Black Hills Fishing Report - July 16, 2015
If you're not fishing in the Black Hills right now, it's the time to be here! The fishing has been great just about everywhere, and Rapid Creek is coming into...
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Black Hills Lake Fishing Report
We've had higher water over the past month on Rapid, Spring, and Box Elder Creeks, so many people have been trying out alternative places to flyfish. While there are still...
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Black Hills Pike Fishing Is Still Great!
We've been chasing Pike over the past few weeks at Pactola, and we've been finding some fish! The fish we have been finding have been a little deeper than they...
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