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  • Hopper Season Is Here - Our 4 Favorites!

    Hopper Season Is Here - Our 4 Favorites!

    After a somewhat limited hopper fishing season, it's finally getting good! The fish are finally looking up, and they've been eating hoppers on several streams with regularity. Some days any...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Black Hills Fishing Report - July 29th 2014

    Black Hills Fishing Report - July 29th 2014

    Fishing's good. Real Good. Why aren't you here? In all seriousness, fishing has been great. Like fishing dries? There's plenty of that. Nymphs? Lots of fish feeding subsurface for you...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Foam Beetle

    Foam Beetle

    The foam beetle fly pattern is easy to tie, but remains one of my top producers during the summer months. Trout love to eat beetles (and ants) that are blown...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • CDC beetle fly

    CDC Beetle

    CDC Beetle Beetles and Ants are some of a trout's favorite summer foods. This pattern has done me well the past couple of summers. It was my go to fly...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • soft hackle pheasant tail nymph

    Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail Nymph

    Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail Nymph This is a soft hackled "hot spot" version of the Pheasant Tail Nymph. The addition of the soft hackle adds movement to the fly and...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Hans' Hopper Fly

    Hans' Hopper Fly Tying Video

    Hans' Hopper Fly Tying Video There are many great hopper patterns out there. This pattern combines bits and pieces of several hopper patterns, with a couple of unique twists. As...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Tying the Chernobyl Ant

    Chernobyl Ant Fly Tying Video

    Chernobyl Ant Fly Tying Video This is a great all around summer attractor or hopper imitation. This color scheme has been a great all purpose color for me. The Chernobyl...

    Hans Stephenson |