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  • Black Hills Fishing Report - 3/18/2020

    Black Hills Fishing Report - 3/18/2020

    With all of the craziness going on right now, getting out and going fishing is one of the best things we can be doing right now! The fishing around the...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Black Hills Fishing Report - 9/1/2017

    Black Hills Fishing Report - 9/1/2017

    We're going to warm up for a few days, but the fishing continues to be solid and will only get better with the shorter days and cooler temps forecasted for...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Dakota Angler Custom Flies

    Dakota Angler Custom Flies

    When we're all out guiding every day in the summer, we're always experimenting with dozens of different flies that are fresh off our vises. After a few weeks or months,...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Fly Tying Video Morgan's Midge

    Morgan's Midge Fly Tying Video

    Tying the Morgan's Midge One of our go to midge patterns. This pattern is little known, but it's hard to understand why. It is consistent year after year and on...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Fly Tying Blog - Ryan's Winter Tying

    Fly Tying Blog - Ryan's Winter Tying

    This is the time of year that I start restocking my boxes for the summer, but I often get sidetracked by tying flies for nearly immediate use. My usual MO...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • tungsten quill body nymph fly tying

    New Fly Tying Videos

    Here's a bunch of new fly tying videos. We have had these filmed for a while, but haven't had a chance to publish them yet. We will get materials lists...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Party Crasher Jig Nymph

    Fly Tying with Hans- Party Crasher Jig Nymph

    Tying the Party Crasher Jig Nymph Learn to tie a flashy jig style nymph that triggers strikes like nobody's business. Consider the trout party crashed. Ok that sounds a bit...

    Karl Stephenson |

  • Split Case Baetis Nymph

    Fly Tying with Hans- Split Back Baetis Nymph

    Tying the Split Back Baetis Nymph Learn to tie the Tungsten Split Back Baetis Nymph. This is one of the most effective nymphs we've used. Works excellent as a dropper...

    Karl Stephenson |

  • fish skull sparkle minnow fly tying video

    Fish Skull Sparkle Minnow

    Tying the Fish Skull Sparkle Minnow A simple streamer to tie thanks to a very cool material - Wapsi's Palmer Chenille. When finished with a Fish Skull, this fly looks...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • vis-a-dun dry fly john barr fly tying video

    Tying Barr's Vis-a-Dun Baetis

    Fly Tying Video- Barr's Vis-a-Dun Baetis The Vis-a-Dun is a pattern designed by John Barr. This is our version of that fly. A great pattern for baetis and PMDs. Purchase...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • dry flies for spring black hills fly fishing

    Flies for Spring Fishing in the Black Hills

    With warm weather upon us, fishing season is getting going a bit earlier than normal. Hatches have picked up in the past week. Midges and Baetis are the hatching daily....

    Hans Stephenson |

  • ice queen caddis tying video

    Ice Queen Caddis Tying Video

    Ice Queen Caddis Tying Video The Ice Queen Caddis utilizes the Polish weave. This technique takes a bit of practice, but after a few flies you will have the hang...

    Hans Stephenson |