Fishing Report August 29th 2025
Black Hills Fly Fishing Report – August 29, 2025 Labor Day Weekend Edition Labor Day weekend is here! The Rally is behind us, traffic is back to normal, and we’ve...
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Fishing Report August 29th 2025
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Black Hills Fishing Report April 1st 2017
Rapid Creek Brown Trout Spring has ushered in great fishing on many of our Black Hills streams. There has been an uptick in the frequency of hatches making dry fly...
Hans Stephenson |
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Pike Fly Fishing and Tying Classes
If you haven't fished Pike on a fly rod, you're missing out. It's some of the most exciting fishing around, and the fish are big and mean. We have several...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Tying with Ryan - Pike Tube Fly
&feature=youtu.be Shop Pike Tube Fly Materials Pike tube flies are becoming more popular due to their longevity and being able to rig them up in a number of ways. This...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report - 3/10/2017
We're having a little return to winter today, but the forecast for this weekend is looking promising to get out and do a little fishing! Fishing in the Black Hills...
Ryan Gabert |
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Beginning Fly Tying Classes!
We've had a number of people ask about beginning fly tying classes over the past couple weeks, so we finally got around to scheduling a couple. We have two sessions...
Ryan Gabert |
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Oregon Steelhead
Steelhead fishing with a swung fly is a strange beast. I've yet to be able to put steelhead fishing into words that do it justice, especially to the uninitiated. When...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Tying with Hans - Ripple Ice Minnow
This pattern utilizes some of the new materials from Hareline Dubbin, and makes for a really cool baitfish pattern! Perfect for warmwater species like bass and walleye, and equally effective...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Tying with Hans - CDC Adult Midge
Midges are a staple in a trout's diet, especially throughout the winter and spring. This is a simple tie that catches a lot of trout! Tie a few in different...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Tying with Hans - Griffith's Gnat
The Griffith's Gnat is a staple in the trout fisherman's fly box, and for good reason! This is one of the best dry flies for wintertime midge hatches, and it's...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Tying with Hans - Quill Body CDC Adult Midge
Hans ties a Quill Body CDC Adult Midge in this video. This is one of our favorite midge dry fly patterns, and works especially well in the late winter and...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Tying with Dave - Kraft's Kreelex
n this video, guide Dave Gamet ties up one of our favorite streamers, the Kraft's Kreelex. This flashy fly works just about everywhere we've tried it, in dirty water and...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Tying with Ryan - Chubby Chernobyl
Ryan shows you how to tie up one of our favorite summertime terrestrials, the Chubby Chernobyl! This is a fantastic indicator pattern, and it will often surprise you how many...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Tying with Hans - Partridge & Hare Soft Hackle
Classic soft hackles are fun to tie, and they catch a ton of fish! Hans ties a Partridge & Hare Soft Hackle in this video. This fly is a killer...
Ryan Gabert |
