Black Hills Fishing Report October 28th, 2026
Late October in the Black Hills means low, clear water and fish that are getting more selective by the day. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s all week...
Hans Stephenson |
Late October in the Black Hills means low, clear water and fish that are getting more selective by the day. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s all week...
Hans Stephenson |
Fishing throughout the Black Hills continues to be great, and the streams are all pretty vacant for the most part. This time of year offers some of our favorite fishing,...
Ryan Gabert |
The Fly Fishing Film Tour returns to Rapid City this March! We've been getting a lot of questions about when and if the film tour is coming back, and we...
Ryan Gabert |
In this video, Hans ties the EP Ascension Bay Mantis. This was one of their most effective flies for permit last year in Mexico - you should definitely have a...
Ryan Gabert |
It's finally been above freezing for the last few days, and the fishing has been fantastic! The warmer weather has brought quite a few fish to the surface most days,...
Ryan Gabert |
We're going to start doing free fly tying demos on Saturday mornings over the next few weeks, and we've got a few scheduled for the coming weeks. We'll be down...
Ryan Gabert |
Ryan shows you how to tie a simple but incredibly effective pattern, the Hot Head Pine Squirrel Leech. This is one of our go to patterns on the North Platte...
Ryan Gabert |
Dave Gamet ties his Bug Gut Scud, which incorporates a bit of a different technique to form the legs than a traditional scud pattern. This fly is effective anywhere trout...
Ryan Gabert |
The Clouser Minnow is easily one of the most popular warmwater fly patterns ever tied, and for good reason - it catches fish in just about every situation! This variation...
Ryan Gabert |
In this video Dave Gamet ties his Jawbreaker Midge. This is a fantastic pattern twelve months a year, but it seems especially effective in the winter. We're not really sure...
Ryan Gabert |
It's been quite some time since our last fishing report, and we apologize for that. The weather hasn't been very conducive to fly fishing to say the least, with the...
Ryan Gabert |
Flexmaster Streamer Materials Ryan ties his Flexmaster Streamer, which uses some of the new materials we have in the shop from Hareline Dubbin. This fly is equally effective on trout...
Ryan Gabert |
Peacock & Starling Soft Hackle Materials Hans ties a modern twist on a classic pattern. The dyed peacock stick used for the body in this pattern creates a great looking...
Ryan Gabert |