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  • Black Hills fishing report, October 2015

    Black Hills Fly Fishing Report - 10/24/15

    After a couple-week hiatus of Black Hills Fishing Reports, we're back in action! Fishing has been excellent this fall, and will continue to be good throughout November. There a lot...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Black Hills weekend fishing forecast, October 2015

    Weekend Fishing Forecast

    Awesomeness. Fishing this weekend is going to be awesomeness! You heard it here first, folks. The weather is going to be warming up considerably, even into the mid 80s tomorrow...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Hatch Nipper - Hatch Outdoors - Fishing

    Hatch Nippers - Why You Need a Great Nipper!

    Hatch Nippers - The best you can get! If there's one thing you use a lot when you're out fly fishing, it's your nippers! There's nothing more frustrating than when...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Still from a Black Hills fly fishing video

    New Black Hills Fly Fishing Video!

    We're excited to publish our latest video, filmed and edited by Jacob DeGroot! Dave, Jacob, and Ryan got out on a local spring creek late last week, and found some...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • veevus body quill jig nymph tungsten micro nymph

    Veevus Body Quill Jig Nymph - Fly Tying Video

    I first saw flies of this type in the book Fly Fishing and Fly Tying II - a book featuring flies and fishing techniques from the Czech Republic. When Hareline...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Black Hills fishing report, October 2015

    Black Hills Fly Fishing Report - 10/4/15

    After a cooler and rainier end to the week, we're beginning to feel more like fall. With the overcast skies, the fish have been very willing to come up to...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Fall blue winged olive hatch in the Black Hills

    Fall BWO Hatch and Black Hills Fly Fishing Forecast

    The fly fishing in the Black Hills has been excellent lately! Rapid Creek and Spearfish Creek are both fishing exceptionally well, and the fall Baetis hatch is just getting started....

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Black Hills fishing report, September 2015

    Black Hills Fly Fishing Report - 9/22/2015

    We probably sound like a broken record, but the fishing in the Black Hills is still spectacular! The fish are plenty eager, the weather is great, and there's hardly anyone...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Diagram of the easy nymph fishing rig setup

    The Easy-Nymph Rig

    Nymphing can be a mystifying game at times. How far should your indicator be from your flies? How far from your weight? How much weight should you use? When fishing...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Black Hills fishing update, September 2015

    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...

    Ryan Gabert |