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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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 |
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Choosing a Warmwater Fly Line
The world of warm water fly fishing is a completely different animal. Fly fishing for trout is pretty standardized stuff for most people, especially in terms of flies, leaders, and...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fresh Shipment of Scott Fly Rods!
We just got a fresh shipment of Scott Fly Rods in the shop, and we're stoked about it. Scott Fly Rods, based in Montrose, Colorado has been making some of...
Ryan Gabert |
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High Water Fishing Report - 5/19/2015
The flows are mighty high, but the fishing is still darn good. Rapid Creek is at 350 cfs, which is about triple normal summer flows. This is really intimidating to...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report - May 11, 2015
After receiving some much needed moisture and some wintery weather this past weekend, Black Hills streams are coming into great shape! The flows are coming up, the bugs are hatching,...
Ryan Gabert |
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Spearfish Canyon Video
Hans, Ryan, Shaun and Karl got out in Spearfish Canyon a couple weeks ago and shot some video, and this is the end result! Fishing in the canyon is great,...
Ryan Gabert |
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Piketola Video
Hans and I spent the day chasing pike at Pactola a few days ago, and shot a little video while we were there. Pike fishing is some of my favorite...
Ryan Gabert |
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Anatomy of a Game Changer Fly
Tying big flies continues to be an obsession at the shop. These efforts are fueled by some of our recent pike fishing adventures. One unique and very popular fly for...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report 4/28/2015
We had another nice cool and overcast weekend here in the Black Hills. Some areas in the Hills received a little more rain than others but every little bit helps....
Karl Stephenson |
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Time to Bury the Bead? Are Bead Head Nymphs on the way out?
I recently rediscovered an article by Oliver Edwards in the British magazine Fly Fishing and Fly Tying. His article was titled- Time to bury the bead? The article discusses the...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report 4/20/15
We were happy to see the rain this weekend but the wind did make it a little tricky at times. The guys at the shop were still able to get...
Karl Stephenson |
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Tying Bonefish Flies Veverka's Mantis Shrimp
Tying Bonefish Flies Veverka's Mantis Shrimp Tying Bonefish Flies Veverka's Mantis Shrimp is another installment in our bonefish and saltwater water tying series. Mantis Shrimp Materials List Hook: Daiichi 2546...
Karl Stephenson |
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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 |
