Black Hills Fishing Report September 29th 2025
Black Hills Fly Fishing Report – September 29, 2025 Fall fishing in the Black Hills is in full swing. Flows are low and clear — Rapid Creek is about 43...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report September 29th 2025
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Flyfishing the Missouri River - Tips, Flies, and Techniques
Some of our favorite fishing of the year is when we head east to the Missouri River near Pierre, South Dakota. There are endless opportunities for the warmwater fly angler...
Ryan Gabert |
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Free Spey Casting Demo! - May 27th, 2015
Join us for a free Spey Casting demo this coming Wednesday, May 27th at the mouth of Canyon Lake! After the increased interest in two-handed fishing, we've decided to have...
Ryan Gabert |
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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 |
