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  • Spearfish Canyon Rainbow Trout Fishing

    Black Hills Fishing Report 5/22/13

    Fishing has been good to excellent in most streams. Recent rains have cause some flooding in the northern Black Hills. Fishing will be best in the central hills for the...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Black Hills Fishing Report

    Black Hills Fishing Report 5/13/13

    Fishing will pick up as the weather warms this week. Expect dry fly fishing to improve this week. There are Little Black Stoneflies, Blue Winged Olives, and a few Caddis...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Black Hills Fly Fishing 2013

    Black Hills Fishing Report April 23rd 2013

    Rapid Creek In Town - The BWO hatch continues to be outstanding, with good numbers of fish on the surface between 10 and 3 or so. The fish are very...

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  • Winter Rapid Creek Brown

    Black Hills Fishing Report 3/26/2013

    Rapid Creek In Town - Fishing in town continues to be outstanding, with fish consistently rising more or less every day from about 10-2. The numbers of fish on top...

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  • little black stonefly

    Tying the Fluttering Black Stonefly

    Little Black Stoneflies are one of the first major hatches on many trout streams. When on the water, the adults flutter their wings rapidly. The split CDC wing of this...

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  • Fish Skull Circus Peanut

    Tying the Fish-Skull Circus Peanut

    Fish-Skull Circus Peanut Video- Express Cut Fish-Skull Circus Peanut Video- Full Length Tutorial This articulated streamer was one of my go to streamers last fishing season. The Fish Skull version...

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  • Spearfish Canyon Rainbow Trout fishing

    Black Hills Fishing Report March 19th 2013

    Early season fly fishing Spearfish Creek in Spearfish Canyon. Black Hills Fishing Report 3/19/2013 Fishing has improved over the last week. Hatches are more frequent. Good numbers of midges hatching-...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Black Hills Trout Fishing

    Black Hills Fishing Report March 8th 2013

    Fishing has been best in the lower elevations of Black Hills streams. Good fishing on the lower portions of Rapid Creek and Spearfish Creeks. Black Hills Fishing Report for March...

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  • Ryan's Big Pike Fly

    Ryan's Big Pike Fly

    Ryan's Big Pike Fly For materials visit our Webstore:flyfishsd.com Ryan Gabert of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties a large streamer fly for northern pike. The fly has its origins in...

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  • fishing below pactola reservoir rapid creek

    Black Hills Fishing Report February 19th 2013

    Black Hills Fishing Report 2/19/2013 Rapid Creek In Town – Fishing in town continues to be very productive, with a few sporadic midge hatches during the warmest part of the...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Black Hills fishing report, February 2013

    Black Hills Fishing Report February 4th 2013

    Black Hills Fishing Report 2/3/2013 Black Hills winter fishing conditions are decent, and should improve with the warmer weather. Rapid Creek In Town – Fishing in town continues to be...

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  • black hills brown trout fin

    Black Hills Fishing Report December 29th 2012

    Fishing Report 12/30/12 Rapid Creek In Town – Nymphing has been the best producer in town lately, with larger nymphs. Size 12-14 Pink squirrels have been my best producer over...

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  • daves m-wing emerger

    Tying Dave's M-Wing Emerger

    &feature=youtu.be For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Dave Gamet of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties the M-Wing Emerger. This pattern is an effective mayfly emerger pattern, that can be adapted...

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