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...
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Black Hills Fishing Report October 28th, 2026
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Black Hills Fishing Report 9/19/12
Fishing has picked up as the cooler daytime and nighttime weather has continued. Fishing has improved on Rapid Creek especially. Castle Creek and Spearfish Creek have also fished well over...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 9/8/12
Black Hills Fishing Report 9/7/12 Fishing Overview: Weather will warm up over the weekend into Monday, before returning to the 70's Tuesday. Rapid, Castle, and Spearfish Creeks continue to offer...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 9/1/12
Hot Patterns: Dries Parachute Hopper, Rainy's Grand Hopper, Big Secret Cricket, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis Spinner, PMD Sparkle Dun,...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 8/29/12
Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Rainy's Grand Hopper, Big Secret Cricket, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis Spinner, PMD Sparkle Dun,...
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Barr's Tung Teaser Nymph
&feature=youtu.be Barr's Tung Teaser is an excellent all purpose nymph from John Barr. This pattern has become a staple in my box and the bins at the shop. We often...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 8/20/12
Black Hills Fishing Report Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Rainy's Grand Hopper, Big Secret Cricket, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis...
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Tying Hans' Cricket Fly
&feature=youtu.be Cricket fly patterns have become a staple in my summer fly selection. Bill Logan's Big Secret Cricket has been a huge producer for me over the past 4 seasons....
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Black Hills Fishing Report 8/7/2012
Black Hills Fishing Report Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Snowshoe Sally, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis Spinner, PMD Sparkle Dun,...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 8/1/12
Photos courtesy of David Erikson Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Snowshoe Sally, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis Spinner, PMD Sparkle...
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Black Hills Fishing Report
Black Hills Fishing Report 7/24/12 Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Snowshoe Sally, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis Spinner, PMD Sparkle...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 7/19/12
Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Snowshoe Sally, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis Spinner, PMD Sparkle Dun, Barr's Vis-a-dun PMD Streamers...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 7/10/12
Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Snowshoe Sally, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis Spinner, PMD Sparkle Dun Streamers Hot Bead Crystal...
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Tying the Sparkle Dun
The Sparkle Dun, a comparadun style dry fly, is an extremely versatile pattern for imitating mayfly duns. By changing the size and color of the pattern, it is easy to...
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