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 7/3/12
Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Snowshoe Sally, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner, Adams, Upright Callibaetis Spinner Streamers Hot Bead Crystal Buggers, White Sculpzilla,...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 6/25/12
Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator, Snowshoe Sally, Foam Beetle, CDC PMD Thorax Dun, Elk Hair Caddis, Organza Trico Spinner Streamers Hot Bead Crystal Buggers, White Sculpzilla, Natural Sculpzilla Nymphs Tungsten...
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Foam Beetle
The foam beetle fly pattern is easy to tie, but remains one of my top producers during the summer months. Trout love to eat beetles (and ants) that are blown...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 6/18/12
Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator Snowshoe Sally Foam Beetle CDC PMD Thorax Dun Elk Hair Caddis Organza Trico Spinner Streamers Hot Bead Crystal Buggers, White Sculpzilla, Natural Sculpzilla Nymphs Tungsten...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 6/11/12
Fishing Report 6/11/12 Hot Patterns: Dries Yellow Stimulator Snowshoe Sally Foam Beetle CDC PMD Thorax Dun Elk Hair Caddis Organza Trico Spinner Streamers Hot Bead Crystal Buggers, White Sculpzilla, Natural...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 6/8/12
Fishing Report 6/8/12 Hot Patterns: Dries Morgans Midge, Matts Midge, Parachute Adams BWO CDC Thorax Dun BWO Sparkle Dun Smith's CDC Emerger Streamers Hot Bead Crystal Buggers, White Sculpzilla, Black...
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Rusty RS2 Emerger
The Rusty RS2 a take on Rim Chung's famous pattern. The main element shared with the original RS2 is the wing style. It is not a tough tie, but it...
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CDC Midge Pupa
Midge Pupa can be an extremely important trout food. This version is a quick tie but does a good job imitating the profile of a midge pupa. It can be...
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Tungsten Squirrel Hair Leech Fly
On the small streams I frequent, it is hard to fish streamers. It doesn't seem like an obviously fly choice. However, once you start using them and catching fish they...
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Hans' Tungsten Bomb Fly
The Tungsten Bomb Fly gets your dropper flies to the bottom quick. Best of all you don't need additional weight in the form of split shot or tungsten putty. No...
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Hans' Spring Soft Hackle
Materials Hook: Tiemco 3769 size 16-18 Thread: Black 70 Denier Ultra Thread Ribbing: Small Silver Wire Tail: Coq de Leon Medium Speckled Thorax: UV Purple Ice Dubbing Soft Hackle: Starling...
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Hydropsyche Caddis Larva
This has been a solid producer for me in areas with good populations of free swimming caddis larvae. This pattern is very similar to the caddis patterns of Oliver Edwards....
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Split Case PMD Nymph
The Split Case PMD Nymph is our favorite nymph pattern for imitating Pale Morning Dun (PMD) nymphs. The Split Case Nymph can also be used to imitate baetis/Blue Winged Olive/BWO...
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