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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CDC Midge Emerger II
This is a hybrid between a palamino midge and a morgan's midge. A versitle fly to have in a midge hatch, it can imitate an emerger as well as a...
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Tape Wing Caddis
This fly takes a bit of extra time to construct, but it is worth it. The combination of the tape wing and CDC legs make this an irresistible caddis imitation....
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How to Tie Soft Hackle Flies
Soft hackles have been around for a long, long time. In the video I say a hundred years; well I looked it up, try 500 years! There must be a...
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CDC Midge Emerger
The CDC Midge Emerger is a dynamite small pattern originated by Shane Stalcup. Tied by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter in Rapid City, South Dakota. The CDC soft...
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Tying the Klinkhammer Special
Here is a great dry fly from tyer Hans Van Klinken. It works great as a caddis emerger, but we use it more often as a searching pattern for trout....
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Tying the CDC Mayfly Dun
The CDC Mayfly Dun is an awesome all purpose mayfly dun imitation. This pattern is an easy and quick fly to tie but very effective. I use the CDC Mayfly...
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Carp Flies- Hans' Carp Nymph
Tied by Hans Stephenson of Dakota Angler & Outfitter. An all purpose nymph for tailing carp. To be fished along the bottom. This fly works extremely well and is fairly...
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Tying the Hunchback Scud
The Hunchback Scud, a great scud pattern from Michael McLellan. The Hunchback Scud features a superb profile and weighted enough to get down deep. This is a relatively easy tie...
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Bubble Back Midge
Learn to tie the bubble back midge fly in this fly tying video. This fly is one of our best all purpose droppers. Trail it behind another nymph or fish...
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Tying the F-Fly
How to tie a F-fly. A great, simple to tie dry fly. Don't be fooled by this fly- it might look too simple to be effective, but it catches loads...
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Tying the Czech Nymph
This is the classic Czech Nymph. For use in the increasingly popular European or Czech nymphing styles. These are great patterns for getting down to the fish in a hurry....
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Fly Tying with Hans- Tungsten San Juan Worm
Spring time is worm season. When stream flows are up, aquatic worms are stirred into the current stream. Even the most picky and selective trout can't resist a worm imitation...
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Whitlock's Red Fox Squirrel Nymph
The Red Fox Squirrel Nymph has caught fish nearly everywhere I have been and is a staple in my box. I usually tie these in sizes 12-16. Use a bead...
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