Fishing Report August 29th 2025
Black Hills Fly Fishing Report – August 29, 2025 Labor Day Weekend Edition Labor Day weekend is here! The Rally is behind us, traffic is back to normal, and we’ve...
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Fishing Report August 29th 2025
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5 Tips for Fishing Dry/Dropper Rigs
As we move into late summer, the dry-dropper rig becomes increasingly more effective and we find ourselves using them more often than not. With the warmer water, a lot of...
Ryan Gabert |
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What is Euro Nymphing?
Quick note: Euro Nymphing has evolved and has largely absorbed the terms Czech Nymphing, Polish Nymphing, Spanish Nymphing, and French Nymphing. What is Euro Nymphing? As with many things in...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report August 7th 2021
Black Hills Fishing Report August 7th 2021 The best fishing this week is on the core Black Hills streams of Rapid, Castle, and Spearfish Creeks. Rapid Creek- Cooler night have...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report July 22nd 2021
Black Hills Fishing Report July 22nd 2021 Fishing remains good on Rapid Creek, Spearfish Creek, and Castle Creek. We have been fortunate to get some showers from thunderstorms the past...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report July 5th 2021
Fishing has been good over the past week. Looking forward the most productive streams will be Rapid Creek, Castle Creek, and Spearfish Creek. This week's weather looks to have a...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report June 23rd 2021
By Tyler Gromer With the onset of the hot weather in the Black Hills, fishing is better early in the morning and late in the evening, especially in lower elevation...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report June 12th 2021
Black Hills Stream Fishing Report- Warm weather held off on Friday, but will return to highs in the high 80s and 90s this week. Streams got a dose of rain...
Hans Stephenson |
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Fly Tying Video Micro Chubby Chernobyl Dry Fly
The Micro Chubby Chernobyl is a fantastic attractor dry fly. This downsized version of the popular Chubby Chernobyl is perfect for smaller streams or for fish that have seen too...
Hans Stephenson |
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Body Quill Perdigon
This video features the Body Quill Perdigon- A quick and easy perdigon pattern that has a subtle bit of flash. The body of the fly is made of Hends Body...
Hans Stephenson |
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Fly Tying Video Black and Pearl Perdigon
Perdigons are extremely effective flies, and they're incredibly durable! They sink like a rock and they're great for fishing pocket water and Euro-style nymphing. This color combination works great locally,...
Hans Stephenson |
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Fly Tying Video Iron Thorax Nymph
&t=2s How to tie the Iron Thorax Nymph. A version of the Pheasant tail nymph originated by Rocco Fasone. We discovered it in the Solitude Flies Catalog. Very effective pattern...
Hans Stephenson |
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Fly Tying Video- Garcia's Rojo Midge
Learn to tie the Rojo Midge. Original pattern by Greg Garcia. This is an extremely effective midge pattern. On our local tailwater where fish can be picky, this fly fools...
Hans Stephenson |
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Fly Tying Video - Micro Marabou Jig
This wooly bugger variant is a fantastic fly just about everywhere, and it makes a great point fly for a Euro Nymphing rig. Dead drift it, swing it, or jig...
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