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  • Spearfish Canyon Video

    Spearfish Canyon Video

    Hans, Ryan, Shaun and Karl got out in Spearfish Canyon a couple weeks ago and shot some video, and this is the end result! Fishing in the canyon is great,...

    Ryan Gabert |

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    Black Hills Fishing Report 4/20/15

    We were happy to see the rain this weekend but the wind did make it a little tricky at times. The guys at the shop were still able to get...

    Karl Stephenson |

  • Parachute Blue Wing Olive

    Tying a Parachute Blue Wing Olive

    Tying a Parachute Blue Wing Olive Learn to tie the Parachute Blue Winged Olive, a valuable dry fly for trout streams across the country. Video by Dakota Angler and Outfitter...

    Karl Stephenson |

  • Black Hills Fishing Report April 9 2015

    Black Hills Fishing Report April 9 2015

    Fishing in the Hills continues to get better and better! Dry fly fishing has been great on Rapid Creek, Spearfish Creek, Castle Creek, and most all of our local streams....

    Ryan Gabert |

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    Flies for Spring Fishing in the Black Hills

    With warm weather upon us, fishing season is getting going a bit earlier than normal. Hatches have picked up in the past week. Midges and Baetis are the hatching daily....

    Hans Stephenson |

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    Black Hills Fishing Report April 1st 2015

    Wow! It has been a warm spring. Fishing season is picking up and it's getting better by the day. Hopefully there will be moisture in the forecast, but we will...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Dry Fly Time!

    Dry Fly Time!

    BWO's have finally arrived. After last spring's spectacular dry fly fishing, we've all been twiddling our thumbs waiting for them to come off again this year. Well, they finally have....

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Ryan Talks Bobbers! Er, Indicators.

    Ryan Talks Bobbers! Er, Indicators.

    The title of this blog post might have slightly offended a few people - but I bet it got you to look! In all seriousness, we've come a long ways...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Bighorn River Trip

    Bighorn River Trip

    I made the trek over to the Bighorn River in Ft. Smith, Montana late last week, and had an exceptional trip! The nymphing was good as always, with Pink hot...

    Ryan Gabert |

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    Black Hills Fishing Report March 11th 2015

    Black Hills Fishing Report March 11th 2015 Holy smokes! Can you believe this weather? Hopefully we get a bit more moisture in the near future, but for the time being,...

    Hans Stephenson |

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    Nice Weather - Winter Fly Fishing

    February has been quite warm. While worrisome on one hand, it's been a treat to get in so much fishing lately. The forecast looks cooler until at least this Thursday,...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • New Jig Flies and Cork Indicators!

    New Jig Flies and Cork Indicators!

    We custom ordered some new jig patterns for the bins, and they've arrived! Jig nymphs are some of out most productive patterns here in the Black Hills, and these are...

    Ryan Gabert |