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  • Warmwater Fishing Opportunities

    Warmwater Fishing Opportunities

    While the trout fishing is still excellent, with the higher water a lot of folks are wanting to chase bass, pike, or carp on the fly. We have a ton...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Spring Fly Tying Classes!

    Spring Fly Tying Classes!

    Beginning Fly Tying Class Next session is April 3rd from 6-8pm - please call shop to enroll 605-341-2450. Learn to tie your own flies! This class teaches the essentials skills...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Fish of the Missouri River

    Fish of the Missouri River

    When fishing the Missouri River near Pierre in the spring, you never really know what you're going to catch on a fly. It's an interesting time of year to be...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • black hills fly fishing carp

    Black Hills Carp Fly Fishing Update

    Carp fishing season is here. I went on a carp fishing trip with local carp guru Sean Rains this past Sunday. Sean and I have chased carp together several times...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Carp Fly Fishing 101 - Carp Basics

    Carp Fly Fishing 101 - Carp Basics

    Carp Fishing is growing in popularity each year here in the United States, and for good reason - Carp are widely available to the majority of people. They grow to...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • Fly Fishing for South Dakota Bonefish - Why Carp Rock!

    Fly Fishing for South Dakota Bonefish - Why Carp Rock!

    Carp have grown an unfortunate reputation in the western hemisphere of the world as dirty, bottom feeding, easy to catch trash fish, that are essentially good for fertilizer, and that's...

    Ryan Gabert |

  • rabbit strip jig fly

    Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly

    Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly Jig fly patterns are tremendously effective for bass. This has been the most productive type of fly for me when fishing for smallmouth bass on...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • don's bully bugger woolly bugger

    Tying Don's Bully Bugger

    Woolly Bugger- Don's Bully Bugger A quick but deadly tie from the vise of resident Carp Master Don Polovich. The Bully Bugger is just about all you need to catch...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Hans' carp nymph fly tying

    Carp Flies- Hans' Carp Nymph

    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...

    Hans Stephenson |

  • Ryan's Carp Fly

    Ryan's Carp Fly

    Ryan's Carp Fly Ryan Gabert's Carp Fly is easy to tie. It looks great in the water. Best of all it is darn effective at catching carp. Developed on South...

    Hans Stephenson |