Pike Season Has Begun!
Karl, Jake and I got out on Pactola yesterday to throw some flies around for pike. We had a pretty good idea going into it that the water would be...
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Pike Fly Fishing School - April 19, 2016
We've had a few people book for our Pike fly fishing school, and have had quite a bit of interest in it! After mulling over how we should go about...
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Dakota Angler Pike Fly Fishing School - Spring 2016
Fly Fishing for Northern Pike on Pactola Reservoir was some of our favorite fishing of last season, and definitely some of the most exciting. We landed a good number of...
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Black Hills Pike Fishing Is Still Great!
We've been chasing Pike over the past few weeks at Pactola, and we've been finding some fish! The fish we have been finding have been a little deeper than they...
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Flyfishing the Missouri River - Tips, Flies, and Techniques
Some of our favorite fishing of the year is when we head east to the Missouri River near Pierre, South Dakota. There are endless opportunities for the warmwater fly angler...
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Choosing a Warmwater Fly Line
The world of warm water fly fishing is a completely different animal. Fly fishing for trout is pretty standardized stuff for most people, especially in terms of flies, leaders, and...
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Piketola Video
Hans and I spent the day chasing pike at Pactola a few days ago, and shot a little video while we were there. Pike fishing is some of my favorite...
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Spring is Almost Here - Pike Time.
The Pike fly tying demo yesterday got a lot of us hot and bothered. Thinking about throwing an 8 or 10 weight with flies the size of a small chicken,...
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Flyfishing for Pike - 5 Tips!
Flyfishing for Pike can be some of the most exciting fishing of the year - explosive takes, big fish, and lots of sight fishing. However, they aren't always easy. Here's...
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Tying the Murdich Minnow
Learn to tie the Murdich Minnow Fly Pattern The Murdich Minnow originated as a pattern for striped bass, but has proved itself as a fantastic freshwater fly for smallmouth bass,...
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C. Boyd's Pike Fly
Give pike on the fly a try. This is a simple, easy to tie fly for pike. I first saw this fly in an article by C Boyd Pheiffer in...
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