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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Foam Body Caddis
&feature=youtu.be Shop Foam Body Caddis Materials Easy to tie, high floating caddis pattern! Works great in slightly slower water where the fish have longer to check your flies out.
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report - 1/14/2018
The weather and fishing have both been solid over the past week, and it looks like there's going to be some great opportunities to get out this week as well!...
Ryan Gabert |
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Mop Fly
&feature=youtu.be Shop Mop Fly Materials Hands down the winner of the ugliest fly competition, the Mop Fly has a love/hate following. That being said, there's no disputing the effectiveness of...
Ryan Gabert |
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Kaleidoscope Jig
&feature=youtu.be Shop Kaleidoscope Jig Materials Flash, Peacock Herl, and a soft hackle - what's not to like about this fly? Great attractor nymph and perfect lead fly in a nymph...
Ryan Gabert |
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Killer Quill Mayfly Nymph
&feature=youtu.be Shop Killer Quill Mayfly Materials We call this fly the Killer Quill, and for good reason - when fish aren't eating anything else, they dig skinny mayfly patterns. Super...
Ryan Gabert |
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Body Glass Dip
&feature=youtu.be Shop Body Glass Dip Materials This is an awesome dropper pattern, especially for pickier tailwater fish. The original 3 Dollar Dip works great, but the Body Glass gives it...
Ryan Gabert |
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Krystal Perdigon
&feature=youtu.be Shop Krystal Perdigon Materials These simple flies are incredibly durable and sink like a rock. Great on a Czech Nymph rig, as well as general purpose nymphing. We like...
Ryan Gabert |
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Tungsten Czech Scud
&feature=youtu.be Shop Tungsten Czech Scud Materials This is a simple fly that's a great point fly on a Czech nymph rig, as well as a good weight fly on an...
Ryan Gabert |
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Fly Fishing Film Tour 2019
The Fly Fishing Film Tour returns to Rapid City this year on Wednesday, February 13th 2019! This is one of the most popular events for the fly fishing community in...
Ryan Gabert |
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Pink Squirrel Walt's Jig
&feature=youtu.be Shop Pink Squirrel Sexy Walt's Materials The Pink Squirrel has been a staple in the driftless region for quite some time now, and this hybrid with a Sexy Walt's...
Ryan Gabert |
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Body Glass Caddis
&feature=youtu.be Shop Body Glass Caddis Materials This super simple fly has been a moneymaker in the Black Hills this last season. The chartreuse and black version works great, but you...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report - 12/27/2018
Cold and snowy in the Black Hills today, but warmer weather is on the way! The fishing has been good to great depending on the day, and has become pretty...
Ryan Gabert |
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Rainy's Slider Head Pike Fly
&feature=youtu.be Shop Rainy's Slider Head Pike Fly Materials Rainy's Slider Heads make a great topwater pattern, as well as fishing on a heavy sinking line. We've had great luck fishing...
Ryan Gabert |
