Black Hills Fishing Report October 28th, 2026
Late October in the Black Hills means low, clear water and fish that are getting more selective by the day. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s all week...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report October 28th, 2026
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G Loomis Demo Night
Want to try out a full lineup of G Loomis rods, including the new IMX Pro Musky series? G Loomis reps Tony and Kim Ferrie will be here on Wednesday,...
Hans Stephenson |
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Black Hills Fishing Report - 4/19/2019
Spring has finally sprung in the Black Hills, and the fishing has been excellent. The water on most of our streams is up above average, but the vast majority of...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report April 9th 2019
Black Hills Fishing Report - Black Hills Fly Fishing April 9th 2019 Rapid Creek Rapid Creek has been fishing quite well from Pactola Reservoir down through Rapid City. Above Pactola...
Hans Stephenson |
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Echo Carbon XL Euro Nymph Rod Review
We've been anxiously waiting for the Carbon XL Euro rods to arrive, and they finally have! I ordered one for myself as soon as they became available to order. The...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report - 3/13/2019
It looks like we're finally out of the woods with the sub-zero temperatures for this winter thankfully. We're forecast to get a fair amount of snow this afternoon/evening, and then...
Ryan Gabert |
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Upcoming Fly Tying Demos and Classes
We're going to be doing fly tying demos on Saturdays here at the shop for the next couple months, as well as have some open classes at the shop during...
Ryan Gabert |
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Teal & Brown Jig Fly
Shop Teal & Brown Jig Materials While this isn't the most complicated fly, it's a good box filler that the fish dig. Brown works great, but black and olive both...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Spectra Jig
Shop Black Spectra Jig Materials Easy to tie, durable fly that just works. Size 14-16 is a good all around size to try, and makes a good nymph in a...
Ryan Gabert |
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Camel Light Cranefly
Shop Camel Light Cranefly Materials Despite the cigarette filter look, this fly works amazing when there's craneflies around. Trout love these big bugs, and they'll go out of their way...
Ryan Gabert |
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Flash Worm
Shop Flash Worm Materials This simple Czech nymph is easy to tie, and the combination of flash and natural dubbing make for a killer fly. Works great in larger sizes...
Ryan Gabert |
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Red Butt PT
Shop Red Butt Pheasant Tail Materials Great attractor nymph that works great by itself in larger sizes when the water is higher, as well as a solid weight nymph. You...
Ryan Gabert |
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Foam Body Caddis
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 |
