Black Hills Fishing Report September 29th 2025
Black Hills Fly Fishing Report – September 29, 2025 Fall fishing in the Black Hills is in full swing. Flows are low and clear — Rapid Creek is about 43...
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Black Hills Fishing Report September 29th 2025
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Black Hills Fishing Report - 8/31/2016
We're beginning to sound like a broken record, but the fishing is still fantastic here in the Black Hills. All things considered, this year has turned out much, much better...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report - August 24th 2016
Fishing in the Black Hills continues to be good, with the cooler weather helping things out a bit. The mornings have been feeling a bit more like fall - last...
Hans Stephenson |
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Solarez UV Cure Resin
In the past several years, there's been a ton of new materials and techniques introduced to the fly tying world. Fly tying has seen a huge influx of totally new...
Ryan Gabert |
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New Scott Flex Rods!
Shop Scott Flex Fly Rods on our Webstore - Scott Flex Fly Rod We just received a shipment of the newest member of the Scott fly rod family, and we're...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fly Fishing Report - 8/15/2016
The Sturgis Rally is over, the bikes have cleared out, and the fishing continues to be darn good. The Black Hills are dead in the traffic department compared to last...
Ryan Gabert |
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3 Reasons To Fish A Dry-Dropper Rig
Some of our favorite fishing of the year is in August and September fishing with dry-dropper setups. Not only is this setup incredibly effective, it's also a really fun way...
Ryan Gabert |
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Tying Grillos Hippie Stomper Attractor Dry Fly
Tying the Hippie Stomper The Hippie Stomper is fast becoming our favorite attractor dry fly. It brings strikes from fish that have refused just about everything in the box. They...
Hans Stephenson |
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New Redington Rise Reels!
We just got in a shipment of the new Redington Rise Reels, and we've been very impressed with them so far! The Rise has been one of the workhorses of...
Ryan Gabert |
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New Waters
Hans and I took a break from guiding and the fly shop to hike into a little-fished section of Rapid Creek last week, and we were pleasantly surprised with what...
Ryan Gabert |
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The Amazing Hippie Stomper!
There's not many things in fly fishing that are more fun than watching a trout come to the surface and eat a big, high floating dry fly. It's amazing how...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fly Fishing Report - 8/6/2016
The weather has shifted to the cooler side over the past few days, and the fish are diggin' it. We've been on the water just about every day over the...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fly Fishing Report - 7/24/2016
We've been real busy at the shop over the past few weeks guiding and getting people out on the water - we apologize for the lack of blog posts and...
Ryan Gabert |
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Black Hills Fishing Report - 7/12/2016
We've been keeping busy with guiding, and the fishing continues to be great. We're definitely having a bit of a low water year thus far, but that doesn't keep the...
Ryan Gabert |
