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 Gurgler Fly
Fly Tying with Ryan Foam Gurgler Bass Bug Ryan from Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties a Foam Gurgler Bass Bug, a must-have in any bass fly fisherman's box. Tie in...
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George Daniel's Sowbug
George Daniel's Sowbug This pattern featured in George Daniel's book Dynamic Nymphing. It looks very close to the natural and has been very productive for me on my last two...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 5/22/13
Black Hills Fishing Report 5/22/13 Fishing has been good to excellent in most streams. Recent rains have cause some flooding in the northern Black Hills. Fishing will be best in...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 5/13/13
Black Hills Fishing Report 5/13/13 Fishing will pick up as the weather warms this week. Expect dry fly fishing to improve this week. There are Little Black Stoneflies, Blue Winged...
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Black Hills Fishing Report April 23rd 2013
Black Hills Fishing Report April 23rd 2013 Rapid Creek In Town - The BWO hatch continues to be outstanding, with good numbers of fish on the surface between 10 and...
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Black Hills Fishing Report 3/26/2013
Black Hills Fishing Report 3/26/2013 Rapid Creek In Town - Fishing in town continues to be outstanding, with fish consistently rising more or less every day from about 10-2. The...
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Tying the Fluttering Black Stonefly
Fluttering Little Black Stonefly Little Black Stoneflies are one of the first major hatches on many trout streams. When on the water, the adults flutter their wings rapidly. The split...
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Tying the Fish-Skull Circus Peanut
Fish-Skull Circus Peanut Video- Express Cut Fish-Skull Circus Peanut Video- Full Length Tutorial This articulated streamer was one of my go to streamers last fishing season. The Fish Skull version...
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Black Hills Fishing Report March 19th 2013
Early season fly fishing Spearfish Creek in Spearfish Canyon. Black Hills Fishing Report 3/19/2013 Fishing has improved over the last week. Hatches are more frequent. Good numbers of midges hatching-...
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Black Hills Fishing Report March 8th 2013
Fishing has been best in the lower elevations of Black Hills streams. Good fishing on the lower portions of Rapid Creek and Spearfish Creeks. Black Hills Fishing Report for March...
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Ryan's Big Pike Fly
Ryan's Big Pike Fly For materials visit our Webstore: http://shop.flyfishsd.com Ryan Gabert of Dakota Angler & Outfitter ties a large streamer fly for northern pike. The fly has its origins...
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Black Hills Fishing Report February 19th 2013
Black Hills Fishing Report 2/19/2013 Rapid Creek In Town – Fishing in town continues to be very productive, with a few sporadic midge hatches during the warmest part of the...
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Black Hills Fishing Report February 4th 2013
Black Hills Fishing Report 2/3/2013 Black Hills winter fishing conditions are decent, and should improve with the warmer weather. Rapid Creek In Town – Fishing in town continues to be...
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