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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Hydropsyche Caddis Larva
Hydropsyche Caddis Larva This has been a solid producer for me in areas with good populations of free swimming caddis larvae. This pattern is very similar to the caddis patterns...
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Split Case PMD Nymph
Split Case PMD Nymph The Split Case PMD Nymph is our favorite nymph pattern for imitating Pale Morning Dun (PMD) nymphs. The Split Case Nymph can also be used to...
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Killer Mayfly Nymph
Killer Mayfly Nymph The Killer Mayfly Nymph is another super nymph from Solitude flies and it does a bang up job imitating small baetis nymphs. A recent diet study found...
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Tungsten Psycho Nymph
Tungsten Psycho Nymph This is a great nymph from Solitude flies. The Tungsten Psycho Nymph is a great all purpose nymph. We typically use it as the lead fly in...
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CDC Beetle
CDC Beetle Beetles and Ants are some of a trout's favorite summer foods. This pattern has done me well the past couple of summers. It was my go to fly...
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Palomino Midge
Palomino Midge An awesome pattern from Tier Bret Smith. Easy to tie and it catches finicky fish. Three versions are shown in this video- Antron Winged, CDC Winged, and Deer...
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Little Black Stonefly
Little Black Stonefly The dry fly season starts in earnest with the hatches of little black stoneflies. In the Black Hills these bugs start hatching in March and some years...
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Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph
Cranefly Larva - Crane Fly Nymph Craneflies are an often overlooked trout food. A version of this pattern was shown to me in my first summer of fly fishing. I...
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Barr's Slumpbuster
Barr's Slumpbuster This is a great pattern from Colorado's John Barr. We have strayed a little bit from the original, but it still catches it's share of fish. Tie this...
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Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly
Hans' Rabbit Strip Jig Fly Jig fly patterns are tremendously effective for bass. This has been the most productive type of fly for me when fishing for smallmouth bass on...
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Tying Don's Bully Bugger
Woolly Bugger- Don's Bully Bugger A quick but deadly tie from the vise of resident Carp Master Don Polovich. The Bully Bugger is just about all you need to catch...
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Hans' Wire Bodied Baetis Nymph
Hans' Wire Bodied Baetis Nymph This is a design I have been tinkering with for a while. I like the wire body for weight and segmentation, the wing buds, and...
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CDC Bubble Wing Caddis
CDC Bubble Wing Caddis Here is a great fly from Oliver Edwards outstanding DVD "Essential Patterns Vol. 1". Check out this DVD for several more cracking patterns.I tie this in...
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