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Fishing is still solid throughout the Black Hills, but some of the higher elevation streams will start to get some ice in the next week or so. We have a bit of a weather rollercoaster over the next few days, but it looks overall to be great weather to get out and chase some Black Hills fish!

Rapid Creek above Pactola is going to be mostly a nymph game due to colder water temps – the canyon is pretty tall in most places, and the creek doesn’t get a lot of sunlight in the winter months. Larger nymphs are good bets,...

There’s been no shortage of great fishing opportunities throughout the Black Hills lately. From brookies to pike, we’ve had some fantastic fall fishing over the past week, and the folks that have been in the shop have all been having good things to say as well. The weather and water flows are great for this late in the year as well!

Rapid Creek above Pactola is around 60 cfs, which is a fantastic flow for this late in the year. It’s mostly a nymphing game, but you can do well on streamers as well. The water is a little off color...

We get a lot of folks in the shop looking for Christmas gifts for their significant other, children, or family friend that ties flies, and they often are a little stumped on what to get them. There’s such a huge amount of gear, tools, and materials out there in the fly tying world, and it can often be intimidating to try and pick something out. We’ve put together a list of some of the latest gear that we think will all make great Christmas gifts for the fly tier in your life – here’s few of our favorite offerings from some...

We get a lot of folks in the shop looking for Christmas gifts for their significant other, children, or family friend that fly fishes, and they often are a little stumped on what to get them. There’s such a huge amount of gear out there in the fly fishing world, and it can often be intimidating to try and pick something out. We’ve put together a list of some of the latest gear that we think will all make great Christmas gifts for the fly fisher in your life – here’s few of our favorite offerings from some of our favorite...

We’ve had some fantastic weather for late October so far, and the fishing has been equally as great! There’s lots of great fly fishing opportunities right now throughout the Black Hills, from Brookies to Pike to Rainbows. Get out and have at it while the weather holds!

Rapid Creek above Pactola is a little off colored still, but fishing well with larger nymphs and streamers. Lil’ Kims, Thin Mints, Mini Dungeons, and various other medium sized streamers will work well on a light Rio Versileader for a sink tip. Good nymphs include North Fork Specials, Brush Hogs, Tungsten Worms, Hare’s...