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Bighorn River Trout Spey Trip 2017

December 05, 2017 • Ryan Gabert • bighorn • bighorn river • Black Hills Fishing • flies • Fly • Fly Fishing • Montana • Spey • spey rod • streamer • Swing • swinging • trout spey • Uncategorized

Steelhead fishing introduced us to Spey casting, and it’s become a bit of an obsession over the past several years. It’s a pretty cool feeling when you set up a cast, sweep around, pull your bottom hand and your flies go sailing across the currents nearly effortlessly. When a fish takes a swung fly, it’s a totally different experience than fishing with a typical nymph rig. Your flies and line are under constant tension, and you can steer your flies across the currents faster, slower, broadside or upstream depending on what the run and conditions dictate. You feel every time your...

Bighorn River Trip

March 15, 2015 • Ryan Gabert • baetis • bighorn river • Black Hills Fishing • black hills fishing report • black hills fly fishing • black hills trout fishing • Fishing Report • midges • Montana • Nymphs • trout fishing • Uncategorized

I made the trek over to the Bighorn River in Ft. Smith, Montana late last week, and had an exceptional trip! The nymphing was good as always, with Pink hot bead Ray Charles, Green Weenies, and Split Back Baetis being my hottest flies. The real highlight of the trip, however, was the dry fly fishing. […]