Cats on the Prowl – Lake Oahe

Cats on the Prowl – Lake Oahe

This is a must try on Lake Oahe in early/late spring. When I was a kid a bobber, small weight, and hook was pretty much all the fishing gear I had. It was so much fun watching that little red and white bobber start to twitch and then slowly slip below the surface- you...
Eat Guads!

Eat Guads!

For delicious, authentic Mexican dishes you must try Guadalajara Family Mexican Restaurant. My wife and I lived in Pierre for 20 years and Guads was one of our favorite places to eat. They have the best service, friendliest staff, and owner, Sidney Zanin often walks...
Rainbow Trout – Spearfish Creek

Rainbow Trout – Spearfish Creek

I have caught a handful of rainbows in Spearfish Canyon, always using my favorite rig – a strike indicator and small beaded nymph. The Rainbows that I have caught were in stretches of stream past Bridal Veil Falls. Again, the brown trout rules the water but...
Brown Trout – Spearfish Creek

Brown Trout – Spearfish Creek

In the Canyon Brown Trout are the most abundant trout in Spearfish Creek. Like any fish in the early Spring when the water is really cold, they can be tough to catch. But once things start to warm up they are one of the most aggressive trout in Spearfish Creek, or...
Brook Trout – Spearfish Creek

Brook Trout – Spearfish Creek

I have had the pleasure to catch and release a few Brook Trout in Spearfish Creek that runs through Spearfish Canyon. I’m not sure if the population of Brook Trout is higher in certain stretches of the stream, because so far I haven’t caught more than one...