Fly Fishing Report for Spearfish Creek, Spearfish Canyon I headed out for some fly fishing in Spearfish Canyon yesterday afternoon. The temp in the canyon was in the 40's. The water temp...oh mama. A cold front is moving in, and it looks like snow is coming to the...
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Spearfish Creek Fly Fishing Report for September 29, 2018
I promised the little brown trout that I would use his photo for my main blog post. Did some fly fishing in the Spearfish Creek again this afternoon. Overcast, temp around 46 degrees in the Canyon. Water temp...I lost feeling in my feet it was so cold. Lots of people...
Spearfish Creek Fly Fishing Report for September 28, 2018
I went fishing in Spearfish Canyon this evening. Chilly, slight drizzle with a temp of around 45 degrees in the canyon. Water temp...cold. The trees in the canyon are sporting their fall colors, and so are the brown trout. The stretch of spearfish creek I fished was...
FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA SEPTEMBER 11TH THRU THE 19TH 2018
Not a lot of changes to report from my last post. The weather has stayed warm so lake temps remain close to the same. We need some 30 degree nights to cool the lake/river down to make any big difference in the bite....
Spearfish Creek Fly Fishing Report for September 19th 2018
Headed downtown for a little fly fishing after work. It was overcast with a light drizzle and around 53 degrees. The water...is cold. Fall is definitely in the air here in Spearfish. The stretch of creek I fish gets fished pretty hard, but I usually manage to hook...
Spearfish Canyon Fly Fishing Report for September 14th 2018
First off, my wife had to comment on my photos...she said all the fish look the same. Not sure if she was insinuating that I use the same fish picture each time or catch the same fish each time...the...
Spearfish Creek Fly Fishing Report – September 9, 2018
Did a little fly fishing in Spearfish Canyon, this time I tried a stretch of Spearfish Creek upstream from the Homestake Hydro Plant No. 2. This stretch of creek flows fast, but if you pay attention to the flow there are lots of good fish holding spots. The first spot...
FISHING REPORT LAKES OAHE/SHARPE PIERRE AREA FOR AUGUST 20TH TO SEPTEMBER 10TH 2018
Fishing around Pierre has been generally good for the good fishermen. The river below Pierre has been putting out limits of over 15 inch fish when the conditions are right but can be harder when either not enough or...
The Resilience of Nature – Whitewood Creek
Whitewood Creek is a coldwater stream that flows from its headwaters in the high mountain valleys south of Deadwood to its confluence with the Belle Fourche River northeast of the city of Whitewood. The creek drains a 44,756-acre sub-watershed of the Belle Fourche...
Brown Trout Rescued
I went fly fishing this afternoon in Whitewood Creek, in Deadwood. I caught this little brown trout that somehow tried to swim through some kind of metal ring and it got stuck. It was starting to embed into his skin and would have eventually killed the poor thing. I...

















