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This fishing report is now at least three weeks old. We didn’t have the heart to ask Hans for another
one.
Rapid Creek: Rapid Creek continues to be productive. Fishing has been good below the dam, and
through town. Below the Dam the fish are rising during the afternoons to terrestrial patterns,
MIDGES, and baetis on cloudy afternoons.
Try comparaduns and cdc thorax duns for the baetis, ants, beetles, and smaller hopper patterns.
Subsurface fish are taking smaller nymph patterns. Hot bugs are baetis nymph patterns and glass
bead midge larvae. In town try tricos in the morning. They start at about 8:00am and are fishable until
11:00am. Dun and spinner patterns are working. Try bunny duns and organza spinners fished in
tandem. Use the bunny dun as an indicator and the spinner as the dropper. There has been some
decent fishing near silver city with nymphs.
Spring Creek: Wait until next spring and hope for rain. Castle Creek: Fishing on the lower portions
below the dam on the creek should offer good fishing. Try standard nymph patterns (pheasant tails,
copper john’s, and red fox squirrel nymphs) with droppers (glass bead midge larvae should do the
trick).Tricos and Baetis are hatching. Baetis hatches will occur on cloudy days. Above the dam try
dry and dropper rigs and you should pick up some decent brookies and rainbows.
Spearfish Creek: Midge and Baetis activity is bringing fish to the surface in the afternoon, but the
majority of the fish are being taken subsurface. Smaller baetis nymph patterns and emergers have
been great producers subsurface. Try WD-40’s, WD-50’s, Glass bead midge larva, RS2’s,
and Killer Mayfly Nymphs behind a fox squirrel nymph or a copper john.
Custer State Park: The lakes in the Park are fishing well. Midday callibaetis hatches are bringing fish
to the surface on most of the parks lakes. Sylvan Lake and Bismark Lake have been very productive.
Buggers fished on a slow retrieve are also producing.
Deerfield Lake: The inlet to the lake is fishing good. Buggers fished on a slow retrieve will start
producing. Some reports of rising fish in the warmer parts of the day. Try Adams and Midge Cluster
imitations for the risers.
Sheridan Lake: Fishing is starting to turn on. A few risers are feeding on midges- The activity has
been reported to start near dusk, but with cooler weather the hatch should occur earlier in the
afternoon. Try fishing buggers and Chironomid larvae on a slow retrieve with an intermediate
line and you will find a few nice bows.
Pactola Lake: Wooly buggers and streamers will catch a fair number of rainbows, browns and lake
trout in this underutilized fishery. Get your tube or pontoon out, spool up your sinking line and go!
one.
Rapid Creek: Rapid Creek continues to be productive. Fishing has been good below the dam, and
through town. Below the Dam the fish are rising during the afternoons to terrestrial patterns,
MIDGES, and baetis on cloudy afternoons.
Try comparaduns and cdc thorax duns for the baetis, ants, beetles, and smaller hopper patterns.
Subsurface fish are taking smaller nymph patterns. Hot bugs are baetis nymph patterns and glass
bead midge larvae. In town try tricos in the morning. They start at about 8:00am and are fishable until
11:00am. Dun and spinner patterns are working. Try bunny duns and organza spinners fished in
tandem. Use the bunny dun as an indicator and the spinner as the dropper. There has been some
decent fishing near silver city with nymphs.
Spring Creek: Wait until next spring and hope for rain. Castle Creek: Fishing on the lower portions
below the dam on the creek should offer good fishing. Try standard nymph patterns (pheasant tails,
copper john’s, and red fox squirrel nymphs) with droppers (glass bead midge larvae should do the
trick).Tricos and Baetis are hatching. Baetis hatches will occur on cloudy days. Above the dam try
dry and dropper rigs and you should pick up some decent brookies and rainbows.
Spearfish Creek: Midge and Baetis activity is bringing fish to the surface in the afternoon, but the
majority of the fish are being taken subsurface. Smaller baetis nymph patterns and emergers have
been great producers subsurface. Try WD-40’s, WD-50’s, Glass bead midge larva, RS2’s,
and Killer Mayfly Nymphs behind a fox squirrel nymph or a copper john.
Custer State Park: The lakes in the Park are fishing well. Midday callibaetis hatches are bringing fish
to the surface on most of the parks lakes. Sylvan Lake and Bismark Lake have been very productive.
Buggers fished on a slow retrieve are also producing.
Deerfield Lake: The inlet to the lake is fishing good. Buggers fished on a slow retrieve will start
producing. Some reports of rising fish in the warmer parts of the day. Try Adams and Midge Cluster
imitations for the risers.
Sheridan Lake: Fishing is starting to turn on. A few risers are feeding on midges- The activity has
been reported to start near dusk, but with cooler weather the hatch should occur earlier in the
afternoon. Try fishing buggers and Chironomid larvae on a slow retrieve with an intermediate
line and you will find a few nice bows.
Pactola Lake: Wooly buggers and streamers will catch a fair number of rainbows, browns and lake
trout in this underutilized fishery. Get your tube or pontoon out, spool up your sinking line and go!