Originally Posted by Betty Hiner
Bob,
I'm sorry your first trip to the Black Hills/Spearfish didn't go well. There are fish there (OK, so I've said for years there AREN'T any trouts in the Black Hills!! So, I lied!!! Get over it! ), but they're extremely wiley, and sooo well camoflaged, it doesn't suprise me that you didn't see any.
One thing that I would heartily recommend is Steve Kinsella's book,Trout Fishing in the Black Hills. He points out many, if not most, of the streams, ponds and lakes in the entire Black Hills region, exactly how to get to them, and what can be found in them.
There are stretches of Spearfish right now, due to extreme water conditions, that have NO water in them. There are sections that have beautiful, clear, fast moving water ... and lots of trout. Same can be said for Hanna Creek, Little Spearfish, Castle Creek, and most of the rest. We were there two weeks ago, and one of the prettiest brown I caught was in Spearfish, just upstream from the old generator plant, just downstream from Bridal Veil Falls.
Before you go again, and I would sincerely encourage you to go again, get the Kinsella book, or give me a call. Or go with us!! We've found fishing there to be challenging, and most rewarding.
Betty