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South Dakota
Spearfish Creek - Spearfish Canyon
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Inside Black Hills National Forest
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Spearfish Creek - Spearfish Canyon
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Spearfish Creek flowing through the stunning Spearfish Canyon is one of South Dakota's most scenic and productive trout streams. The creek holds wild brown trout and rainbow trout in its cold, clear limestone-fed waters. Dry fly fishing with elk hair caddis and PMDs is highly effective during summer hatches along the canyon floor.
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