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With this wildly unpredictable weather we have been having around the Black Hills, with snow recently as well as several days straight with rain on and off, getting out has been a bit tough. At least before this stretch of weather happened, I got to enjoy a nice afternoon on the shorelines of Pactola with my wife and spry little daughter, who is nearly 2. We had the chance to enjoy some sun and some family time, which for many has become a very precious thing during these tou

With the end of the ice season, Pactola Reservoir has always been a good place to start shore fishing from, as the rainbow trout tend to congregate in its bays before pressure drives them away. These early trips are always kind of a welcome departure in terms of gear brought as I tend to bring out more gear during the ice season. For these shore fishing trips, it is always a couple of rods, a net, and my backpack tackle bag. Having purchased one of the new Clam Fortis nets (b