When you are on the web site keep in mind that Mike (Bergie) and Rochelle will only book two days per week. First come first served. We do not accept deposits and rely on your good word when booking.
New addition with Two Feather Outfitters with Robert Smith (see Two Feathers Guides page)
Information last up dated 4/01/25 Phone numbers and email addresses at bottom of this page
Hey thank you for stopping by for a look at our web site. We have kind of slowed down business wise and activity wise for both of us. We spend a lot of time doing stuff just for us. No school principal, no welding shop, no weight lifting gym, no logging crew, and barely a guide business as kind of farming stuff out to great people like Mr. Robert Smith, a great friend and hard worker. So nice that both of us are retired as Rochelle is 65 and the Bergie is 74 now. We still harvest our share of deer with bow and rifle. Walleye fishing at Orman Dam is an outstanding fishery even with some new regulations this year. We always get out to the great spots on Spearfish Creek in the summer when water is warmer. Our new hot spot is Iron Creek Lake using a 16 foot Lund boat that Bergie remodeled just for fish this lake. We use ultra light rods so catching the 20 inch trout a blast.
The gold panning was outstanding too with lots of gold and garnet gem stones found. We even found our biggest nuggets so far in a pair 1/8th by 3/16th by 1/16th inches. They were whoppers and am sure there are more where that came from. We ended the season by starting to drop into a big hole that was over two feet deep and going down. That is where the good stuff is found. We will go after that this summer for you gold seekers. Thanks for stopping in for a look at our site.
*** Mike (Directed) and Rochelle Did the CMT TV show "My big Red Neck Vacation" fall of 2013. It's called the Mount Rushmore episode, shot in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. gold mining, cowboy action shooting, and quick draw action (or in Mike's case slow draw)
***Mike has now shot 10 eposodes of a tv show called Hunt Fish Love and Fishing Friendzy. Mike and Austin are fishing trout in Spearfish Creek. catching walleye in Orman Dam, catching 20 inch trout in Iron Creek Lake from a boat built just for that lake by Mike, and even throw in one show of gold panning on Potato Creek in the Black Hills. You can search for the shows on the net or on Face Book just friend Austin Vanerzee and you will find the information. The show is on station KDLO TV three times per week out of Rapid City and Sioux Falls.
***Rochelle Berg was awarded the Trapper Woman for the year 2013-14 at the State Trappers Association meeting in Huron
*** We just completed the 2024 season of gold mining.
Last summer was great on the gold panning as we had one group that found enough gold (fancy electronic gram scale) when we weighed it to cover the cost of the outing. The work is still hard but we made a couple of improvements on our old time panning methods. We have figured out a little better method of getting more gold from the material we work with my new design shovels. The other items are a battery powered pump that gets the water to the classifier and the rocker sluice. We almost have done nothing that could not have been done by the old timers. We are moving into a whole new area of potato creek as we finished up a hundred yard stretch but will never run out of room to work with another mile or so to go.***
The gold panning was outstanding too with lots of gold and garnet gem stones found. We even found our biggest nuggets so far in a pair 1/8th by 3/16th by 1/16th inches. They were whoppers and am sure there are more where that came from. We ended the season by starting to drop into a big hole that was over two feet deep and going down. That is where the good stuff is found. We will go after that this summer for you gold seekers. Thanks for stopping in for a look at our site.
*** Mike (Directed) and Rochelle Did the CMT TV show "My big Red Neck Vacation" fall of 2013. It's called the Mount Rushmore episode, shot in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. gold mining, cowboy action shooting, and quick draw action (or in Mike's case slow draw)
***Mike has now shot 10 eposodes of a tv show called Hunt Fish Love and Fishing Friendzy. Mike and Austin are fishing trout in Spearfish Creek. catching walleye in Orman Dam, catching 20 inch trout in Iron Creek Lake from a boat built just for that lake by Mike, and even throw in one show of gold panning on Potato Creek in the Black Hills. You can search for the shows on the net or on Face Book just friend Austin Vanerzee and you will find the information. The show is on station KDLO TV three times per week out of Rapid City and Sioux Falls.
***Rochelle Berg was awarded the Trapper Woman for the year 2013-14 at the State Trappers Association meeting in Huron
*** We just completed the 2024 season of gold mining.
Last summer was great on the gold panning as we had one group that found enough gold (fancy electronic gram scale) when we weighed it to cover the cost of the outing. The work is still hard but we made a couple of improvements on our old time panning methods. We have figured out a little better method of getting more gold from the material we work with my new design shovels. The other items are a battery powered pump that gets the water to the classifier and the rocker sluice. We almost have done nothing that could not have been done by the old timers. We are moving into a whole new area of potato creek as we finished up a hundred yard stretch but will never run out of room to work with another mile or so to go.***
Gold panning on Potato Creek
Gold panning has been made popular by all the TV shows today. You can experience the excitement while keeping the gold and gem stones you find in your pan starting at a $100 for one person with only $25 for each person after that. You will do it just like the good old boys did back in the 1800's and learn to appreciate how hard they had to work to put food on the table. All equipment is provided for your adventure on the most famous creek in the Black Hills, Potato Creek, just bring your adventurous spirit. Potato creek Johnny found his 7 ounce nugget here and maybe you can get lucky too. See this page for more information.
Stream and Lake fishing for trout
When it comes to the water we can take you trout fishing in the beautiful Spearfish Valley. Spearfish Creek is very abundant in it's Brook, Brown, and Rainbow Trout. Spearfish Creek was rated number 1 in the world for trout fishing. These are all wild natural trout and not stocked so they are fighters. We do not charge for this service and only rely on your generous gratuities. Trout fishing from a boat is incredible on Iron Creek Lake. We catch trout till your arms are tired of catching 16 to 20 inchers on ultralight fishing gear. $200 first person and $50 each additional person up to 3. See trout fishing page for more information.
Walleye Fishing at Orman Dam
If your preference is Walleye fishing from a boat we have the opportunity for you. For only $200 for first person and $50 for each additional person. Orman dam is one half hour from Spearfish and is one of the best kept secrets in South Dakota Walleye fishing. With a slot limit from 15 to 18 inches we can catch upwards of 50 fish in a single day. Our 2015 19 foot Super Hawk Crestliner has plenty of room for pulling in your fish while sitting back with your favorite beverage and relaxing. If you like to camp there is a Rocky point state park on the lake or you can stay for free on the Bureau of Land Management land. See walleye fishing page for more information.
Prairie Dogs, White tail & Mule Deer , Antelope, Turkey, Pheasants, and Grouse Hunting with Robert Smith of Two Feathers Outfitters
Robert, at age 65, is an outstanding small game guide with lots of prairie dog towns to shoot on. He has taken clients on deer and antelope hunts of world caliber level. The deer and antelope his clients have harvested in recent years are record book quality. The pictures you will see can testify to this big time. Robert can get you to the places where the super turkeys live and strut their stuff. Robert is developing into a shotgunner and does pheasant and grouse also. This former assistant football coach of Mike's is a hazardous waste site manager/engineer for the Cheyenne Tribe and a rancher cowboy with his father and brothers. Let Robert take you on a hunt of a life time on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. He is a great host/guide/person you will love to gain as a friend. See the Two Feather outfitters page for more details.
Some thing about us
Michael (age 74) and Rochelle (age 65) Berg have lived in the Black Hills for 40 years. They are avid hunters, trappers, fishers, and explorers. Mike is a former high school and college stand out football player. He is a retired Industrial Arts, Physical Education teacher, and high school administrator/principal. Rochelle is a Mary Kay Consultant and Mike's huntin' and fishin' buddy. Mike, a member of the South Dakota Powerlifting Hall of Fame, has competed in the sport of power lifting for over 45 years with state, regional, and national titles to his name. Rochelle and Mike split their summer days between golf (Mike hit a 37 on the front 9 of Elk Horn Ridge golf course, number 1 rated in South Dakota) and other outdoor adventures. Mike is an experienced coach and teacher, he will have you out having fun fishing, and finding gold in no time. Most of the equipment for all these adventures is designed and built by Mike and works great.
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Secret Garden Bed and Breakfast.
938 North Ames Street, Spearfish 605-642-4859 secretgardenspabb@gmail.com secretgardenbandbspa.com Check them out as they are right across the street from us and have rates the same as the chain motels in our town and way nicer to stay in. Sammy and Sonya serve up a pre-prepared breakfast in the morning. Really cool place that was built in 1892 by the Hearst Family when they owned the Home Stake gold mine in Lead/Deadwood. If you catch walleye/trout with us and stay at the Bed and Breakfast Mike will even cook your fish for supper on our patio. |
Contact Information
Michael V. Berg M.Ed. and Rochelle Berg
945 North Ames Street
Spearfish, South Dakota 57783
Cell phone 605-641-4754 (text but no messages please)
email address - michaelberg32252@gmail.com (mike checks this once a day)
email address - mberg1@crowpeakoutfitters.com
Robert Smith
Box 96
Lantry, South Dakota 57636
Cell phone 605-850-9258 (if no answer please text)
email address nativeghost22@yahoo.com
945 North Ames Street
Spearfish, South Dakota 57783
Cell phone 605-641-4754 (text but no messages please)
email address - michaelberg32252@gmail.com (mike checks this once a day)
email address - mberg1@crowpeakoutfitters.com
Robert Smith
Box 96
Lantry, South Dakota 57636
Cell phone 605-850-9258 (if no answer please text)
email address nativeghost22@yahoo.com