Midge “R” OK A few BWO out there. Billions of Midge. I’d have both in my box. Headhunters is your dry fly source on the banks of Montana’s Missouri River. Honest. V2 of the Headhunters Fly Line now available. Same…
Dory Land – A Short Film Truly good. Dory’s. One of the reasons I wanted to become a guide. The boats. Loved this short. If I did not land here in Craig I certainly could have seen myself behind the…
Missouri River Fishing Report 4.12.24 Headhunters Fly Shop Weather: Warm. Air temps higher than average int eh mid 70’s for the weekend. Some wind, of course. Water Temperatures: 42F. Rising quickly. Water Flows: 3660 cfs. Up and down. No understanding…
Saturday April 27th Adipose Boatworks presents Drift Boat 101 Clinic in Craig. Meeting time: 10am @ Izaak’s in Craig What’s Provided: Lunch, cool swag, education, Come for the day and enjoy learning the in’s and outs of drift boating. Breaking down…
Missouri River Water Advisory Board Meeting Update 2024 Attended the Annual Meeting with above title Monday April 8th. Always informative the 5 member speaking group presented the current upper river/lake report for fish including perch, walleye, and rainbow populations, DEQ…
2023 Adipose Flow Drift Boats For Sale For Sale 2 Adipose Drift Boats Flow Model. Used as rental boats on Montana’s Missouri River Craig Montana. Gentle rivers provides pretty damn clean gently used rental boats. These 2 are as clean…
Solo. April 7th 2024 Solo. Fishing Solo? There are times to go it alone with a long stick in your hand. I love to fish alone. Just as much as I like to fish with others. Letting thoughts bounce around…
An April Reminder to not Tread on Redd A reminder today regarding the Rainbow Trout Redds currently in the Missouri River. Don’t step on them. They, the eggs and trout doing the fragile incubation and spawning dance of tomorrows trout…
The Thing about Fly Fishing is…is that it is for everyone. If you ask 100 fly fisherman why they fish, you may get 100 different answers. But I would speculate that many of the answers would include fellowship, friendship,…
Headhunters 16th Birthday is today April 4th photo: Jess McGlothlin Media It all started in a Tiki Bar in the lower Florida Keys. This idea. The fly shop idea. Every friend of ours said exactly the same thing upon hearing…
All good here this spring. Lower than average waters, nothing we can control (honest), about average water temps, average bite for the season, sun is out, rain and snow on the way. That is the short hit for the report.…
Missouri River April May Fly Fishing Forecast No foolin’ today on the HH Blog. Your information source on the Montana’s Majestic Missouri River. Keep us in mind as you pass through Craig this spring. The friendly fly shop in Craig!…
Friday. Weekend full of overcast weather here. Mid 40’s, light winds. We’re out tossing a few flies at Montana trout. Wish you were here. Headhunters open daily including Sunday Easter. The most open fly shop in the world? Shuttles daily.…
Wading through March! While many are out there chasing the bobber, albeit slowly, the remainder are swinging the fly through Missouri River runs with success. Yes, the swing can be quite good as we wade through MARCH! Swingers are getting…
As we move through, or just into this dryer than normal spring, we cannot help but think about July and swarming caddis flies. July & August bring sun, dry flies dawn til dusk, along with caddis flies in your ears.…
Headhunters Guide Braden Lewis with this reminder to be better today on the Headhunters Blog. Be deliberate in your actions when you are fishing. Lately we have been doing a lot of nymphing and having a lot of success, especially…
The Montana Song Dick Noel Snowing. Saturday. The Montana Song by Dick Noel. Status Quo here in downtown Craig Montana. Anglers around. BWO’s on the mind, Midge around. Clusters, singles, cripples, emergers. Nymphers getting ’em. Deep, slow, and medium slow…
Trout on the Mo. Tons of Rainbows and some Brown Trout too. Spring seems to have arrived along with variable weather patterns. Sunny and nearly 70F last week. Snow and rain and wind and such, this week. Springtime in Montana…
Izaak’s Opening Today, Weekend in the Rockies Local News: Izaaks Opening today March 21st! So very hungry and damn excited we are this time of year when Izaak’s opens its doors today! Welcome back Chef John and the well known…
Skwala Trout & About Spring Sale Remember your childhood excitement on the eve of opening day? Trout seasons are mostly a thing of the past, but certain communities, especially back East and in the Midwest, still treat the April Trout…
New Release from Montana FWP: Not on the Missouri River reach we fish. Nope, the farther up the drainage than where we fish. Join in if you wish. PSA from HH of Craig FWP, MSU seek help from anglers who…
Firebead Ray Charles Tying Video Saturday in Craig Montana. St Pats Day tomorrow. Warm for the week ahead. Time to get out and fish. Weekend in full effect. Good swing action out there. Also getting into the pink period of…
I don’t know if you are a Bossa Nova fan, but I am. Spring is here, we think, and the Waters of Defrost are occurring. If you are a Jobim fan you already know this tune. Even if you are…
Hump Day Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Water temps are currently 35.5F. Water flows are currently 3970cfs, just shy of 4K. This author believes the flows are lower than the USGS gauge is reading. Current basin percentages are at about…
If you are in the neighborhood this evening from 4-8pm. Downtown Craig MT on Leonard Street you will find the grub and brewhouse location serving locally brewed beers by Ten Mile Brewery and Alan’s Burgers grilled up at the Stonefly…
Rainbow Czech Nymph Just Add Vise Kit, Video The legendary Rainbow Czech Nymph offered by Headhunters Fly Shop of Craig Montana. Included is the video above. Come by the shop picking up the Just Add Vise Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying…
Missouri River Winter Nymph Fishing Success Shane again with today’s Headhunter’s blog post. We’re starting to see some more consistent warmish weather roll in, and it’s definitely bringing people to the river. I was able to get out last week…
Open daily here in downtown Craig Montana. Always. Headed into the month of March and we are damn excited. More fishing as we move toward the summer. The sun is out longer, the air temps are reaching higher, the fish…
Cold this am. Warming trend this week. No more snow ahead for 10 days. Craig Bridge. Some shelf ice, some slush in the water below Mid Canon. A couple anglers wading in the dam reach. Shop open daily 9am. All…
March Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast The first thing that most anglers ask on the phone is if we are gonna have high water. The second question is if we will have low water. Then the third is if we…
Think Pink. Again. Winter is still here. Warmer this past week but the snow and winter like conditions are on our doorstep. Again. So what do we do? Think Pink. Again. Above are common pink patterns that produce well during…
Morning on the Missouri River looking downstream towards the Wolf Creek Bridge. This image was captured before the whitecaps started to build. click to enlarge
Saturday in February A bit better than half way there for the water year. Year to date. So, behind in the water category. By 50-ish percent. Will we catch up? Sure. We gotta. Historically speaking? You know…sometimes yes, sometimes no.…
Remember when rock videos were weird. I think just to be weird was the primary reason. I heard this snappy tune two mornings in a row after dumping the boat in the drink. Thought I should pass it on to…
February 22 Missouri River Fishing Report All good in this river neighborhood. Water temps above 34F Water levels below 4K. Barely. Swing bite is good. Mostly deep but a few fish found on secondary ledges/drops int eh pm. Olive and…
Spring, Summer, and Fall Foreshadowing? True? Could be. Does Mother Nature have a hand in how the season shakes out? Certainly. The only way you can improve your season is by handling a fly rod more often than you did…
Lots of these flies swinging on the Missouri River the last couple months. So therefore the Just Add Vise Kits are moving too. Many ordered online. A great way to go. Order it today and POOF! it will be on…
Fishksi Video Fishksi Video today in snowy, cold Montana from Scumliner Media. Seemed appropriate as we move through this week of more and more snow. Good news. So the Missouri River slopes are primed for some killer POW turns, right…
Valentines Snow on the Mighty Mo! Snowing in Craig Tuesday, today, and tomorrow? Happy Valentines Day from all of us in downtown Craig Montana. Will you be mine? Love the continued snow. Bring it. Need more to fund our water…
Enjoy the game today. About half and half at the shop. Some puling for the Chiefs, Mahomes, and Swifty. Some lean toward the young QB in SF. Whichever team you are pulling for we hope it is a good match.…
Look at this picture and let it burn into your memory banks. For you spey junkies planning on hitting then river this weekend, here’s a tip. In fact it’s THE tip. This is without a doubt the #1 mistake that…
Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring 2024 Headhunters Fly Shop hiring for shuttle and shop staff 2024. Yes, we begin to gather all stars for the Missouri River fishing season. Want to come join us for the next dry fly campaign? Want…
Lots of folks call the shop and inquire about guide services. Many of you who have not had the wonderful opportunity to be guided before, you are in for a trout fishing treat. Squeeky’s father suggested he write this blog…
Guides v. Pitchers Just because your ace is pitching today does not mean he will win the game. Nope. Seen it a million times. Your top hurler for your team has to endure lots of variables. Stadium, air temps, humidity…
Monday Winter Foto Winter visited us Saturday and Sunday here in downtown Craig MT. Should see anglers today and tomorrow as the air temps are holding at about 40F for daily highs. Good to see a touch of winter. Have…
Liquid Sunshine falling from the sky this morning. So what should you do? Put on your rain-gear and go outside. Just what any normal sound minded angler would do. The NOAA Weather Service states Today 02/03 97% / 0.3 in Rain…
Get your Summer Lodging lined up TODAY! Parked in front of Brown Drake Lodge swinging on Thursday. Got a couple here. You want to fish to a few trout sipping here in the mid Summer? Or in the fall for…
Squeeky’s Thoughts on Hump-Day Believing only in fly pattern is like only believing in your personal dress. Just ’cause you look cool, you like the threads you’re donning, are following the newest trend, does not directly correlate to success in…
Pink Lightening Bug Just Add Vise Kit w/ Video It’s winter. It’s cold. It’s time to tie some flies. The Pink Lightening Bug is an 8 month bug here in central Montana. We fish it hard November into early June.…
Monday. Almost all, is well. Been a week since we last spoke. A great week for this author as rarely does a day go by without something on this page from the head of SOL. And a week without thinking…
Missouri River Winter Fishing today on the Headhunters Blog with 5 Easy Winter Tasks. While at home dreaming about fishing there are some tasks you can accomplish setting yourself up for the coming season. In many parts of the country…
Not as cold outside today. But the cold weather is abating. We will see temps in the 40’s for the next ten days. Hooray! Still tons of slush in the water. Still lots of dangerous shelf ice. And the aforementioned…
A great fly for swinging this winter. For stripping this winter. For having in your arsenal as we move through the winter. This came around a few years ago and has been a fantastic producer here on the Mo and…
Water Flows Falling. Air Temps Increasing? Water flows falling this week to 4200cfs. That is low. The verbiage from the DNRC below… Reclamation is making a 500cfs decrease to conserve water for storage based on forecasted inflows. And what does…
5 Winter Mo River Tips Lots of stories every winter of anglers not getting the catch rates they want during this sometimes frigid and lengthly Montana winters. What are the reasons that lead to too much solace and quiet on…