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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Still cold outside Currently snowing outside. -18F. A couple inches on the ground. Total. Made up a bit of ground for the total spring number. We desperately need a bundle more. Lots more. Playoff football, AO Tennis, and 5 minutes…
Closed today Friday, Saturday, Sunday Out for the cold today. Below zero. Well below zero. Too cold to fish. The 7 cars that stop for bathroom use only, will have to use the sub-zero outhouse seats at the boat ramp…
A skiff approaching an inch today as we move through January with only our second snow sighting. The initial being in October for a weeks worth of winter. So we rejoice this Sunday. Many are rooting for the Montana Grizzlies…
Gonna be looking for 2024 Staff soon. Nearing is the day when we begin looking for 2024 shop staff. Start thinking about your next move. We’ll talk to you soon.
Happy New Year! Thanks to the Mighty Missouri River. We give thanks and wish for a great year for the trout, the staff, and you the angler. May your casts be free and easy. May your travels include the outdoors…
Had a customer say to us today ” You know what separates this fly shop from the rest? It’s the first rate customer service, friendliness, and professionalism of the the staff, that you are open all but a few days…
One of the coolest Christmas Songs Actually “Linus and Lucy” is the title of this tune. Composed by Vince Guaraldi the Italian Jazz Composer who composed most of the Peanuts animated television music. I also dig “Christmas Time is Here”.…
Santa Claus is Coming to Town Love this Bruce Springsteen version. Happy Holidays to you and yours from all of us here on the banks of Montana’s Missouri River
Why we love the shortest day in Craig MT Closed Sunday and Monday 24th and 25th. Open today and Saturday. See you Tuesday morning. Not toooo early though… We have crossed over the Winter Solstice here in Craig MT and…
2023: Remaining To Do List A few things to get done before we tear the final page from the calendar. We still have a couple weeks left in the current year and why not scratch these items from the list…
Christmas in Craig Hollis A throwback to 1987. About the time when Weight forward fly lines were coming a big thing. Pre-beaded fly patterns, VHS was king, and many anglers still casting fiberglass rods. What a time. The Mighty Mo…
Silly Saturday Scenery 40’s today with light wind. Pretty nice out there. Some are Christmas shopping. Others are dipping a fly in the water. We, we are here, shuttling, playing Santa, and jamming to a bit of reggae. Enjoy your…
Friday Foto Headhunters Holiday Shot We are in the full holiday swing here at Headhunters. The phone is ringing for fly fishing gift items and we are mailing gifts not only to Santa but to husbands, wives, friends, and families…
And Winter Arrived on the Mo Day 1 of winter, today. It has arrived. Not a soul in Craig. A couple, meaning a couple waterfowlers roaming. A long fall preceded this moment. Great fishing for the swinging and stripping set.…
Where are you going? This winter, this spring, this summer. Are you coming? Have you fished the entire river? If you have not it may be time to give yourself a treat and fish some new waters, on the Missouri…
Headhunters 2023 Christmas Party: Closing early Saturday Dec. 2nd Closing it up early on Saturday. A good time for our staff and guides with a homespun pizza party in the tiny fishing ‘burb of Craig. Maybe some wings, salads, and…
We know you have your own reasons for visiting Montana’s Missouri River every year. Here are a few more reasons to visit this summer. Plus, you need to try out that new Sage R8 on our hard fighting jumping Rainbows!…
Fly Shop Small Saturday Yes we are open. Yes we are small. Yes we are a fly shop. Yes today is Saturday. Shop with us today. Everyday! Yes we thank you. Always online, in store, or on the phone. We…
Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World this Thanksgiving 2023 Up and down weather this past week. The Turkey Holiday with snow today, and cooler weather for the remainder of the weekend. Open at 9am Friday morning with guide trips out…
Happy Thanksgiving Week from Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service Hello all! Have a great holiday wherever you may cast your line. Closed Thanksgiving Day 2023. We will be watching football too, eating, napping, drinking, napping.. Come by and see…
Celebrating all veterans today November 11th. We honor, remember, and celebrate the service of all US Armed Services in peace and during war. Today we honor the bravery and service of all veterans. We at Headhunters keep these men and women…
Don’t let the fall season pass you by. Or, if you do…no worries. The fish are trapped in the river. They are pretty healthy for this time of year. Do see some Saprolegnia in some brown trout. Has occurred before…
Ed Note: Today on the Headhunters Blog we have a guest writer. A good friend of ours Mark wrote this 5 years ago. A re-post today as I find this a good read. Thanks Mark! That day is today. Mark is…
Thursday on the Mo A nice time of the year to be here! Today specifically. Overcast, moist, light winds, cool. Perfect. A few swing trips out there along with the streamer strippers and an occasional dry fly angler. It is…
Headhunters THANKS! Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches Kelli has been doing a great job for us here at Headhunters for several years! And sadly now the peak summer season is coming to an end. And Kelli’s lunches are going…
Cold and snowy here @ Montana’s Missouri River. Although we have seen several anglers out there. Bearing it. Grinning? Pretty good out there. Kinda got the place to yourself. Put in late. Stay out til you are cold. Smile.
Thanks Izaak’s! Izaak’s Closing Tonight October 28th for the Season! A sad day in our Craig Life today as Izaak’s last night for 2023 is tonight October 28th. We thank Chef John and his staff for the great year. The…
Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner Good times here on the Mo. Calm this week and last. Calm most of the month. Cold all week long, this week past, including snow and vacant waters. That is the type of…
Fall colors in full effect. But, leaving as the snow fell the past couple days. Heavy, decomposing leaves, falling to the ground. Streamer fishing? Getting closer to full throttle. Dry fly fishing? Pretty sweet the past week. True BWO’s showing.…
The daily routine of a Headhunter might just go like this… Wake. Look outside to verify cloud cover. If sunny, sleep for as long as you want. If not, rollover and sleep until 10am. 10am. Get out of bed. Make…
Throwback image today on theHeadhunters Fly Shop Blog. May have been the 3rd year open. 2010 image? Highs in the 20’s later this week. Lows in the single digits. Lots of snow forecast as well. 10″-20″? BWO weather? Swing weather?…
I am personally pulling for the National League team, the Phillies. I hate the Astros, cheaters, and dislike the Rangers. Both in the same division as the Mariners. Arizona is kinda boring, so the Phillies with the characters on that…
Good colors this week.The length of this fall is forecast to be lengthly. Yep, the colors will stay around for a while. Uncommon. Generally we get a hard freeze when the colors begin to shine, and the leaves die, then…
Do you ever fall into a rut? Fish the same water every trip. Fish it because you had success some time ago, some trip where you caught a bunch of beauties? Then, it just has no t been the same?…
All we get is a glimpse of the elusive trout. We only get glimpses. Mere Glimpses. If you break down the time we tie flies, we plan trips, we talk about trout angling around the water cooler, the leader tying,…
Fly Line Cleaner. Important! The most important thing you can do for your cast today, that will make immediate impact, is to clean your fly line. Lots of products out there that are terrific. The easiest, effective, and inexpensive offering…
Saturday October Caddis Image Love these big bugs. The largest caddis of the season! Got a few in the past week with one of these orange skaters hanging off the line! Enjoy. Fall is here. The fishing is strong. The…
Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2023 Bring on the cloudy, wet, and fall weather that we just love in October. Let’s not wait until November. We do want it in November as well but the October time frame will suit…
Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young Farm Aid 2000 Love this jam. Love Neil Young. Saturday. Final Day of September. Enjoy the overcast skies and rain on the way. Looks like the water temperatures are falling accordingly for the season.…
Friday Foto End of September Image Good looking month will pass us by when we blink this weekend. A better looking, certainly fishing, month as we happily skip into October. Definitely a slower pace as the seasons change which allows…
Autumn Leaves, again Posted several, maybe 4 or 5 versions of this killer jazz standard on this very blog. This year, Bill Evans, plays Autumn Leaves. If you like jazz, and standards at that, then it would behove you to…