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The reason for the smoke is…FIRE! A bunch of fires to the NW of us here in Craig MT. The prevailing winds are SSW. No wonder! Check out the InciWeb site for up to date fire information. Maps, individual fires,…

October, September, Missouri River Montana

September is upon us, October coming soon!

August 28, 2017

Headhunters Life, Travel

Craig Lodging, craig trout camp, Fall Planning, October, October Caddis, September, Skittering

September is upon us, October coming soon! Fall is on the way. Yep. But not before some more summer. Fall does not officially start until September and the Autumnal Solstice beginning the 4th week of this pivotal month. Water temperatures…

Labor Day Weekend Sale @ Headhunters Fly Shop

August 27, 2017

50% OFF FLIES, 50% OFF FLY BOXES, Demo Rods, HH Logo Gear, Labor Day, sale, SIMMS, Summer Sale!, Trout Spey, Weekend

Labor Day Weekend Sale @ Headhunters Fly Shop Big Sale this weekend at Headhunters Fly Shop in Downtown Craig Montana. Help us clear out the summer wear and make room for the fall and winter gear. Is summer over? NOPE!…

Silly Saturday Scenery Sara Wade Fishing

August 26, 2017

Silly Saturday Scenery Sara Wade Fishing

Silly Saturday Scenery Sara Wade Fishing Get out there and wade fish. The best time of the year to get at least your ankles wet. Tie on a hopper and walk all day long fishing riffles, soft insides, and grass…

Friday Foto Dam Session

August 25, 2017

Friday Foto Dam Session

Friday Foto Dam Session Lots of action up top at the dam. Lots of people too. Trico’s will get your dry fly dander up. Trico anglers will be fishing anywhere from the dam to Mid Canon. You can find some…

A perfect plan for an August Day

August 23, 2017

August

A perfect plan for an August Day Fish the dam for a few hours. Until your arms fall off. Nymph up some dandy’s on the grass flats. A circus for sure. Fun? Yep. Can there be a few boats up…

Cascade Rodeo Friday August 11th and Saturday August 12th

August 10, 2017

Area Attractions, Headhunters Life

Cascade Montana, Headhunters Summer, Rodeo

Cascade Rodeo Friday August 11th and Saturday August 12th This annual PRCA event is a lot of fun. Mutton Bustin at 630 with the rodeo starting at 7pm. Lots of locals out drinking beer and watching the action. Beats the…

Summer Fun Photo Contest

August 7, 2017

Headhunters Life, Photography

missouri river, photo contest, summer fun

Headhunters Fly Shop is hosing a “Mo River Summer Fun” Photo Contest on our Facebook page. The contest will run until this Friday, August 11. The winner will receive the New Phase gift package pictured below. How to participate: Go…

Two Great Fellas

August 6, 2017

Two Great Fellas Tony May and Sandy Bing. Both of them have passed on. RIP fellas. I have enjoyed fishing with a number of folks over the last 18 years. A bundle. But these two were the tops! Tony, a…

Meet Me in Montana Dan Seals and Marie Osmond Video

August 4, 2017

Meet Me in Montana Dan Seals and Marie Osmond Video Great tune. Perfect for this Friday. Warming today. Cool the past couple days. Enjoy Meet me in Montana We’ll meet in you under that big Montana Sky.

Thursday Missouri River Image

August 3, 2017

Pics, Summer, Thursday

Thursday Missouri River Image Not a ton of traffic on the Missouri River. A few boats in the Craig section today. Most were nymphing. Eddies seem to be the key for the collection one masses of dead Trico’s sinking and…

Valley Girl

July 29, 2017

Valley Girl By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16828177 Here is where Squeeky is mentally. Fried for sure. The sun has baked my head. Love me some Frank Zappa. And this brings me back to the summer of ’82. Only 35 years…

Friday Foto

July 28, 2017

friday foto, Rainbow Trout, Rising Trout, Sipper

Friday Foto Rising Rainbow Trout Hot and windy for the most part. Dry fly fishing great, if you are into that sort of thing. Hatches have been delayed in the mooring for some reason. A short window of rising trout…

Silly Sunday Scenery Paul Taylor Release Image

July 16, 2017

Paul Taylor, Rainbow, Release, Sunday Scenery

Silly Sunday Scenery Paul Taylor Release Image Long time clients of 18 years Paul Taylor releasing this nice fat Spruce Moth caught rainbow on Saturday morning. Lots of non-local locals here as we reach the mid month mark. The water…

Squeeky’s Words of Wisdom

July 15, 2017

Squeeky's Words of Wisdom

Squeeky’s Words of Wisdom If you ask a gal to dance, then step on her toes…she may not say yes again. Just think about that when casting at rising trout. Stepping on their toes hurts, and they behave differently. Don’t…

Montana Vets Montana Waters Promo Film

July 3, 2017

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Big Hole, Carroll Jenkins, David Decker, Montana, , Veterans, Veterans Programs, video

Montana Vets Montana Waters Promo Film Check it out today on the Headhunters Blog a short film about Montana Vets Montana Waters. An org for Montana Vets by Montana Vets. This killer film today on the Big Hole in SW…

Fairies Wear Boots Black Sabbath

July 2, 2017

Black Sabbath, Rock

Fairies Wear Boots Black Sabbath This tune rocks. Ozzy rocks. Black Sabbath rocks. Rock it today, Sunday. PMD’s waning. Trico’s waxing. June is put to bed. July is waking. Lots of non-anglers out there this weekend. The Missouri is a…

Rule #1 Don’t Ever Let Your Guide Touch Your Rod

July 1, 2017

Guide Bullshit, Guide Lore, Holiday weekend, Rule #1

Rule #1 Don’t Ever Let Your Guide Touch Your Rod This is a given to may long term clients. This Rule #1. But yesterday, day 6 with Ed and Jim, I lulled Jim into a sleep state and got hi…

Thursday in Craig Montana

June 29, 2017

craig, Montana

Thursday in Craig Montana Raining this morning. Much cooler indeed. But if you look into the future you will see very warm temperatures greeting us for the weekend and the holiday ahead. So enjoy today and the cloudy conditions. All…

Alpha Blondy Wish You Were Here

June 27, 2017

Alpha Blondy, Caddis, Cover, Late June, PMD, Wish You Were Here

Alpha Blondy Wish You Were Here Not much to say today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. Other than I Wish You Were Here. This cover from Alpha Blondy rules. First heard Alpha Blondy on Greg Stumps 1987 epic ski…

Silly Sunday Scenery New Breed Version

June 25, 2017

Headhunters Life, New Breed Chicks

Silly Sunday Scenery

Silly Sunday Scenery New Breed Version So many good looking gals with trout this last week we have to populate our blog with both women and trout. We have enough pics of you sir. No harm intended at all. But…

Summer Solstice 2017

June 21, 2017

Squeeky Speaks

A long one yesterday. Longer this week to come. The 4th of July right around the corner. PMD’s rocking. Some caddis around, and yes, they will eat it. Trico’s on the horizon. Fish up all over the place. The…

Saturday Water Flows

June 10, 2017

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Caddis, dry fly, June, PMD, Summer

Saturday Water Flows 8410cfs. That is good. For fishing that is. Dry fly fishing. Should be much better at these lower flows. Will it get to 6K this month? Later maybe. July for sure. But the flushing flows that many…

Retro Blog Post Saturday February 21st 2009

June 6, 2017

Guide Rides, Headhunters Life

Top 10 Fly Fishing Rides of all Time Ed Note: A blog post written by Squeeky in February 2009. I like this one. Still pertinent today 8 years later. Some spelling errors, per usual. Enjoy this for what it’s worth!…

2017 Craig Caddis Festival Photo Gallery

May 28, 2017

Caddis Festival, craig trout camp, Craiglandia, Silly Sunday Scenery, team Headhunters

2017 Craig Caddis Festival Wrap Up Last Saturday, Craig hosted the 11th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off. This year, the weather cooperated (it only poured rain for a little bit) and the turnout was great! The official count…

Kicking Plastic

May 26, 2017

Conservation, Headhunters Life

bottle, kicking, plastic, water

After several years of threatening to do so, a few of our guides – myself included – are switching from store bought plastic water bottles to other methods of transporting and distributing water to our guests. Most guides I know…

Meet Derek and Jared!

May 25, 2017

shop staff, team Headhunters

Meet Derek and Jared! Derek and Jared are two new members of the Headhunters Team for the 2017 season. We previously introduced Patrick and Nick. You will meet all four of these guys in the shop this season. They are all good dudes.…

The Day I Tried to Live Soundgarden Video

May 23, 2017

The Day I Tried to Live Soundgarden Video

The Day I Tried to Live Soundgarden Video Chris Cornell passed this last week. Another good rock and roll band from Seattle from back in the day. I love me some Soundgarden. Seen them several times. Good times. The day…

Craig Caddis Festival Today!

May 20, 2017

Area Attractions, Headhunters Life

Caddis Festival, Craiglandia, team Headhunters

Join us today for the 11th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook Off! This event benefits the Craig Volunteer Fire Department and is always a great time. The event is fun for the whole family! Food, drink, kids events,…

Darrell, Carla, and Barley

May 19, 2017

Headhunters Life, New Breed Chicks

Brown Trout, Craiglandia, New Breed Chicks, Spring Fishing

Darrell, Carla, and Barley Darrell, Carla, and Barley stayed in our Brown Trout Cabin this past week over their anniversary while they fished the Missouri River. We love getting the chance to share our knowledge of the river with awesome folks…

Meet Patrick and Nick!

May 15, 2017

team Headhunters

Meet Patrick and Nick! Patrick and Nick are two new members of the Headhunters Team for the 2017 season. Derek and Jared have also joined the team. We will feature Derek and Jared on the blog soon. You will meet…

2017 MF3 Film Teaser. In Helena Friday May 19th!

May 14, 2017

Helena, MAtt Devlin, PMD Productions

2017 MF3 Film Teaser. In Helena Friday May 19th! Matt Devlin rolls out his annual Montana Fishing Film Festival this Friday night in Helena Montana. Doors open at 7pm Grandstreet Theater. Lots of fun, swag, fly fishing films, and the…

Higher Ground Missouri River Water Rising

May 13, 2017

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Craig Caddis Festival, high water nymphing, missouri river, Nymphing, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Water LEvels

Higher Ground. Missouri River Water Rising Coming up today, this morning (order not shown) to nearly 8000 cfs and tomorrow morning to the 8500 cfs range. Yep spring in Montana with some snow in the hills. I predicted it would…

Izaak’s looking for a few more summer staffers!

May 9, 2017

Izaaks

Izaak’s looking for a few more summer staffers! Chef John said we need a few more summer employees to get us to that perfect level. Want to fish all day and work all night? Sounds good to me. Squeeky was…

Friday Missouri River Lower Canyon Foto

May 5, 2017

friday foto

Friday Missouri River Lower Canyon Foto My buddy Shaun hooked up Thursday in the lower canyon. Pretty bright out yesterday with air temps getting into the 80’s for the first time this year. Today? Mid-80’s. Cinco-de-Mayo. Have a Tequila for…

Attitude and Effort

May 1, 2017

Brooks, fathers, Joe, sons

Spent a great couple of days with Joe and his 9 year old son Brooks. Brooks had tried a little Tenkara fishing near Mammoth, CA and a bit if smaller stream fishing in Utah, but this was his first trip…

Missouri River Brown Trout Mug Shot

April 30, 2017

Missouri River Brown Trout Mug Shot Sunday here in central Montana. Cooler and windy. Maybe some snow tomorrow morning too. BWO’s going good. Midges good as well. But Jeff Parker told me that “Midges don’t matter.” On the surface he…

Friday Foto Rainbow Trout Image

April 28, 2017

Friday Foto Rainbow Trout Image, Keep 'em wet, Rainbow, Release, Trout

Friday Foto Rainbow Trout Image TGIF. It’s on. Good to great BWO hatches with midge on the water all day long. A good weekend ahead. Water levels stable for the time being. Nymphing all over the river including some of…

Friday Foto Headhunters Fly Shop

April 21, 2017

friday foto

Friday Foto Headhunters Fly Shop Water levels should be stable this weekend. Currently 7070 at time of writing Thursday night. Don’t think they will be coming up today. But not really sure. No faxogram from the DNRC. Looks like good…

George Harrison Sings Today Headhunters Blog

April 19, 2017

George Harrison

George Harrison Sings Today Headhunters Blog Love this tune. A good one to sing at work today. And George looks like any river guide we see these days. Bearded with guitar, dog, Tundra, Adipose, part-time girlfriend wanting to go to…

Missouri River Midge Mania in April

April 15, 2017

DFO, dry fly, Missouri River Midge Mania in April, Zebra Love

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Missouri River Midge Mania in April Fish on top. Fish on the bottom. Fish in the middle. Missouri River Midge Mania in April has begun. BWO’s too. Saturday and the wind monster has arrived. Gusty and windy on the river with…

What I did for Spring Break: Watch my wife and daughter catch fish on Dry Flies

April 14, 2017

BWO, Dry Flies, Julie

Everyone at Headhunters fishes. Some more than others, and some not as often as they once did. Our GM Julie falls into the latter category, but still loves the sport. She and I always try to catch one of the first BWO days…

Hump Day Brown Trout

April 12, 2017

Brown Trout, JP, Maine Boys

Hump Day Brown Trout JP with this nice Brown Trout Sunday in the snow. Fishing a streamer. Directly before the boat ramp. Maybe last cast, or second to last cast before beaching the Adipose. Bam. Brown Trout. Lesson? As in…

Riverside Eats

April 9, 2017

Boat Lunches, Cascade MT, Craig MT, Kelli Wilson, Lunches, Morivereats.com, Riverside Eats, Wade Lunches

Riverside Eats New lunch game in town as Kelli Wilson has got a new business in Cascade rolling this spring. Riverside Eats is your lunch source on the Missouri River near Craig MT. Check out her website MoRiverEats.com for a…

Friday Midge Image

April 7, 2017

Friday Midge Image Rain and wind for th weekend. If it calms down, at all, you may find more of these today. Not a great midge spring at all. But, it is not over yet. Maybe the BWO’s will save…

April. Craig Montana.

April 5, 2017

Craig Montana

April. Craig Montana. All is well in downtown Craig Montana. Fishing? Some good days and some not as good. Catch rates is what I am speaking about. They are all good days…just some days you catch more fish. But thankfully…

April Sunday Morning Scenery

April 2, 2017

April Sunday Morning Scenery

April Sunday Morning Scenery We are here. Arrived. Sunday in April. Totally forgot about April Fools yesterday. Bummer. Enjoy the week ahead. Warm. 70F. Opening day of baseball. Today. Everybody has a chance for the series in October. Almost. Love…

On The Brink

March 28, 2017

JY, Streamers

I think the river is about to explode. The water color has changed a bit in the last couple of days, I’m finding fish in some unusually fast and shallow water, and yesterdays streamer bite was like in the olden…

Saturday Swing Scenery

March 25, 2017

Headhunters Life, Photography

Saturday Scenery

Out doing a little spey fishing with Missouri River first-timers Greg and Sam yesterday. The swung fly was not incredibly productive, but we did manage to score a few times. Thats Greg landing a nice Brown above. These guys are…

Get Those Kids Out There!

March 23, 2017

Future Fly Fishers, Headhunters Life

Spring has pretty much sprung around here. We still need the water to warm a little to kick off the BWO, March Brown and Mothers Days Caddis hatches, but it’s not far off. Spring offers some of the easiest fly…

Communication Breakdown?

March 14, 2017

Abbott and Costello, Comedy Bit, Communication

Communication Breakdown? A rock and roll tune from the first Zeppelin album. Also a problem in the drift boat between the angler and the rower. Not always a smooth path to understanding. Abbott ad Costello have a communication problem above.…

We like the Missouri River May Show

March 8, 2017

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Big Brown Trout, Dry Flies, May, Streamer Lovers Unite!

We like the Missouri River May Show We like May. It has become one of the favorite months for us here at Headhunters in Craig Montana. Why? Big fish. Some of the best fish of the year come to the…

Casting Lessons

March 7, 2017

Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life

casting. lessons

Over the years, we have provided casting lessons to all kinds of people in all kinds of scenarios. But they have always been by request, including our popular spey casting clinics over the winter months. Recently we have seen an…

Downtown Craig

March 5, 2017

Craiglandia, friday foto

Downtown Craig Somesnow in the ground. Snow for the next week. We like snow here in downtown Craig Montana. Makes for a better summer. Craig is warming up for the season ahead. More and more daily activity. Guide trips out…

Silly Saturday Scenery Mountain Palace Edition

March 4, 2017