Sunday Ice Image
Sunday Ice Image Ice image yesterday on the river. Winter here on the Mo. But not really the weather of winter. Highs in the 20’s for the front end of the week ahead, then 30’s, then the 40’s. Great fishing…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Rainbow Release. Fishing pretty well out there for 34.5F. Winter rules apply. Follow them for winter success. Shop open daily 8-5.
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Explore.org
Explore.org Winter time requires some background visuals as SOL works at the house. And Explore.org is one of the media outlets most entertaining. What a way to travel from the comfort of your at home work space. A couple to…
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Open 8-5 Daily
Open 8-5 Daily Too much like spring for us to stay away any longer. Now open 8-5 daily. That 8-1 game just does not make sense anymore this winter. Open yes. Masks yes. Shuttles yes. Guide trips yes. Casting lessons…
Read MoreSaturday Zep Nobody’s Fault But Mine
Saturday Zep Nobody’s Fault But Mine Second reminder this young year to practice casting if you are a dry fly expert. Or wanna be DFO angler. Casting accuracy is damn important if you like to put yourself in the right…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Winter in Craig. A bit of snow yesterday. Calm. Snowing. Overcast. Swing trips out there swinging. TGIF
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Mask Mandate Continues at Headhunters Fly Shop
Mask Mandate Continues at Headhunters Fly Shop As we move into the New Year Headhunter Fly Shop is updating you on our Mask/Face Covering Policy. John and I have decided to keep a mask mandate in effect for the foreseeable…
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year Maybe it’s a good thing the Annual Craig Polar Plunge is not gonna go off today. Montanans are super bright white in the winter! Happy New Year from us here in Craig. Let it be a damn…
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2021 Hatches, Guide Trips, Lodging, and Booking Projections
2021 Hatches, Guide Trips, Lodging, and Booking Projections This holiday period is a tie when many book their 2021 Guide Trips and lodging looking forward to the Mo River Season ahead. A few insights, tips, suggestions and the like in…
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Dead Flies Don’t Swim Holiday Viewing
Dead Flies Don’t Swim Holiday Viewing Dreaming of summer while enjoying the Holidays here in Craig Montana. Dry flies come to mind. It couldn’t happen today as the wind is blowing a hundred. Enjoy the holidays. Be safe. Dream of…
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The Days Get Longer…
The Days Get Longer… The shortest day is today. Thank goodness. Tomorrow the days get longer, and that alone can get us through til June. That one warm thought. The next hatch is in a couple months. The lowly midge…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Streamer man. You’d look good as streamer man. Try it. The Mo in your background gives you stupor strong streamer guy cred tho.
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The Movement | Dancehall | Sugarshack Sessions
The Movement | Dancehall | Sugarshack Sessions If you have not tuned into the Sugarshack Sessions, you will know what to do today if you are not a NFL fan. The Movement is one of my fav’s. If you need…
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Cool Catch Magazine Article
Cool Catch Magazine Article From a few years back when we could stand closer to each other. Spokane Women on the Fly is a group headed up by Heather Hodsen et al and have been coming to the Mo for…
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18 Days til Christmas
18 Days til Christmas A reminder to you out there in Headhunters Land that the days are slipping past as Christmas races towards us. Another reminder that shopping with Fly Shop Small is damn important to us and the other…
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Friday Foto Summer Dreams
Friday Foto Summer Dreams PMD trapped by the single thread spun from a spider. Tough luck. And if you don’t book your June trip soon, you may be left out. Don’t leave yourself hangin’. Happy Friday.
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Paul Roos Dies at 78
Paul Roos Dies at 78 Article in the Helena Independent Record Excerpt from Tom Kuglin, Independent Record Ed Note: I did not know Paul Roos, but shook his hand a couple times over the years. But you cannot throw a…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery A few midges in your box that are always a strong bet on the Mighty Mo include the Zebra Midge, CDC Hanging Midge, Griffith’s Gnat, Cluster Midge, Double Posted Cluster, and Buzzball. Don’t leave home with out…
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Dick Magill Chronicles: Missouri River Bycatch
Dick Magill Chronicles: Missouri River Bycatch Anglers flock to Montana’s Missouri River from all over the world in order to experience trout fishing nirvana. In all honesty it’s the very reason I find myself living in downtown Craiglandia. I am…
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Jack Speaks about Summer in Craig
Jack Speaks about Summer in Craig A lot of my friends claimed that “you don’t need drag for trout” or “trout don’t take you into your backing”. On the Missouri these statements are myth. The first Trout I caught snatched…
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Tightening the Belt in Craig
Tightening the Belt in Craig We are so thankful to you folks who visited this summer! We are thankful for your commitment to safety in Craig and beyond. We thank you for shopping online here at Headhunters Fly Shop. We…
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Hooked up and bent! #TBT
Hooked up and bent! #TBT 2010 with good friend and SOL’s longtime White Pass WA ski area boss Rick Reed hooked up and bent! Cold again today here on the river. Snow yesterday. Snow last night. Snow this late weekend.…
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Out there swinging on the Mighty Missouri River
Out there swinging on the Mighty Missouri River Need time to think? Try fishing with a trout spey rod. Trout with 2 hands, TROUT2H, will keep you thinking about the cast. And if that is too much for your head…stare…
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Monday in Central Montana
Monday in Central Montana The snow storm has passed. The blizzard. It certainly was blizzard like for most fo the day yesterday. Today? Windy and not as cold. Drifting snow and blowing snow can make travel a bit difficult. The…
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Craig Montana Blizzard?
Craig Montana Blizzard? Josh got a few good ones yesterday. Looks damn good out there to day. Dead calm, overcast, cool. Tomorrow Sunday? Blizzard. Shop may or may not be open. Depends on travel and whether or not Derrick wants…
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Friday Foto Early November Rainbow
Friday Foto Early November Rainbow Ryan with this nice November Rainbow. Sustained winds of 20mph yesterday. Measured with Squeeky’s trusty Anemometer. Many gusts beyond 30mph. But we prevailed. Scratch and Claw angling. Keep doing the right thing. Keep casting. Keep…
Read MoreThis Land is Your Land Bruce Springsteen
This Land is Your Land Bruce Springsteen Sing it Bruce.
Read MoreVOTE. Closed Tuesday November 3rd
VOTE. Closed Tuesday November 3rd We are closed, Headhunters Closed, Tuesday November 3rd. Our shop staff, our guides, and you…VOTE on Tuesday November 3rd. VOTE. On Tuesday. VOTE. More Montanans have voted by absentee/mail ballot than have in any other…
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Headhunters All-Star Macie Speaks about the Summer
Headhunters All-Star Macie Speaks about the Summer Ed Note: CLOSED tomorrow Tuesday November 3rd. GO VOTE! Ed Note: Macie came to us early summer with another HH All-Star Jack who says his article is forthcoming. Many of you met and…
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Sunday Scenery Brown Trout
Sunday Scenery Brown Trout Feels like fall again this weekend. And we like that. A few fish out there looking at the fly. It may not be the October we love. With daily overcast and mega hatches. But of course…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto A rainbow face today on the Headhunters Blog. Halloween tomorrow. A good looking weekend ahead of us as we endure the high winds this Friday afternoon with gusts reaching beyond the 50mph mark. Now that is windy! Tomorrow…
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Fire On the Mountain A Teton Gravity Research Film
Fire On the Mountain Film Watched this Wednesday night. Awesome. A Teton Gravity Research Film. Super freaking cool. Far better than watching the Dodgers win the World Series last night. Unless you are a big LA fan. Then this would…
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Dick Magill presents Cold Weather Prep
Dick Magill presents Cold Weather Prep From the Chronicles of Dick Magill comes this timely article about dressing properly for the conditions. The fall dn winter conditions that we see here on the river can come in quickly, are far…
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Closed Saturday October 24th
Closed Saturday October 24th Lots and lots of snow will make travel difficult tomorrow. Headhunters Fly Shop CLOSED SATURDAY October 24th. Yep. Powder Day in Craiglandia. We will be open late Sunday morning if the conditions are right for safe…
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Oh Boy! What a weekend ahead!
Oh Boy! What a weekend ahead! Looking pretty fishy out there the week ahead. Cold and snowy too. So you get to choose. Go out in the severe cold temps, fight the wind, and not see another angler. And get…
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Two-handed Trout Season
We’ve started Two-handed Trout season a little earlier than normal this year. Actually, some of are swinging every month of the year, but Late October to late December are what we consider “prime time”. The fishing is pretty good right…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Not snowing yet. This from yesterday morning. Friday Foto. We are looking for our window scrapers right now…
Read MoreStick Figure Rise and Fall Video
Stick Figure Rise and Fall Video Rise and Fall. Some of those actions here on the Mo. Water temps falling. Weeds falling by the wayside. The water has already fallen. The bite is rising. The fish will soon be rising…
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Thursday Foto
Thursday Foto This is from two years ago. Snowing this weekend. 2018 Last year? Trout Spey Camp with over a foot of snow and temps not reaching above freezing for the week. In fact near zero for a couple days…
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Low Water.
Low Water. Ever wonder what low water looks like on the Mo? Come on out. 3160cfs at the time of this blog Tuesday nite. Ever been this low before? Oh yeah. But not for a while. 2001-2003 above and below.…
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Saturday Canyon Update
Saturday Canyon Update Fished the canyon yesterday. Not too bad. Been a while since I had been down there and enjoyed the float. Fished an October Caddis Dry the entire time, save for a spell when we tossed the streamer.…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery Fall on the horizon. Looking good on the Mo. If the wind leaves us alone. Which it may.
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Friday Foto Whoa Dude!
Friday Foto Whoa Dude! I’m not sure if the anglers even see this cliff dweller. And it probably does not matter either way. Happy Friday. Enjoy your weekend!
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Autumn leads into fall. Change your flies, change your direction, change your life. Enjoy your day whatever direction it leads you…
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Serenity Now
Serenity Now Fishing is hit and miss this early fall. The scenery is perfect. And the days are shorter. And the nights are longer. And the whiskey tastes better during the fall.
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Autumn Leaves A Jazz Standard
Autumn Leaves A Jazz Standard And an Autumn Standard for Squeeky Oar Lock. I just love this tune. Have posted a few versions of this tune over the years and again today, a kick ass version by some jazz giants.…
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Labor Day Sale? Half Price Flies? Starts Saturday
Our annual Labor Day Sale & Half Price Fly Extravaganza will go off as usual this coming weekend, September 5th & 6th (Saturday & Sunday only). Flies and Headhunters Logo gear will be available in-store and on-line, and you’ll also see…
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Trico’s Daily. Hoppers too.
Trico’s Daily. Hoppers too. Friday Foto today on the HH Blog. Well into August and all is well. Trico’s hatching daily. Pretty cool this morning as the air temp is 46F in downtown Craig Montana. It will warm as the…
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Silly Saturday Rainbow Image plus Fishing Report
Silly Saturday Rainbow Image Dehlan with this nice Rainbow from Friday afternoon. Nymphed this one up at Cell Phone Bluff off the downside of the big rock there. Fun because the guide said “We never get one in this great…
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Saturday State of The Mo August 1st 2020
Saturday State of The Mo August 1st 2020 Warming up as we speak. The water temps are rising and the weather will be hot this coming week. Temps near or above 90 for the coming ten days. Weeds will be…
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New Boat Smell Peter Longoria
New Boat Smell Peter Longoria Second year Headhunters All-Star Peter Longoria with his first drifter. A Clackacraft Headhunter dressed in pure white. Looks pretty tight. Looks fishy. Looks stealthy. Looks like a dry fly craft. Congrats Peter. I can’t wait…
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Friday Foto Late July Edition
Friday Foto Late July Edition Late July. Pretty busy on the river. Certainly Saturdays. Big time. Lots of anglers. Lots more families on floaties. Dry fly anglers finding it tough to find a ton of fish on the surface. The…
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Today July 22nd 2-6pm Drive Thru COVID-19 Testing in Craig MT
July 22nd 2-6pm Drive Thru COVID-19 Testing in Craig MT We will be co-operating with L & C County Public Health and Pureview Health Center as they administer a Sentinel Testing Program in Craig on. July 22. The aim of…
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