Taking Flight Monday
Taking Flight Monday Back open Monday 8am. All good here at the shop in Craig. Shook the Covid bug. Feeling fortunate. Thanks to all who sent their love. Fishable air temps all week long at 35F-45F. A spit of snow…
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Drought Conditions Exist. Do your rain dance daily!
Drought Conditions Exist. Do your rain dance daily! Exceptional Drought Conditions Exist. Not a great forecast for the future. Nope. Unless, unless you continue to rain dance daily. Or at least after a few Tom and Jerry drinks this holiday…
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Tuesday Mo River Update 11.16.21
Tuesday Mo River Update 11.16.21 Open Wednesday November 17th 8-10am. Closed the remainder of the day for a Shop Fishing Day. Windy today. Not too bad tomorrow with lighter winds and fishable conditions. Although there are a few out there…
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Friday Foto from Headhunters of Craig
Friday Foto from Headhunters of Craig Fall is good. We had a long one this year. Thank you 2021. The leaves are nearly gone. Soon we will go back to our primary color, tan. We are enjoying the remaining moments.…
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The Jet and Randy Steal Home
The Jet and Randy Steal Home Unreal. The ability to steal home requires smarts, speed, and patience. Just like a good dry fly angler. The dry fly angler, a successful one, has to be smart. Watching the rise form, understanding…
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Wednesday Fishing Report Haiku by Ricky
Wednesday Fishing Report Haiku by Ricky Swinging is Rad now Big Browns are eating Streamers Fall Trout are Hungry
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Hmmm. How do you account for this?
Hmmm. How do you account for this? Are the USGS river gauges accurate? 3080cfs is what the Holter Dam gauge reads. 2530cfs is what the Cascade gauge reads. 2530cfs in Cascade MT Strange huh. Lower water downstream of Holter Dam.…
Read MoreKitty’s Back Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Kitty’s Back Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Bruce and The E Street Band. A great rock and roll roller. Loud. And awesome. Happy Sunday. Raining here.
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery WInd. Fall. Colors. Sunshine. And Sunday rain.
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No Code, No Discount
It’s not really that difficult. You add the flies you want to your cart then at checkout there’s a field that says “coupon code”, next to a button that says “apply coupon code”. On the right you will see your…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery Sandy approves of trout by Conor. Raining hard today. Water temps still falling. Hoot Owl gone. Parking lots empty today on this river cleanup day. Saturday.
Read MoreTokyo Ska Paradise Skaravan
Tokyo Ska Paradise Skaravan Long time Ska band Tokyo Ska Paradise with their cover of jazz standard Caravan. Enjoy on this Tuesday. Smoky here. Fish rising. Not many folks around. Tuesday and the Tokyo Ska Paradise band!
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Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana
Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana Flows 3K. Water temps at the Dam 63F-66F. We are in peak season. Lots of anglers out there. Lots of non-anglers out there. Summer and Montanans are recreating. Shop open daily 6am. Shuttles daily.…
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#TBT Hardy Bougle
#TBT Hardy Bougle Throwback Tuesday with Jim Arkin’s Hardy Bougle. He loves this reel. And had it by his side fishing the Mo for nearly 20 years. Happy Thursday. What is your favorite reel?
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Early mornings are filled with solace. Noon time? Not so much. A nice time to be on the water…
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The 5 Don’ts of Dry Fly Fishing
The 5 Don’ts of Dry Fly Fishing We speak often about the ways to catch fish. Today we speak briefly about the way you can assure that you do not catch as many dry fly fish. The number one way…
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Yep. It’s that time. Summer.
Yep. It’s that time. Summer. Hope you tied up a bundle of good ones this past winter. Because it is time. Summer. Dry fly action. Headhunting is in vogue here on the Mo. Epic? Not yet. Good enough to find…
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TBT Jim Arkin Waiting
TBT Jim Arkin Waiting Waiting for the PMD spinner fall in 2010. Jim Arkin patiently watching and waiting for it to happen. Will it happen this weekend? Ohhh, maybe.
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Covid Vax Clinic May 20th in Craig MT @ HH and Craig Trout Camp
Covid Vax Clinic Tomorrow May 20th in Craig MT @ HH and Craig Trout Camp Thursday May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drive-thru. General Population 12+. Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccines available. (Must be 18+ for Moderna and…
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Greater Helena Gives
Greater Helena Gives UMOWA Greater Helena Gives is live. Check out the site and donate today. All proceeds go to our local Watershed Group. Give today. Check out UMOWA.org for add’l info and check out the studies page too.
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Monday Afternoon Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.26.21
Monday Afternoon Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.26.21 Short and sweet update from this afternoon. Sunny. Bugs lift from the water quickly when the sun shines. Add a bit of breeze and total time mayflies are on the surface is…
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Drift Boat 101 Clinic April 24th Craig Montana
We, Adipose Boatworks et al, are really excited to host the popular Drift Boat 101 Clinic again this year. Last year we had to cancel due to COVID, but believe that we can hold the clinic and keep everyone safe. If you…
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Tuesday. February.
Tuesday. February. Tuesday. February. Re-tooling. Re-fitting. Refining. Summer will be here soon. Craig will be bouncin.’ Take the time to prepare your self and gear for when that happens. Reminder: The fish don’t care that you got a new fly…
Read MoreHot Dog…The Movie Trailer
Hot Dog The Movie Trailer For fellas from John and Mark’s generation that worked in the ski business Hot Dog The Movie plays out the fantasy of what got males into the industry. Some of it is true. Most of…
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Mid February Fishing Report
Mid February Fishing Report Richard writes the Headhunters Fly Shop Mid February Fishing Report today The last several weeks showed us that Montana is no place for the faint of heart during winter months. Daily air temps have been struggling…
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TBT 2010 HH Fly Shop
TBT 2010 HH Fly Shop Headhunters Fly Shop nearing year 14 here in Craig. This image shot in 2010. Great times then, great times to come. Live it.
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Seasons of the Mo
Seasons of the Mo We love the winter season. A slower pace of life. Time moves slower. Winter can do that to a feller. Time to think about… …the Seasons of Fishing. How different they are. How enjoyable the summer…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery Hanging out with the horses. Swinging. Winter on the Missouri River. Quiet. Unless you whisper horse.
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Last Minute Gift – Echo Gecko
We just received a bunch of Echo Gecko Kits for that young angler looking to get into the quiet sport. We’ve been out of stock for a couple of months, and these will likely go quick. The Echo Gecko is…
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Friday Foto Swing Pic
Friday Foto Swing Pic We’re out there swinging daily. And fish like to eat the trout spey fly. Yep. TGIF. Carrie Special $2.50 Select options Echo Trout Spey $499.99 Select options Kreelex $3.50 Select options Li’l Kim Copper $4.00 Select…
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Black Friday Sale!
From today through Sunday we will have a few select items at special prices for “Black Friday”. You can find everything on our sale page in our webstore. A lot of these items, like our “Dry Fly Master Kit”, make…
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Happy Headhunters Thanksgiving
Happy Headhunters Thanksgiving Have a great day with or without your family and friends today. A Thursday Throwback to November 2008. Our first year as Headhunters Fly Shop. We had just returned from taking the entire staff, less than 10…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Going Forward
Headhunters Fly Shop Going Forward We here at Headhunters feel pretty fortunate for 2020. We do, and we thank you the Headhunters out there. Our customers. Below is the outline for the Holiday period ahead of us. We are updating…
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Missouri River Montana Mid-September Fishing Report & Updates
Missouri River Montana Mid-September Fishing Report Water temps falling and currently 61F. Looks like it will be at or below this temps as we move into the remainder fo the month and on to October into winter. She has peaked…
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Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such
Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such Some housekeeping today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Hot out there this week as we already are flirting with triple digit daily air temps and that makes the fish sleepy too. Most fishing…
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River closures around Montana
River closures around Montan Several rivers in southwest Montana will close to fishing during the afternoon each day due to a seasonal rise in water temperatures. “Hoot-owl” restrictions prohibit fishing during the hottest times of the day. A hoot-owl restriction…
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Friday Foto and All is Well
Friday Foto and All is Well Feels like summer here in Craig Montana. Trico’s falling daily. PMD’s still in the mix. Caddis at a 10 year high. Hoppers getting chomped. Ants flying about. And this rock cairn on the river…
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Friday Foto All Hooked Up on the Dry Fly
Friday Foto All Hooked Up on the Dry Fly Great dry fly fishing this month. More ahead. Trico’s coming on strong. TGIF. The river is in perfect shape.
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Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report
Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report Facts for the day…meaning yesterday. Fishing reports are always, a day late! Today is a new day, and live it man! Flows dropping daily. Inflows at 4K-ish/Toston. Flows here under 6. Wade fishers paradise.…
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Friday July 10th Fishing Report
Friday July 10th Fishing Report Water levels just a hair above 7K. Not scheduled to fall today, but would not surprise us if it did. The water levels will follow the inflows, downward as we move through the month. Check…
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Dearborn River: Last Call
We were just about call an end to the Dearborn River Float season, but thanks to Mother Nature, the Dearborn just got a shot in the arm. Heavy rains in Central Montana have pushed the river up to the 400cfs…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Dearborn falling to 318cfs today. We are nearing the end of flatablilty. Maybe the remainder of the week though. Look us up for flies, shuttles, and info! Tomorrow is Monday. PMD’s will be on the menu.
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Headhunters Fly Shop Open Monday April 27
Headhunters Fly Shop Open Monday Montana State Governor Steve Bullock spoke at noon today about the opening of Montana Shelter in Place is lifted Sunday in Montana. The Stay at Home order will be lifted for Montana residents. 14 Day…
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The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20
The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20 Sunday was awful nice in Craig Montana. Nearly 60, light winds, with a ton of Montanans dragging their outdoor summer toys with vigor through our recently quiet fishing ‘burb. Here are the facts…
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Craig Caddis Fest Cancelled
Craig Caddis Fest Cancelled Another cancellation on the list this year includes the Craig Caddis Festival slated for the 16th, third Saturday in May. This annual event, the 15th annual, may be re-scheduled for August. Still thinking about that and…
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OPST Commando Smooth Sale!
The new-ish OPST Commando Smooth is on sale at 25% off starting today. Most spey anglers are familiar with the OPST Commando Head. It’s the head that started all of this “micro-skagit” stuff, and is the most popular single-handed spey…
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Trout Spey Outlook
We’re still in Trout Spey season on the Missouri, and the swing bite remains good. As the weather and river slowly warm, the fish continue to get more active. The Rainbow trout are spawning right now in good numbers. It’s…
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Fishing is Open. But not much else.
We are getting a boatload of questions regarding fishing, guiding and fly shop operations under the Statewide “Stay at Home” order that went into effect early Saturday morning. Bottom line: you can go fishing, but you will be “unsupported”. No…
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Last Call!
This afternoon Gov. Steve Bullock announced a Statewide “Stay at Home” order, similar to orders currently issued in many other states that order all non-essential business’ closed. We’ve been running a spartan operation all week, and this order shuts us…
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Cabins & Shuttles & Rental Boats… No Go.
Unfortunately, we have decided to close down our lodging at the Craig Trout Camp here at Headhunters. This closure will run from now until April 1, at which point we will re-assess. We made this decision after discussing it over…
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Craiglandia Phone Troubles. Standard.
We became aware today that some customers have had trouble getting through to us on the phone the last couple of days. Phone troubles are standard in Craig. Tin cans and string are more reliable. At any rate, we have…
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Zirdle Bug Olive St Pat’s Day!
Zirdle Bug Olive St Pat’s Day! A green fly for today. Tie them up if you nymph the big fly like the Zirdle Bug. Buy them up if you just want to watch re-runs or are glued to the TV.…
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E-Newsletter to Return!
A few years ago I quit sending out our E-Newsletter via email. Many of our customers liked it, and I received your emails requesting that we continue it. But I personally get tired of constant email communication in my inbox,…
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Two-hander Report
Darn good swing fishing for early March on the Missouri, and more than a few spey anglers out searching. At least when the weather is nice. The water is still chilly, and you’ll find fish in the deep slow tanks…
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TBT Squeeky’s 1st Fly Shop Gig
TBT Squeeky’s 1st Fly Shop Gig This was my first fly shop gig. My first fly fishing mentor Pat Ward opened this little shop, even a bit smaller than HH, in Gold Creek on the Naches River. The Naches is…
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