Just Add Vise Tying Video Rusty Spinner
Just Add Vise Tying Video Rusty Spinner A great fly for the week. It will be for the weeks in front of us too. This will get some of the tougher fish on the river, the Missouri River. Order this…
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Missouri River Montana Flag Day Fishing Report
Missouri River Montana Flag Day Fishing Report Summertime here on the Mighty Missouri River. We are pretty happy with the fishing right now. Summertime on the Mo. Flows are gonna drop. Looks like the water managers will have to pull…
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PMD Friday
PMD Friday If you have dry fly fished here before you know the drill. Cripples, emergers, spinners. Although I have seen some eating the dun this year. Long time Mo River Guide and local Helena boy Kurt and I were…
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We Ski Cousins Saturday June 12th @ Izaaks
We Ski Cousins Saturday June 12th @ Izaaks Live on the Deck @ Izaaks Saturday June 12th 4-8pm. Come enjoy a few beverages and hear this locally legendary band We Ski Cousins! Fish the day, eat and drink with entertainment…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Joan Kelly Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Joan Kelly Edition Joan, a lifelong angler from the Florida Keys, joined us for a week here on the Mo. This time she brought her family. Daughter, son, grandkids, and the like! Fun time here on…
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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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It’s Dry Fly Season! The Headhunter Fly Line
The Headhunter Fly Line Today speaking about the Headhunter Fly Line. A dry fly line designed by Headhunters manufactured by RIO for our dry fly obsessions! It is finally dry fly season here on Montana’s Missouri River. And no better…
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Monday Mo River Fishing Report
Monday Mo River Fishing Report All good here in central Montana. Lower water than average, first time in a number of years, a generation. And here we go with the early June Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River Fishing Report. Flows…
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Sunday Scenery on the Missouri River
Sunday Scenery on the Missouri River All is well here on the Missouri River. Ed Kruse perusing the flats. PMD’s on the horizon. Caddis in the evenings can be good. We are on hold kinda, til the next big thing…
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Dead Drifter T’s are Live!
Dead Drifter T’s are Live! Get them while they are hot! And in stock. One of our most popular logo’s the past 10 years has been the Dead Drifter. Yep, designed by Hannah Uhde this T will make you smile.…
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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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Mid Week Fishing Update from Headhunters of Craig
Mid Week Fishing Update from Headhunters of Craig The chart above reflects the Dearborn fall. Today at 834. And probably rising. You may see the flows follow the sine wave path the next week or better. High daytime temps continue…
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Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis
Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis Today we show you one of the new Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis Kits from House of Headhunters in downtown Craig. The Corn-Fed Caddis is appropriate for this time of year. It will be one…
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Memorial Day 2021
We Honor those who have fallen today. At 3pm is time observe a moment of silence. Honor. Respect. Remembrance. In traditional observance, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly…
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Sunday Words of Wisdom
Sunday Words of Wisdom Speaking with Dave McKee the other day and he said something interesting. I did not catch the meaning of what he had said until mid way though the day. Dave said “I love fishing the Missouri…
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Memorial Day Weekend Fishing Report
Memorial Day Weekend Fishing Report The river is blown below the Dearborn River. A bundle of mud being spit from the Little Prickley Pear as well. DB at 1450cfs and falling, slowly. LPP at 548cfs, and falling slowly. Temporarily. Until…
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New Breed Amanda #3
New Breed Amanda #3 Amanda Tabert with this nice fish a couple weeks ago. Amanda once again outfitted the two boys. Again. Nice work Amanda. Keep sending us your killer pics!
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Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 5.24.21
Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 5.24.21 Some damn good fishing out there right now. And the fish have begun to look up. 50F water temps. They have been up to 53F this year. Lat week. Tuesday. Then plunged with the…
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Sunday River, events, spring snow, tons of water data, water temps, and flows
Sunday River, events, spring snow, data, water temps, and flows Lots happening here on the Mighty Mo as we move through the month of May. One of our staff’s favorite months the Missouri River in May can shine. And it…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto It’s winer again. Anywhere from 3″-12″ locally on the ground. Sunshine and 85 this past week. Rain tomorrow. Lots on Sunday with 3/4″ forecasted. Spring in the Rockies.
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New Breed Chicks Rule Kris Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Kris Edition Fished with two fantastic gals this past couple days. They were recipients of the UMOWA Grand Prize Raffle this past year. Then Covid. But we, they, us, are back! They received the trip from…
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2021 Montana Fishing Licenses
2021 Montana Fishing Licenses It’s time to renew your Montana State Fishing License for 2021. The new license will be valid March 1st thru February 28th 2022. We are fortunate in Montana to have beautiful scenery. Great fishing. But sometimes not so…
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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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Wednesday Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report
Wednesday Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report Busy? Yep. Lots of anglers out there on the water. This is the time of the year where we see lots of displaced anglers from historically high water on other Montana rivers and streams.…
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Got a Hole in Your Life?
Got a Hole in Your Life? This author did too until he stumbled on the Mo in ’92. A big new world out there in the past year. Many have moved, found new locales, found themselves. And what a time…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Betsy Edition #3
New Breed Chicks Rule Betsy Edition #3 Betsy caught this dandy mid-week. Sunny weather, some good fishing, and getting together with long time guests Charles, Betsy, Kevin, and Mary. And Big Fish Betsy got this one. Nice job Betsy. Another…
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Depth Perception Video
Depth Perception Video One of SOL’s favorites. Great time fishing with one of Headhunters All Stars Ben Hardy. Super fun fishing the caddis fly after a guide day. Yep. Even fishing guides like to cast a few flies at rising…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 5.13.21
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Bubble Yum Scud Tying Video
Bubble Yum Scud Tying Video Tie this up for winter, spring, and early summer. The large tungsten bead can get you to the zone without adding split shot to your line. Fewer hinge points means fewer tangles. And fewer tangles…
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Happy Mothers Day Brown Trout
Happy Mothers Day Brown Trout Happy Sunday. Happy Mothers Day. Got some rain on the ground here this weekend. The place is really greening up nicely. River still damn low. This rain ay add a bump in the rod, but the…
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Friday Weekend Missouri River Fishing Forecast
Friday Weekend Missouri River Fishing Forecast Water flows: 3440cfs. Low. Not gonna get much higher this year. Water Temps: 47F-48F. Normal. But it is moving up and down a bit. Loer flows equal greater opportunity to change like this. Bugs…
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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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Thursday Brown Trout
Thursday Brown Trout Mike caught a couple big ones the week. So didi his son Kai. This one included. Thursday Brown Trout.
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In Defense of Dry Fly Anglers
I wrote a recent blog reminding us, we, the industry need to be a aware of the wants and needs of all anglers. Reminding us that whether you be a nympher, a streamer junkie, or a dry fly fanatic there…
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Andy McEwen and his first week in Craig Montana
Andy McEwen and his first week in Craig Montana Ed Note: Andy McEwen arrived 10 days ago. He and SOL went fishing last Monday. He caught a couple good ones including the brown trout above. He has since fished a…
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USGS Holter Dam Gauge Malfunction
USGS Holter Dam Gauge Malfunction Spoke with Stephanie Micek of the USBR. She mentioned that the USGS gauge and the NorthWestern Energy gauge are not currently reading the same flows. The USGS flow rate is reading 300cfs-400cfs higher than the…
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Dearborn River News
Dearborn River News Dearborn River News today on the HH Blog. Dearborn River open for fishing 3rd Saturday in May. No fishing until then. CLOSED until May 15th. Dearborn River Shuttles offered by Headhunters Fly Shop daily. Kayakers, rafters float…
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Mind Games John Lennon
Mind Games John Lennon This tune is not about trout. But I commonly think about trout and the Mind Games they play with us, the angler. Now when you hear, and sing along with John Lennon, you too will think…
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Future Fly Fisher Kai
Future Fly Fisher Kai One more in the category of not necessarily a Futre Fly Fisher, but more of an already fly fisher is Kai. Great work Kai fishing with HH Guide Shane Wilson this past week. A few pics…
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Missouri River Fishing Report 4.29.21
Missouri River Fishing Report 4.29.21 Inconsistent deep nymphing has been the theme this past week. If you are deep nymphing. 4′-6′ to split shot. Sows probably the strongest overall with various BWO nymph patterns batting second. The shorter versions have…
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Those who Row or Why some catch more nymphing than others.
Low water greets you when you reach the MightyMo this year but if you are towing a boat behind you eventually somebody has got to settle into the rowers seat and get after it. Some sit int he rowers seat.…
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Just Add Vise Kits Return
Just Add Vise Kits Return The highly popular Just Add Vise, JAV, kits have returned. For now 14 kits available in the store and most of these are available online. One year ago they sold rapidly as we were trapped…
Read MoreMonday 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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Words of Dry Fly Wisdom
Words of Dry Fly Wisdom Thinking about the dry fly bite this am before heading to the water today. Some things never change. Fish are wild animals. They are not trained. They do not understand that you did not practice…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.23.21
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.23.21 The reports are better everyday. When the fish are happy the anglers are happy. And all are happy. A big weekend on the horizon here in downtown Craig Montana. Weekend Headlines Yesterday a Big…
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COVID Vax Clinic Craig Montana TODAY @ Headhunters Fly Shop 10-12
COVID Vax Clinic Craig Montana TODAY @ Headhunters Fly Shop 10-12 The nuts and bolts of this COVID Vaccine Clinic are Thursday April 22nd 10am til 12pm Noon Second Dose available read below 1st Dose available read below Open to…
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Izaak’s Restaurant in Craig Hiring
Izaak’s Restaurant in Craig Hiring Spoke with Chef John over a iller plate of Ribs preceded by his Wold Class Smoked Chicken Wings last night and he reminded me that Izaak’s is still looking for a couple key integral staffers…
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Book Missouri River Summer (Fall too) Lodging Today
Sara said to me the other day…you should write a blog about the Missouri River Summer Lodging conundrum soon. You like PMD’s like the photo above? Caddis hatches dawn til dusk? Being able to walk to all the fly shops,…
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Is the Swing Bite good?
Is the Swing Bite good? Ask HH Guide Ben McNinch, aka 7wt, what he thinks of the swing bite. He’d say something like “Well, you can see the result above.” Matter of fact. Rick yesterday caught this beauty on a…
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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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Silly Saturday Scenery Kelton Brown Trout Edition
Silly Saturday Scenery Kelton Brown Trout Edition This cat Kelton with a nice brown trout caught on a dry fly. Kelton caught a few on the nymph rig and then stripped the streamer and tossed the dry fly. This feller…
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JAV Fruit Roll Up Fly Tying Kit and Video
JAV Fruit Roll Up Fly Tying Kit and Video Fly Tying Friday here in downtown Craig Montana. Unless you are fishing. Then tie flies tomorrow. A great 12 month fly here on the Mo is the Fruit Roll Up. A…
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Weekend Update, Fishing Report, and Headhunters Fly Shop
Weekend Update, Fishing Report, and Headhunters Fly Shop Bulleted Fishing Report today. Fishing well this week. Wear temps making it happen on the hatching end. Lots of guide trips out this coming weekend. Happy faces, cold feet so far this…
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Wednesday Image
Wednesday Image Hump Day and all is well. Great fishing today. Pretty good all week long. Snowing. Cold. Bugs hatching. This summer image should get you ramped up today. P.S. Practice casting. Jut a few minutes a week, not the…
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