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FWP Commission, Madison River Rec Plan

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Madison River Recreation Plan Scoping Proces Commission Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park is beginning a public process to gauge public support and collect feedback on various alternatives for dealing with crowding and conflict on the Madison…

Tying Ninchs Bubble Yum Scud

December 12, 2019

Bubble Yum Scud, Headhunters Own, JAV, Just Add Vise Kit, Order Online, Scuds

Tying the Bubble Yum Scud When you think about the Mighty Mo, and nymphing, you think of scuds, sows, and in the winter months…Pink! Ninchs…I looked up how to make last names plural, so I think this is right…Bubble Yum…

Monday Missouri River Imagery

December 9, 2019

Monday Missouri River Imagery

Monday Missouri River Imagery Cruising through December here in downtown Craig Montana. Cold this mooring with daytime air temps approaching 32F. Freezing for the high temp today. It is pretty. A few Trout Spey Trips out today as Whitney, Beth,…

Artifishal by Patagonia

December 8, 2019

Fly Fishing Video

Artifishal by Patagonia, salmon, steelhead, video

Artifishal by Patagonia Very cool and well done video about coastal waters and management thereof. Worth the watch on this snowy Sunday here in Craig Montana. And between football games, tying flies, and naps today!

Fish Smoker Friday

December 6, 2019

Cheese, Fish, NYC, salmon, Smoked, Trout, video

Fish Smoker Friday Been smoking cheese and fish for a couple weeks now. I always feel, near the end of the month long smoking session, that I have got ‘er dicked. I have it figured out. I am on, in…

Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis

December 5, 2019

Fly Fishing Video

learning, Observation, Orvis, Patience, video, Watch before you cast, Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis

Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis This is a great short from our friends over at Orvis. We love to watch fish rise, fish feed either on the surface or subsurface. Learning about fish feeding behavior is fun.…

Wednesday Workshop: How to get better at fishing, without fishing

December 4, 2019

Fly Fishing Technique

Accuracy, Assumptions, Casting, Do it, Practice, Squeeky Speaks

Wednesday Workshop: How to get better at fishing, without fishing We have lots of questions like “How can I get better at fishing?” Our answer is always watch more YouTube vids at work Fish more. But if you cannot spend the amount…

#Giving Tuesday UMOWA

December 3, 2019

#Giving Tuesday UMOWA, #GivingTuesday, UMOWA

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#Giving Tuesday UMOWA Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance, UMOWA, would like a few bucks from you today. Why not throw a few casts at the organization that watches the Missouri River and has improved bank lines, brought about awareness of…

Somewhere Out West

December 1, 2019

Fly Fishing Video

Fireball, Sara, Scumliner Media, Somewhere out West, video

Somewhere Out West One of the best from Scumliner Media. Enjoy. Back to work tomorrow. Yuck. Watch it twice, share it with friends. And, yes, that is real life during Craig winters… Dead Drifter Hoodie, Buff, Sticker Kit $82.90 Select…

Small Business Saturday in Downtown Craig

November 30, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life

Small Business Saturday in Downtown Craig

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Small Business Saturday in Downtown Craig Howdy out there in Trout Land. It is Small Business Saturday in Downtown Craig. Lots happening at the shop. Good sales items are finding their homes and a few are gonna make it into Santa’s…

Thanksgiving 2019

November 27, 2019

Headhunters Life, Landscape

Thanksgiving 2019

Thanksgiving 2019 Happy Thanksgiving. Here’s hoping you are spending it with your family and friends. If not today, then a memorable sometime in the near future. We are in a blizzard. Getting kinda used to it. Might be our 9th…

Snow, Holiday Schedule, and Thanksgiving

November 27, 2019

Thanksgiving 2019

Snow, Holiday Schedule, and Thanksgiving Driving home Wednesday mid day Craig to Cascade was an event. And I don’t spook easy. Not that I was spooked, but I do recognize when travel becomes sketchy and unnecessary. And that is today…

Thanksgiving Week Weather/Fishing Forecast

November 26, 2019

Thanksgiving Week Weather/Fishing Forecast

Thanksgiving Week Weather/Fishing Forecast Icons filled with snow flakes for the entire week. Temps not rising above freezing beyond the Thursday Holiday thru the weekend. North winds. Hopefully not too serious at least some of the days. We will be…

Summer 2020

November 24, 2019

Summer 2020

Summer 2020 The first of the Holiday weeks. This is a big one. You will see family and friends. Drink a bit. Tell some lies. Watch some football. Maybe fish. Definitely Nap. A call to you to discuss your 2020…

Friday Foto November 22

November 22, 2019

Headhunters Life, Landscape

Friday Foto November 22

Friday Foto November 22 Moving into late November. Turkey Day next week. Enjoy your weekend.

Deep(er) Thoughts on the Headhunter Fly Line

November 21, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Technique

Deep(er) Thoughts, Headhunter Fly Line, Review

Deep(er) Thoughts on the Headhunter Fly Line We wanted to design a line for us. For Headhunters. A couple days ago we published the Headhunter Fly Line Review. As I thought about that blog, I recognized that I left out the…

Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance Video

November 20, 2019

Conservation, Fly Fishing Video

UMOWA, Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance

Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance Video The new video from Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance. Snowing here in Craig today. This video shot in early August. It was warmer then. Hey if you are looking for organizations to donate monies…

Winter is around the corner

November 19, 2019

Winter is around the corner Snowing Tuesday afternoon. This may be the last of fall. Not that we had much fall around these parts. A smattering of guide trips out this last week and coming this weekend. This could be…

Headhunter Fly Line Review

November 18, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear

Advanced, DFO, Dry Fly Line, Headhunter Fly Line, Review

Headhunter Fly Line Review A look at the Headhunter Fly line today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Yes, a Headhunter Fly Line Review from the Headhunters of Craig. Un-biased? Nope. Honest? Yep. We released this line July 4th this…

Sunday Beastie Boys Glasgow 1999

November 17, 2019

Beastie Boys, Live Music, Recharge your batteries man, sunday

Sunday Beastie Boys Glasgow 1999 Best concert I never went to. Honest. I am a huge Beastie Boys fan with influences that include jazz, funk, punk, soul, 70’s and 80’s beats, rock and beyond. A diverse music knowledge flows through…

Friday Foto Craig Bridge Scene

November 15, 2019

craig, Fall, friday foto, winter

Friday Foto Craig Bridge Scene Chillin’ on this Friday mid-month. Spey trips out this weekend. The swinging is good. Been walk wading and enjoying it. See you out there this afternoon. After accounting work. At home. With Bailey’s in the…

Thursday Tying Video

November 14, 2019

Foxee Minnow, Thursday Tying Video, Tying Video

Thursday Tying Video This is one fly you should have in your possession at all times. honest. Swing this baby in the fall. Strip it in the spring. Or, vice-versa. Or, both. Change the colors if you wish. Why not…

Mike says…I’d get out there this week

November 13, 2019

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Indian Summer, Midges, November, Swing, Trout Spey, Weather

Mike says…I’d get out there this week Speaking with Mike of Headhunters, on the phone, this morning at Trout Spey HQ standing in my bathrobe drinking Baileys along with a splash of coffee and he said…I’d get out there this…

Veterans Day 2019

November 11, 2019

Veterans Day 2019

Veterans Day 2019 We honor all that served. Thank you veterans. We honor you today, and everyday. You protect us, the nation, and nations around us daily. Thank you for your service.

This is what happens to Future Fly Fishers

November 9, 2019

Future Fly Fishers

This is what happens to Future Fly Fishers Father and son Randy and Josh fishing with Mark Friday. They have been fishing together since Josh was. youth. Have fished with the other two sons as well. They all started as…

Friday Foto Parrothead Edition

November 8, 2019

Friday Foto November Edition

Friday Foto Parrothead Edition A throwback today for Friday Foto Parrothead Edition. This shot November 2009. A snow year. As you remember ’08-’11 were all big water years. Therefore, a snowy winter. Including November. This shot after our second year…

Fruit Roll Up JAV Video

November 7, 2019

Bugs, Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

Fruit Roll Up, Fruit Roll Up JAV Video, Headhunters Own, JAV, Just Add Vise, Tying Kits, Tying Video, video

Fruit Roll Up JAV Video Love this pattern. Has been responsible for many trout during the Swing Season. You like stripping? Yeah, we do too. It works! Tie this feller up this winter or this late fall for 2019, and…

Monday Morning November 4th Missouri River Fishing Report

November 4, 2019

fishing report, Monday Morning November 4th Missouri River Fishing Report, November, winter

Monday Morning November 4th Missouri River Fishing Report Just the facts today on this Monday November 4th. Water Temps are good at a flat 45F. Would like them to stay here for about a month. It may be a shitty…

Beastie Boys meet Isley Brothers

November 3, 2019

Beastie Boys, Isley Brothers

Beastie Boys meet Isley Brothers One of my favorite jams of all time is on the Beastie Boys B-Boy Bouillabaisse, A Year and A day. The guitar sample is from That Lady Isley Brothers ’73 track that was a cover…

Friday Foto Baetis Blanket Hatch

November 1, 2019

Baetis, Blanket Hatch, friday foto

Friday Foto Baetis Blanket Hatch Happy Friday. Baetis are hatching. Clouds. We like clouds. Please leave the wind in Livingston. See you on the river.

Thursday, Halloween, The Nat’s WIN, and November Ahead

October 31, 2019

and November Ahead, BWO, Fall, Halloween, Nymphing, Swing, The Nat's WIN, Thursday, Trout Spey

Thursday, Halloween, The Nat’s WIN, and November Ahead Not much to report today other than the river is quiet. Not too many around. Not one guide trip out the last couple days. And that is good. Why? Because it was…

Fall is for friends, BWO’s, and fishing

October 30, 2019

and fishing, BWO's, Fall is for friends

Fall is for friends, BWO’s, and fishing Although ti does not feel like fall out there. It feels like February. The phone weather app states it feels like 12F outside. And it does. So we wait. Until tomorrow. Air temps…

Monday Late October Fishing Report

October 28, 2019

Monday Late October Fishing Report

Monday Late October Fishing Report Headhunters is hosting the RIO Line Co for the 17th year. A fun ten day run as always but this year the fishing has been better than the last 8-10 years. More consistent, daily hatches,…

Silly Snow and Sunday Scenery

October 27, 2019

Headhunters Life, Landscape

Silly Snow and Sunday Scenery

Silly Snow and Sunday Scenery Snowing again this morning. That’ll keep some from the water. Good sports too. Football, baseball, casting. Good BWO hatch yesterday. Again today. If the wind lays down, it’ll be epic. We’ll be out there monitoring…

Headhunter Fly Line Video

October 26, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

Headhunter Fly Line Video, In Store, Online Store, Order Online

Headhunter Fly Line Video Check out our proprietary Headhunters Fly Line designed by Headhunters, for Headhunters. Watch the video. Buy the fly line. Raise the bar on your dry fly game. Saturday here on the Mo. Snowing. 4th snow of…

Late October Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report

October 25, 2019

BWO, dry fly, Fall, fishing report, flies, Guides, lodging, Streamer, Trout Spey

Late October Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report Fishing is heating up. It has not been a record fall as we write this fishing report mid day Friday October 25th. Fair fishing. Not fo the fickle. Those who fish here more…

Wednesday Missouri River Fall Fishing Image

October 23, 2019

Wednesday Missouri River Fall Fishing Image

Wednesday Missouri River Fall Fishing Image Anglers dwindling. Wide open spaces. Feeling pretty good. The wind did blow yesterday. Not 100, but felt like it. Today forecast for snow. Will the bugs show? Chris of Anglers All in Denver…

Tuesday in Central Montana c/o Headhunters of Craig

October 22, 2019

Tuesday in Central Montana c/o Headhunters of Craig Water temps holding well as they have just dipped below the 59F mark. Flows at 4650, better than normal. Weeds not too bad but there are some mega rafts of weeds that…

Off Air

October 16, 2019

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Off Air

Off Air The Headhunters Brain Trust will be in Denver for the annual International Fly Tackle Dealer Show this week. The blog will be Off Air for the week. If you cannot survive with out daily HH News, check out…

Monday HH Fishing Report

October 14, 2019

Monday HH Fishing Report

Monday HH Fishing Report Flows are good, and historically average at 4200cfs. Water temps 51F. Should be stable for the week ahead. BWO’s, Pseudo’s, tan caddis. Those are your daily bugs. Most days, or even some days. Weather ahead? 50’s…

Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update

October 12, 2019

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

#troutspeycamp, Casting Competition, Craiglandia, Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update, Trout Spey

Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update Halfway through day 3 of our 2019 Trout Spey Camp. Sunny 52F. All is well! 7F Thursday morning. Feels good to have the sun on our backs! The anglers are out fishing the Mo. Swinging.…

Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019

October 11, 2019

#trotuspeycamp, Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019

Troutspey

Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019 Fun times. Trout Spey Camp 2019. #troutspeycamp Fishing not too good. The catching part. The fishing part real swell. The swinging is good. Lots of fun trying new rods and lines and such from he product…

Thursday October 10th Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report

October 11, 2019

2019, DFO, dry fly, Fall, fishing reort, nymph, October, Short Leash, Streamer, Thursday October 10th Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report

Thursday October 10th Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report Lots happening locally as we kick off our Trout Spey Camp 2019 this morning with a cast of thousands here in downtown Craig Montana. Spey casters from around the country and beyond…

New Breed Chicks Rule Alena Edition

October 9, 2019

Alena, New Breed Chicks Rule Alena Edition

New Breed Chicks

New Breed Chicks Rule Alena Edition Alena with this nice brown trout caught while fishing with Headhunters guide Lindsey Channel. El Segundo has many talents including killer pics with a paint brush in hand. Not a one trick pony. No…

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media

October 8, 2019

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media New, no. Cool, yes. I have watched this a ton of times. And I’m gonna watch it many more today. I love watching good casters. It never gets old. Mental training is important in…

Double Spey River Right Video

October 6, 2019

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Double Spey River Right, Spey Cast, video

Double Spey River Right Video A quick video today on this Sunday previous to our big Trout Spey Camp beginning this Thursday. Funtimes ahead. The spey bite has been good with streamers primarily followed by the soft hackle. Seconded. Not…

Silly Saturday Scenery

October 5, 2019

A nice friendly blog today

Silly Saturday Scenery Awful nice out there. Love October. Hey some are saying we do not state the truth on this report. That they don’t like how we present information. that we should change the way we operate here in…

Friday Fall Foto

October 4, 2019

Friday Fall Foto

Friday Fall Foto Posted up Headhunting. Guide Beth Langell stalking BWO rising trout. Fall is happening. You coming?

Throwback Thursday Shop Interior 2010

October 3, 2019

#TBT, fly shop, Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday Shop Interior 2010 First year of the expanded ceiling and new color ways. First year we opened for 12 months, everyday but Christmas. First year of this decade. 3rd year of Headhunters Fly Shop. Last year of this…

Wednesday Headhunters Fishing Report 10.2.19

October 2, 2019

Wednesday Headhunters Fishing Report 10.2.19

Wednesday Headhunters Fishing Report 10.2.19 Day 2 of October. Liking it already. The morning temps are cool. 17F as we write this. A cool 13F yesterday morning. But the afternoon was fantastic with air temps crawling into the Hi 30’s!…

Tying Tuesday @ Headhunters of Craig

October 1, 2019

Buy Online, Fly Tying Kits, fly tying video, Headhunters Own, Just Add Vise, Sparrow

Tying Tuesday @ Headhunters of Craig The Sparrow is a fly that flat out works. Commonly swung through Missouri River Trout Spey runs. Or employed with a single hander while fishing the RIO Single Handed Spey Line. Squeeky’s favorite single…

Mo River October Caddis Love

September 30, 2019

Bugs, Fly Fishing Gear

Caddis, DFO, Fall, Headhunters Fall, Images, Mo River October Caddis Love, Swing it up man

Mo River October Caddis Love September is over and we look forward to October as it is one of our favorite months here on the banks of Montana’s Mighty Missouri River. Therefore, we proclaim our Mo River October Caddis Love.…

Sunday Snow Report from Headhunters of Craig

September 29, 2019

Fall, September, Snow, spey, sunday

Sunday Snow Report from Headhunters of Craig Still snowing here in Craig. Not as much as the doomsday report had got us ready for. But thankfully we were prepared. Blowing hard from the north as we write. Drifting snow around…

Silly September Saturday Scenery and Fishing Report

September 28, 2019

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Fall, fishing report, Silly September Saturday Scenery

Silly September Saturday Scenery Fall is here. Autumn may be gone with the snow from this winter event we are currently enduring, Snowing hard in Cascade with at least 2″ on the ground already this morning. Projected to be 15″+…

Friday Foto Calm before the Storm

September 27, 2019

friday foto

Friday Foto Calm before the Storm Cool, calm, overcast. That is the status today. Rained last night. Do we historically have snow this time of year? Oh yeah. Generally we have already had a spit or two of snow. Almost…

Face Plant Minnow JAV Video

September 25, 2019