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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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9.16.21 Missouri River Fishing Report
9.16.21 Missouri River Fishing Report Lovely autumn weather we have been having here in central Montana. Hi’s in the 70’s, lows in the 40’s. Water temps at 60F-ish. Flows 3100cfs. Streamer fishing pretty damn good on any given day. White…
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7 September Missouri River Tips
7 September Missouri River Tips Enjoy the outdoors. Colors changing, weather changing. Enjoy your friends. Whiskey is a nice liquid to harbor in your flask. Bring your JetBoil too. For the coffee. Dry fly caddis if you dare. Blind it…
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Sparrow Fly Tying Video Just Add Vise
Sparrow Fly Tying Video Just Add Vise This pattern, the Sparrow, is a big player in the fall and winter here on the Mo. A true classic as Jack Gartside was the first one to come up with this pattern.…
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Why it is important to reflect on days like today 9/11
To understand why, how, where we come from. To respect those who came before us. To honor those who have fallen innocently. To honor and respect those who fight for our freedom. So often we forget that most of us…
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Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop
Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop Flows oh so low at 3100cfs. Back up 10% since the bottoming out of 2800cfs last week. Water temps in the good range at 60F-63F range for the last week. Cooler nights this coming…
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Low Water Fall Ahead
Low Water Fall Ahead Rolling along slowly, and lowly, at 2810 as I write this blog. That is low. Lowest in 15 years. The drought years of 2001 thru 2007 looked just like this. Some years a bit higher, but…
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Overcomplicating. Andy speaks on the blog today
Overcomplicating. Andy speaks on the blog today Overcomplicating. A trap so easy to get caught in while fishing a technical tailwater like the Missouri River as we move from late summer into autumn. Fish simple patterns with impeccable drifts instead…
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50% off of any fly in the shop? Yes!
50% off of any fly in the shop? Yes! Labor Day weekend is here, and that means our annual fly sale is happening. You can get any fly in the shop at 50% off this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 4th…
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Labor Fly Day Sale @ Headhunters of Craig!
Labor Day Fly Sale @ Headhunters of Craig! Big Fly Sale @ Headhunters this weekend. Saturday and Sunday Only. Come by the shop and see us this weekend. Killer deals! Fill up your boxes for the fall, the winter, and…
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Trout Spey Camp? No. Trout Spey Guide Trips? Yes.
Trout Spey Camp? No. Trout Spey Guide Trips? Yes. As we navigate the current Covid world we unfortunately are not gonna host our now world famous Trout Spey Camp this fall. Total Bummer. Although we will be guiding Trout Spey…
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Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast
Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast Headhunters Fly Shop delivers for you today the Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast. We have shed the heat of August as we stare into the fold of fall. And we like what we see.…
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Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana 8.27.21
Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana 8.27.21 Flows 3320cfs. Temps 61F. Weekend weather cooler than normal. Hi’s int he low 70’s and night time lows in the 40’s. Looking good for the fall season and the autumn that followed the…
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Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 28th 4pm
Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 28th 3pm BBQ @4pm What to expect at this year’s Caddis Festival: AWESOME FUN! -The parade kicks off the afternoon – don’t miss it! Line up at 2:45 at the fire station to participate and…
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Tailwater Sow Bug Tying Video
Tailwater Sow Bug Tying Video This is the bug you need for fall. Spring, summer, and winter too. If you fish the Mo, then you know you need this. Love to tie this from the bend of my oversized Adams…
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Monday Fishing Report
Monday Fishing Report River temps 63F at dam. Cooler as you head downstream. Flows are 3300cfs. Kinda creeping up. Strange. Streamer fishing pretty good in the low light hours. Small, dark, ripping it quickly. Swinging? Some fellers out there doing…
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Rise. Herb Albert.
Rise. Herb Albert. A big tune in ’79. I remember it well. Great title as well. Although no connection with the rise (forms) we like. I also love(d) Tijuana Taxi from ’65. My folks had that LP. I wore it…
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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.
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Bashin’ Trash August 21, 2021
Bashin’ Trash August 21, 2021 Want to help keep it clean out here? Yeah, we do too. Attend, RSVP, this clean-up event August 21st. Sponsored by SunRiver Watershed Group including all of the water based conservation groups in our region.…
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Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana
Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana New shop hours this week as we move into autumn. And the water temps have fallen to 60F this past couple days, rebounding to 63 currently. More cool weather this week will keep them…
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Off Air | Friday August 13th
Shop Open daily 530-8pm. Guide trips and lodging and shop staff ready to help in any way you need this grasshopper and Crawfish season. The Blog will be Off Air for a few days. We know how hard that can…
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August Days
August Days Hot, mostly. Smoky, some days now. At least some blue skies this past week. Hooray. Hoot Owl in effect through who knows. Fishing daily must end at 2pm. Trico’s in the morning if you have the patience. Hoppers…
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5 Tips for Missouri River August Success
5 Tips for Missouri River August Success Go early. Early bird gets the worm. First to fish is a good plan. If you think about warfare and the tactics that never fall from favor, you will understand. If you like…
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Sandy Sunday Scenery
Sandy Sunday Scenery PLongoria’s great pup Sandy. Best pic I’ve seen all month. You look good Sandy. Great in fact. Happy Sunday Sandy. Shop closed at 4pm Sunday for employee party!
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Weekend Update 8.7.21
Weekend Update 8.7.21 The weekend update including the fishing report and local updates for all things Missouri River Montana including greater Craiglandia. Headhunters Fly Shop Closed early Sunday 8.8.21 4pm for employee party. Shop open daily 530am for all yer…
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Whatever Gets You Through the Night John Lennon
Whatever Gets You Through the Night John Lennon Great track to get stuck in your head today. Sir Elton John on backup vocals. The duet version is sweet too. Happy Hump Day. Warm and smoky here in Craiglandia. The Harris…
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Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast
Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast Missouri River August Weather Hot. Super hot. Abnormally hot and windy and Smokey due to the local fires. The daily average air temps hover around 95F. Lows come in in the hi 60’sF.F. Average…
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Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video
Dead Flies Don’t Swim fly fishing video from Scumliner Media. Trico’s. We love Trico’s. This filmed 7 years ago during an epic Trico season. This year? Not quite as much. If you get out early enough to see the emergence,…
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FWP Harris Mtn Fire Update
FWP Harris Mtn Fire Update Firefighting Needs Could Lead to the Closure of Lower Holter Reservoir From Log Gulch Campground to Holter Dam The lower end of Holter Reservoir may be closed this week to allow fire-fighting resources access to…
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Friday Foto Steven Johnson Carp
Friday Foto Steven Johnson Carp The shop gang is out there hunting for Carp. And bagging a few.
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Just Add Vise Clouser Crayfish Tying Video @ Headhunters Fly Shop
Popular fly this time of year. Guides and guests alike are tossing this big fly up front and getting it deep…or shallow. Try one with a tiny mayfly dangling off of his Crayfishy tail. Come in and get the Crayfish…
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Harris Mountain Fire 7.27.21 Update
Harris Mountain Fire 7.27.21 Update Lots of smoke in the immediate area. Lots of smoke throughout Montana. We have not had cancellations due to smoke in the air. Anglers fishing without problems. If you have concerns about your upcoming trip…
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Tokyo 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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Only do this. If you want to catch them.
Only do this. If you want to catch them. For the dry fly angler. Yessir. Reach Mend. Reach Cast. Or some sort of slack-line presentation. Approach quietly. Headhunters understand that the element of surprise is still very effective in war.…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 7.24.21
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 7.24.21 Fire down the road at the Harris Mountain event. InciWeb status updated a couple minutes ago. Check out the the local news station updates. About ten miles to our NE. Smoke here but no more…
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Always Worth the Trip Video Scumliner Media
Always Worth the Trip Video Scumliner Media The Blackfoot is a wonderful freestone river just over the Continental Divide from Craig Montana. A one hour jaunt to the Blackfoot and a days worth of fun. Big floaty flies that we…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report plus 5 Late July Tips
The fishing report is as follows today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog and Fishing Report Page. Missouri River Montana Fishing Report The old adage again comes into play as we state to many that the fishing is..as good as…
Read MoreMissouri River Hoot Owl begins Wednesday 7.21.21
Missouri River Hoot Owl begins Wednesday 7.21.21 This just in. Missouri River Hoot Owl begins Wednesday at 2pm. Fishing hours are 12am to 2pm. No fishing beyond 2pm. Nothing will change for the guided trips out of Headhunters Fly Shop.…
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Sunday July 18th Fishing Report
Sunday July 18th Fishing Report Flows 3300 cfs. Water temps reached 68F at the dam yesterday, Saturday, but today held at 65F. Regulations coming? Fish early. Off early. Shop open at 530am for all your early morning needs including shuttles.…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Kurt Michels out with long time Headhunters John and Sean Sweeney. Father and son been fishing here a long time. beyond the 20 year mark. Good morning for the dry fly. Patience is certainly an asset when tossing…
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Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video
Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video Love this fly. Fished it yesterday for most of the afternoon whilst nymphing the Mo. Yes, it is a derivation of a pheasant tail nymph. But, with Tungsten, lead wound, with a red…
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Hump Day Fishing Report
Hump Day Update All good on the local fire theme. The Rock Creek Fire is now contained and under wraps. NEar miss here in Craig Montana. Water temps at the dam 62F-66F. Flows 3350. A good bump has helped d…
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Rock Creek Fire Update Monday
Rock Creek Fire Update Monday All good as we move into Monday morning here in Craig Montana. Light smoke yesterday with high winds early evening tapering off into the 9pm hour. Looks like 80% containment as of last night. Hope…
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Craig Montana, Missouri River, Rock Creek Fire Update
Craig Montana, Missouri River, Rock Creek Fire Update Craig? Safe. Fire was pretty close last nite across the hi-way to the SW. Rock Creek Fire. See the updates on the InciWeb Site here. Craig is open. No evacuation. Roads open.…
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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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Clean. Drain. Dry.
Clean. Drain. Dry. Follow these rules and stop the spread/growth of invasive species here and beyond. Your duty as an angler, boat owner, all around good human being. I pull the weeds from my craft at the boat ramp daily.…
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Zirdle Bug Just Add Vise Kit and Video
Zirdle Bug Just Add Vise Kit and Video Many fish the Zirdle as the top fly on the deep water nymph rig. Emulates crayfish, or just something that resembles food. A popular fly throughout the summer months including July. And…
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Monday July 5th Missouri River Fishing Report
Monday July 5th Missouri River Fishing Report Dry fly bite good. Posted up or runnin’ blind. Caddis yes. PMD’s yes. That posted up game can be difficult. 1 hint here: If you let the fish know that you are after…
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Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! Happy 4th. Be safe. Or go nuts. Safely. Historically a slow fishing weekend here on the Mo. Family time. But, with the temps rocketing upwards and a high of 99F forecast for today there will be…
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What will happen if the Mo falls under a Hoot-Owl restriction?
What will happen if the Mo falls under a Hoot-Owl restriction? If the weather, the water conditions, and the direction/protection of Montana’s resources require Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to enable a Hoot-Owl restriction we will… Respect and adhere to the…
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July Missouri River Water Trends
July Missouri River Water Trends Lots of questions as we move into the month of July here in central Montana this hotter and water starved 2021 summer season. While there is wild and rampant speculation about the possibilities and outcomes…
Read MoreJuly Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast
July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast Headhunters Fly Shop brings you July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast on this first day of July. We love July and June too. July is one of the better dry fly months and we hope…
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