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Bugs, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

BWO's, Canyon Ferry, dry fly, fishing report, Forecast, Hatches, Inflows, March Browns, May, Mother's Day Caddis, Nymphing, Outflows, Projection, Streamer

May Missouri River Fishing Forecast Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog you get the May Missouri River Fishing Forecast. What to expect, wish for, and believe for the month ahead. Missouri Rive May Weather and Water Forecast May is…

Plenty of BWO’s around the Missouri River

April 18, 2016

Bugs, BWO's, Insects, Mega-Hatch, missouri river, Spring

Plenty of BWO’s around the Missouri River The sun will squash the great dry fly fishing for the most part this week. But, if you sneak around you will find some fish to cast at. Plenty of BWO’s around the…

Stocking Wing Caddis Step By Step

March 16, 2016

Bugs, Fly Fishing Technique

Caddis, fly fishing technique, fly tying, step by step, stocking wing caddis

Stocking Wing Caddis Step By Step During the caddis fly hatch on the Missouri River, it’s a good idea to have several patterns with differing profiles in your box including there Stocking Wing Caddis. It makes sense to have some high floating…

X Caddis JAV Kit and Tying Video

March 10, 2016

Bugs, Fly Fishing Video

fly tying, Headhunters Online Store, JAV, Just Add Vise, Online Store, Scumliner Media, Tying Kit, video, Vimeo, X Caddis

X Caddis JAV Kit The X Caddis is a killer fly! Still a couple months away from needing this bug. But I truly believe that the X Caddis originally tied by Craig Mathews is one of the 5 caddis you…

Saturday Midge Image

March 5, 2016

Saturday Midge Image. Today is the last Free Spey Clinic sponsored by Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig. Looks like a great weekend to be on the Mo. Enjoy!

At the Headhunters Vise last night

February 25, 2016

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Buzzball, Cluster Patern, dry fly, fly tying, Headhunters Vise, Kreelex, LEech, UV Light

At the Headhunters Vise last night in Craig Montana. The usual suspects tied for a couple hours chomping on some KFC brought by Rick. Thanks Rick. Remember when at those strange family or neighborhood party’s in the 70’s when the…

Top 10 Tailwater Midge Flies

February 22, 2016

Bugs, Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life

Dry Flies, February, flies, Midge, patterns, tailwater, winter

Top 10 Tailwater Midge Flies These Top 10 February Top 10 Tailwater Midge Flies are sure to please your Missouri River fancy. The midge hatch has begun in ernest and manny anglers are asking about the correct midge patterns to…

Fly Tying Efforts

February 14, 2016

fly tying, Fly Tying Night in America, Winter Wednesdays

The regular gang was at the shop Wednesday night for Fly Tying Night In America. Ninch, Sara, Kurt, Dewey, Braden, Rick, Mark T, John, and Mark. A few beers, some homemade Hummus, a few chips and salsa, and several vises.…

Macroinvertebrates On the Back of an Envelope

February 2, 2016

fly fishing technique, missouri river

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Bugs, Nature, Uncategorized

If you like aquatic macroinvertebrates (river bugs), here are some “back of the envelope” calculations that may amuse you. The UMOWA 2015 Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report reported that the greatest density of macroinvertebrates occurred between the Dam and Craig. The density…

Rainbow Czech Nymph Video

January 11, 2016

Bugs, Fly Fishing Video, Uncategorized

Rainbow Czech Nymph Video Headhunters very own Fly Tying Kits for your winter fly tying consumption. Winter is a good time to tie up a box full of the #1 selling fly on the Missouri River. It is losing ground…

Silly Sunday Shop Scenery

January 10, 2016

Bugs, Headhunters Life

flies, fly shop, Scenery, sunday

Ninch checking it out. The new ’16 flies come in beginning in March. Out with the old and in with the new. Ninch gets rid of all of the flies that either do not sell, or do not work. Yep,…

Macroinvertebrate Report from UMOWA

January 5, 2016

fly fishing technique, missouri river

& Wildlife, Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Bugs, Conservation, Fly Fishing Technique, Nature

On December 22, the Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance (UMOWA) released the Baseline Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report 2015 for the Upper Missouri River, MT, prepared by David Stagliano. The purpose of this study was to provide baseline macroinvertebrate (bug) monitoring data in order to assess…

MRDF 455 Lab Summer Quarter 2016

December 30, 2015

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Brown Trout, Casting, Education, information, Mayflies, Trout, Trout University

MRDF 455. Lab only. 3-5cr.(days) Summer Quarter. Class location Missouri River Craig MT. Missouri River Dry Fly 455. PREREQUISITE: An intense desire to learn. Examines and explores Missouri River dry fly technique primarily with mayflies. Dry fly casting techniques will…

Top 10 Missouri River November Flies

November 2, 2015

Bugs, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Technique

Top 10 Missouri River November Flies

Top 10 Missouri River November Flies These will get you through the front end of the month. Plus your fall favorites too. Bring it all when you visit the Mo this coming week or two. In your boat should be…

Friday Foto along with BWO Report

October 23, 2015

Bugs, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

friday foto, Friday Foto along with BWO Report

Shitty bright sun this week. Some overcast yesterday afternoon. More this weekend. Thank the fishing gods for putting this sunny month to bed. Let’s finish the month with darker skies. Having said that I feel better. No more t-shirt afternoons…

Fall Bug Sampling

October 19, 2015

Bugs, missouri river, Nymphing, UMOWA

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had the privilege of aiding David Stagliano with the fall invertebrate sampling of the Missouri River. The Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance (UMOWA) initiated this sampling in order to establish a baseline data set that…

Leaves falling down, Trout rising up!

October 3, 2015

Bugs, Nature

Bugs, Fall, Leaves falling down, Trout rising up!

Hard rain and sleet this morning. Hard rain and sleet this afternoon. Tomorrow the same. Winter Weather advisory in effect. Fishing this morning? Good. Not as much wind as the forecast called for. Fishing this afternoon? Great. A mega hatch…

Trico Swarm

July 16, 2015

Trico Swarm

Trico Swarms daily. Nearly. Cool weather will put the hatch off a couple hours. BE calm. They generally come. Then set up and wait for the fall. Lots of folks on the upper river. Find solace below the Dearborn. Read…

Friday Foto on Saturday

July 11, 2015

friday foto

Dragonfly. Friday Foto. Mid-season and all is well. TGIF. Be happy, it’s summer. We are.

First just a few…then a few more.

June 3, 2015

Bugs, Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Bugs, Caddis, June, PMD's

First just a few…then a few more. Saw a few of those June Mayflies today. The lower is heating up with that ill flighted Trichoptera Gang. The water temps are up and down. Well within the temperature range of our annual…

Missouri River March Brown Nymphs

May 5, 2015

Bugs, Fly Fishing Gear

March Brown, March Brown Patterns, May, missouri river, Nymphs

March Browns are here in force. Well, sort of. This is a smaller hatch for us and not one you can plan your day around. Can you flirt with them for a portion of the day? Oh, yes indeed. Find…

Missouri River Baetis Image

April 19, 2015

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Bugs, Headhunters Life, Photography

Baetis, BWO, BWO's, Image

Check it. Baetis are here. Big time. Call ahead if you need a Doctor’s Note from us. We can totally forge one of those. Then you can fish guilt free this week. That Baetis Flu is going around and you…

Silly Saturday Scenery Midge Edition

April 18, 2015