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Weekend Fishing Report 10.10.24 Montana’s Missouri River

October 10, 2024

Fall, fishing report, October

Weekend Fishing Report 10.10.24 Montana’s Missouri River Water Flows at 3200cfs. Water Temps 57.5F Dry fly fishing looking up. Fished a couple days this week hunting heads along with blind fishing dry flies, attractors, and am finding some success. Good…

Missouri RIver Fly Fishing

Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2024

October 7, 2024

Bugs, Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Dry Fly Fall Fishing, Dry Fly Fishing, November, Nymphing, October, Streamer fishing, Streamer Fishing the Mo

Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2024 Bring on the cloudy, wet, and fall weather that we just love in October. Let’s not wait until November. We do want it in November as well but the October time frame will suit…

Friday Foto

October Missouri River Fishing Report 10.5.24

October 5, 2024

October Missouri River Fishing Report 10.5.24 Better. Getting better most everyday. The weather is not helping though. Warm, sunny, albeit with light winds for the next ten days. The new October, is November. Headed that way for a number, a…

Tuesday Fishing Missouri River Update 09.24.24

September 24, 2024

Tuesday Fishing Missouri River Update 09.24.24 Facts today on the HH Blog… BWO’s will not be here shortly. True BWO’s may not even come in October either. Sometimes November, now. Water temps need to be much cooler. We have not…

5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing

5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing

September 23, 2024

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

Fall, missouri river, Technique, tips

5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing A few reminders, tips and techniques to get you off the ground this fall. The Missouri River can hand your ass back to you this month. Pseudo’s are out, the weather…

Fall is on the way

Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

September 20, 2024

Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop Getting there. Yes, fall like, somewhat, conditions this last week with rain for a couple days and cooler tempertures. We love it. On to FALL! Nymphing truly heating up as the season progresses. Better…

Mid month, turning the corner, and remembering

September 11, 2024

Mid month, turning the corner, and remembering Boy howdy, we are nearly mid month and we love it. The dog days of summer are behind us. The great days of autumn and fall ahead of us. We here in Craig…

Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast

Missouri River September 2024 Fly Fishing Forecast

September 1, 2024

Bugs, Fishing Report

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.…

Weekend Fishing Report for late August / Book your Fall Trips Today!

August 23, 2024

Augsut, Headhunters Fly Shop Weekend Fishing Report, Weekend Fishing Report

Weekend Fishing Report for late August Flows 4500cfs-ish. Water Temps 63F. No restrictions. No Hoot Owl. Low smoke levels. Today, clear w/ roving thunderstorms. Power out for a couple hours. Callibaetis will be happening soon. Some out now. August and…

Silly Sunday Scenery Mid August

How to Approach your August Fishing Day

August 21, 2024

Ant, August, Hopper, Hot, Make a plan, Summer

How to Approach your August Fishing Day No longer do you have to get up early for the summer fishing session. Nope. You can sleep a bit longer as the days get shorter, the nights cooler. Daytime water temps are…

One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion...

One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion…

August 20, 2024

Fishing Report, Uncategorized

DFO, One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion...

One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion… You gotta cast at the trout. You gotta. Well, only if you wanna catch ’em. #1 reason more folks don’t catch dry fly fish on the Missouri River? The angler is afraid to cast at…

Water Flow Projections for the future

August 11, 2024

Water Projections

Water Flow Projections for the future Water flows just popped up over 10% to 4710cfs. (We) Like that action. Water temps are 65F during the day, returning to 63F for those dark hours. Looking pretty normal for the upcoming year.…

Friday Fishing Report Mid August & Rodeo Tonight in Cascade

Friday Fishing Report Mid August & Rodeo Tonight in Cascade

August 9, 2024

Fishing Report, Uncategorized

Friday Fishing Report Mid August & Rodeo Tonight in Cascade Montana Closed or Hoot Owl Restricted Waters Does not include the Missouri River. Current water temps 63F. Weed levels about a 5. Nothin’ to us locals. But some dislike it.…

Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Craig Montana

Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Craig Montana

August 2, 2024

Caddis, Hot, PMD, Summer, trico, Zirdle

Hot out there today. 100F today, 100F tomorrow. But, next week we see some rain and cooler times in the mid 70’s! Hooray. No river restrictions by the state on the Mighty Mo. Most anglers off the river about lunch…

Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report

Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast

July 29, 2024

Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast

Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast Missouri River August Weather Hot. Super hot. Abnormally hot this past week. Will it continue? The forecasters state that the temps will bounce around in the 80’s-90’s- and one day in the 100’s this…

Time to Book Your Fall Fly Fishing Trip to the Missouri River Montana

July 28, 2024

Destination, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Travel

Advanced Fishing School, Fall, October, September, Trout Spey

Time to Book Your Fall Fly Fishing Trip to the Missouri River Montana It is coming up quickly. The fall months of September, October and November will be here shortly. Just getting into summer? Me too, but…but it will soon…

Missouri River Fishing Report 07.24.24

July 24, 2024

Caddis Flies, fishing report, Hot, July, Shuttle

Water Temps getting to 68F afternoons with 64F mornings. Water Flows at 4100cfs No Hoot Owl restrictions locally. Many are on and off early. On at 6am and off shortly after, noon. Our guides are following this program. Some guided…

July Trico's Missouri River Fishing Report

Thursday Fishing Report Mighty Mo 7.18.24

July 18, 2024

Thursday Fishing Report Mighty Mo 7.18.24 Nymphers headed into the Zirdle Bug era. 6 weeks of big fly up top, little fly on bottom. Weeds in the water column are developing. The warmth of the summer is here. We may…

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video + 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing

July 17, 2024

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Dead Flies Don't Swim Video & 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing, DFO, dry fly, July, Technique, tips

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video + 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing Today is the day to repost this quite popular video and remind everyone that the primary topwater diet for all Mo River trout are dead flies.…

Friday Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop

July 12, 2024

Caddis, July, PMD, Summer, trico, Yellow Sally

Friday Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop Flows 4220cfs. Water temps at 62F. Trico’s Daily. Males hatch brightly, females in the morning. Emergence 7am. Spinner fall 930-ish. Clusters, singles, spinners, emergers. Buzzball and Quill’s Cluster are good choices. Spent caddis…

Monday July 8th Missouri River Fishing Report

July 8, 2024

Csaddis, July, PMD, trico

Monday July 8th Missouri River Fishing Report Flows are 4160 cfs. Water temps are 62F. Trico’s? Yes. PMD’s? Yes. Caddis? Yes. Yellow Sally’s? Yes. Nymphing is great? Yes. Deep and shallow. PMD nymphs, caddis nymphs, Yellow Sally nymphs, Trico nymphs.…

You haven't booked your summer trip yet?

Tuesday on the Mo. Yes, it’s good.

July 2, 2024

Yes, the fishing is good. Nymphing solid. Dry fly action strong. Streamer fishing? Don’t really know. There are fish rising. Swingers? See you in the fall. July. We love July.

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report

Missouri River July Fly Fishing Forecast

June 30, 2024

Caddis, Forecast, July, PMD, Terrestrial, trico, Water Flows, Weather, Weeds

Missouri River Mid-July Fly Fishing Forecast Welcome to July! We have made it through the busiest month of the year, June, and have emerged on the other side with the hope of continued summer hatches and sunshine. I’m sure we…

PMD Thursday

June 27, 2024

PMD Thursday Rain today. PMD’s like rain. Get your Skwala Rain Gear at Headhunters of Craig. It’s the good stuff man. Dry fly powders, GINK, Super Power Fly Floating, and light tippet material coupled with accurate reach casts will bring…

Friday Foto Summer Dreams

Mid Week Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop Craig Montana

June 26, 2024

Flows dropping today to 4100cfs. Water Temps 58F. PMD’s and Caddis currently hatching on the upper and lower reaches. Yellow Sally’s on the lower half. Best post up dry fly action on the upper half. Good blind fishing dry flies…

Headhunters Advanced Dry Fly School July 25-29 2019

Silly Sunday Scenery

June 24, 2024

Fishing Report, Photography

Scenery, Summer, sunday

Silly Sunday Scenery All good in Craig. Flows dropping. Fish rising. Happy Sunday.

Friday Foto Dam Session

Missouri River Flows for Late June

June 20, 2024

Questions about flows following the rainstorms of the week. It spit again today with significant rains the past couple days. What will happen with the flows in the near future? Inflows at Toston are currently 6750cfs. Outflows at Holter are…

Image Dave Weitl

Tuesday Brown Trout

June 18, 2024

Image by Dave W. Just awesome. What a creature. Fishing is good. June is good. We are in the peak season right now. Time is now, Now is the time. PMD’s daily. Never saw more PMD’s on the water than…

Missouri River Montana Weekend Foreshadowing

Missouri River Montana Weekend Foreshadowing

June 14, 2024

Flow increasing today to 6500cfs. Weather cooperating this tail end of the week with wind free days yesterday and today. Water flows increasing, temperature decreasing, rain developing on Monday and Tuesday. PMD’s waxing. Caddis waxing. BWO’s waning. Midge holding steady.…

Happy Mondays here at Headhunters Fly Shop

5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June

June 13, 2024

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June

5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June Yes there is dry fly fishing. Not all day long yet, but that is coming. It’s mostly on-ish?! Missouri River water flows are fluctuating between 4.5K and 6.5KK. Will we see lower flows?…

Monday June 10th Missouri River Fishing Report

June 10, 2024

Monday June 10th Missouri River Fishing Report All good here on the Mo. The Mo is at the peak of traffic as we head into the middle June weeks. Weekends of course very busy. Friday is the new Saturday. Saturday…

Dave W image

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 6.3.24

June 3, 2024

Caddis, fishing report, June, PMD

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 6.3.24 Flows 6K. Water Temps 54F Spoke with Tyler Stremcha at BOR this am. Says we have not seen all the high elevation snow come off yet. Still freezing in high elevations at night.…

Dearborn River Canyon

Water Levels perfect for June ahead

May 31, 2024

Looking pretty good out there. Both the Missouri River below Holter Dam and out local tributary Dearborn River both in great shape for late May and June ahead. Missouri River below Holter Dam currently falling at 5680 cfs. Looks like…

Last week, this week, next week.

May 27, 2024

Took the week off from writing. Last week. This week back. A good mental break. Fished the Dearborn twice, and the Mo twice. Variable. Unstable. Hit and miss. Those are all words used to describe the past week of fishing.…

Friday Foto

Missouri River Trout Confusion

May 19, 2024

fishing report, Monday

John and I talked about this recently. The May trout confusion factor. Yes, sometimes we think we got this thing all figured out. News Flash: We, the collective angler(s), we don’t. Living and fishing here for decades will teach you…

Craig Montana LP

Weekend Tips from Headhunters of Craig

May 17, 2024

Dearborn River, fishing report

Weekend Tips from Headhunters of Craig Windy here in Craig Montana this morning. Is it windy here all the time? No. But almost. Average wind speed in our neighborhood is 12.4 mph. Chew on that for a minute. And practice…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 5.16.24

May 15, 2024

fishing report, fly fishing technique, Guide Trips, missouri river, Spring Fishing

The water downriver is clearing already. The LPP Creek has about half the volume of mud as it was yesterday. Today, half as much again. Good vis all the way to Craig. The water is green but not dirty. I’d…

Silly Saturday Scenery

Meditate. Monday. Updates.

May 13, 2024

fishing report, March Brown, May, Midge, Mother Day Caddis, Spring Run-Off

Meditate. Monday. Updates. Water levels on the river primary stable. A bit of upward movement from the deluge this past mid week. Tributaries have been slowly growing and the river proper is somewhat off color in sections. Little Prickly Pear…

Rain makes small impact on the Missouri River

May 10, 2024

Rain the past couple days. Over 2″ fell on the region. Prickly Pear and Dearborn rivers peaked yesterday. Now will follow a long slow fall the next week. Some dirt in the water below both. Impacting the fishing? Nope. A…

Saturday Missouri River Fishing Report from Your Information Leader in Craig

Will the Missouri River see a rise in water levels?

May 8, 2024

Dearborn River, HH Predictions, Little Prickly Pear, LPP, May, Rain, runoff, Water LEvels

Will the Missouri River see a rise in water levels? Currently raining hard. 1.65″ in the last 24 hours. More to come. How much? Who knows. Forecast for a another few hours of rain. Will the Missouri River see more…

Dave W Photo

May Missouri River Fishing Forecast 2024

May 7, 2024

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

BWO, Caddis, DFO, dry fly, Hatch Chart, March Brown, May, May Missouri River Fishing Forecast, missouri river, Mother's Day, Nymphing, River Flows, Streamer, Timing

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. Things to look forward to in May include… More…

Hump Day Missouri River Summer Water Projections

May 1, 2024

fishing report, Information Source., Spring flows

Hump Day Missouri River Summer Water Projections NOPE. This is stock file PHOTO. The Dearborn is not blown. We will not see this kind of runoff this year 2024. Unless we have a large rain event in the Rockies. Stock…

Monday Morning Montana's Missouri River Fishing Report

Monday Morning Montana’s Missouri River Fishing Report

April 29, 2024

April, fishing report

Monday Morning Montana’s Missouri River Fishing Report Water Flows 3860cfs. Water Temperatures 45F. Nymphers loving the lower water levels and getting them on Tailwater Sow, Pill Popper, Firebead Rays, Bubble Yum, Rainbow Weight Fly, Tungsten Jig Brush Hog, Tungsten Jig…

ONLY 1 LEFT! 2023 Adipose Flow Drift Boat For Sale @ Headhunters of Craig Now $14,500

April 28, 2024

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear

2023 Adipose Flow, For Sale

2023 Adipose Flow Drift Boats For Sale For Sale 1 SOLD! 1 Available Adipose Drift Boats Flow Model. Used as rental boats on Montana’s Missouri River Craig Montana. Gentle rivers provides pretty damn clean gently used rental boats. These 2…

Missouri River Dry Fly Fishing Report April 26th

April 26, 2024

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

DFO, Dry Fly Report, Raisler Rant Included

Missouri River Dry Fly Fishing Report April 26th This is a dry fly fishing report. Nymphing is great. Streamer fishing and trout spey is hit and miss. Un-real dry fly opportunities in the past month. Continues to get better. Water temps…

Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report 4.22.24 Montana’s Missouri River

April 23, 2024

Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report 4.22.24 Montana’s Missouri River Pretty killer out there on the river right now. Flows are good, temps are good, fishing is good. Water Temps: 44F. Rising. Water Flows: 3560cfs. Stable. Nymphers: Lots up at the…

Midge Image

Midge “R” OK

April 15, 2024

Midge “R” OK A few BWO out there. Billions of Midge. I’d have both in my box. Headhunters is your dry fly source on the banks of Montana’s Missouri River. Honest. V2 of the Headhunters Fly Line now available. Same…

Missouri River Fishing Report 4.12.24 Headhunters Fly Shop

Missouri River Fishing Report 4.12.24 Headhunters Fly Shop

April 12, 2024

April, fishing report

Missouri River Fishing Report 4.12.24 Headhunters Fly Shop Weather: Warm. Air temps higher than average int eh mid 70’s for the weekend. Some wind, of course. Water Temperatures: 42F. Rising quickly. Water Flows: 3660 cfs. Up and down. No understanding…

Missouri River Water Advisory Board Meeting Update 2024

April 9, 2024

Missouri River Water Advisory Board Meeting Update 2024 Attended the Annual Meeting with above title Monday April 8th. Always informative the 5 member speaking group presented the current upper river/lake report for fish including perch, walleye, and rainbow populations, DEQ…

Image Dave Weitl

Mo River HH Fly Shop Tuesday Fishing Report

April 3, 2024

April, fishing report, Spring

All good here this spring. Lower than average waters, nothing we can control (honest), about average water temps, average bite for the season, sun is out, rain and snow on the way. That is the short hit for the report.…

Missouri River April May Fly Fishing Forecast

Missouri River April Fly Fishing Forecast

April 1, 2024

Birds, Bugs, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Nature

April, birds, Bugs, Forecast, May, Populations, Trout, Water LEvels, Weather

Missouri River April May Fly Fishing Forecast No foolin’ today on the HH Blog. Your information source on the Montana’s Majestic Missouri River. Keep us in mind as you pass through Craig this spring. The friendly fly shop in Craig!…

Wading through March! Thursday Fishing Report

March 28, 2024

fishing report, Spring, Trout Spey, Wading

Wading through March! While many are out there chasing the bobber, albeit slowly, the remainder are swinging the fly through Missouri River runs with success. Yes, the swing can be quite good as we wade through MARCH! Swingers are getting…

Thursday, Izaaks Opening Dates, Weekend in the Rockies

Izaaks Opening Today, Weekend in the Rockies

March 21, 2024

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

fishing report, Izaaks, MArch

Izaak’s Opening Today, Weekend in the Rockies Local News: Izaaks Opening today March 21st! So very hungry and damn excited we are this time of year when Izaak’s opens its doors today! Welcome back Chef John and the well known…

Hump Day Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River

March 13, 2024

Hump Day Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Water temps are currently 35.5F. Water flows are currently 3970cfs, just shy of 4K. This author believes the flows are lower than the USGS gauge is reading. Current basin percentages are at about…

Tuesday Missouri River Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

March 5, 2024

fishing report, MArch, Spring

Open daily here in downtown Craig Montana. Always. Headed into the month of March and we are damn excited. More fishing as we move toward the summer. The sun is out longer, the air temps are reaching higher, the fish…

Sunny/Snowy Sunday Craig MT Scenery

March 3, 2024

Craig Bridge, Trout Spey

Cold this am. Warming trend this week. No more snow ahead for 10 days. Craig Bridge. Some shelf ice, some slush in the water below Mid Canon. A couple anglers wading in the dam reach. Shop open daily 9am. All…