Fly Fishing Gear Archives - Headhunters Fly Shop

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

Published a few years ago. Reposting today as we head into the fall session here on Montana’s Missouri River near Craig. The Headhunter Fly Line continues to sell extremely well. Better than we would have speculated when it debuted and…

RIO Compostable Spool

September 15, 2023

Conservation, Fly Fishing Gear

Compostable Spool, RIO, video

RIO Compostable Spool Hey now. Compostable Spool. RIO Products Idaho Falls, Idaho. Happy Friday. Cooler weather. Autumn, in full swing. Love it! Swingers getting out there finding some jewels. Stop in for the best in Swing Gear. We got it!…

Monday Upper River Image

August 28, 2023

Monday Upper River Image Hangin’ Loose on the Upper River this Monday in late August. Knocking on the door of Autumn. Bring it.

Just Add Vise Zebra Midge Tying Kit

August 8, 2023

Just Add Vise, Kits, Midge, Midge Patterns, Online Store, patterns, video, Zebra

Just Add Vise Zebra Midge Tying Kit The best nymph for the Mighty Mo? Open to discussion. But you could argue that more fish have been caught on this pattern than any other nymph. So why not tie a bundle…

Just Add Vise Clouser Crayfish Tying Video @ Headhunters Fly Shop

July 25, 2023

Bugs, Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

Clouser Crayfish, fly tying video, JAV, Just Add Vise

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…

It’s Dry Fly Season! The Headhunter Fly Line

July 15, 2023

BWO, DFO, Dry Fly Line, Fly Line, Introducing 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…

Skwala Solstice Sale June 21-25

June 17, 2023

Skwala

Skwala Solstice Sale June 21-25 Celebrate the longest days with the gear built for the longest days of the year. Get yourself kitted out for the summer fishing months with the best sun protection gear is all the land. Make…

If you only do one thing today, CLEAN YOUR FLY LINE!

March 23, 2023

Clean your fly lines, Fly Line, New Fly Line, OPST, RIO, Scientific Angler, Wulff

If you only do one thing to prepare for the 2022 fly fishing season, CLEAN YOUR FLY LINE TODAY! I could not be more adamant about this task. The fly line, as mentioned below is the most important pice of…

Skwala 1st Anniversary Sale 20% off thru Sunday March 5th @ Headhunters of Craig

March 1, 2023

Happy Anniversary, Skwala

Skwala 1st Anniversary Sale 20% off thru Sunday March 5th @ Headhunters of Craig Happy to be the 1st fly shop carrying Skwala Fishing Products, happy to announce the 1st Anniversary Sale at 20% off all Skwala gear thru Sunday…

Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video

February 8, 2023

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Core, DFO, dry fly applications, HH of Craig, R8, SAGE, video

Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video Not terrible out there this week. Nearly 50F, and certainly brought joy to all of us here in Craig. Summer foreshadowing? Boy, we thought so! Cool video with Mark…

Squeeky’s Winter Bobber Set-Up

January 17, 2023

bobber, Indicator Leader, Pink Flies, RIO, Sage PULSE

Squeeky’s Winter Bobber Set-Up Looks like most of you will be either be swinging flies on your Trout Spey rod or nymphing for the next several months. I too will be engaging in both of these winter disciplines until we…

Essential Addt’l Items for your Drift Boat

January 4, 2023

Drift Boats, Headhunters Life

Everybody has the basics in their drift boat. YETI Ice Chest, spare oar, extra oar lock, spare boat plug, rain jacket, a heater when it’s cold, gloves… Pictured above are some of the things that I feel are necessary for…

Christmas Week Ahead / Last Chance Mailing!

December 19, 2022

Christmas Week Ahead / Last Chance Mailing! Last Chance Mailing today, Or tomorrow. Or we will send it next week if Santa is gonna be late this year. Either way, we will make that angler in your family much happier…

Euro Kit Christmas Special!

December 12, 2022

Deal, Euro, Free Flies!, Kit, Nymhing, Rod, Special

Euro Kit Christmas Special! Euro/Competition nymphing has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the fly fishing industry in recent years. Many anglers have applied these different techniques to their local waters and have seen their catch count increase. …

Deep(er) Thoughts on the Headhunter Fly Line

December 10, 2022

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…

Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying Video JAV

November 22, 2022

24/7, JAV Kits, Just Add Vise, Online Shopping, Rainbow Czech Nymph, tying, video

Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying Video JAV RAINBOW CZECH NYMPH The legendary Rainbow Czech was popularized on the Missouri River by the crew at Headhunters. Works every day of the year. We’ve put together this Rainbow Czech Nymph Fly Tying kit…

Headhunter Fly Line for Serious Dry Fly Only Anglers

November 19, 2022

Advanced, DFO, Fly Line, Headhunter, Line, Proprietary

Headhunter Fly Line for Serious Dry Fly Only Anglers We think you may need one of these for the coming dry fly season. This line developed by Headhunters, for Headhunters, is designed for advanced casters salivating to put the fly…

SALE FLIES!

May 27, 2022

flies, sale

SALE FLIES! Spring and nearly Summer on the Mo. Time to get some sale items, like cheap flies! SALE. FLIES! Head over to the Sale Page and gobble up these savings. A buck a fly! Yes, 1 dollar. $1/ea. That…

Missouri River Montana Top Nymphs for late May

May 26, 2022

missouri river, Nymph flies, Nymph Patterns, Top Nymphs for May

Brush Hog Translucent Pupa Tung Dart Purple Weight Fly Jig Crack Back Bullet Brown Tungsten French Jig Lucent Tag Perdigon Olive and Cream Tailwater Sow Bug Caviar Scud Fish Finder Worm Perdigon Nymph Black Quilldigon Natural Perdigon Baetis Split Case…

Skwala Fishing Carbon Jacket is for Spring Weather like TODAY!

May 20, 2022

Available at Headhunters, Skwala, Skwalal Fishing Products

Skwala Fishing Carbon Jacket is for the Spring! Spring weather typically will bring many conditions throughout the fishing day. This spring is no different. Today winter like conditions, along with spring like conditions, mixed with the NORTH WIND (upriver yuck!)…

Sage R8 Fly Rod Nymphing Applications & Video w/ Matt Heron

April 20, 2022

Available at HH of Craig, Debut, Fly ROd, Multi Application Fly Rod, SAGE, Sage R8

Sage R8 Fly Rod Nymphing Applications & Video w/ Matt Heron One of 3 Sage R8 Videos to be released in conjunction with this flagship rod release from Sage Fly Rods. We will post the streamer version later with Steve…

Sage R8 Video

March 26, 2022

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Come on by for a demo, Headhunters Sells Sage, Sage R8, SOL, video

Sage R8 Video Looking forward to the release of the next generation of Sage Fly Rods in early April. Headhunters will have a full rack of the Sage R8 in the most popular Mo River sizes 4-7wts. Until then, we…

2002 Hyde Drift Boat For Sale $4200 OBO

March 17, 2022

2002 Hyde Drift Boat For Sale On the lot today. This 2002 Hyde Drifter Pro Staff Model. In fair shape will need some attention in the oar lock area. Has a repair in the storage unit in bow of boat.…

Skwala Debut @ Headhunters Fly Shop

March 11, 2022

Outerwear, Skwala, soft goods, Spring, winter

Skwala Debut @ Headhunters Fly Shop Here at Headhunters Fly Shop we super excited and honored to be the first fly shop to carry the new Skwala brand. The Skwala line is designed for anglers like you and us. Anglers…

New Product Video. Skwala

March 3, 2022

Skwala Video Proud to be an exclusive dealer of a new product line outta Bozeman Montana. Skwala Product streaming into the Headhunters Flagship Store Downtown Craig Montana in the coming weeks. As always, we will keep you our favorite anglers…

Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review

February 4, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

Headhunters Fly Shop, Trout Spey G5

Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review Shop All Star Dick Magill with the Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review today. Dick fishes with a Trout Spey rod most of the time. His single handed c pst is much better than…

Headhunter Fly Line BACK IN STOCK!

January 31, 2022

Headhunter Fly Line Video

Headhunter Fly Line BACK IN STOCK! The hyper popular Headhunter Fly Line is BACK IN STOCK. Yes, the often asked for Headhunter LIne is BACK IN STOCK in weights 4, 5, and 6! Prepare yourself for 2022 with your new…

Stripping streamers in the dark

January 29, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Technique

Fly Line, HH Ramblings, Match, Perfect, reel, Rod, Streamer

Stripping streamers in the dark Trout do not have eyelids. They can’t squint. They cannot buy sunglasses. Trout do not like sun in their eyes… Unless there are a ton of bugs on the surface. Then they can make an…

Dead Drifter T’s are Live!

June 5, 2021

Dead Drifter, HH Logog Gear, T's

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.…

Just Add Vise Kits Return

April 27, 2021

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Tying

fly tying, Headhunters Product, HH Proprietary, Homegrown, JAV, Just Add Vise, Kits, tying

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…

Talking About Tippet, Leader, etc

March 1, 2021

etc., leader, Steve Collie, tippet

Talking About Tippet, Leader, etc Ed Note: Steve Collie speaking to you today about way deeper topics than SOL generally does. So soak this in folks as content this good only graces these pages occasionally. Steve educates us today with…

RIO SlickCast Test Video

January 16, 2021

Fly Line, RIO, SlickCast, video

RIO SlickCast Test Video Slippery fly lines use RIO SlickCast! The new line of RIO Fly Lines utilizing this technology and an improved core make the new series of RIO Elite Fly Lines something to behold. Come by the shop…

18 Days til Christmas

December 7, 2020

Headhunters Fly Shop, Online Store, Santa, Shop, Shopping

18 Days til Christmas A reminder to you out there in Headhunters Land that the days are slipping past as Christmas races towards us. Another reminder that shopping with Fly Shop Small is damn important to us and the other…

Dick’s Top Ten Winter Swing Flies

November 30, 2020

Dick Magill, flies, missouri river, patterns, spey, Swing, Top 10, Trout, Trout Spey, TROUT2H

The Chronicles of Dick Magill Dick’s Top Ten Swing Flies November is one of my favorite months to swing flies on the Mo. Massive Rainbow and Brown Trout alike will absolutely destroy a swung fly. At times, the take can…

Black Friday Sale!

November 27, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Uncategorized

Black Friday, sale

From today through Sunday we will have a few select items at special prices for “Black Friday”. You can find everything on our sale page in our webstore. A lot of these items, like our “Dry Fly Master Kit”, make…

Trout Spey Gear Roundup

November 12, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

2 Handed Rods, Fly Rod Review, gear, Leaders, lines, OPST, reels, Review, RIO, Running, SA, Scientific Anglers, spey, Spey Lines, Swing, tips, Trout Spey, Trout Spey Lines, Trout Spey Reels, TROUT2H

Ed Note: A re-post of this comprehensive Trout Spey Gear Roundup scribed by John this past month. We thought it important to post again as we now headlong into the TROUT2H Season. Swing Season has arrived! SWING SEASON 20-21 October…

How a Fly Line is Made RIO Products

April 5, 2020

Fly Line, Manufacturing, RIO, The Headhunter Fly Line, USA, video

How a Fly Line is Made RIO Products Cool video from RIO Fly Lines today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. The Headhunter Fly Line is manufactured by the Idaho Falls gang. Not very often when you get a peek…

New Fly of the Week Rusty Trombone

March 7, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Tying

New Fly of the Week Rusty Trombone

New Fly of the Week: Rusty Trombone 7wt bringing in new flies for the season at Headhunters Fly Shop. We have always been know as the go to shop for flies in the canyon and many know us as carrying…

The Dungeon Keeper

January 23, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Tying, Troutspey

Kelly Galloup’s Sex Dungeon is without a doubt one of the most popular large tandem streamer patterns in the West (World?). The articulated movement, swimmy materials, and large deer hare head that pushes water making noise is a great combination.…

Overlooked Fly Fishing Gear

January 21, 2020

Overlooked Fly Fishing Gear

Overlooked Fly Fishing Gear A post by Dick Magill from Headhunters of Craig. Thanks Dick, appreciate the insight today. Fly fishing has come a long way over the years. The technological advances in the sport have opened many different possibilities…

How to Choose a Sink Tip Video

January 18, 2020

How to Choose a Sink Tip Video

How to Choose a Sink Tip Video Saturday. A good day to watch a video about choosing a streamer line. That is step one. Step two is to call your fly shop and get a couple. Our number is 406-235-3447.…

Stripping in the Cold

December 27, 2019

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear

7wt., Dick Magill, gear, Holiday Hours, Streamer, winter

Stripping in the Cold Another piece from Richard “Dick” Magill from HH of Craig. Dick has been out fishing a ton and fished most of Christmas Day as well. He’s in the shop today and did our first installment of…

Monday is the last Day for Deals!

December 2, 2019

50% FLIES ENDS TODAY! Today is the last day for our Black Friday celebration, so if you want to save 50% on Flies (use code: FLY50) or 25% on Just Add Vise Fly Tying Kits (use code: JAV25), or swipe…

Small Business Saturday in Downtown Craig

November 30, 2019

Small Business Saturday in Downtown Craig

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…

Black Friday Sale!

November 29, 2019

Here Ya Go! Below you’ll find our specials available from today through Monday here on our online store, over the phone or in the house. Winter Storm: Due to the recent Winter Storm that left area roads sketchy, we may…

Black Friday… it’s this Friday!

November 25, 2019

This weekend Headhunters will have a few very special deals for our annual Black Friday Sale. In typical fashion, our staff has picked a few special and limited items for the pre-holiday sale season (if there is a “pre-holiday” season…

OPST Micro Skagit Rods

November 6, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey, Uncategorized

We’ve just received a handful of the new OPST Micro Skagit rods designed by Skagit legend Ed Ward. We’ve been excited to see these long-awaited rods, and feel fortunate to have gotten in on the initial small run, which was…

Screamin’ Deal! Echo TR Rod, Reel & Line Combo with Gift Card

October 29, 2019

Sara and Ben put together this fantastic deal on our best selling Trout Spey outfit! The ECHO TR is paired with an ECHO Ion 6/7 disc drag reel and loaded with our favorite mono shooting line and the excellent Airflo…

Headhunter Fly Line Video

October 26, 2019

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…

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.…

Headhunters Surf T

September 5, 2019

Headhunters Surf T

Headhunters Surf T Autumn weather brings on the need for a long sleeve T some mornings. Soon a hoody or puffball to start the day, over your Headhunters Surf Logo T. We love the long sleeve shirt. Breathes well, protects…

Check out the Big Brain on Ben!

August 27, 2019

amadou, BMF

If you cruise around our shop, you’ll notice we like 2 things: 1. Fly fishing products that are useful, well made and and incorporate exceptional design. 2. Things that make us laugh. From the creative mind of Ben McNinch comes…

G Loomis NRX LP Closeout!

August 16, 2019

G. Loomis, NRX LP, sale

UPDATE all the 9’ 5 weights were gone in hours as expected. We do have two 9’ #4 rods left as of Saturday AM. One of our all-time favorite Missouri River Dry Fly sticks is being closed out by G…

Event Announcement: Trout Spey Camp October 10-12

August 12, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Tying, Headhunters Life, Troutspey

We’re excited to announce a long anticipated and oft requested event, our first annual Trout Spey Camp here on the Missouri River. It will involve 3 full days of Trout Spey Casting instruction, demonstration and interactive clinics, dinner presentations, and…

Headhunters Dead Drifter Logo Gear

August 3, 2019