Fruit Roll-Up Just Add Vise Video
A great fly for swinging this fall. For stripping this fall. For having in your arsenal as we move into the fall. This came around a few years ago and has been a fantastic producer here on the Mo and…
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Arnold’s Mozuri Minnow Tying Video
Arnold’s Mozuri Minnow Tying Video This from the Just Add Vise Tying Kits video vault. A popular streamer that we not only strip in the fall we just as often swing it. The fall and winter months here on the…
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Grape Slushy Just Add Vise Video
Grape Slushy Just Add Vise Video This purple guy catches trout. Purple fishes well through Autumn and all fall long. A good pattern to have in your box with various colored tungsten and/or glass beads. Still in us this fall…
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el SOL Video
el SOL Video A fun short from Scumliner Media today on the Headhunters Blog. This entire video is shot while fishing a cinnamon ant. Ants work. Buy ants at Headhunters of Craig.
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Fruit Roll Up JAV 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 spring for the remainder of the Swing Season…
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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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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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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 many years ago during an epic Trico season. This year? Super Epic Trico Year. Enjoy the video today. We are on the water, early,…
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UV Para Ant Just Add Vise Tying Kit
UV Para Ant Just Add Vise Tying Kit UV Para Ant Fly Tying Kit The ant is a popular fly for the Missouri about 6 months of the year. Those who do not believe in the ant, that is OK.…
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Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video
Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video Great PMD angling. Great Caddis angling. A good time to toss the R8 from Sage. Cool video with Mark at the helm of this one. The R8 Core gives…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Reach Cast Video
Headhunters Fly Shop Reach Cast Video Watch this if you want to catch more fish on the Mo. Great PMD fishing the past 2 plus weeks. The caddis are coming in strong. Skittering around en masse yesterday, even on the…
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Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis
Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis Today we show you one of the new Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis Kits from House of Headhunters in downtown Craig. The Corn-Fed Caddis is appropriate for this time of year. It will be one…
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Buzzball Fly Tying Just Add Vise
Buzzball Fly Tying Just Add Vise A great fly for the Mo. Squeeky’s favorite summertime pattern. Been tossing it the past couple weeks. A good time for sure. It is not red hot, yet. It will be. No wing profile…
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Just Add Vise Tying Video Rusty Spinner
Just Add Vise Tying Video Rusty Spinner A great fly for the month ahead. The Rusty Spinner has long been called the Secret Fly of the Mo. This will get some of the tougher fish on the river, the Missouri…
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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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Skwala Fishing Carbon Jacket is for Spring Weather like TODAY!
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!)…
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Tailwater Sow Bug Tying Video & JAV Kit
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 an oversized Adams…
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Adventure Guides TV Show 2009
Adventure Guides TV Show 2009 We shot this TV show Adventure Guides in 2009 with John Dietsch and Fly Fish Chick Christine Johnson. A fun couple days. Now available for us to view on Vimeo. Super fun vid with very…
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Sage R8 Fly Rod Nymphing Applications & Video w/ Matt Heron
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…
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Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video
Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video Love this fly. We love this bug and so do the trout. A hyper popular spring, summer, and fall pattern. IT is one we occasionally run out of. The pre-tied version! Yes, it…
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Sage R8 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…
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Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival Helena March 25th
Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival Helena March 25th The 9th Annual Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival in Helena Montana Friday March 25th 630pm Grand Street Theater. So cool that Matt Devlin has been spearheading this film festival for this many…
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Classic Rewind: Winter Spey Video
Classic Rewind: Winter Spey Video This vid from Scumliner Media Switch It Up. Longer rods earlier in the progression of Trout Spey lines, rods, tips, etc. No longer are we tossing a short and light 6126’s! 3’s ands 4’s are…
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Fly Fishing Film Tour in Great Falls Saturday Nite!
Fly Fishing Film Tour in Great Falls Saturday Nite! The Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour stops into Great Falls Montana Saturday Nite February 19th! A long winter already? They seem longer every year we get older. So why not stop…
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The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles
The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles Great Saturday flick today suggested to us a friend. Worth the watch. If you like mayflies and brown trout. Enjoy.
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Tom Rosenbauer Prospecting for Trout Video
Tom Rosenbauer Prospecting for Trout Video Great video today by one of the greatest fly fishing educators in my lifetime. YEs, there are many more out there, but I truly believe that Mr. Rosenbauer is a the top of the…
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Why We Fish. This is why.
Why We Fish. This is why. Great short film today. Hump Day in Craig. Cold, -17F, sunny skies, fresh snow on the ground. Enjoy your day, practice casting for ten minutes, do something good for a co-worker, your neighbor, your…
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Practice Rod Time
Practice Rod Time In your garage. At your desk. On the phone. Disciplining your children. Doing your children math homework. These are times when the practice rod should be in your hands. Prepping for the season ahead. Ten minutes, or…
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Headhunter Fly Line BACK IN STOCK!
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…
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Attention Swingers and Strippers Mozuri Minnow Video
Attention Swingers and Strippers Mozuri Minnow Video and Tying Kit Swingers and Strippers are coming in daily. One of the flies that you must have is the Mozuri Minnow. Created by John Arnold of Scumliner Media and Headhunters Fly Guru…
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Somewhere Out West Merry Christmas
Somewhere Out West Merry Christmas Even if you are not out west, Merry Christmas. Thankful here in Craig for our staff, shop friends, and families. We hope you enjoy your Christmas Day loving those near and far, in front of…
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Firebead Ray Charles Tuesday Tying Video
Firebead Ray Charles Tying Video Thursday in Craig Montana. Weekend approaching. Good swing action out there. Also getting into the pink period of the season. A few were tying this pattern up for the balance of the winter season. It…
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Pink Lightening Bug Just Add Vise Kit
Pink Lightening Bug Just Add Vise Kit This might be a good idea to tie on fishing the Mo this winter. One of the standard issue fly patterns. I first saw it from local legend Dan Gard. Don’t know if…
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FISHSKI Video today. Post T-Day Slumber.
FISHSKI Video today. Post T-Day Slumber. All we got today is wind, and clouds, and sun. Fishing this holiday weekend with a few anglers out there today swinging, stripping, nymphing. Watch this classic first. Then tie flies. Rest your weary…
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Mike McCune – Troutspey Retrieve Methods
Mike McCune does an excellent job of covering the primary methods we use to add action to the fly when swinging for trout with our two-handers. You also get to watch some excellent, relaxed, compact, troutspey casting. Watch enough and…
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Trout Spey Flies @ Headhunters. Sparrow Tying Video
Trout Spey Flies @ Headhunters. Sparrow Tying Video Great Swing bite this week. And the fly that was on top of the list was this Sparrow. Runner up being the Carey Special. Included in he top five is the leech.…
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Thin Mint JAV Tying Video
Thin Mint JAV Tying Video This fabulous fall continues as we move through the final week of October. It’s good out there. And will continue to get better as we greet November and the swing bite. Not only are the…
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Fishing Outfitter Association of Montana Film
Fishing Outfitter Association of Montana Film A promotional film made for Fishing Outfitters Association of Montana this past month. The Montana organization that represents the guiding and outfitting community in congressional, conservation, social, and business efforts. Both Mark and John…
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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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Depth Perception Video
Depth Perception Video One of SOL’s favorites. Great time fishing with one of Headhunters All Stars Ben Hardy. Super fun fishing the caddis fly after a guide day. Yep. Even fishing guides like to cast a few flies at rising…
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Bubble Yum Scud Tying Video
Bubble Yum Scud Tying Video Tie this up for winter, spring, and early summer. The large tungsten bead can get you to the zone without adding split shot to your line. Fewer hinge points means fewer tangles. And fewer tangles…
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Little Green Machine JAV
Little Green Machine JAV You need the Little Green Machine tucked away in your fly vest this spring Possibly the most popular fly at Headhunters of Craig. If it isn’t, it still holds its own against many top notch techy…
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Spring Training Video
Spring Training Video It is here. Spring is here in Craig. We felt it last week. Super busy this weekend again. Lots and lots of boats, wade anglers, and guide trips out there as our Spring Special makes it through…
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Little Green Machine Tying Video
Little Green Machine Tying Video You read a couple days ago that these guys are swimming around subsurface. So tie them!
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The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video
The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video Awesome. A great story about this great state. It is why we have trout like no others. Period.
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Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph Dakota Angler Vid
Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph Dakota Angler Vid Our friend to the east Hans Stephenson with this cool tying video with a Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Daily Blog. Hans owns a great shop…
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From several years back…
From several years back… This was the precursor for the Classic Scumliner HH Flick Somewhere Out West. Sunday in Craig Montana. The weather while not much for snowmaking or water generation for the summer, has provided a great period for…
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RIO SlickCast Test 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…
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Tuesday Fly Casting Tactics w/ Simon Gawesworth
Tuesday Fly Casting Tactics w/ Simon Gawesworth A great tip from Simon Gawesworth fo RIO Line Company today. Tuesday here in Craig and all is well. The fly shop staff is out on the casting lane often fine tuning personal…
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Grape Slushy Tying Video
Grape Slushy Tying Video Tie this one up this holiday for summer fishing love. Add a red bead for weight and some added bling to make this fly sing this spring. Hope you are enjoying the family this week. If…
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Dead Flies Don’t Swim Holiday Viewing
Dead Flies Don’t Swim Holiday Viewing Dreaming of summer while enjoying the Holidays here in Craig Montana. Dry flies come to mind. It couldn’t happen today as the wind is blowing a hundred. Enjoy the holidays. Be safe. Dream of…
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Missouri River Winter Fly Patterns. Pink Lightening Bug Tying Video
Pink Lightening Bug Tying Video brought to you today by Headhunters Fly Shop, Just Add Vise Tying Kits, and the Missouri River. Ed Note: We are about plumb out of Just Add Vise Kits. So we have not has them available…
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Smoke Jumper BWO Tying Video
Smoke Jumper BWO Tying Video Our good friend Hans Stephenson over at Dakota Angler with the Smoke Jumper BWO today on the Headhunters Blog. We like this fly. We like cripples here on the Mo. We like small flies. We…
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Kreelex Just Add Vise Video
Kreelex Just Add Vise Video Some fellers use this fly exclusively. Meaning just this fly pattern. Only. All the time. Honest. I ties it on several winters ago, and never changed it. re-tied it several times through that winter. But…
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Wednesday Workshop Frenchie Tying Video
Wednesday Workshop Frenchie Tying Video This fly is important for the nymphers on this river. We sell tons of them in the fly bins and you are welcome to buy as many of them as you wish. OR you can…
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