Fly Fishing Video Archives - Headhunters Fly Shop

Classic 1939 Rod Manufacturing Video Cool vid today not eh HH Blog. Playoff Football on TV. The Australian Open starts too. Weather’s the best it has been in at least a week on the river today. Temps well above freezing!…

How to Choose a Sink Tip Video

January 18, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

How to Choose a Sink Tip Video

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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.…

Casting Tip Today from Tim Rajeff

January 15, 2020

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Casting Technique, Echo, missouri river, Off Shoulder Cast, Tim Rajeff, video, your brother in law

Casting Tip Today from Tim Rajeff One of the great casters, instructors, and minds in todays fishing world. He also makes some pretty popular rods by the name of ECHO. Tim today talks about Off-Shoulder casting. Truly an important cast…

Sipping Dry Saturday

January 11, 2020

missouri river, Sharptail Media, Simon Perkins, Sipping Dry Saturday

Sipping Dry Saturday Saturday here on the Mo. Fishable today. A couple cabins rented. Several boats on the water. Coffee drinkers at the shop. Swingers on the water. And summer conversations on the shop phone. Anglers locking in summer guides…

Seven Knots from Zack @ RIO

January 8, 2020

knot tying, knots, RIO, Technique, video, Zack Dalton

Seven Knots from Zack @ RIO Zack Dalton of RIO takes us through a few of the knots you should know heading out on the water. No more Monday Night Football? Go nuts. Tie knots. Happy Humpday.

Scumliner’s FishSki today on the HH Blog

December 29, 2019

Scumliner's FishSki today on the HH Blog

Scumliner’s FishSki today on the HH Blog Not enough snow on the ground here in Craig to ski today. Although we have had 10 snow sessions so far. Pretty dry the past month. More sun ahead? We do know that…

Fly Tying Thursday Classic Rainbow Czech

December 26, 2019

Fly Tying Thursday Classic Rainbow Czech

Fly Tying Thursday Classic Rainbow Czech If you don’t have this fly in your Missouri River box we know one of two things about you. Wither you are a dry fly guy, or you have not fished the Mo before.…

Friday Fly Tying Just Add Vise Mozuri Minnow

December 20, 2019

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying, Troutspey

John Arnold, Mozuri Minnow, Streamer, Swing, Trout Spey, Tying Kt, Tying Video

Friday Fly Tying Just Add Vise The Mozuri Minnow from the vise of John Arnold. John patterned this streamer pattern from the Yozuri Minnow fished on light tackle when living in the Florida Keys. Originally tied with Walleye in mind…

Tying Ninchs Bubble Yum Scud

December 12, 2019

Bubble Yum Scud, Headhunters Own, JAV, Just Add Vise Kit, Order Online, Scuds

Tying the Bubble Yum Scud When you think about the Mighty Mo, and nymphing, you think of scuds, sows, and in the winter months…Pink! Ninchs…I looked up how to make last names plural, so I think this is right…Bubble Yum…

Artifishal by Patagonia

December 8, 2019

Artifishal by Patagonia, salmon, steelhead, video

Artifishal by Patagonia Very cool and well done video about coastal waters and management thereof. Worth the watch on this snowy Sunday here in Craig Montana. And between football games, tying flies, and naps today!

Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis

December 5, 2019

learning, Observation, Orvis, Patience, video, Watch before you cast, Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis

Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis This is a great short from our friends over at Orvis. We love to watch fish rise, fish feed either on the surface or subsurface. Learning about fish feeding behavior is fun.…

Somewhere Out West

December 1, 2019

Fireball, Sara, Scumliner Media, Somewhere out West, video

Somewhere Out West One of the best from Scumliner Media. Enjoy. Back to work tomorrow. Yuck. Watch it twice, share it with friends. And, yes, that is real life during Craig winters… Dead Drifter Hoodie, Buff, Sticker Kit $82.90 Select…

Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance Video

November 20, 2019

Conservation, Fly Fishing Video

UMOWA, Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance

Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance Video The new video from Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance. Snowing here in Craig today. This video shot in early August. It was warmer then. Hey if you are looking for organizations to donate monies…

Thursday Tying Video

November 14, 2019

Foxee Minnow, Thursday Tying Video, Tying Video

Thursday Tying Video This is one fly you should have in your possession at all times. honest. Swing this baby in the fall. Strip it in the spring. Or, vice-versa. Or, both. Change the colors if you wish. Why not…

Fruit Roll Up JAV Video

November 7, 2019

Bugs, Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

Fruit Roll Up, Fruit Roll Up JAV Video, Headhunters Own, JAV, Just Add Vise, Tying Kits, Tying Video, 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 winter or this late fall for 2019, and…

Headhunter Fly Line Video

October 26, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

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…

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media

October 8, 2019

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media New, no. Cool, yes. I have watched this a ton of times. And I’m gonna watch it many more today. I love watching good casters. It never gets old. Mental training is important in…

Double Spey River Right Video

October 6, 2019

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Double Spey River Right, Spey Cast, video

Double Spey River Right Video A quick video today on this Sunday previous to our big Trout Spey Camp beginning this Thursday. Funtimes ahead. The spey bite has been good with streamers primarily followed by the soft hackle. Seconded. Not…

Tying Tuesday @ Headhunters of Craig

October 1, 2019

Buy Online, Fly Tying Kits, fly tying video, Headhunters Own, Just Add Vise, Sparrow

Tying Tuesday @ Headhunters of Craig The Sparrow is a fly that flat out works. Commonly swung through Missouri River Trout Spey runs. Or employed with a single hander while fishing the RIO Single Handed Spey Line. Squeeky’s favorite single…

Face Plant Minnow JAV Video

September 25, 2019

Face Plant Minnow JAV Video, fly tying video, Headhunters Own, JAV, Just Add Vise Kits

Face Plant Minnow JAV Video Appropriate for the weekend snow ahead of us here in downtown Craig Montana. Tying in the snow, inside. Tying for the streamer season, which has indeed started. Tying because you like to have cool streamer…

Boat Ramp Etiquette FWP Video

September 17, 2019

Boat Ramp Etiquette FWP Video

Boat Ramp Etiquette FWP Video Be polite. Be prepared. Don’t block others. So the right thing. Follow the Golden Rule. All that stuff. Enjoy your week. Cooler temps here. Feels good.

el SOL on Headhunters Blog Scumliner Media

July 31, 2019

el SOL on Headhunters Blog Scumliner Media

el SOL on Headhunters Blog Scumliner Media Re-runs today on the HH Blog. Dry fly fishing is on. A few of us out fishing a bit. Dry fly fishing. So you folks get re-runs. The only difference from he film,…

Depth Perception Video

July 27, 2019

Ben Hardy, Caddis, Evening Fishing, LAte Shuttles, Scumliner Media, SOL

Depth Perception Video A re-run today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. And it is a good one with Squeeky and lead HH Guide Ben Hardy doing some fishing with videographer Scumliner shooting away. Just like the video the evening…

Tuesday Tying Kit Just Add Vise Video

July 16, 2019

Tuesday Tying Kit Just Add Vise Video

Tuesday Tying Kit Just Add Vise Video A good one for the fall here fishing Montana’s Missouri River. The Fruit Roll-Up has been quite popular the past couple years. Why? ‘Cause it’s fishy! Tie this up for streamer stripping success…

Zirdle Bug Just Add Vise Tying Kit and Video

July 9, 2019

Just Add Vise Kits, Online Store, Order from HH of Craig Today!, Zirdle Bug

Zirdle Bug Just Add Vise Tying Kit and Video About time to get out the Zirdle and the Crayfish for the late summer nymphers. The fish do get on them as well. Tie up a pile of Zirdles if you…

Buzzball Fly Tying Just Add Vise

July 2, 2019

Buzzball, Buzzball Fly Tying Just Add Vise, Gary LaFontaine, Junk Fly, Just Add Vise Kits, missouri river, Online Shopping

Buzzball Fly Tying Just Add Vise A great fly for the Mo. Squeeky’s favorite summertime app tern. Been tossing it the past couple weeks. A good time for sure. It is not red hot, yet. It will be. No wing…

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video

June 30, 2019

Dead Flies Don't Swim Video, Scumliner Media

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video PMD mania. Good caddis. Brown Drakes this week maybe. Trico’s in a couple weeks. Terrestrials beyond that. A pretty good looking next month. Watch this video. Then call 406-235-3447 to book your late July and…

Headhunters Fly Shop Reach Cast Video

June 27, 2019

Headhunters Fly Shop Reach Cast Video

Headhunters Fly Shop Reach Cast Video Watch this if you want to catch more fish on the Mo. Practice this Reach Mend before you get here. Lots. Ad lots. You will only employ this cast 99 out of 100 casts…

Thursday Tying Video Tailwater Sowbug

June 20, 2019

Thursday Tying Video Tailwater Sowbug

Thursday Tying Video Tailwater Sowbug This is on Geof the bugs you need to fish Montana’s Missouri River. Buy it in the shop. Or tie it at home. Or both. Learn it. Live it. Love it. Thursday today nearing the…

Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis

June 13, 2019

Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis, Just Add Vise Kits

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…

Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video

June 6, 2019

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 nymphs the Mo. Yes, it is a derivation of a pheasant tail nymph. But, with Tungsten, lead wound, with a red…

River Nomad Vid Sunday Holiday Weekend

May 26, 2019

River Nomad Vid Sunday River Nomad cool vid from Pat Clayton and John Arnold. Visit Pat Clayton at his new gallery in Philipsburg Montana. A must see in the small Montana mountain ‘burb. Let him know we sent you. http://fisheyeguyphotography.com…

Tuesday Tying Kits Half Chicken

May 14, 2019

fly tying, HH Only, JAV, Kit, Tuesday Tying Kits Half Chicken

Tuesday Tying Kits Half Chicken A local classic that I first saw fishing with Mark Daly and LT back in the day. Don’t know who created it, but one of those two certainly had their hands in it. Both long…

#TBT Depth Perception Video

May 2, 2019

#TBT Depth Perception Video

#TBT Depth Perception Video Throw Back Thursday brings you Depth Perception by Scumliner Media. This throwback vid filmed in late July 2011. You coming this late July? How about August? 2018, an to some extent 2017, was a unreal August…

Spring Special starts Friday March 15th

March 15, 2019

Scumliner Media, Spring Special, Spring Training Video

Spring Special starts Friday March 15th Now that you have got your casting game moving in the right direction why not plan a Spring Training Guide Trip with Headhunters of Craig for $400? Knock off the fishing rust so when…

Practice Week continues with Tim Rajeff

March 14, 2019

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Echo, Practice Week continues with Tim Rajeff, Tim Rajeff

Practice Week continues with Tim Rajeff Well, we agree with everything Tim Rajeff is talking about. You should too. A key phrase he mentioned in the opening is that practice happens when you are away from the fish. Practice does…

SA Casting Loop Video

March 12, 2019

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Practice, SA Casting Loop Video, Scientific Anglers, The SHOW!

SA Casting Loop Video #1 error from casters that I see in the boat? They never stop the rod on either the fore or aft cast. Perpetual motion. Analogous to throwing a dart, you must stop the forward motion of…

RIO Trout Spey Lines @ Headhunters Fly Shop

March 8, 2019

RIO, Scandi, Skagit, Trout Spey

RIO Trout Spey Lines @ Headhunters Fly Shop RIO Trout Spey Lines @ Headhunters Fly Shop. Yes indeed. With the snow going away in the next couple weeks we may be able to access the river out our back door…

IF4 in Helena Montana Friday Nite 7pm

March 7, 2019

IF4 in Helena Montana Friday Nite 7pm

IF4 in Helena Montana Friday Nite 7pm IF4 in Helena Montana Friday Nite 7pm Grandstreet Theater. The IF4 is sponsored by the local Pat Barnes TU Chapter. Come on down and support local fly fishing, conservation, and film! I know…

Chasing the Taper Trailer

February 26, 2019

Chasing the Taper Trailer

Chasing the Taper Trailer I do own a couple bamboo rods made by the boys at Sweetgrass Bamboo Rods. They are both great. Love to fish them. Occasionally. I do like the action, the history, and the look of that sweet…

Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project Video

February 16, 2019

Conservation, Fly Fishing Video

Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project, conservation

Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project Video We couldn’t say it better ourselves. A film supporting the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act. It truly is a special place. The entire drainage. Love seeing our friend Stefan Larrson in this short. Love seeing the…

Andy Griffith Intro

February 9, 2019

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Andy Griffith Intro

Andy Griffith Intro Isn’t that the best TV intro of all time? Father, son, black and white, throwing rocks, fishing poles. Pretty good. Shop closed today, and probably tomorrow. Below zero. This happy song makes me think of summer. Warmer…

UV Para Ant Just Add Vise Tying Kit

February 5, 2019

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 nat, that is OK.…

Winter Spey Video

January 21, 2019

Winter Spey Video

Winter Spey Video Snow on the ground. Spey casters on the river. A flood of summer bookings at the shop daily. Lots of anglers Saturday, almost none on Sunday. Martin Luther King Day. Do something good for your neighbor. Like…

Saturday Skate Vid

January 19, 2019

Saturday Skate Vid

Saturday Skate Vid: Long Boarders DH. Sick. All is well in downtown Craig. Snow on the ground. Wind blowing. Anglers angling. Can be Groundhog Day here in Craig. Fishing. Everyday. And Joe’s. That is the other outlet. And that’s it…

F3T Trailer and Dates

January 12, 2019

Copycat?, F3T Trailer and Dates

F3T Trailer and Dates The Fly Fishing Film Tour in Helena February 5th Grand Street Theater Doors open at 6pm. Film to follow.In Great Falls January 25th at the Do Bar Doors open at 630 Film at 7pm. Head out…

Beastie Boys You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party!

December 31, 2018

Beastie Boys, Happy New Years Eve, New Years Eve, You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party

You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party! Happy New Year! Be safe. Nobody needs to start the year in the slammer. Designated Drivers, and Uber. See you at the Polar Bear Plunge New Years Day High Noon Craig Boat…

Fly Shop Strong Small Biz Saturday!

November 24, 2018

Fly Shop Strong, Fly Shop Strong Small Biz Saturday!, Small Business Saturday

Fly Shop Strong Small Biz Saturday! Shop at your favorite local small businesses today. And tomorrow. I do some speaking in a few communities every off season. I often hear complaints from the guests that there is not a local…

Grape Slushy Just Add Vise Video

November 10, 2018

Grape Slushy Just Add Vise Video

Grape Slushy Just Add Vise Video This purple guy catches trout. Still in us this fall as we get through the month of November. Fished this the other day with really good success late morning through dark. Successful. Enjoy the…

Montana Spey Video Scumliner Media

November 4, 2018

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Scumliner Media, Spey Especial, Trout Spey, video

Montana Spey Video Scumliner Media A cool vid this morning from Scumliner Media. Spey Specials on the Mo. It’s time for you to play with a two hander.

Just Add Vise Tungsten Dart

November 1, 2018

fly tying, Fly Tying Kits, Just Add Vise Tung Dart, video

Just Add Vise Tungsten Dart This fly works. Been fishing it in the canyon reach for months. It probably has another couple weeks of life this fall. A great fly starting in May and running into November. Tie them up…

Double Spey – River Right Video

October 3, 2018

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Double Spey, Double Spey - River Right Video, Double Spey Cast, Trout Spey

Double Spey – River Right Video Hump Day on the Mighty Mo. Check out the video. Perfect fishing weather out there. Overcast and cool. Sometimes even calm. Good swinging too. Come on by to talk trout spey at Headhunters of…

The last day of Zep-tember

September 30, 2018

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Fall, Greatest Rock and Roll Band of All Time, Led Zeppelin

The last day of Zeptember Heading out of a strong Zep-tember in style. This is the official film video of the Immigrant Song 1972. Produced by the band. Raw rock and roll. The way Page gets after it in the…

Mike McCune teaches Perry Poke Scumliner Media

September 26, 2018

Mike McCune, Mike McCune teaches Perry Poke, spey, Swingers, Technique, Trout Spey, video

Mike McCune teaches Perry Poke Check out Mike KcCune today teaching the Perry Poke. Trout Spey Season is underway. Spey trips out this week already. Hooking up too. The newest of the ne Trout Spey lines and rods are in…

Attention Swingers and Strippers Mozuri Minnow Video

September 20, 2018