Just Add Vise Kit Fall Super Sale Today is a good day for you Fly Tyers out there. If you like your materials in kit form and are not a full time, or wanna be full time, fly tyer these…
Foxee Minnow Tying Kit JAV Pretty crucial for Missouri River fall streamer fishing. This perennial locals favorite works! The weather this week has us thinking more and more about chucking the big fly for big fall brown trout. Rainbows too.…
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…
Zirdle Bug Just Add Vise Tying Kit and Video Tie these up for summer and fall fishing success on the Mo. Ever thought of fishing it on your trout spey rod? A few of our gang has been flirting with…
Corn-Fed Caddis Tying Video JAV A good one for the Mo. And beyond. Many swear by this pattern. The Corn-Fed Caddis. Enjoy your week. All good here in downtown Craig. Book your August trip today. Buzzball $2.50 Select options This…
Redington Taco Tour Video w/ Mark Raisler of Headhunters Fly Shop Had a ball tossing PMD dries, drinking Special Beers, and making Birria Tacos with Guide Mario Guel of Redington last summer. This video is just 1 of several episodes…
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.…
Reach Cast Video Getting hotter here on the Mo. Trico’s in full swing. PMD spinner falls daily. Caddis best in years. Plugging along mid-July. It’s hot. The fishing can be difficult on the dry. ut not terribly difficult lately. Even…
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. It is forthcoming for the year ahead. Enjoy the video today. We are on the water,…
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…
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.
A must for any hard core Missouri River angler. Tied originally for this fine river emulating dead midge shucks. In conversations with Gary LaFontaine on the Trout Shop Cafe porch way back in the day Gary stated that even though…
Orvis Helios Models Defined w/ Shawn Combs You’ve seen a few videos about this rod already I’m sure. The hype is pretty big. Does it stand up to other rods in the category? And what is the difference between the…
Dory Land – A Short Film Truly good. Dory’s. One of the reasons I wanted to become a guide. The boats. Loved this short. If I did not land here in Craig I certainly could have seen myself behind the…
As we move through, or just into this dryer than normal spring, we cannot help but think about July and swarming caddis flies. July & August bring sun, dry flies dawn til dusk, along with caddis flies in your ears.…
Firebead Ray Charles Tying Video Saturday in Craig Montana. St Pats Day tomorrow. Warm for the week ahead. Time to get out and fish. Weekend in full effect. Good swing action out there. Also getting into the pink period of…
Rainbow Czech Nymph Just Add Vise Kit, Video The legendary Rainbow Czech Nymph offered by Headhunters Fly Shop of Craig Montana. Included is the video above. Come by the shop picking up the Just Add Vise Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying…
Lots of these flies swinging on the Missouri River the last couple months. So therefore the Just Add Vise Kits are moving too. Many ordered online. A great way to go. Order it today and POOF! it will be on…
Fishksi Video Fishksi Video today in snowy, cold Montana from Scumliner Media. Seemed appropriate as we move through this week of more and more snow. Good news. So the Missouri River slopes are primed for some killer POW turns, right…
Pink Lightening Bug Just Add Vise Kit w/ Video It’s winter. It’s cold. It’s time to tie some flies. The Pink Lightening Bug is an 8 month bug here in central Montana. We fish it hard November into early June.…
A great fly for swinging this winter. For stripping this winter. For having in your arsenal as we move through the winter. This came around a few years ago and has been a fantastic producer here on the Mo and…
Winter Trout Spey Video Switch it Up Cold again here in Craig this morning. Minus, below ZERO air temps make it pretty hard to fish! Looks like it runs through the weekend with temps dipping to a frigid -32F Saturday…
You may have seen this short 1 minute film with Sara having some winter fun. It is our traditional, now, film of the holidays here at HH of Craig. Play this when you feel the pressure of the family, your…
Fire Bead Ray Charles Just Add Vise Kit A fly that will get you through the winter. All winter. Pink is the theme for nymphing from December 1st until mid June? We find ourselves using regular looking flies that represent…
Check it. The Kreelex Just Add Vise kit is in stock. Kreelex Minnow. Just a few words about our Just Add Vise Kits today on the Headhunters Blog. And, Kreelex Minnows, fly patterns, are stocked as well. In many color…
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! Check this baby out. It has a heavy tungsten bead to get you to depth rapidly.…
REPOST: Love this video shot by John and Mike several years ago. Worth the watch again nd again. Enjoy if you are viewing after the turkey this Thursday! If you haven’t had a chance to attend one of our clinics…
Weekend here in Craiglandia. Sunny today, sunny tomorrow. Maybe some weather this coming week, albeit minor. Bundle of anglers around when the weather is like this. This a pattern that you should tie on when the remained of the box…
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…
This fly kicks ass. John created this pattern for the Mighty Mozurri. Check it out on this lovely Hump Day morning. We have Just Add Vise Tying Kits here, including the Mozuri Minnow. Mozuri Minnow from Headhunters Fly Shop on…
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.…
Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video Still selling boatloads of Frenchie fly patterns this Autumn. Zebra’s, Frenchie, and Little Green Machines. May be all you need for a great nymphing day all season long! Love this fly. We love…
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…
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.…
X Caddis Just Add Vise Tying Video A great fly for many rivers. Including the Missouri in June, July, August, and September. Just those four months. Tie it up and fish it. We like sizes 14, 16, and 18. How…
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,…
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…
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 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…
Grape Slushy Just Add Vise Video This purple guy catches trout. Purple fishes well through then entire season! A good pattern to have in your box with various colored tungsten and/or glass beads. Fished this the other day with really…
Monday 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…
Thin Mint JAV Tying Video Possibly on one of the best sellers in any fly shop the last several years has been this Woolly Bugger-esque pattern. Many just call this a Woolly Bugger, and they are right. But the materials…
Just Add Vise Kits back in Stock! Headed into the tying season before summer arrives, and spring is happening, soon!? So get to the bench and knock out some of your favorite Missouri River patterns before your trip. Since SOL…
Tailwater Sow Bug Tying Video This is the bug you need for 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 fishing…
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. Spring lodging is happening as well. Always…
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. Warmer temps here. Feels good.
Common Casting Mistakes: Slack Line, 5 Essentials, Quick Video We see this one executed quite often from not only novice casters and anglers, but surprisingly from seasoned anglers too. Leaving slack line in the casting equation does not ever help…
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…
Missouri River Fly Fishing January Forecast January Missouri River Weather Forecast Pretty stable for the next ten days with air temps in the mid 30’s at night along with daily highs in the mid 40’s. Lots of cloud cover predicted…
Scumliner’s FishSki today on the HH Blog Not enough snow on the ground here in Craig to ski today. Just melting off after the cold two month period we just endured. Snow melting and temps returning into a normal winter…
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…
Many carry the Little Green Machine in their box. Many fly shops carry this fly in their bins. We carry it in several sizes and this convenient fly tying kit as well. It is so damn popular that we have brought…
Foxee Minnow Just Add Vise Video Really a cool pattern that was popularized here about 20 years ago. Easy to tie, easy to throw, and quite addictive to our trout here fishing the Mighty Mo. Just caught a couple in…
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 the top five is the leech.…
This premiered at the Down the Hatch Film Fest in Missoula in 2015. Screenplay by 7wt. Filmed, edited, produced by Scumliner Media. Directed by Ninch and John. Underwritten by Orvis and Headhunters Fly Shop. A Headhunters Fly Shop Humor Department…