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Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video Love this fly. Fished it yesterday for most of the afternoon whilst nymphing the Mo. Yes, it is a derivation of a pheasant tail nymph. But, with Tungsten, lead wound, with a red…

Zirdle Bug Just Add Vise Kit and Video

July 6, 2021

JAV, Just Add Vise, Zirdle Bug

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

June 24, 2021

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 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…

Headhunters Fly Shop Reach Cast Video

June 17, 2021

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…

Just Add Vise Tying Video Rusty Spinner

June 15, 2021

CDC Para-Spinner, Rusty Spinner, Trusty Rusty

Just Add Vise Tying Video Rusty Spinner A great fly for the week. It will be for the weeks in front of us too. This will get some of the tougher fish on the river, the Missouri River. Order this…

Just Add Vise Corn-Fed Caddis

June 1, 2021

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…

Depth Perception Video

May 14, 2021

Depth Perception

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…

Bubble Yum Scud Tying Video

May 11, 2021

7wt., Bubble Yum Scud, Fly Tying Kits, Just Add Vise, ninch

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…

Little Green Machine JAV

April 6, 2021

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…

Firebead Ray Charles Tuesday Tying Video

March 30, 2021

Firebead Ray Charles Tying Video, fly, tying, video

Firebead Ray Charles Tying Video Tuesday in Craig Montana. A squall passed through for the past couple days. Now we are headed towards fair weather for the remainder of the week. A few were tying this pattern up for the…

Spring Training Video

March 20, 2021

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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…

Little Green Machine Tying Video

March 9, 2021

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Little Green Machine Tying Video You read a couple days ago that these guys are swimming around subsurface. So tie them!

The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video

February 25, 2021

Conservation, Fly Fishing Video

The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video, Trout, video, Wild

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.

Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph Dakota Angler Vid

February 24, 2021

Jig, Quill, Tungsten, tying, video

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…

From several years back…

January 31, 2021

Drift Boat Sledding, From several years back..., Scumliner Media

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…

RIO SlickCast Test Video

January 16, 2021

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

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…

Tuesday Fly Casting Tactics w/ Simon Gawesworth

January 5, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Casting, DFO, dry fly, Hopper, Simon Gawesworth, Streamer, Technical casting, Technique

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…

Grape Slushy Tying Video

December 29, 2020

Grape Slushy, JAV, Tying Video, 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…

Somewhere Out West Merry Christmas

December 25, 2020

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…

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Holiday Viewing

December 24, 2020

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…

Trout Spey Flies @ Headhunters. Sparrow Tying Video

November 20, 2020

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

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 int he tip five is the leech.…

Missouri River Winter Fly Patterns. Pink Lightening Bug Tying Video

November 14, 2020

fly tying video, missouri river, Pink Lightening Bug, Winter Flies, Winter Patterns

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…

FISHSKI Video today. Great Skiing Weather?

November 8, 2020

FISHSKI Video today. Great Skiing Weather?

FISHSKI Video today. Great Skiing Weather? All we got today is wind, snow, and drifts. Tomorrow? Sunshine. Digging out from the aftermath of the Blizzard. Watch this classic first. Then tie flies. Rest your weary bones from rowing, casting, thinking?…

Tailwater Sow Bug Tying Video

October 22, 2020

Tailwater Sow Bug Tying Video

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 my oversized Adams…

Smoke Jumper BWO Tying Video

September 24, 2020

BWO, dry fly, fly tying, Smoke Jumper, 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…

Tuesday Fruit Roll-Up Just Add Vise Video

September 15, 2020

Tuesday Tying Kit 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…

Headhunter Fly Line Video

September 13, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

Headhunter Fly Line Video

Headhunter Fly Line Video A great fall fly line for your pleasure. Selling well all year long. We have enjoyed the success of this line for 13 months and continues to put smiles on the faces of dry fly anglers.…

Kreelex Just Add Vise Video

September 2, 2020

Kreelex Just Add Vise Video, Streamer Pattern

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…

Wednesday Workshop Frenchie Tying Video

August 26, 2020

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…

SIMMS Wader Repair Video

August 22, 2020

Fly Fishing Video, Un-Fishing

How to, Repair, SIMMS, SIMMS Wader Repair Video, video, Wader

SIMMS Wader Repair Video: How to Your waders leaking? Shouldn’t you get them ready for fall? Did you think to remind yourself of how freaking cold you were this past spring with that leak above your knee. Those wet feet?…

Wind Knot Video. 55% of Knot Strength!

August 21, 2020

55%-er, video, wind knot, Wind Knot Video

Wind Knot Video You ever lose a trout because of a wind knot? Yeah, we have too. But most would tell you it is a Bad Casting Knot. I know I would. When I’m guiding I always re-tie taking out…

Longhorn Beetle Tying Video

August 19, 2020

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Longhorn Beetle Tying Video Tired of tossing the hopper ad nauseum? Don’t want to throw anything purple or pink? Want to turn heads at Izaak’s when you let the table know you caught the the Buttery Brown you were hunting…

Clouser Crayfish Tying Video

August 13, 2020

Clouser Crayfish, Crawfish, Crayfish, fly tying, JAV, Summer, Tying Video

Clouser Crayfish Tying Video August nymphing requires lots of patience, potential weeds crowding your fly, and the Clouser Crayfish. Or a Zirdle. A top fly for many nymphers this time of year. Add a split shot or not. Many let…

Lee Wulff and Curt Gowdy Video

August 9, 2020

Lee Wulff and Curt Gowdy Video If you are old school then you will like this vid. A good one for this Sunday. All good here on the Mo. Sunday. Take a siesta this afternoon. It’s good for your constitution.

Sunday Surf Jam

August 2, 2020

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Reality Check, Sunday Surf Jam, The bikini Lovers

Sunday Surf Jam When you don’t make the first cast the best cast this is what you see and hear. No, no, no. Welcome to August on the Mo. Push play and watch what happens. No, no, no. The…

Corn-Fed Caddis Tying Video JAV

July 25, 2020

Corn-Fed Caddis Tying Video JAV

Corn-Fed Caddis Tying Video JAV A good one for the Mo. And beyond. Many swear by this pattern. The Corn-Fed Caddis. If you don’t want to tie it, swing by Headhunters Fly Shop for fully stocked dry fly bins including…

el SOL Video

July 21, 2020

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.

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

July 6, 2020

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 Water levels falling this week we think. They fell yesterday by a couple thousand and will fall again today below 9K. Hooray. The dry fly bite…

Tuesday Tying Video from the JAV Family

June 16, 2020

Buzzball, June 2020, Tuesday Tying Video from the JAV Family, Tying LaFontaine's Buzzball

Tuesday Tying Video from the JAV Family Buzzball Fly Tying 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…

High Water Nymphing Video

June 8, 2020

High Water Nymphing Video

High Water Nymphing Video Missouri River water levels heading up this past weekend and potentially this week too. Get ready for a bit of high water. And nymphs can be one way to get into a few. Check out this…

The Rain Song for this Rainy Weekend…

June 6, 2020

The Rain Song for this Rainy Weekend...

The Mighty Zep with the Rain Song for the rain we have received this weekend. Posted this first 5 years ago. Been listening to the Mighty Zep a bunch this past month. The Rain Song has been in my Top…

Tying the Rusty Parachute Video

May 27, 2020

Dead Flies Don't Swim, Guide Fly, Harrop, PMD, Rusty Spinner

Tying the Rusty Parachute Video Squeeky believes that we may see these bugs this week? Water temps in the mid 50’s range! Working their way upwards this week as well with the warmer and hot afternoons towards the weekend! Historically…

Tuesday Tying Video

May 19, 2020

Tuesday Tying Video

Tuesday Tying Video The Longhorn Beetle today on the Tuesday Tying Video from Headhunters Fly Shop of Craig Montana. Beetles on the Mo? Yep. Not right now. But I have seen lots of black flying ants! You don’t have to…

High Country Gems Clayton and Arnold

May 17, 2020

FishEye Guy Photogrpahy, High Country Gems, High Country Gems Clayton and Arnold, Scumliner Media

High Country Gems Clayton and Arnold This is a great piece. Pat Clayton, FishEye Guy Photography, of Phillipsburg Montana and John Arnold, Scumliner Media, of Craig Montana put this together a couple years ago. Awesome footage. Visit John at Headhunters…

HH Shop Open, fishing report, and Purple Lightning Bug Tying Video

April 28, 2020

Purple Lightening Bug Tying Video

Purple Lightening Bug Tying Video Tie this Purple Lightening Bug up today, fish it tomorrow! BWO’s on the water. Midges on the water. Sometimes fish looking up. Probably not with this high and bright spring weather pattern we are locked…

Reach Cast Video

April 21, 2020

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Reach Cast Video

Reach Cast Video An oldie but goodie on the Headhunters Blog. Since you have been practicing casting the entire month we are reminding you to do a bit of this action too. Some sort of slack line presentation can be…

How a Fly Line is Made RIO Products

April 5, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

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…

5 Steps to Summer Success

March 16, 2020

5 Steps to Summer Success

5 Steps to Summer Success In this self-isolation period of our lives we need to do something, anything, to keep ourselves busy. Spending time with your fly rod could be just the answer. We know you always have the best…

Thin Mint JAV Tying Video

March 8, 2020

Homegrown, JAV, Just Add Vise, Order it up online @ Headhunters, Thin Mint, Thin Mint JAV Tying Video

Thin Mint JAV Tying Video Snow day here on the Mighty Mo. a great day to spin up a few flies. And why not tie up the Thin Mint for your next visit to the Mighty Mo? Or use it…

Montana Fishing Film Festival in Helena Friday March 6th

March 6, 2020

Montana Fishing Film Festival

Montana Fishing Film Festival Montana Fishing Film Festival in Helena Friday March 6th at the Grandstreet Theater. Put together by Matt Devlin of Missoula Montana. These are film by Montanans for Montanans. Unique in that sense. Really cool. We had…

Bozeman Thursday @ 630 Rialto 50/50 On the Water Film Tour

February 25, 2020

50/50 On the Water Film Tour, Support your local fishing community!, women

50/50 On the Water Film Tour For those in Bozeman check out the 50/50 On the Water Tour at the Rialto Thursday February 27th 630 pm sponsored by the Fishing Outfitter Association of Montana.

#TBT Headhunters Fly Shop OG Dry Fly Video

February 20, 2020

#TBT, #TBT Headhunters Fly Shop OG Dry Fly Video, dry fly, February, HH All Stars, video

#TBT Headhunters Fly Shop OG Dry Fly Video This is our original promo video from 2009. HH opened the doors April 4th 2008. Scumliner’s first video for HH of Craig. Of course he then went on to shoot some killer…

Casting Video Straight Rod Tip Path

February 16, 2020

Casting Video Straight Rod Tip Path

Casting Video Straight Rod Tip Path The rod tip path has to be straight. Convex round rod tip path does not work if you want to improve or move forward in any way in your fly fishing career. Dropping the…

2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour Stoke Trailer

February 11, 2020

2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour Stoke Trailer

2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour Stoke Trailer Tonight in Helena Montana Grandstreet Theater 7pm. A whole lotta fishing tonight, in the capitol.

Guiding 4 the Future

February 8, 2020