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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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.
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…
This fly kicks ass. John created this pattern for the Mighty Mozurri. Check it out on this calm and clear Tuesday morning. We have Just Add Vise Tying Kits here, including the Mozuri Minnow. Mozuri Minnow from Headhunters Fly Shop…
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…
You may have seen this short 1 minute film with Sara having some winter fun. She wanted to go faster. But in the name of safety, and lack of Fireball, we kept the speeds under 30mph. This is SOL’s favorite…
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…
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…
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…
Kreelex Just Add Vise Video Some fellers use this fly exclusively. Meaning just this fly pattern. Only. All the time. Honest. It is fishing well this fall already. The Skiddish Smolt as well. And we have been liking gold over…
Mid-Week 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…
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…
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…
A fantastic video from the underground editing rooms in Craiglandia. This is what happens when a few of us go Carp fishing in Michigan with grandiose video ideas, yet no script, props or budget. On the fly, fueled by alcohol.…
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…
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!)…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…