Fly Tying Night in America
Fly Tying takes a lot of time when restocking personal boxes for the upcoming year. This is a pattern that we use all winter long and one you should have in your box. Tie this Firebead Soft Hackle Ray and…
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“Tailout” Steelhead Film by Scumliner Media
A cool film made by Scumliner Media a few years back. Enjoy it on this Monday. Hope you are enjoying it at home or away. “SuperNatural” – Tailout Teaser from scumliner media on Vimeo.
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For those skiing this week…Fishski, the Video.
A great film by John of Scumliner Media today to get you through this holiday week. This short won Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Humor Film of the Year. In case your wondering. Will there be a sequel? Enjoy your week…
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Switch it Up – Montana Spey Video
Here’s the latest edit, featuring the crew that stays around Craig for the winter, fishing the Missouri River with two-handed or “spey” gear. The class at our last Spey Clinic got to see the world premier. Aren’t you jealous? MONTANA…
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DamNation Video today from Max
Patagonia’s documentary film DamNation is now available for streaming on Netflix. I first saw this film last summer and I have to say it is very well done and a must see for anglers. I think the film hits home…
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Workshop Wednesday. Tying a Soft Hackle Fly Video
Cool video produced by In the Riffle about the proper way to tie a soft hackle. Many only wrap one full wrap as too many hackle fibers can minimize the effectiveness of this should be tied slight pattern. Enjoy on…
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Strike Foundry visits the Missouri River
Pretty good stuff from our friends over at Strike Foundry. The new video was shot in October while the Strike Foundry gang led by Marko Baxter came out and shot some video for Strike Foundry Indicators. Fun group of fellows…
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Montana from Above Video
Montana from Above video today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. Awesome. The weather is back on our side today. A few of us are fishing. Enjoying Montana here in Craig. More from The World from above here in…
Read MoreDown and Across Video. Sara Swings the Missouri River
This very popular video from Scumliner Media featuring Headhunters very own Sara Roholt 3 years ago swinging a two handed rod in the dead of winter. The Missouri River is the winter playground that many of you may recognize. More…
Read MoreSuperstition Sunday with Stevie Wonder
Superstition today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Sunday Blog. We are superstitious about the BWO. I personally have not tied one good knot as I wait for the baetis. That is how I am holding out. Will they come? Steve…
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KAST Steelhead Gloves
KAST Steelhead Gloves are truly the best. We have been selling these bad boys to our customers since they came out of the mold and the KAST Steelhead Glove continues to be our best selling foul weather glove! A must…
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Fly Tying Video Medusa’s Halloween Streamer
Check it. Halloween Streamer pattern. Tim Cammisa ties this cool pattern that would work about anywhere. Enjoy. Be safe tonight. Kids out wandering. Out of work fishing guides drinking. Designated drivers are the key! Smart.
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DeYoung – Redfish Confetti
Here’s a neat video from our bud and famous Montana artist Derek DeYoung. You get to watch the process of a DeYoung painting in creation, and Derek shares a little story about Redfish, one of his – and our –…
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Ulf Borjesson of Mad Trout Thursday Video
Ulf visits the Mo every year. Now. It is certainly on his list of rivers to fish in the States. We love seeing Ulf on the Missouri and getting the Swedish version of things. He also likes to laugh. We…
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Big Brown Trout on Dry Flies
You like good fish on top? We do. The Missouri River is producing some really nice fish on the dry fly. You can nymph them up too. Streamer fishing? OK I guess. “Not Much” is the quote from Dewey @…
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Dead Flies Don’t Swim – Video
Dead Flies Don’t Swim is a short video shot last week in our backyard. Mark and I love the Trico hatch, and this season it’s been better than it has in years. We thought we’d go out and gather a…
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Fishski Wins Drake Film Award!
John Arnold’s Scumliner Media wins Drake Magazine’s Best Humor Fly Fishing Film at ICAST/IFTD this last week in Orlando FLA. Cool huh. Nice work John. We happen to like this film. It is the dead of summer and damn hot.…
Read MoreCraig Montana | Sin City | AC-DC
You like dry fly fishing? Does your fishing partner or your wife believe it is sinful? Yah, we do too. Love AC-DC and sinning? Yah, me too. Enjoy this break from staring at sz 22 Trico Spinners. Rock out in…
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Tonight Only! Drift Boat Drive-In Friday June 20th @ Headhunters
Tonight in Craig Montana at the World’s Funnest Fly Shop the Drift Boat Drive-In @ Dusk! Drift Boat Drive-In June 20th. Yes, the 2nd Annual-ish Drift Boat Drive-in here in downtown Craig Montana. If you remember the Brian O’Keefe event here…
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Ultra Skiff 360 coming to a river near you?
Awesome. Purely awesome. Sent to us by heads up Headhunter Brad Wiliiams of World Cup Supply. Check out the Ultra Skiff site here for more info in regards to this groundbreaking, is that the right word, Ultra Skiff. 6′ in…
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Restigouche Fall – Season’s on the Fly
For those who were asking about the trip Ben Hardy and I made to the Restigouche River Lodge, New Brunswick, last year, here is the latest episode of Seasons On The Fly. SOF producer Greg Heister was in camp with…
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Kinnetic Loop – Available on iTunes
A Kinnetic Loop is a celebration of our past, present and future. Produced by our good friend Simon Perkins at Sharptail Media, this was another film featured at the Down the Hatch Fly FIshing Festival in Missoula last month. You…
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NRS Freestone Drifter – Video
The much anticipated NRS Freestone Drifter has finally arrived at Headhunters. We’ve received many questions about this “inflatable drift boat” designed by the whitewater/fishing guru’s at NRS. Many questions revolve around performance, but just as many are curious about the…
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Hank Patterson on Pebble Mine
Montana funny-man and fly fishing guru Hank Patterson lays down his opinion on the Pebble Mine issue. http://www.stoppebblemine.org
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How to Fish Rising Waters & Current Water Predictions
Lots of questions, calls, and folks inquiring about how to fish the rising water levels. Generally this happens in June. It is April. No worries. Bottom Line? The water will rise. When? Soon, now, today, tomorrow. The plan is to…
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Pink Lightening Bug
This bug still in play. Will be for another month. At least. Tie it. Fish it. Believe it. Buy it. Just Add Vice for your April Fools Day tying binge. You can find a dozen JAV kits hanging not he…
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Orvis TU 1000 Miles Campaign Video
Orvis TU 1000 Miles Campaign Video today for your viewing @ Headhuntersflyshop.com. Sunday and all is well. Check the video and volunteer today. Volunteer for anything that makes your heart beat. For some it is kids fishing education. For others…
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Did You Fly Fish Belize in High School?
These Kids are Alright Here a video from Lonely Osprey Productions, and group of younger anglers from the East Coast. We’ve become familiar with these cats through Vimeo. Here’s what they say: We are a group of 15 and 16-year-old…
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Orvis Helios 2 – Video
Here’s a pretty cool video showing the manufacture process for the Orvis Helios 2 back yonder in VT. Good job making a video about building fly rods that I watched to the end. The Helios 2 continues to one of…
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F3T Great Falls Friday March 14th
F3T rolls into town again tomorrow night at the Hilton Garden Inn 730pm. But if you want to have even more fun than just viewing the films you should wander down the the Hilton early and hang with your good…
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Part of Winter – Video
The latest “moving pictures” from scumliner and Headhunters. Check out some clips featuring the Headhunters Team fishing the Missouri River during Feburary. It is much colder than it looks. The crew was dodging icebergs and every fish release you see…
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Curing Boredom.
It does get a little boring during these cold winter months in Craig, MT. We fish, go to Joe’s, and threaten to go ice fishing. Sara seems to have found a thrilling way to make the winter months go by.…
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Do Wolves Change Rivers?
Here’s an interesting video that was sent to me by a person who has no particular interest either way when it comes to Wolves, rivers or fish. He just thought I might be interested in it. The film-maker George Monbiot…
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Orvis Silver Sonic Waders
These rule. $279 for a high quality welded seam wader. Yes, no stitching, no binding, no leaking. Lightweight, as easy an in and out wader on the market, and bombproof. The zippered model arrives in the store in a couple…
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Goran Andersson | Underhand Casting
This underhanded cast is pretty cool. Watch Goran execute this perfectly. Then wait until the weather warms and go practice. It’ll do you good. Learn more with Headhunters Spey March 8th and McCune/Gould May 3rd.. Spey lessons for all skill…
Read MoreHeadhunters Fishing Theater | Clint
Clint Eastwood can fish. Every Which Way but Loose. Cold on this Saturday. Well below zero and snowing hard. We are warming up beside our computers today at home. Hope you are too, if you live locally. If you live…
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Fly Tying Night in America | Headhunters Fly Shop
Fly Tying Night in America in Craig Montana Headhunters Fly Shop. Tonight is gonna be a big one. Lots of folks making th journey. And we will tie. Come out and join us this Wednesday February evening for a couple…
Read MoreF3T “50” Tarpon Teaser
A cool video coming to a theater near you. The F3T show will be rolling through Great Falls March 14th at the Hilton garden Inn. Save the date and come out to shed the winter doldrums, your Patagonia puffball, your…
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Damsel in Distress. Super Sick Video.
Saw this a couple of days ago on Vimeo and several customer sent us the link to be sure we saw it. The kind of customers who don’t watch video’s, or at least share them with us. Like Charlie Johnson.…
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SIMMS Teaser | Off Season Angling
Check it out. A nice diversion on this Thursday. Tying night last evening. Some tying some small bugs for some hatch on some Missouri River dry fly flat. How about you? You getting ready for the eye opening season of…
Read MoreSunday Super-Humans | Zappa Edition
Moving to Montana soon. Gonna be dental floss tycoon. Or a fly shop guy. John and I both came here for the trout, not the floss. My love for Zappa was an unwelcome one. I worked at a slope side…
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In Search of the Grab – Steelhead Video
Here’s some fly fishing for Steelhead from Beattie and Simms. It may help you look occupied at work, instead of thinking about fishing.
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F3T Opens in Helena!
The first F3T show of the year is this week in Helena, MT. That’s right. Helena. Montana. If you’re in the region you can be the first to view this years selections from the group of video aficionados at The…
Read MoreResident Rainbows Video
Totally scraped this site from the Moldy Chum fly fishing super site last Saturday. This shit is cool! Can you see the multitude of food options rushing by these fish? The trout have options! River snorkel: Resident Rainbows from River_Snorkel…
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Friday Spey
Cool Spey Casting Video from the Loop Army. I’m not sure how the Loop Army is faring these days as their path in the USA has been tumultous and confusing at best. But this video is cool! Friday Spey from…
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RIO How to choose a Spey Line
Simon Gawesworth today from RIO Products discussing how to choose the ideal Spey Line. Our free clinics cover this topic as well. Sometimes the fly line selection process can be intimidating with 2 handed fly rods. Running lines, backing, shooting…
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The Hairdressers Midge. Mad Trout Tying Video
Ulf Borjesson with a cool tying video of The Hairdressers Midge today from the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Ulf has visited the Mo several times now and it is one of his favorites. Ours too Ulf. He writes a kick-ass…
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Down & Across | Scumliner Media
Our own Sara tossing a spey rod a few years back. Wintertime on the Missouri River means changing gears. Down & Across featuring Sara by Scumliner Media Grab your 2 Hander, head out, have fun. Need to demo or buy…
Read MoreItu’s Bones
A cool video that has been out a couple years. Worth the 10 minutes on this Christmas Eve. Any Saltwater plans in your future? Well if there are this holiday period, we wish you the best. It’s Tuesday. The holidays…
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Sunday Surf Films | The Real Big Wednesday
Check out this film outside of Pipeline. Legends of Surf here. The real Big Wednesday.
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SIMMS 2014
Check out a few of the items coming this winter. We are excited for the new products… Check out the video and make your 2014 wish list. And when you are in Craig fishing the Missouri River, make sure to…
Read MoreSunday Surf Films | Dicky Dale & Chantays Edition
Check out the classic Misirlou video. Love it. It makes me warm just watching the crowd dance his fret work The Chantay’s Pipeline. Another true Surf Classic!
Read MoreThursday Lowdown | Boz Scaggs
Damn cold still. Will remain that way for the week, and maybe the coming week as well. Snow on the ground, the roads are vacant. Thursday Lowdown | Headhunters Style Craig is vacant. When it gets this chilly…Montanans stay indoors.…
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Chasing Waters: In the Rings | IF4 Selection
Our friends @ Adipose Boatworks has a good showing in this film… It’s cold and windy here in central Montana. Enjoy this break form your reality today. “Chasing Waters: In the Rings” (Trailer) – Official Selection, IF4 2014 from…
Read MoreHeadhunters Sunday Surf Flick | Big Wednesday
Headhunters Sunday Surf Flick on this Holiday Thanksgiving weekend. Football, naps, and senseless laptop retail fun. Fishing has been damn good this last week and this weekend. Enjoy this trailer of Big Wednesday. It’s Scumliner’s favorite surf movie. Buy it…
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