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Fall, Future Fly Fishers, Jess, Rainbow

Future Fly Fishers Jess Edition Jess Rules! Fishing with father Mike and HH Guide Shane Wilson Jess did quite Weill this past week. Congrats Jess. Looks like you enjoyed your stay! Hope to see you again next fall. Or summer…

Future Fly Fisher Kai

April 30, 2021

Kai, Rainbow

Future Fly Fisher Kai One more in the category of not necessarily a Futre Fly Fisher, but more of an already fly fisher is Kai. Great work Kai fishing with HH Guide Shane Wilson this past week. A few pics…

Silly Saturday Scenery Kelton Brown Trout Edition

April 17, 2021

Silly Saturday Scenery Kelton Brown Trout Edition This cat Kelton with a nice brown trout caught on a dry fly. Kelton caught a few on the nymph rig and then stripped the streamer and tossed the dry fly. This feller…

Best Time to Fish the Missouri River for Beginners

February 8, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique, Future Fly Fishers

Best Time to Fish the Missouri River for Beginners A common question we get here at Headhunters as we book guide trips and lodging for first time or beginner anglers…is When should I come? Best Time for Beginners We here…

TAKF

January 15, 2021

TAKF

TAKF Why not bring your kid fishing this year. Or the neighbor kid. Or your nephew, or niece. Take a Kid Fishing.

Two-For Tuesday Missouri River Montana

July 7, 2020

Amanda, Ben, double, Two-For Tuesday Missouri River Montana

Two-For Tuesday Missouri River Montana A Montana double today on the HH Blog site featuring a married couple that fishes together. Well, Ben for the most part, but now Amanda as she shows her partner who the real angler is…

Future Fly Fishers

May 24, 2020

Future Fly Fishers Great image today on the Headhunters Blog. Baby Callum patiently waiting while dad finds some good flies. And so it goes. Forward.

Friday Foto

April 10, 2020

friday foto

Friday Foto A few years back this scene with the Lasek Family. Colin and Kelley getting it done in June. Been fishing with Kelly for a number of years. Introduce your kids to fishing this year. Do it. A great…

This is what happens to Future Fly Fishers

November 9, 2019

This is what happens to Future Fly Fishers Father and son Randy and Josh fishing with Mark Friday. They have been fishing together since Josh was. youth. Have fished with the other two sons as well. They all started as…

Friday Future Fly Fishers Matthew Edition

July 12, 2019

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Friday Future Fly Fishers Matthew Edition Good on you Mathew. Great fish on the Missouri River. And he got it done with the dry fly. Men, those of you who think that you are not ready for the dry fly,…

Future Fly Fishers Kendra Edition

June 23, 2019

Future Fly Fishers, Kendra Edition

Future Fly Fishers Kendra Edition Sunday here in Downtown Craig Montana. We bring you today on this daily blog Future Fly Fishers Kendra Edition. Yep, Kendra got this one, this brown, on a dry fly. Pretty awesome Kendra. You are making…

Future Fly Fishers Mo River Style

May 10, 2019

Addison, Future Fly Fishers, Sisters

Future Fly Fishers Mo River Style This family can fish. Regan, Addison, and Claire fished with Braden, Lindsey and Ben this past week. All caught fish, all caught big fish, all learned, all had fun. Three generations of the Mullally…

Upper Missouri River Management Plan Scoping Meeting Tonight in Helena

December 19, 2018

Conservation, Future Fly Fishers, Headhunters Life

FWP, Montana Wild, Scoping Meeting, Upper Missouri River Management Plan, walleye

Upper Missouri River Management Plan Scoping Meeting Tonight in Helena Meeting tonight at Montana Wild in Helena at 6:30 pm. Your voice determines the future of our Cold Water fishery. This is the pan for the 3 reservoirs above Holter…

FWP Wants Your Opinion – Upper Missouri Reservoir Plan

December 9, 2018

Conservation, Future Fly Fishers

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is requesting comments that will help them define the future of Fisheries management for the Upper Missouri River Reservoirs as well as the Missouri River from Toston to Holter Dam. 20 years ago, it’s unlikely…

Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report

Openings @ Headhunters Fly Shop Advanced Fly Fishing School

September 4, 2018

Fly Fishing Technique, Future Fly Fishers

Headhunters Fly Shop Advanced Fly Fishing School – 2018 Openings for the 2018 Adv Fishing School. Openings for both sessions. Call Mark @ 406-459-8739 or email him mark@headhuntersflyshop.com for any questions about our schools upcoming. Want to get better at…

Future Fly Fisher Brant

August 1, 2018

Future Fly Fisher Brant

Future Fly Fisher Brant A future fly fisher in the senior division Brant came out with his folks fishing the Mighty Mo this last week. He caught a few. This day he fished with Andy Perry and kinda got the…

New Breed Chicks Rule and Future Fly Fisher!

July 21, 2018

Future Fly Fisher, New Breed Chicks Rule

New Breed Chicks Rule and Future Fly Fisher! Hailey Walpoole with this caddis caught trout. Her guide, who would like to remain nameless, said she fished the dry better than many of his adult male clients. He said she popped…

Future Fly Fishers Evan Edition

July 14, 2018

Future Fly Fishers Evan Edition

Future Fly Fishers Evan Edition Evan and Matt visited us this last week. They fished with Shane Wilson. Awesome. Future Fly Fisher Evan rocked it all day long. Thanks boys. Can’t wait to see you again! Happy Saturday.

Future Fly Fisher Evie

July 1, 2018

Evie, Future Fly Fisher, Future Fly Fisher Evie

Future Fly Fisher Evie Evie fishing with family and HH Guide Brett Matula Saturday on the Mighty Mo. She is 11 and clearly rules! Thanks Evie for visiting the Missouri River this summer. We hope to see you when you…

Future Fly Fishers Colbie Edition!

May 10, 2018

Albie, Brett Matula, Future Fly Fishers

Future Fly Fishers Colbie Edition! A great Rainbow in the net for Colbie! Our latest edition of Future Fly Fishers. She did awesome and this was just one of here accomplishments in the recent week. Fishing is tough some say.…

Friday Foto TAKF

March 30, 2018

Future Fly Fishers, Photography

Kelley, Laser, Mentorship, Outdoor Education, TAKF

Friday Foto TAKF Think about fishing with your kids this year. You should fish more often with your kids. Or go outside with them. Even if you have to drag them out. Take a Kid Fishing this year. Plan it…

Take A Kid Fishing Photo Contest Submissions

July 27, 2017

Braden Lewis

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Take A Kid Fishing! Headhunters Fly Shop held a photo contest with the theme “Take A Kid Fishing” this week on our Facebook page. The response was awesome! We received 130+ images of kids fishing. We love taking kids fishing…

Take a Kid Fishing Photo Contest

July 17, 2017

Braden Lewis

Fly Fishing Gear, Future Fly Fishers, Photography

echo gecko, Future Fly Fishers, photo contest, photography, Rajeff SPorts

Take a Kid Fishing Photo Contest Headhunters Fly Shop is hosting a “Take a Kid Fishing” photo contest on our Facebook page. The contest will run for a week from today until next Monday, July 24. The winner will receive…

Get Those Kids Out There!

March 23, 2017

Spring has pretty much sprung around here. We still need the water to warm a little to kick off the BWO, March Brown and Mothers Days Caddis hatches, but it’s not far off. Spring offers some of the easiest fly…

ECHO Gecko @ $100!

January 10, 2017

Fly Fishing Gear, Future Fly Fishers

$100, Best Kids Rod Ever, Echo, Future Fly Fishers, Gecko, kids, Next Generation

ECHO Gecko @ $100! A few of these left in stock. The ECHO Gecko rod only for a paltry $100. ECHO has updated this rod package now available with the ECHO Gecko rod, reel, fly line, and rod tube all…

ECHO Gecko Rod for Kids!

December 12, 2016

Fly Fishing Gear, Future Fly Fishers

Echo, Future Fly Fisher, Gecko, kids

ECHO Gecko Rod for Kids! Hi Sara and Ben, Thanks for letting Paxton demo the Echo Gecko. He was so excited that it was his size and easy to cast. Catching the rainbow was icing on the cake. Real quote…

Future Fly Fishers Awesome Daughter Edition

November 10, 2016

Awesome!, Future Fly Fishers, Future Fly Fishers Awesome Daughter Edition, Future New Breed

Great email from a Headhunter yesterday with this fantastic pic of his daughter. James sent it along for us! Thanks James. Future Fly Fishers are our heroes. She will certainly grow up to be on our other favorite post titled…

Silly Sunday Scenery Brown Trout

August 28, 2016

Silly Sunday Scenery Brown Trout

Silly Sunday Scenery Brown Trout Graeme with this nice Brown Trout. This image makes us want to fish! Nice work Graeme. We will be dreaming of big fall brown trout as we fantasize about the fall ahead of us. Keep…

Dry Fly Education

May 19, 2016

dry fly, Education, reach cast

Dry Fly Education Our friend Roger with this dry fly education today on the Headhunters Blog. Saw Roger out for a few days. Then he was back on a plane to Seattle. But, he’ll be back. He has had a…

Headhunters Fly Shop Advanced Fly Fishing School

Headhunters Advanced Fly Fishing School

April 19, 2016

Fly Fishing Technique, Future Fly Fishers, Headhunters Life

Cold Dry, Fall 2016, Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing School, HEadhunters, Nymphing, nymphing techniques, On the Water, School, Techniques

Headhunters Advanced Fly Fishing School Introducing the Headhunters Advanced Fly Fishing School on Montana’s famed Missouri River. Yes, in the past few years we here at Headhunters have had many requests to present a school for those who want to…

Get your kids an ECHO Gecko

January 28, 2016

Fly Fishing Gear, Future Fly Fishers

Echo, Future Fly Fishers, Kids rods

The #1 selling kids rod in the World! The reason? Because it is clearly the best tool for your kids. Bar None! The common conversation among parents who are looking to get their children into fly fishing goes something like…

Trout Bum

June 28, 2015

trout bum

Many rivers, resources, and regions boast that most anglers are over the age of 65. Not true on the Missouri River. Cats like these two frequent Headhunters on their way to the river. Via the web, the blog, the Twitter,…

Mission Accomplished

June 10, 2015

Our good buddy Max from Great Falls is always looking for the next species. He’s hit quite a few in his less than 20 years. While all of you are obsessing over the quality of CDC in the wings of…

Future Fly Fishers

March 11, 2015

Future Fly Fishers, Olsen Family

The Olsen Family fished with the Headhunters gang and what fun it was. Finn caught this Rainbow late in the day and he was stoked. We love that he was interested in keeping the fish in the water. #keepthemwet Fin!…

9th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off

February 25, 2015

9th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off, Craig Holiday, Spring Opener

9th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off in downtown Craig Saturday May 16th. 9th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off 10+ BBQ contestants this year with a parade @4pm, Food @ 4, Kids events and face painting @…

Peter speaks about Public Land and Wide Open Spaces

February 14, 2015

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Future Fly Fishers, Headhunters Life

Peter Skidmore, Public Land, team Headhunters

Peter today with this post about Public Land Issues and how he feels about them. Thanks Peter for you post and opinion. I believe that the wide-open spaces that inspired our ancestors to test themselves against this beautiful but unforgiving…

Future Fly Fisherman Konner

November 1, 2014

Future Fly Fisherman Konner, Killer Kids

The picture is my son Konnor fishing streamers yesterday. He told me today that Craig is his new favorite place to go for the weekend. Randall Johnston (Father) Good choice Konner. Many anglers agree with you! Fortunately you discovered…

Future Fly Fishers Graeme Sharp Edition

August 18, 2014

Future Fly Fishers Graeme Sharp Edition

A couple pigs from Missouri River Angler Graeme Sharp. This kid can fish. I am only posting a couple of the images he sent. They are all big ones on dry flies. Nice work Graeme. Look forward to your work…

Future Fly Fishers Hayes Edition

August 14, 2014

Future Fly Fishers Hayes Edition

Future Fly Fisher Hayes straight outta North Carolina today on this very fishy blog. Hayes was out with his grandmother for a week in early August and experienced his first wester fly fishing experience. Future Fly Fishers Hayes Edition Headhunters…

New Breed Chicks Rule & Future Flyfishers

August 12, 2014

Audrey Childers, Future Fly Fishers, Headhunters Life, New Breed Chicks Rule

New Breed Chicks Rule & Future Flyfishers today on the Headhunters Blog. Audrey helping Dad with this nice Missouri River Rainbow. Good friends and original Headhunters clients Bret and Sara Childers from up north are now bringing several generations of…

Future Fly Fishers | The Hunter Edition

July 8, 2014

Future Fly Fishers, team Headhunters, The Hunter Edition

One of our favorites Hunter here on the property this last weekend. He loves Headhunters. Parents Andy and Amy were here as well although Hunter would hitchhike up here if he were given the chance. The tally for fish caught…

Future Fly Fishers

June 28, 2014

Love the shots of kids with trout. Van Seagrave here rocking a nice trout with Guides Ben Hardy and Brett Matula! Fishing with your folks, your Dad, your family. Priceless. Remember to spend time learning and enjoying the outdoors. Find…

Bob Lay | JustBob

June 27, 2014

Bob Lay Legend, Bob Lay Memorial Blog, Bob Lay Superstar, Team Headhunters Bob Lay

An article of love written by us here at Headhunters in March. Bob worked for Headhunters for a summer and we all fell in love with him. Tomorrow is his memorial, party, gathering, remembrance in Craig at the Vaders House…

Future Fly Fishers Father and Son Edition

June 15, 2014

Future Fly Fishers, Land of the Giants, LOG, missouri river, Ryan McCourtney

Pierce caught this trout on an Elk Hair Caddis fishing with HH Guide Ryan McCourtney this last week. Fishing with Dad Robert Maloney on this Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all! Who said that you can only catch fish…

It’s a Boy! Future Fly Fishers and New Breed Chicks!

June 13, 2014

Future Fly Fishers, New Breed Chicks Rule, phtography, team Headhunters

Ed Note: The baby in the picture is a BOY! Mark, the blind author, made the mistake. Hence the re-post. Brad Bischoff’s daughter’s new baby and trout picture all in one. We love the next generation… Thanks Brad for this…

Mothers Day, New Breed Chicks Rule, & Future FlyFishers

May 11, 2014

Future Fly Fishers, Katrina Moon, missouri river, New Breed Chicks, Preston Moon

Both today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. Our good friend Preston Moon sent us this image and this short below. HH staff, Here are a few pics of my new breed chick Katrina Moon! We took out the PHW…

Trout Bum 201| 10 Rules for Success

February 26, 2014

team Headhunters, trout bum, Trout Bum 201

“There are plenty of ways to make a living. There are fewer ways to make a life.” Which way will you go? Trout Bum 201 Yes, there are fellers who give this a shot and fail. Lots of them. Smart…

Wolf Creek Eggs ‘n Class

February 3, 2014

Future Fly Fishers, missouri river, winter

Trout Eggs in the one room classsroom in Wolf Creek. The kids are watching the hatching process right in front of their eyes. I think they may be baby fish right now. Yep, baby Arlee Rainbows from the Jocko Hatchery.…

New Breed Chicks Rule & Future Flyfishers!

December 28, 2013

2 for 1 today on the Headhunters Blog. A New Breed Chicks Rule gal who happens to be a Future Flyfisher too! Millie is the angler here today, and the star! New Breed Chicks Rule! Mike said that it was…

Kids Fly Tying

December 11, 2013

fly tying, Future Fly Fishers, Kids Fly Tying, team Headhunters

Kids Fly Tying and Kids FLy Fishing is important for the future of our sport. Get your own kid, the neighbor kid, or any youth groups you are involved in excited about the outdoors, or the indoors tying flies. Take…

Take a Kid Fishing

November 14, 2013

Take a kid fishing this year. If you didn’t, then you better this coming year. Perpetuation of the sport is important. Introducing kids to the great outdoors is truly important. You can help them understand the proper way to act,…

Future Fly Fishers

August 15, 2013