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Winter returns to Craig Montana And the rockies. That is the grander result. Snow in Craig today. And tomorrow. And Sunday will be cold. Below Zero Cold. So we wait again for the break. We believe we will be on…

Silly Sunday Scenery Winter Trout Edition

January 22, 2023

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Winter trout release. Windy again today. 34F. Sunday. Football on the TV. Not one angler in the shop yet today…they will come. Late start I guess. Enjoy your week ahead. Remember to send in any broken rods and/or reels as…

Silly Saturday Scenery

January 14, 2023

Silly Saturday Scenery

Silly Saturday Scenery Really nice fishing weather this weekend. And lots of anglers out and about. Several shuttles already in the books this morning. You fishing this weekend? We are.

Missouri River Fly Fishing January Forecast

January 7, 2023

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

fishing, January, Missouri River January Forecast, Slush, spey, troutspey, Weather

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…

Essential Addt’l Items for your Drift Boat

January 4, 2023

Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life

Drift Boats, Headhunters Life

Everybody has the basics in their drift boat. YETI Ice Chest, spare oar, extra oar lock, spare boat plug, rain jacket, a heater when it’s cold, gloves… Pictured above are some of the things that I feel are necessary for…

Summer Booking Alert!

January 3, 2023

A System for Success, Alert, booking, Summer

Summer Booking Alert! Guides and Lodging are scarce in June and July. This is your last real warning about June and July. As we stand, only Swiss cheese like availability for guides and lodging in June or July. Late July…

Happy New Year 2023!

January 1, 2023

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2023! Thanking you and all of our friends and guests. Thank you for a very nice 2022. Looking forward to the best yet? Always hoping. The true drive of any angler. Hope. We hope to see you…

Polar Plunge Craig Montana High Noon New Year's Day 2021

Polar Plunge in Craig at High Noon tomorrow

December 31, 2022

Polar Plunge in Craig at High Noon tomorrow Joe’s Bar once again sponsoring, meaning they are open to warm you up after the dip, the big New Years Day event in downtown Craig High Noon New Years Day! Wear your…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report Mid July

December 30th Summer Dreamin’, again.

December 30, 2022

Dreamin', Summer, winter

December 30th Summer Dreamin’, again. Can’t help but think about summer. Tomorrow is the final chapter of 2022. Bring on the new year. What will it bring? Water, bugs, sunshine. My top 3. Cold here today. Cold feeling. Temps in…

Merry Christmas from Headhunters

December 24, 2022

Merry Christmas from Headhunters Thankful for the past year. Thankful for you, our guests. Thankful for this great river. Til we meet again, we love and appreciate the Headhunters out there. Happy Holidays from all of us here in downtown…

Silly Sub-Zero Sunday including Shop Hours this Week

December 18, 2022

Silly Sub-Zero Sunday Looking damn cold outside for the next few days. Highs may not reach above the zero Fahrenheit threshold. Too cold to fish? Nope, ice fishing is always good when it’s cold. Fly fish? Yeah, too cold. Looks…

Sunny Saturday with Snow the week ahead

December 10, 2022

winter

Sunny Saturday with Snow the week ahead Looks like a bundle of cold and snow ahead of us this week ahead. Bundle up, if you come on down. Continuing to be a real winter here in central Montana. Will it…

The Current Winter Outlook

December 8, 2022

The Current Winter Outlook Cold. More snow. That’s good. All courtesy of the BOR. More cold weather with wetter skies on the way. Bring it. Currently sunny and mid 30’s today. Love it. May bring an, an angler out today.…

When we were younger Wednesday

December 7, 2022

When we were younger Wednesday An image of long time guest Joe and the author, when they were both younger. I believe this image was taken in 2001, or 2002. Yep, 20 years ago. I fished with Joe my first…

Too Cold to Dream?

December 6, 2022

Too Cold to Dream? Almost. Snowing this am with the mercury reading 5F. Winds from the North at 10-15mph. Wind chill values well below ZERO. I like the look of falling snow. The feel. The fantasy. Out in it 8-10…

Squeeky’s Thought of the Day

December 5, 2022

Guessing Games, Is this the year of change?, Rant, SOL, Squeeky Oar Lock

Squeeky’s Thought of the Day The weather has not been conducive for trout fishing in central Montana for the past 5 weeks. The last day I guided was November 5th. It blew as hard as it has, while I’ve been…

City Life Rebelution Video

December 4, 2022

Headhunters Life, Un-Fishing

City Life Rebelution Video, Life Choices

City Life Rebelution Video Fishing as much as you wish? Is this how you planned it? You know, your life. SOL’s advice to the youth that step into the boat, or frequent Headhunters porch is this… You can control your…

UMOWA & Upper Missouri Waterkeepers Giving Tuesday

November 29, 2022

UMOWA & Upper Missouri Waterkeepers Giving Tuesday Our local watershed organizations always need money. We here at Headhunters believe in both of these organizations. We donate to both of theme as well. Today is a good day to donate. Giving…

The Sun Sets on 2016 Final Fishing Report

Silly Saturday Scenery and Small Biz Saturday

November 26, 2022

Silly Saturday Scenery and Small Biz Saturday Come by today for a shuttle, a new rod, flies, HH Logo Gear. All of that stuff. Yep, open per usual. Daily. The weather yesterday and today the best this month! Honest. Air…

Thanksgiving 2022

November 24, 2022

Thanksgiving 2022 Happy Thanksgiving. Here’s hoping you are spending it with your family and friends. If not today, then a memorable sometime in the near future. We are in between storms in Craig Montana. A spit of snow yesterday, a…

Happy Thanksgiving from Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service

November 23, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving from Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service Hello all! Have a great holiday wherever you may cast your line. Open Thanksgiving Day 9am til high noon. Then we will be watching footballl too, eating, napping, drinking, napping.. Come…

Friday Frigid Foto

November 18, 2022

friday foto

Friday Frigid Foto Snowed this wee a couple days. Put a white coating on the river. Water temps falling fast. 41F this morning. Water flows 3280cfs. Air temps this am 2F. Yes, damn cold. Un-fishable?!?! Quiet. Quiet on the river. Except…

Thank You Izaaks, Craig Trout Camp, Craig Tap House and more! Updated

November 14, 2022

Thank You Izaaks, Craig Trout Camp, Craig Tap House and more! Want to give a big shout out there the great local businesses in Craig Montana that help our guests enjoy the time here in this dusty fishing ‘burb of…

Silly Sunday Scenery

November 13, 2022

Headhunters Life, Photography

Throwback image today this Sunday in November. Way back to the first couple years at the shop. The original sign shown here of this shop. Steve Butt and The Parrothead Fly Shop. A few still around that were contemporaries of…

Montanans Fish in the Winter

November 12, 2022

Montanans Fish in the Winter

Montanan’s Fish in the winter. Or ski. Or both. Some even nordic ski around here when there is enough snow on the ground. And recently we had enough to ski a bit. November is a great month to work on…

Friday Foto Untouchables Winter Bridge

November 11, 2022

Friday Foto Untouchables Winter Bridge

Friday Foto Untouchables Winter Bridge Cold and snowy. Friday. Winter. The air temps have crawled above the freezing mark. But not all that nice out there yet. Looks like highs int he 30’s this weekend. 30’s next week as we’ll…

Monday Morning, 12F, Winter.

November 7, 2022

Below Freezing, COLD, winter

Monday Morning, 12F, Winter. Monday and winter seems to have arrived. Looks like it will be colder tomorrow as well. Things, fishing included, have slowed. Today, stopped. The fishing has been good. A few rising in the pm. Nymphers are…

Silly Saturday Scenery | Fall Colors Edition

November 5, 2022

The Missouri River welcomes all… The silence is nearly deafening this past week. We loved it. More late fall like weather on the docket the week ahead. Snow and such. We are enjoying a very nice fall. The niceties of…

Friday Foto Fall Drift Boat

November 4, 2022

Fall Colors, Friday Foto Fall Drift Boat, Headhunters Fall, October

Friday Foto Fall Drift Boat Pretty river. They all are when the leaves change. Fall is spectacular. And sometimes the fishing is white hot. Windy AF today and tomorrow. Quite nice Thursday. Relatively calm albeit bright. More rain and overcast…

2022 Adipose Flow Drift Boats For Sale

November 3, 2022

2022 Adipose Flow Drifter, Adipose, Rental Botas, sale

SOLD! 2022 Adipose Flow Drift Boats For Sale UPDATE: Both boats sold! Thanks. Check back again 11/23 for another round of rental boats for sale! This years Adipose rental boats for sale. Made in February/March these two are ready for your…

Silly Sunday Scenery

October 30, 2022

Headhunters Life, Photography

Images, Silly Sunday Scenery, Trout

Howling again on Sunday. Today. Blowing over 20mph. Blowing pretty hard. Overcast though. That helps, or the chop on the water helps?!?! Those trout out there look real, real, healthy. Big dogs. Get in on some of the fatty bows…

Missouri River Fall Saturday Image

October 29, 2022

Headhunters Life, Photography

Fall, Overcast, Saturday, Silhouette, Weahter

Missouri River Fall Saturday Image A drifter of sorts. Quiet river again Thursday. Today? Fishing is pretty good. Could it ramp itself up this week ahead with the weather turning south? Oh, we are fantasizing about overcast skies for a…

Friday Brown Trout

October 28, 2022

Brown Trout, Fall, friday

Friday Brown Trout Windy today. Windy yesterday. A bit nicer Saturday. See you on the river.

Wednesday October 26th on the Mo

October 26, 2022

Wednesday October 26th on the Mo On the back end of the season. It dropped off, the traffic, sometime last week. It feels real good man. If you like solace, not many anglers, and a slower pace to the day,…

Silly Saturday Scenery October 22nd 2022

October 22, 2022

Autumn, color, Fall

Silly Saturday Scenery October 22nd 2022 Finally raining today. Snow this afternoon, and snow tonight, tomorrow… Bring it. The wet portion of fall. Happy Saturday.

Little Prickly Pear Fall Colors

October 21, 2022

colors, Fall, Little Prickly Pear, Missouri River Expeditions, MRE, Tim Plaska

Little Prickly Pear Fall Colors Thanks to long time Missouri River Outfitter Tim Plaska for shooting this image! Fall here on the Mo. Snow this afternoon possibly with certain winter conditions arriving Friday night. 1″-3″ both Saturday and Sunday with…

Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner

October 20, 2022

2HTROUT, Fall, MissouriRiver, November, nymph, October, Streamer, Swing, winter

Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner Good times here on the Mo. Calm this week and last. Calm most of the month. We need some cloud Cover er as well to complete our fantasy! That is the type of…

Silly Saturday Scenery, Wooden Boat, Dog, Fishing, Fall Colors

October 15, 2022

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Headhunters Life

Dogs, Fall, Family, fishing, Sunday Scenery, Wooden Boat

Silly Sunday Scenery Wooden Boat, Dog, Fishing, Fall Colors Really great scenery this time of year. Good fishing too. A really quite good tiny baetis bite in the morning (nymphers) and the afternoons with overcast skies keeps those bugs glued…

Streamers Inc. Scumliner Media Headhunters Fly Shop Video

October 7, 2022

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

HH Fly Shop, humor, Ninch Rules, Scumliner Media, Streamers Inc

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…

Upper Missouri Water Keepers Craig TapHouse 5-8pm Thursday Oct 6th

Upper Missouri Water Keepers Craig TapHouse Takeover 5-8pm Thursday Oct 6th

October 5, 2022

Conservation, Headhunters Life

Craig TapHouse, fundraiser, UPWK

Upper Missouri Water Keepers Craig TapHouse 5-8pm Thursday Oct 6th Come on down and support Upper Missouri River Keepers on Thursday 5-8pm. A takeover event to support the Upper Missouri River Waterkeepers. Drink, toast, support and enjoy the fellowship this…

Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2022

October 1, 2022

Bugs, Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Dry Fly Fall Fishing, Dry Fly Fishing, November, Nymphing, October, Streamer fishing, Streamer Fishing the Mo

Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2022 Bring on the cloudy, wet, and fall weather that we just love in October. Let’s not wait until November. We do want it in November as well but the October time frame will suit…

Dame Ames Book Signing @ the Craig Tap House, and the Pescadores October 1st 4-7

Dave Ames Book Signing @ the Craig Tap House, and the Pescadores October 1st 4-7

September 30, 2022

Dave Ames Book Signing @ the Craig Tap House, and the Pescadores October 1st 4-7 Oh man. I’m gonna be at this one. A new book by Dave Ames and his band the Pescadores all in one night! See you…

Missouri River Week in Review: Images

September 25, 2022

Images, missouri river, Missouri River Week in Review: Images, September, Trout

Fun times here on the Mo this last week. Rainy times this past week. Then we moved into a sunny and warmer week with a few hold over Trico’s in the morning, higher and brighter sunny skies with air temps…

Saturday and all is well

September 24, 2022

Saturday and all is well Love the weather this past week. The fishing is pretty good. The weeds can be pretty bad. And your day on the Mo? Perfect. Whether it includes fish in the net or not. Fellowship, nature,…

Hump Day Fishing Report Montana's Missouri River

Fish 12, Sleep 12. Autumnal Equinox 2022

September 21, 2022

Fish 12, Sleep 12. Autumnal Equinox 2022 Tomorrow the daylight hours and dark hours equal the same. 12 hours of each. Friday, more dark than light. Summer is over my fishy friends. Along with the darker hours we get cool…

We Ski Cousins Tonight @ Izaak’s

September 17, 2022

We Ski Cousins Tonight @ Izaak’s

Fire on the Mountain, Dead

September 15, 2022

Autumn, Dead, Fall, Fire on the Mountain, HH of Craig

Fire on the Mountain, Dead Great rain and thunder storm this evening. Still Smokey ’round here. Vis 4.6 miles when I did and ad hoc measurement at 85mph drifting down I-15. Let’s hope the smoke recedes this week. Cooler temperatures…

Autumn Water Temps are good

September 10, 2022

Autumn Water Temps are good Soon they will fall below the 60F mark. Lower daytime temps beginning Monday. Trout love 54F-57F. Coming soon to a river near you. And one near us. Have a great past holiday weekend! The fishing…

We like every day a little bit better…

September 8, 2022

We like every day a little bit better… As the Autumn progresses towards fall we like it a little bit better every day. Cooler mornings beginning today for a short spell. Rain and 50’s tomorrow. Along with the weather change…

Silly Saturday Scenery

September 3, 2022

Silly Saturday Scenery 104F today. Not many anglers around. The weather cools end of this coming week. Hooray.

Silly Sunday Scenery Mid August

August 28, 2022

Silly Sunday Scenery Mid August

Silly Sunday Scenery Mid August Hay in the fields. For the second time. A third? Doubtful. Not too hot today. 80. Yesterday at Caddis Fest mid 80’s. Hot this week. Maybe cracking the painfully desperate century mark. Lame. But it…

Missouri River Late August Tips

August 25, 2022

10 Tips, August Dry Fly Fishing, August Fishing Report, Missouri River August, Summertime

Missouri River Late August Tips August has arrived and with it the high and bright sun. Would not expect anything different than that? Would you? The fact is that the average daily high temperature in August is 82F. 1 degree…

Silly Summer Sunday Scenery

August 21, 2022

Silly Sunday Scenery

Silly Summer Sunday Scenery John Ewing casting at a few risers. Trico time here on the Mo. Less though. IT is waning, but still productive hours before the lunch bell. Summer here on the Mo. Autumn in our sights. We…

UMOWA BOAT RAFFLE

August 6, 2022

Conservation, Headhunters Life

UMOWA BOAT RAFFLE

UMOWA BOAT RAFFLE RO Drift Boat Raffle held by Upper Missouri Watershed Association. Tickets available on this link here. 2022 RO LSG 16′ Drift Boat w/ Sawyer Oars and YETI Cooler. $100 ticket / 200 Toal will be sold. Drawing…

Hello late July

July 30, 2022