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Missouri River Map

Missouri River Fishing Map

December 6, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Missouri River Map
No Comments
Where are you going? This winter, this spring, this summer. Are you coming? Have you fished the entire river? If you have not it may be time to give yourself a treat and fish some new waters, on the Missouri…
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Headhunters 2023 Christmas Party: Closing early Saturday Dec. 2nd

Headhunters 2023 Christmas Party: Closing early Saturday Dec. 2nd

November 30, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
No Comments
Headhunters 2023 Christmas Party: Closing early Saturday Dec. 2nd Closing it up early on Saturday. A good time for our staff and guides with a homespun pizza party in the tiny fishing ‘burb of Craig. Maybe some wings, salads, and…
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29 Reasons to visit Missouri RIver Montana

29 Reasons to visit Missouri River Montana

November 26, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
No Comments
We know you have your own reasons for visiting Montana’s Missouri River every year. Here are a few more reasons to visit this summer. Plus, you need to try out that new Sage R8 on our hard fighting jumping Rainbows!…
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Fly Shop Small

Fly Shop Small Saturday

November 25, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Fly Shop Small
No Comments
Fly Shop Small Saturday Yes we are open. Yes we are small. Yes we are a fly shop. Yes today is Saturday. Shop with us today. Everyday! Yes we thank you. Always online, in store, or on the phone. We…
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Louis Armstrong and What a Wonderful World today on the HH Blog

Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World this Thanksgiving 2023

November 23, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Louis armstrong, video
No Comments
Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World this Thanksgiving 2023 Up and down weather this past week. The Turkey Holiday with snow today, and cooler weather for the remainder of the weekend. Open at 9am Friday morning with guide trips out…
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Happy Thanksgiving from Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service

November 22, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
4 Comments
Happy Thanksgiving Week from Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service Hello all! Have a great holiday wherever you may cast your line. Closed Thanksgiving Day 2023. We will be watching football too, eating, napping, drinking, napping.. Come by and see…
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Veterans Day 2023

Veterans Day

November 11, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Veteran's Day
1 Comment
Celebrating all veterans today November 11th. We honor, remember, and celebrate the service of all US Armed Services in peace and during war. Today we honor the bravery and service of all veterans. We at Headhunters keep these men and women…
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Silly Sunday Scenery

Friday Foto Fall Edition

November 10, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life, Photography
3 Comments
Don’t let the fall season pass you by. Or, if you do…no worries. The fish are trapped in the river. They are pretty healthy for this time of year. Do see some Saprolegnia in some brown trout. Has occurred before…
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Falling in love - with a river

Falling in Love – with a River

November 3, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Mother Mo
5 Comments
Ed Note: Today on the Headhunters Blog we have a guest writer. A good friend of ours Mark wrote this 5 years ago. A re-post today as I find this a good read. Thanks Mark! That day is today. Mark is…
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Thursday on the Mo

Thursday on the Mo

November 2, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
2 Comments
Thursday on the Mo A nice time of the year to be here! Today specifically. Overcast, moist, light winds, cool. Perfect. A few swing trips out there along with the streamer strippers and an occasional dry fly angler. It is…
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Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches

Headhunters THANKS! Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches

October 30, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches
2 Comments
Headhunters THANKS! Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches Kelli has been doing a great job for us here at Headhunters for several years! And sadly now the peak summer season is coming to an end. And Kelli’s lunches are going…
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Silly Sunday Scenery

Silly Sunday Scenery

October 29, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life, Photography
Scenery Photos, Silly Sunday Scenery, winter
Cold and snowy here @ Montana’s Missouri River. Although we have seen several anglers out there. Bearing it. Grinning? Pretty good out there. Kinda got the place to yourself. Put in late. Stay out til you are cold. Smile.
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Izaak's Opening April 11th

Thanks Izaak’s! Izaak’s Closing Tonight October 28th for the Season!

October 28, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
BBQ, craig, food, Izaaks, RESTAURANT
1 Comment
Thanks Izaak’s! Izaak’s Closing Tonight October 28th for the Season! A sad day in our Craig Life today as Izaak’s last night for 2023 is tonight October 28th. We thank Chef John and his staff for the great year. The…
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Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner

October 27, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report, Headhunters Life
2HTROUT, Fall, MissouriRiver, November, nymph, October, Streamer, Swing, winter
3 Comments
Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner Good times here on the Mo. Calm this week and last. Calm most of the month. Cold all week long, this week past, including snow and vacant waters. That is the type of…
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Friday Foto

Friday Foto

October 27, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life, Photography
Fall Montana, friday foto, October Colors
Fall colors in full effect. But, leaving as the snow fell the past couple days. Heavy, decomposing leaves, falling to the ground. Streamer fishing? Getting closer to full throttle. Dry fly fishing? Pretty sweet the past week. True BWO’s showing.…
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Currently in Greater Craiglandia

Currently in Greater Craiglandia

October 26, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life, Landscape
October, Rhoda Island, Snow
1 Comment
Currently in Greater Craiglandia Snowing. 12F. Peaceful.
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In the Life of a Headhunter

In The Life of a Headhunter

October 25, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Dry Fly Fishing, Foul Weather, In The Life of a Headhunter
3 Comments
The daily routine of a Headhunter might just go like this… Wake. Look outside to verify cloud cover. If sunny, sleep for as long as you want. If not, rollover and sleep until 10am. 10am. Get out of bed. Make…
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Missouri River Monday Morning

Missouri River Montana Snow Ahead

October 24, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Throwback image today on theHeadhunters Fly Shop Blog. May have been the 3rd year open. 2010 image? Highs in the 20’s later this week. Lows in the single digits. Lots of snow forecast as well. 10″-20″? BWO weather? Swing weather?…
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Silly Sunday Scenery Canyon Image

Silly Sunday Scenery Canyon Image

October 22, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Fall, Image, Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Canyon Image Awful pretty this time of year. Enjoy your Sunday. We will be fishing, and watching football. How about you?
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World Series Missouri River Style

October 17, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
World Series Missouri River Style
5 Comments
I am personally pulling for the National League team, the Phillies. I hate the Astros, cheaters, and dislike the Rangers. Both in the same division as the Mariners. Arizona is kinda boring, so the Phillies with the characters on that…
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Silly Sunday Scenery

Silly Saturday Scenery

October 14, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
1 Comment
Good colors this week.The length of this fall is forecast to be lengthly. Yep, the colors will stay around for a while. Uncommon. Generally we get a hard freeze when the colors begin to shine, and the leaves die, then…
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3 Guide Tips

3 Guide Tips for Fall Missouri River Success

October 13, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
1 Comment
Do you ever fall into a rut? Fish the same water every trip. Fish it because you had success some time ago, some trip where you caught a bunch of beauties? Then, it just has no t been the same?…
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Glimpse Rainbow

Trout. A glimpse…

October 12, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
3 Comments
All we get is a glimpse of the elusive trout. We only get glimpses. Mere Glimpses. If you break down the time we tie flies, we plan trips, we talk about trout angling around the water cooler, the leader tying,…
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Fly Line Cleaner. Important!

October 11, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life
Do yourself a favor today, Fly Line Cleaner, RIO
1 Comment
Fly Line Cleaner. Important! The most important thing you can do for your cast today, that will make immediate impact, is to clean your fly line. Lots of products out there that are terrific. The easiest, effective, and inexpensive offering…
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Saturday October Caddis Image

Saturday October Caddis Image

October 7, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
October Caddis
Saturday October Caddis Image Love these big bugs. The largest caddis of the season! Got a few in the past week with one of these orange skaters hanging off the line! Enjoy. Fall is here. The fishing is strong. The…
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Friday Foto of Fall

October 6, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Tail
Friday Foto of Fall Tail. Enjoy your Friday. Hope to see you this fall knee deep!
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Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2023

October 2, 2023
Mark Raisler
Bugs, Fishing Report, Headhunters Life
Dry Fly Fall Fishing, Dry Fly Fishing, November, Nymphing, October, Streamer fishing, Streamer Fishing the Mo
2 Comments
Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2023 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…
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Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young Video

Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young Farm Aid 2000

September 30, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Cowgirl in the Sand, Neil Young
3 Comments
Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young Farm Aid 2000 Love this jam. Love Neil Young. Saturday. Final Day of September. Enjoy the overcast skies and rain on the way. Looks like the water temperatures are falling accordingly for the season.…
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Fall Missouri River Montana

Friday Foto End of September Image

September 29, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Friday Foto End of September Image Good looking month will pass us by when we blink this weekend. A better looking, certainly fishing, month as we happily skip into October. Definitely a slower pace as the seasons change which allows…
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Autumn Leaves, again

Autumn Leaves, again

September 28, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life, Un-Fishing
Autumn Leaves, Bill Evans, Bill Evans Trio, Jazz Standards
4 Comments
Autumn Leaves, again Posted several, maybe 4 or 5 versions of this killer jazz standard on this very blog. This year, Bill Evans, plays Autumn Leaves. If you like jazz, and standards at that, then it would behove you to…
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Fall Colors on the Mo

Silly Sunday Scenery

September 24, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Silly Sunday Scenery Sunday. Football. Fall. Stalking trout. Swinging up a few. Deep breathing. Silence. Hope.
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Friday Foto Fall Foreshadowing

Friday Foto Fall Foreshadowing

September 14, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Fall, friday foto, photo
Friday Foto Fall Foreshadowing This image from the Blackfoot River. Bobby Clark after catching couple Cutthroat on a Chubby Chernobyl. The Blackfoot is about over as we move into cooler weather on the westside. But it is just heating up…
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Weekly Hatch Schedule for Mid-September

September 12, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report, Headhunters Life
fishing report, September Fishing
3 Comments
Things, meaning the bite, are looking up thisMid-September and partly due to the number of bugs around. Funny huh? Still some damn good Trico fishing in some areas. A good spinner fall can bring the fish up top. Many have…
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Morning Sunrise in Craig

September 9, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
craig, Craig Bridge, September, Sunrise
Morning Sunrise in Craig Have a great Saturday. Many are out wing shooting, spotting elk, and sneaking around in the highlands. Other are here, fishing. Flows are normal. Temps are normal. The bite, is normal. It’s peaceful ’round here starting…
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Dam Nice Rainbow Image! Kevin Cumley Image.

Dam Nice Rainbow Image!

September 7, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Dam, Holter Dam, Kevin Cumley Image, Rainbow Sky Image
2 Comments
Dam Nice Rainbow Image! Rainbow arch above. Dam in the middle. Rainbow trout below. Image provided by Kevin Cumley. Thanks Kevin. Stunning shot.
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Friday Goto Winter

Remembering Labor Day 2000

September 5, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Labor Day
8 Comments
Remembering Labor Day 2000 Snowing 23 years ago this weekend. Today. I was producing flies, streamers, at my tying desk Wolf Creek Montana. Drinking Bailey’s and Coffee, just like this morning, and watching the oversized flakes fall heavily to the…
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Silly Sunday Scenery Mark Raisler Image

Famous Mo River Shot

September 3, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life, Landscape
Famous Mo River Shot We like this one. Shot several years ago on magical September morning. No filter. As is baby. Happy Holiday Weekend.  
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Friday Foto Dam Session

Monday Upper River Image

August 28, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life
2 Comments
Monday Upper River Image Hangin’ Loose on the Upper River this Monday in late August. Knocking on the door of Autumn. Bring it.
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Silly Sunday Scenery Headhunters Life

Silly Sunday Scenery Headhunters Life

August 27, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Silly Sunday Scenery Headhunters Life All good at Headhunters of Craig Montana. Sunny and warm for the next week. Tricos in the am for the dry fly set followed by hopper/ant afternoons. Nymphers like the dam and Zebra midge for…
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Stick Figure | Edge of the Ocean Video

August 22, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
3 Comments
Stick Figure | Edge of the Ocean Video One of SOL’s fav’s these days is Stick Figure. This mighty river flows to the ocean. I guess they all want to. Think about that one. The second sentence. Trico’s still pretty…
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Bashin’ Trash 2023 UMOWA Events

August 17, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Bashin’ Trash 2023 UMOWA Event UMOWA Speaks below…   With summer coming to an end, we wanted to let everyone know about some exciting things happening this weekend! 1. You have an opportunity to help our team participate in the…
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Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 19th!

Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 19th!

August 16, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
17th Annual, Caddis Fest!
Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 19th General Timeline 3 p.m. Vendors -The parade kicks off the afternoon – don’t miss it! Line up at 2:45 at the fire station to participate and have your cameras ready at 3 when floats…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Closed Tuesday August 15th One Day Only

August 13, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Closed
1 Comment
Headhunters Fly Shop Closed Tuesday August 15th Yep. Closed this coming Tuesday. One Day Only! A rare day with not one guide trip on the water. We have a shop sponsored ball game in Great Falls that evening and why…
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Searching with Attractors Fishing Montana’s Missouri River

August 11, 2023
John Arnold
Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life
attractor, Education, Hopper, Long Leader, Technique
Scumliner penned this article a few years ago. Information like this is pertinent today as ever! August, typically some of the most productive attractor fishing of the year on the Missouri. And because afternoon hatches can be slim, it’s often the…
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Hopper Box

August 9, 2023
Mark Raisler
Bugs, Headhunters Life
Grashoppers, Hopper
Hopper Box Is this the best hopper fishery in the west? Nope, not by a long shot. Do we fish grasshoppers on the Mighty Mo? Oh yeah. Would I come to the Mo for the hopper fishing alone? Oh, no…
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Silly Sunday Scenery

Silly Sunday Scenery

August 6, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
August HAtches, trico
2 Comments
Silly Sunday Scenery Trico’s. Tricorythodes. The Mo has lots of them. Daily, For 4-10 weeks. It’s good right now if you like this sort of thing. It is summer. Many are up top near the dam, nymphing. You have some…
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Reach Cast Video

The twice annual Reach Cast Discussion

July 27, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life
The twice annual Reach Cast Discussion
2 Comments
The twice annual Reach Cast discussion kicks off today this Thursday in late July. The other time we talk about this is when me, Mark, has nothing else to say in the mid winter. Or nothing of value daily to…
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Wade fishiing the Missouri River

Silly Saturday Scenery

July 22, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
1 Comment
Silly Saturday Scenery Wade fishing Valhalla. Trico’s spent downstream. PMD spinners; trout candies. Ska dancing caddis skittering. The Mother Mo reveals her varied personalities. Anglers rejoice.
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Sunday Fly Box Image

Friday Fly Box Image

July 21, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
1 Comment
Friday Fly Box Image Get out your dirty caddis fly box . Employ the flies that scumliners enjoy. The dirty flavors. Need some? Come by the shop. We got dirt.
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Mo Flows are Perfect

July 20, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report, Headhunters Life
Flows
Mo Flows are Perfect You like dry fly wade fishing? Or wade fishing at all? Then this is your time. We like 5K-6K. But will accept lower flows. Enjoy your Thursday. We will be hanging at the shop daily 630.
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Friday Foto | Taylor Edition

Wednesday Mo River Fishing Update

July 19, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report, Headhunters Life
Friday Foto | Taylor Edition
Wednesday Mo River Fishing Update   Flows currently 4770cfs. Wadeable. Trico’s am. Spinner falls daily, unless the wind blows them away. PMD spinner fall mid morning and into the afternoon some days. Saw good caddis hatches before noon and into…
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The Headhunter Fly Line

It’s Dry Fly Season! The Headhunter Fly Line

July 15, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life
BWO, DFO, Dry Fly Line, Fly Line, Introducing the Headhunter Fly Line
The Headhunter Fly Line Today speaking about the Headhunter Fly Line. A dry fly line designed by Headhunters manufactured by RIO for our dry fly obsessions! It is finally dry fly season here on Montana’s Missouri River. And no better…
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Friday Foto

Friday Foto | PMD Caught Brown Trout

July 14, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life, Photography
friday foto, Hatches, June Fly Fishing, missouri river, PMD Dry Fly Brown Trout
1 Comment
A PMD dry fly caught Brown Trout. Trusty Rusty Spinner. Love it. You coming to see a few PMD rise forms this month? How about next. We will welcome you. We love talking about trout.
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Efficiency. A Blog by Max Mattioli

July 13, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life
Efficiency, Max Mattioli
3 Comments
Efficiency. A Blog by Max Mattioli Today Max Mattioli writes this fantastic article bout trout fishing with the dry fly. A great read and thanks to you Max for this Thursday article! Want to fish with Max in 2024? Look…
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Even Flow

Even Flow: Releases dropping today, tomorrow, the following…

July 9, 2023
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Even Flow: Releases dropping today, tomorrow, the following… Sunday today to 6800cfs. Monday dropping to 6200ish/cfs, Tuesday to 5600cfs-ish. Even Flow soon? Yeah, most likely.
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Slow Motion 4th of July – Video

July 4, 2023
John Arnold
Headhunters Life
2 Comments
A throwback from 2013 with Scumliner Media and Travis in the danger position. Here’s a short I did a year ago today. I was playing around with the 240fps WVGA setting on the GoPro Hero 3. Pretty cool super slo-mo.…
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