Boat Safety with Richard
Boat Safety with Richard With the water now over 9,500 cubic feet per second here on the Mo, it is fair to say that we are finally experiencing a bit of Spring runoff. The water can be fast, deep, and…
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Sunday Swing Trout Happy Easter
Sunday Swing Trout Happy Easter Raining here in Craig Montana. Happy Easter. This Sunday Swing Trout will brighten our day as we remember the 75F weather and good fishing from this previous week. And, last Tuesday we had snow. A…
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Friday Foto Fishing Report 4.19.19
Friday Foto Fishing Report 4.19.19 I liked the Yes and No format earlier this week. It fits my rapid posting early morning style, and needs. So here we head into another Montana Weekend in downtown Craig. Love to see you!…
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A Fistful of Whitey
After dropping a few pics on Social Media, we’ve been getting quite a few queries about when these will be on our online store. Well they’re up, so grab a few for yourself, and they make great gifts for your…
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Caddis Fest Live Auction Art
Caddis Fest Live Auction Art Original Caddis Fest Art by Greg Meyer. He donated last year as well. Happy buyers at the live auction Caddis Fest & BBQ Cook-Off Saturday May 18th. Buy it this year will proceeds going directly…
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Friday Foto Spring Water
Friday Foto Spring Water It’s great to be out there daily. We are so fortunate to live and breathe the Majestic Missouri River. It does not escape us. The privilege to drift this dry fly Disneyland. Wonderful. Enjoy your weekend.…
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New Boat Smell Dewey’s Adipose
New Boat Smell Dewey’s Adipose Love the spring. New Boat Smell everywhere. Dewey got himself a new Adipose Flow this spring. Cool color, cool slippery bottom for this cool drifter. You getting a new boat this year? Why not…
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Sunday Tribute Video Nirvana
Sunday Tribute Video Nirvana Kurt Cobain passed 25 years ago this week. April 5th 1994. A pretty big part of my youth was mis-spent drinking, dancing, and enjoying live music in the Pacific NW. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Had an album…
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Izaak’s Opening April 11th
Izaak’s Opening April 11th Hooray! Izaak’s opening for summer 2019 April 11th. First week of operation Thursday thru Sunday 4-9pm The following week Chef John and the gang will open Wednesday thru Sunday 4-9. I already smell the Smoker being…
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Headhunters 11th Birthday is today April 4th
Headhunters 11th Birthday is today April 4th photo: Jess McGlothlin Media It all started in a Tiki Bar in the lower Florida Keys. This idea. The fly shop idea. Everyone of ours said exactly the same thing upon hearing this…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Spring is here. Friday Goto. Squeeky having problems with the BBQ charcoal. An early Headhunters Free BBQ. This one legendary of course because this is the moment that Adair realized that her fathers business partner is not too…
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Fishing Meetings
Fishing Meetings Mark is at Chico Hot Springs embroiled in Fishing Outfitter Association of Montana Annual Meetings. Fishing politics. Public Access issues. Lobbying. Legislative Issues. Madison River Recreation Plan. Negotiates Rule Making Committee Updates. And some general bullshitting. Mark is…
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Vernal Equinox SPRING!
Vernal Equinox SPRING! Hooray! We made it. Happy Spring. Bring on the midge hatches. Dry fly soon. Some action out there but sporadic at best. Dry fly action is coming. Streamer fishing is good. Nymphing is good. Spring is good.…
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St Patty’s Day Silly Sunday Scenery
St. Patty’s Say Silly Sunday Scenery The cork came out of the bottle yesterday. 25 plus boats on the water. Wade fishermen too. Today? Not as many as some are celebrating St Pat’s Day. Corned Beef tonight for sure. Fishing…
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Soul Saturday If you want me to stay Sly and the Family Stone
Soul Saturday If you want me to stay Sly and the Family Stone Super groovy. Sly has a killer voice! A legendary group from the past. Sly and the Family Stone made up of many family, Stone, members and a…
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Mother Nature is Loosening the Noose!
Mother Nature is Loosening the Noose! May be a big weekend ahead of us here in Craig Montana. The boat ramps are open. Image above is the Craig Ramp at 4pm Tuesday March 12th. Below the lot. Plowed Tuesday. Ramp…
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Spring Training has Arrived!
Spring Training has Arrived! But spring has not. Maybe it will show in two weeks. The true date for the beginning of spring, the gateway to summer. Has that Ground Hog stuck its head out yet? Oh yeah. He did.…
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Pick Up the Pieces Average White Band
Pick Up the Pieces Average White Band I find myself singing this as we are walking around the shop shoveling snow from roofs, sidewalks, ice dams in the gutters, thinking about how to get the rental boats out from under…
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Izaak’s Restaurant Craig Montana Hiring Staff 2019
Izaak’s Restaurant Craig Montana Hiring Staff 2019 Chef John @ Izaak’s Restaurant in downtown Craig Montana is hiring staff for the 2019 season. Cooks, waitstaff, dishers, bartenders…any and all are encouraged to spend the summer in a damn good fishing…
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Boat Ramps/Wade Anglers: Don’t come quite yet please
Boat Ramps/Wade Anglers: Don’t come quite yet please Pump the Brakes! Not the time yet to come on out to the Mo this weekend. Or even next week. While a couple of the boat ramps have been cleared downriver, Craig,…
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Wrapping up the Craig Montana Winter Session
Wrapping up the Craig Montana Winter Session I think we may be wrapping up the winter session here in downtown Craig Montana. Maybe. I am feeling this because the air temps will reach the 30F mark tomorrow. Or are forecast…
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March 5th Missouri River Seasonal Status Update
March 5th Missouri River Seasonal Status Update The water is high. The ice is too. Super High! Drove down the river today and it is higher than these photos tell. Flooding on some riverfront properties in the lower canyon. That…
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Caddis Fest Poster Submission Madelyne Joan Templeton
Caddis Fest Poster Submission Madelyne Joan Templeton Poster submission for the 13th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off from Madelyne Joan Templeton. This years fest is scheduled for Saturday May 18th. Always the 3rd Saturday in May. We have…
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Last Day of February. Hooray!
Last Day of February. Hooray! Looking in the rear view mirror at that awful month. The shortest month of the year and I for one am thankful. We had record cold along with uncommon totals on the snow side. Average…
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Summertime Covers
Summertime Covers Summertime is a few months away. Shucks. Snowing hard in Craig today. And the week ahead. Not many hints of summer out there. The river is frozen. It is wintertime. Not Summertime! Been singing this tune to myself…
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Friday Foto Is February Over Yet?
Friday Foto Is February Over Yet? Pretty tough to see your bobber in that ice and slush flow. But the sun is out today. And maybe tomorrow morning. Until the next snow storm hits us. And that will be Saturday…
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More snow, Hump Day, and Squeeky’s unanswered questions
More snow, Hump Day, and Squeeky’s unanswered questions Snow in the 10 Day Forecast More snow on the way. Currently snowing here in Craig with 3-5″ expected today into the evening. Not quite as cold coming in at 20F. That…
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Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches
Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches Kelli has been doing a great job for us here at Headhunters for the past couple years and she will do a great job for you too. If you are traveling this summer to…
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Pretty in Pink Happy Valentines Day!
Pretty in Pink Happy Valentines Day! Psychedelic Furs with todays Valentines Day nod. Classic 80’s. Kiss your wife or girlfriend as you hand her the flowers. It’ll take the sting out of you mentioning your fall Blue Winged Olive trip…
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Must See Montana: Old Faithful LIVE WebCam
Must See Montana: Old Faithful LIVE WebCam Still cold hear too. American deep freeze. What doesn’t get too cold is Old Faithful. Live WebCam. Awesome. Watch at your desk a couple times a day. Or just keep it open in…
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Walk Up Music. Apache. The Shadows
Walk Up Music. Apache The Shadows This is the tune I want playing as I glide from the truck to the boat. Or after lunch when we mount up for a fast and furious afternoon. It is already playing in…
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Andy Griffith Intro
Andy Griffith Intro Isn’t that the best TV intro of all time? Father, son, black and white, throwing rocks, fishing poles. Pretty good. Shop closed today, and probably tomorrow. Below zero. This happy song makes me think of summer. Warmer…
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Friday Foto Drift Boat Sledding Throwback Image
Friday Foto Drift Boat Sledding Throwback Image Sara sledding through town with a quick stop at Joe’s Bar winter 2010. Oh, the good old days. It is drift boat sledding time in Craig again this season. Will we see you…
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Winter Half Breed Ice Show
Winter Half Breed Ice Show Continued to be damn cold here in central Montana. Not unlike the rest of the country. Today a heat wave of about 20F. Then plunging back to the depths of chilly along with the return…
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Hydrate for all day long success!
Hydrate for all day long success! A glass of water is what separates many from fishing well all day long. Yes, as simple as that. I bet I only have a couple of guests who consume enough water. I know…
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Backcountry Film Festival Great Falls Feb 8th
Backcountry Film Festival Great Falls Feb 8th Join Montana Wilderness Association’s Island Range Chapter for the 14th-annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival, featuring ten short films that highlight the human-powered experience, and the importance of protecting and caring for our…
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Summer Bridge Dreams
Summer Bridge Dreams We just love the summer images. With the cold front headed our way today a bit of summer sun imagery is important for our Headhunting soul! WC is a great start duding the summer months for those…
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Winter Weekend Update & Headhunters Hours
Winter Weekend Update & Headhunters Hours With the winter conditions arriving late Saturday we are preparing for a bit of a closure here in Downton Craig Montana. Reduced hours Sunday and Monday. No shuttles on Sunday as we may be…
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Weekend Freeze Ahead
Weekend Freeze Ahead Below zero this weekend. Sunday, Monday it will not reach the zero mark. I’d fish Saturday. Pre-storm, pre-cold snap. Or tomorrow. Winter. We have arrived.
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Sunday Summer Scenery
Sunday Summer Scenery & Fishing Report A nice summer dry fly image from the upper river. Warmth. Coming to river near you in 4 months. High winds and snow forecast for today. Pretty good traffic this last week even with…
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Headhunters Advanced Dry Fly School July 25-29 2019
Headhunters Advanced Dry Fly School July 25-29 2019 What you’ve been waiting for this winter! We announce the Headhunters Advanced Dry Fly School July 25-29 2019! Yes, a few of your favorite guides we be teaching this Missouri River Dry…
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Friday Foto Cell Phone Bluff
Friday Foto Cell Phone Bluff More snow yesterday. More snow today. More snow Sunday. Maybe winter will stick around for awhile. We will take it. No matter how much we dislike the discomfort. Water is good. In any fashion.
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No stress. Fish better.
No stress. Fish better. 4 words to happiness. Anglers that don’t stress out catch more. Better conversion rate for sure. It is certainly how I choose to guide anglers. A low stress environment is healthy for all anglers in the…
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Hump Day Winter Forecast
Hump Day Winter Forecast A winter weather pattern has descended upon us here in central Montana. Finally. Snow a couple ties this past week spitting a couple inches each storm. Today up to 5″. Or 3″ or 2″. And the…
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Sunday Snow Shot
Sunday Snow Shot Sunday winter snow. Snow. Sun. Wind. Snow. Clouds. Wind. Snow. Sunday Hemingway.
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Friday Winter Foto
Friday Winter Foto Winter visited us yesterday. A bit of sun followed by another spit of snow on Sunday. Should see anglers today and tomorrow. Fewer Sunday. Good to see a touch of winter. Have not had too much so…
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Art of Giving a Fly Away
The Art of Giving a Fly Away by Scott Jolly Ed Note: A great bit written by Scott Jolly and sent to us this holiday season. I found it, among other things, under the tree…when I took it down. This wonderful…
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Craig Caddis Festival Poster Art Contest
Craig Caddis Festival Poster Art Contest Calling all artists! The Annual Craig Caddis Festival Poster Art Contest is Live! Get those paintbrushes out and create some art of the annual Caddis Fest ’19 Poster Art Contest. The 2018 Winner Janae Valle…
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America’s Watersheds
We are the pink section in the map above. It may not be all that blue this summer if the mild and dry winter continues. We are so fortunate to be the recipient of major river above us like the…
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Curt McChesney Memorial
Curt McChesney Memorial Curt was a feller that liked everybody, and was liked by all. Fishing and guiding around Curt was always a pleasure. My day was always better when I saw and had interaction with Curt on the water.…
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Headhunters Annual Spring Special coming MarchApril 2019
Headhunters Annual Spring Special April 2019 We are in FULL SPRING MODE! Yes open and fishing. The fishing has been pretty damn good too! Nymphing rules. Swingers are really doing well. The streamer fishing on a few occasions has been…
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Silly Sunday Scenery September 25th 2009
Silly Sunday Scenery September 25th 2009 Love this image. Or the feel of it. It looks like Autumn. It feels like Autumn. It feels like grasshopper fishing. 2018 August was as good as it gets. For anytime of the year.…
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Holiday in the Sun Sex Pistols
Holiday in the Sun Sex Pistols Plan your Holiday in the Sun…in Craig Montana. Maybe the Sex Pistols will be punk’ng out on Izaak’s Log Jam. Going back a few years to my youth. As a teenager, the Sex Pistols…
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Craig Montana and Missouri River Quiz! Contest! Winner. Answers
Craig Montana and Missouri River Quiz! Winner! Answers! Not too many entries that could challenge Master of the Mo. Most of the entries came in the 11th hour. Erin Wombold was the early leader. And then many more piled into…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring Summer Staff 2019
Want to join the Fraternity of the Fly? Want to be part of the fly fishing industry? Want to live, eat, breathe, and sleep fly fishing? Well get that resume together and send it on in. P.S. No more crappy…
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