Headhunters Life Archives - Page 11 of 26

Summertime Covers

February 24, 2019

Gershwin Cover, Jazz, Miles, No more snow!, Summer Foreshadowing, Summertime, video

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…

Friday Foto Is February Over Yet?

February 22, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Cold and Ice and Snow, February Blues, Ice Image, More snow on the way!

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…

More snow, Hump Day, and Squeeky’s unanswered questions

February 20, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Snowpack 2019, Squeeky's Mysteries

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…

Pretty in Pink Happy Valentines Day!

February 14, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Pink Lightening Bug Video, Pretty in Pink Happy Valentines Day!, Shop Online bro!

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…

Must See Montana: Old Faithful LIVE WebCam

February 12, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Must See Montana: Live Old Faithful 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…

Walk Up Music. Apache. The Shadows

February 10, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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…

Andy Griffith Intro

February 9, 2019

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

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…

Friday Foto Drift Boat Sledding Throwback Image

February 8, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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…

Winter Half Breed Ice Show

February 7, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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…

Hydrate for all day long success!

February 6, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Hydrate for all day long success!, I'm a guide, Trust me

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…

Backcountry Film Festival Great Falls Feb 8th

February 3, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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…

Summer Bridge Dreams

February 2, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

HH Adv Dry Fly School, 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…

Winter Weekend Update & Headhunters Hours

February 1, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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…

Weekend Freeze Ahead

January 31, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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.

Sunday Summer Scenery

January 27, 2019

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

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…

I sit quietly on a bank with no Agenda nor to do list

Headhunters Advanced Dry Fly School July 25-29 2019

January 26, 2019

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life

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…

Friday Foto Cell Phone Bluff

January 25, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Friday Foto No Snow

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.

No stress. Fish better.

January 24, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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…

Hump Day Winter Forecast

January 23, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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…

Sunday Snow Shot

January 20, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Sunday Snow Shot

Sunday Snow Shot Sunday winter snow. Snow. Sun. Wind. Snow. Clouds. Wind. Snow. Sunday Hemingway.

Art of Giving a Fly Away

January 17, 2019

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Art of Giving, Rene Harrop, Scott Jolly, Trico Spnner

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…

Craig Caddis Festival Poster Art Contest

January 16, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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…

Tuesday

January 15, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Tuesday

Tuesday Today warm, calm, 49F. The mid January blues. Mild. Tomorrow not as warm. Thursday snow. Light winds for the upcoming 10 days. Fishing time for sure. The winter that never was…and today, Tuesday.

America’s Watersheds

January 14, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

America's Watersheds, Snow Forecast

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…

Curt McChesney Memorial

January 9, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Curt McChesney

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.…

Silly Sunday Scenery September 25th 2009

January 6, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

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.…

Holiday in the Sun Sex Pistols

January 5, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Headhunters Winter, January, Music, No wind, Punk, 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…

Craig Montana and Missouri River Quiz! Contest! Winner. Answers

January 4, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Happy Holidays, Master of the Mo, Prizes, Quiz, Winner

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…

Happy New Year’s Day

January 1, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

New Years Day, U2

Happy New Year’s Day New Year’s Resolutions for Squeeky include… More smiling. More fishing. More smoking of meats. Fewer whacko’s in public office. More chill. Way more chill. More dry fly fishing. Enjoy the New Year. Start fresh. Live peacefully.…

Summer Scenes

December 29, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Summer Scenes

Summer Scenes I for one am looking towards summer. I do like winter. Sort of. I just like summer better. Not so wrong. Is it? Football today. Do something productive during the commercial breaks. Like pulling off those dirty lines…

Friday Foto Glorious Craig Montana

December 28, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Classic Image, craig, fog, missouri river, Montana

Friday Foto Glorious Craig Montana Holiday week here in Craig Montana. Slow. Cold. Snowy. Kinda. A couple shuttles per day. Visit us if you need a cup of coffee. Or a spey rod. Or to book your summer trips. Enjoy…

Merry Christmas

December 24, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Christmas

Merry Christmas Merry Christmas. Enjoy your day. I know we are. Open til noon today. Closed for Christmas. Open Wednesday. Good fishing on the river. Not much for population out there. More as the week progresses. 8-5 daily. Big Craig…

Winter Solstice, Cold Moon, and Meteor Shower

December 21, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Ben Hardy, Friday Goto, Hooked Up, Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice, Cold Moon, and Meteor Shower Friday 21 December. The shortest day of the year. We are crossing the line as we publish this daily blog. Friday Foto Summer Solstice Love! This is an image used as the banner…

#TBT Wolf Creek FAS Proposed Improvement Project

December 20, 2018

Mark Raisler

Conservation, Headhunters Life

Comment PEriod, FAS, FWP, Improvements, MArch, Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek FAS Proposed Improvement Project Ed Note: Lots of conversation about the updated, paved, striped Wolf Creek Boat Ramp since completion late October. The WC FAS has been changed, to exactly the proposal below. It is identical to the…

Upper Missouri River Management Plan Scoping Meeting Tonight in Helena

December 19, 2018

Mark Raisler

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…

A Headhunters Fly Shop Gift Card solves many problems

December 18, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

A Headhunters Fly Shop Gift Card solves many problems, Gift Card, Santa's Helpers

A Headhunters Fly Shop Gift Card solves many problems Get this slender item in any dollar amount you choose. Get one for all your employees, your cousin, your husband or wife. Or you. It’s like money in the bank. Call…

Book your 2019 Missouri River Lodging and Guides

December 17, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Book your 2019 Missouri River Lodging and Guides

Book your 2019 Missouri River Lodging and Guides Listening to the phone ring, the staff chat with guests about 2019 lodging and Guide Trips, along with the constant email correspondence leads me to this blog today. It is time to…

Monday is for Smoking

December 3, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Monday is for Smoking

Monday is for Smoking We have written nearly 5000 blog entries in the last 11 years. We are 13 short of that number. After this post, we are 1 closer. That is a quite a few. The reason I mention…

December 1st. Snow.

December 1, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

December, HH Staff, Snow

December 1st. Snow. A passing storm dropped a couple inches on us here in Craig. Slow angling traffic. Just right. Beyond booking, sending Christmas gift items, talking to you folks on the phone about hatch timing, and lots of Trout…

Cyber Monday Mental Break

November 26, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Cyber Monday Mental Break, INXS, Urban Dance Squad

Cyber Monday Mental Break If you gotta shop might as well shop with us. Your favorite fly shop in central Montana. If you need and yearn for a mental break check out the 2 summer inspired throwback skate music vids.…

Headhunters is the Most Open Fly Shop in the World?

November 21, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Fly Shop Small, Headhunters is the Most Open Fly Shop in the World?, Small Business Love

Headhunters is the Most Open Fly Shop in the World? I think other than LL Bean, which is open 24/7 365, Headhunters is the second most open fly shop in the world. But is Bean really a fly shop? It…

Fly Shop Small

November 16, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Best Fly Shop in Craig, Fly Shop Small, Shop with Us!

Fly Shop Small Hello out there. Snowing hard here in central Montana. But it’s only blowing about 31mph so far. We often make suggestions about fly fishing here on this transparent blog, fishing report, and entertainment site. Lots and lots…

Friday Foto Dead Sunflowers

November 9, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Friday Foto Dead Sunflowers

Friday Foto Dead Sunflowers Foreshadowing? No. Most everything is dead. Snow forecast for tomorrow, for the weekend. Fishing pretty good today. Good nymphing and good swinging. Did see a few fish rising too. If you can stand the weather, we’ll…

Long Time Gone LIVE CSNY

November 7, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Long Time Gone LIVE CSNY This is how I am feeling this snowy Wednesday morning in Craig. Guides out today at HH including me. High temp today will top out at 21F. The good news is the and is coming…

Silly Saturday Scenery

November 3, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Silly Saturday Scenery

Silly Saturday Scenery November 3rd. Falling back 1 hour tonight. Lighter earlier. Darker earlier. Several guide trips out today, yesterday too. Remember our Spey Especial for your fall Trout Spey experience. $400 Spey Trips on the Mo with John or…

Hump Day, Halloween, October River Scene

October 31, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Halloween, Hump Day, River Scene

Hump Day, Halloween, October River Scene Doesn’t feel like Wednesday. I cannot put my finger on how I feel this Halloween ’18. Indifferent may be the closest mental definition. But probably more like scrambled. A good way to start a…

Sunday Horsey Scenery

October 28, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Sunday Horsey Scenery

Sunday Horsey Scenery Fall. Horses. Fishing. Sunday.

Friday Foto

October 26, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Friday Foto Late October. As mentioned yesterday, the leaves are leaving. Rapidly today, with winds forecast to gust in the 40’s. Hoping for overcast skies this weekend.

Sunday Swingin’ Rainbows on the Mo

October 21, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Lt. Dan, Sunday Swingin' Rainbow on the Mo

Sunday Swingin’ Rainbow on the Mo Dan with this swung up Rainbow yesterday. HE’s fishing a GLX Pro, an SA Spey Lite, and Orvis Mirage Reel. Sun again today on the Mo. For the foreseeable future as well. Clouds in…

Silly Saturday Scenery

October 20, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life, Landscape

Silly Saturday Scenery

Silly Saturday Scenery Mark Tabert of Missoula casting in the light of Tower Rock. Mark is here for the Advanced Fly Fishing School filling in the holes with more knowledge of the Missouri River. Fun times. The weather is too…

Friday Fall Foto

October 19, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life, Nature

Friday Fall Foto

Friday Fall Foto Warm, sunny, awful nice. Too nice. Some pretty dry fly action in the afternoons. Not exceptional. Not terrible. Awful nice out there. 70’s. Not uncommon either. Winter will return soon enough. Enjoy the many facets of fall.…

Friday Fall Foto

October 12, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Friday Fall Foto

Friday Fall Foto Happy Fall. The leaves will be gone from the trees today. It is blowing 20+ from the SW. And sunny. Not your perfect fall day. We have had several great ones though. I’m always looking for them.…

Hello October Welcome Missouri River Fishing Report!

Foggy Friday Foto

October 5, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Foggy Friday Foto

Foggy Friday Foto Socked in on the river. If I had to give the fishing right now a grade it would be an A-. It will get better. Substantially better is my guess. We love dry fly fishing. It is…

Uncle Joe RIP

October 4, 2018

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe RIP Uncle Joe passed away a couple days ago. He will be missed. Spent lots of time in the Craig Bar, Uncle Joe’s Bar. Dancing, drinking, conversing, solving the World’s problems. Thanks Joe Duvall. Rest in Peace.

Rent a Cabin from Headhunters Fly Shop this Fall

October 2, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Travel, Headhunters Life

Rent a Cabin from Headhunters Fly Shop this fall

Rent a Cabin from Headhunters Fly Shop this Fall Want to fish out front of your riverfront Missouri River cabin this fall like this dude? If you do see www.CraigLodging.com for all of your options. Like more info from a…

The last day of Zep-tember

September 30, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Fall, Greatest Rock and Roll Band of All Time, Led Zeppelin

The last day of Zeptember Heading out of a strong Zep-tember in style. This is the official film video of the Immigrant Song 1972. Produced by the band. Raw rock and roll. The way Page gets after it in the…

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