Troutspey

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Tying, Headhunters Life, Troutspey

We’re excited to announce a long anticipated and oft requested event, our first annual Trout Spey Camp here on the Missouri River. It will involve 3 full days of Trout Spey Casting instruction, demonstration and interactive clinics, dinner presentations, and…

Sunday Scenery

March 31, 2019

Landscape, Photography, Troutspey

or is it supposed to be a Saturday? I can never remember. Mark is basking in the glorious SoCal sun this week, so here’s my ode to a Springtime Swing. Jim Chalmers getting it done on the lower river.

McCune Gould Spey Clinics – only a few spots left!

March 30, 2019

clinics, spey, Trout

UPDATE – Both Clinics are now full. You can sign up as a backup. Mike and Whitney’s annual spring Spey clinics are coming up and nearly full. In fact the “rookie” clinic on April 20th is full, but there a…

Gould McCune Spey Clinics Spring 2019

March 4, 2019

2019 Clinics, Gould McCune Spey Clinics Spring 2019, Mike McCune, spey, Spey Education, Technique, Whitney Gould

Gould McCune Spey Clinics Spring 2019 Headhunters Fly Shop is excited to announce the ever popular Whitney Gould and Mike McCune Spring Spey Clinics coming Spring 2019. April 20th 2019: Intro to Spey Casting April 21st 2019: Intermediate/Advanced Spey Casting…

Weekend Tip: Keep Those Hands Down

December 14, 2018

Troutspey, Uncategorized

mccune, spey, Trout

Look at this picture and let it burn into your memory banks. For you spey junkies planning on hitting then river this weekend, here’s a tip. In fact it’s THE tip. This is without a doubt the #1 mistake that…

Spey Special Ends Soon

December 12, 2018

Guide, specials, troutspey

Lots of folks have taken advantage of our fall Spey Special this year. $400 for a full day guided trip with excellent and experienced Spey Casting instructors and guides like women’s World Speycasting Champ Whitney Gould. If you don’t have…

Turkey Day Spey Report

November 22, 2018

Montana, report, spey, Trout

We’ve got some great fishing weather in the forecast for the next couple of weeks, and Trout Spey anglers will find the fish are pretty receptive to the swung fly. Pressure has been light lately, as most Montanan’s are out…

Craig Montana November 17th

November 17, 2018

Craig Montana November 16th

Craig Montana November 16th Yesterday morning in Craig. Today sunny. Cold. Tomorrow? Totally fishable. Lots of swingers on the river the past couple weeks. Headhunters Trout Spey trips out too. The week ahead looks good. Not too cold, not too…

Trout Spey Flies

November 14, 2018

Trout Spey Flies

Trout Spey Flies Squeeky’s Trout Spey Fly selection has grown over the years. The more flies you have, the more fish you can catch. Right? But can a feller really have too many flies? No, is the answer if you…

$400 Guided Spey Trips

November 12, 2018

$400 Guided Spey Trips

$400 Guided Spey Trips Booked a couple more Trout Spey trips today at the shop. Sunday and snow. Swingers too. Many of the folks who we have had the fortunate opportunity to fish with this fall have forgone the Steelhead…

Trout Spey Report 11.5.18

November 5, 2018

Break out the two-handers, November has arrived. Cooler – but not cold – temperatures over the last week have improved the swing bite, and that cold air we need is in the forecast for later this week. Trout Spey fishing…

Montana Spey Video Scumliner Media

November 4, 2018

Scumliner Media, Spey Especial, Trout Spey, video

Montana Spey Video Scumliner Media A cool vid this morning from Scumliner Media. Spey Specials on the Mo. It’s time for you to play with a two hander.

Missouri River Spey Report

October 29, 2018

Montana Spey, spey, Trout, Trout Spey

Trout Spey Fishing Report for Late-October We are in full “swing” on the Missouri River, and it’s easy to spot anglers exploring the Missouri River with their Trout Spey rods. Recent warm weather has hurt the fishing for both the…

Headhunters Spey Especial Trout Spey Trips

October 23, 2018

spey, Spey Espacial, Trout Spey, Winter Guide Special

Headhunters Spey Especial Trout Spey Trips Headhunters is hosting Full Day Trout Spey Trips for $400. October 15th thru December 31st. Lunch, snacks, and a spey rod if you need one are all included. This especial pricing trip is Spey…

Trout Spey Lineup 2018-19

October 18, 2018

Review, spey, Spey Lines, Spey Rods, Trout Spey

Swing Season has arrived on the Missouri River, and at Headhunters that signals the start of our “second season”. Most of our new Trout Spey rods, lines and tackle arrive in the fall. Here is a rundown of our primary…

Double Spey – River Right Video

October 3, 2018

Double Spey, Double Spey - River Right Video, Double Spey Cast, Trout Spey

Double Spey – River Right Video Hump Day on the Mighty Mo. Check out the video. Perfect fishing weather out there. Overcast and cool. Sometimes even calm. Good swinging too. Come on by to talk trout spey at Headhunters of…

Single Handed Spey Video

April 5, 2018

RIO, Simon Gawesworth, Single Handed Lines, spey, Trout Spey, video

Single Handed Spey Video w/ Simon Gawesworth of RIO Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog we bring you this fantastic video with Spey Casting Guru Simon Gawesworth of RIO Products. We get lots of questions about this newer style…

Missouri River Trout Spey Spring Swing Report

March 19, 2018

Demo Rods, Headhunters Fly Shop, spey, Swing, Trout Spey, Two Handed

Missouri River Trout Spey Spring Swing Report In one word. Good. Some days great. The fish do make the ultimate decision. Fished with Ninch and our Sage rep Thursday and Ninth put on a show. Outfishing Kurt and I by…

Headhunters Weekend Trout Spey Clinic Cancelled. New Dates Feb 17, 18.

February 8, 2018

clinics, Education, Headhunters Education, Trout Spey

Headhunters Weekend Trout Spey Clinic Cancelled. New Dates Feb 17, 18 The Trout Spey Gang at Headhunters has called off the weekend 10th ad 11th free clinic. Too cold, too snowy, too shitty for fun learning. And not all the…

March SPEY CASTING Madness @ Headhunters Fly Shop

January 27, 2018

Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life, Troutspey

March SPEY CASTING Madness We are launching our March SPEY CASTING Madness schedule today on the Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service Blog. March 23rd, 24th, and 25th with 3 spey clinics raising the bar on your Spey Game! It…

How to Tie a Soft Hackle with Hans

January 11, 2018

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How to Tie a Soft Hackle with Hans Today a soft hackle video with Hans S of the South Dakota Angler. We used to post a quite a few vids from Hans. A good tier. If you are in the…

White Snow, White Flies.

January 4, 2018

Bobber Flies, Nymphs, Pink, Trout Spey Patterns, White Flies., White Snow

White Snow, White Flies. And Pink. A few white flies to get you into the weekend here on the Montana’s Missouri River. The recent warm spell has got us pretty stoked. Water temps are still frigid but the air temps…

Swing Tip: Anchor Placement

December 15, 2017

Casting, spey

There are a few critical components of a Spey cast that I like to emphasize in our trout Spey clinics, because they are the keys to troubleshooting when your cast heads south. Clinics, demonstrations, books and YouTube are all great…

Swing Tip: Sweep to the Bank

December 11, 2017

hook, set, Trout Spey

You should have a plan for setting the hook. When we dry fly fish we lift slow and high. In the Tarpon boat is an aggressive strip set. Bobber lobbers hit ‘em hard and fast. Fishing a swung fly with…

New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style

November 28, 2017

New Breed Chicks, Troutspey

New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style, Swing, Trout Spey

New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style Cassie Cline today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style. Hi Mark! We had some success with the swing bite this weekend! After a tough week on the deschutes…

Mike McCune – Downstream Shoulder Perry Poke

November 26, 2017

Perry Poke, Trout Spey, video

Mike McCune – Downstream Shoulder Perry Poke Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog we show you a great cast demonstrated by Mike McCune. The Downstream Shoulder Perry Poke. Shop for a new spey rod then watch this video several…

2017-18 Trout Spey Lineup

November 15, 2017

spey, Swing Season, troutspey

The 2017-18 Spey season has begun on the Missouri River, and it’s time to layout the gear we use while swinging the Mo’. Last season we began a transition from 6 and 7 weight spey outfits down to true ultralight…

Winter Rewards Fishing the Missouri River

November 5, 2017

Friends, Snow, spey, Swinging Flies, Trout Spey, Weather, winter

Winter Rewards Fishing the Missouri River Trout Spey casters up all the way from Big Sky. Bill, Jason, Rob, and Todd ventured up the state to the Mighty Mo to swing a few flies. And they were rewarded with nice…

Missouri River Trout Spey Report

November 2, 2017

Missouri River Trout Spey Report The weeds are gone. The sun is gone. The people are gone. So, time to swing a few trout up. Snow on the ground along with the vacant river allows us to head out there…

November Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast

October 31, 2017

BWO, Guide Trips, November Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast, October Caddis, Private Lessons, Trout Spey

November Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast We are looking forward to the month ahead. November is great fishing. Some of the best parts of the month include the lack of anglers around. Another highlight is the fish that like to…

Trout Spey on the Missouri River

October 24, 2017

Trout Spey, Trout Spey on the Missouri River

Trout Spey on the Missouri River Swinging daily here fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Good success winging soft hackles for the BWO feeding fish. Good success with the leech and smaller buggers this week. Next week? Success with floaters and intermediate…

Swing Season 2017-18 is Here!

October 17, 2017

spey, Swing Season, Trout, troutspey

We’ve been swinging with our two-handers for a few weeks now, and we know a few of you have as well. In our brains, the 1st of November is the beginning of “Swing Season”, but as the weeds disappear from…

Hangman Spey Video – Mike McCune

May 8, 2017

Casting, Hangman, mccune, Mike, spey, Trout

Here’s a valuable casting video Mike McCune and I recently shot. Valuable because it is the spey cast I see Mike executing more often than not when we are trout fishing. I have had a number of customers ask me…

Troutspey Reels and Running Lines

May 3, 2017

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

coated, lines, mono, reels, Running, spey

There is always a lot of talk about running lines for trout spey rigs around the shop. Some like mono, and some like a coated running line. I think were at about a 50/50 split among our customers and staff.…

March Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast

March 8, 2017

Forecast, MArch, Spring

March Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast The first thing that most anglers ask on the phone is if we are gonna have high water. The second question is if we will have low water. Then the third is if we…

Headhunters announces Annual Spring Special Guide Trips and Lodging

February 27, 2017

$350 Guide Trip, craig trout camp, Discounted Lodging, Guide Trips, Spring Special

Fishing Report, Travel, Troutspey

Headhunters announces Annual Spring Special Guide Trips and Lodging Deals February is nearly over and we turn our attention to our upcoming Annual Spring Special. This hyper-popular pricing schedule has many of our anglers all fired up! Along with discounted…

Saturday Spey

February 11, 2017

Photography, Troutspey

Saturday

Some of us are at the ski hill, others are swinging softly. The snow in Craig was obliterated by the weather the last few days. Great fishing conditions. We hope you’re out swinging one up, and the reports we heard yesterday…

Headhunters is the Trout Spey Line HQ

February 2, 2017

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

Airflo, Bucket, iMOW, OPST, Poly Leader, Riffle, RIO, Run, SA, Scandi, Scientific Anglers, Skagit, spey, Spey Accesories, Switch, Trout Spey, VersiLeader, Wulff

Headhunters is the Trout Spey Line HQ We have them all. Almost all of them. We may not have every trout spey line ever made but we have most of the bases covered including well over 100 trout spey demo…

Shane’s Trout Spey Set Up

January 28, 2017

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

Airflo Fly Lines, Discounted Guide Trips, Echo Fly Rods, RIO, SIMMS, Trout Spey

Shane’s Trout Spey Set Up Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop daily blog we see Shane Wilson’s Trout Spey Set Up. Shane is one of those who is enamored with the Echo TR2 rod. We can’t blame him. Most of…

Mike McCune Spey Clinic

January 24, 2017

Mike McCune will be returning again this spring offering two days of intense Spey instruction in Craig. We are offering two different 1 day session with Mike on March 31, and April 1. Class size is limited to 3, so…

Shooting Line can be a Drag – More from Mike McCune

December 7, 2016

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More from the Godfather, Mike McCune. One of the most common questions I get at our spey clinics is “how do I manage and handle my running line while spey casting?”. I try to avoid answering this. It’s a personal…

Montana Guided Spey Trips

December 1, 2016

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Headhunters has been dabbling in guided spey trips for the last two winters. We’ve run a few, but haven’t really pushed it too hard. Most of our guides have no interest in more work during the winter. They’re more interested…

Mike McCune – Perry Poke Video

November 30, 2016

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Casting, mccune, Mike, perry, poke, spey, troutspey

If you haven’t had a chance to attend one of our clinics with Mike McCune – and wife Whitney Gould – this will give you an idea what it’s like to spend the day with him on the water. For…

2016-17 Spey Lineup – Rods and Reels

November 29, 2016

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey, Uncategorized

reels, rods, spey, troutspey

The season is in full “swing” for the folks who enjoy swinging trout up on a two-hander. Most folks are done chasing Steelhead in the upper Columbia drainages, and big game season has just ended. The balmy autumn has plenty of folks…

Switch it Up Video Scumliner Media

November 27, 2016

Sara Roholt, Spey Season, Trout Spey, video

Switch it Up Video Scumliner Media Spey Season is here. In full swing as they say… Reminder that Headhunters has all you need in the trout spey, 2 handed game. From OPST, SA, RIO, and Airflo. Well over 250+ spey fly…

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media

October 14, 2016

Montana Trout Spey Video this Friday in October. Enjoy. The fishing is great. A bit windy here in Central Montana. Spey Season is coming on the Missouri River. Get on board. Check out more from Scumliner Media.

McCune/Gould Spey Sessions Recap

May 3, 2016

Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life, Troutspey

Gould, mccune, spey

Another long weekend of Spey Casting instruction with Mike McCune and Whitney Gould is in the books. We held 3 classes this year in what turned out to be absolutely perfect weather. No wind. 3 days in a row. In…

McCune/Gould Spey Clinic 4 Spots open Sunday May 1st!

April 25, 2016

April 29, April 30, clinic, May 1st, spey

McCune/Gould Spey Clinic 4 spots available on Sunday May 1st for the McCune/Gould Spey Clinic a week from now. This is a world class spey event held here on the Missouri River for those who want to go to the…

Casting For Recovery & Spey-O-Rama & Whitney & Mia

March 15, 2016

Casting for Recovery, Mia, Spey-O-Rama, Whitney

Our good friend Whitney Gould is teaming up with fellow Steelhead guide and Spey Caster Mia Shepard to raise funds for Casting for Recovery. They both will be competing in the Spey-O-Rama World Championship casting competition on April 22,23,24 at the…

Last Headhunters 2016 Free Spey Clinic

March 7, 2016

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In some incredibly balmy weather on Saturday – high 60’s – we held our final free spey clinic off the 2015-16 winter season. The full house enjoyed the usual classroom presentation, light winds, a wide variety of lines and rods,…

In Defense of Switch Lines…. Just Kidding.

February 16, 2016

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Technique, Troutspey, Uncategorized

spey, switch. lines

Lately I’ve seen a resurgence in the dreaded “switch” line. Particularly on newer spey rigs purchased regionally. At our last clinic there were no less than 3 new outfits present rigged with switch lines. All were recommended as part of a rod/reel/line…

A Chilly Spey Clinic

January 18, 2016

spey

Our rescheduled January Spey clinic took place in some Chilly conditions on Saturday. As you can see in the image above, plenty of ice in those snake guides. Plenty. Despite the fridgid temperatures, we had a full house and no…

Mike McCune & Whitney Gould Spey Clinic

January 18, 2016

Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life, Troutspey

clinic, Gould, mccune, spey

The dates are set for our 2016 spey sessions with Mike McCune & Whitney Gould. For those looking for some hands-on Spey instruction in a small 3:1 classroom setting, you’ll find no better opportunity. Mike & Whitney are among the worlds best Spey-casters…

Spey Resource – Deneki Outdoors

January 7, 2016

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Travel, Troutspey

Deneki, spey

Spey junkies are constantly hounding us for opinions, info, gear reviews, line recommendations and technical advice. I don’t think everyone who stops by or emails a question needs an answer. They just want to get a discussion going. It’s winter after…

2015-16 Spey Rod Lineup

December 15, 2015