November Spey Report
I get asked all the following question all the time: “When is the best time to swing flies with a two-hander on the Missouri River?” And I always give the same answer: “November and December”. And here we are in…
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Sunday Scenery Sunset Spey
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The longest lasting and most incredible sunset I’ve witnessed in a long time occurred the other night. Mike, James and I had a hard time concentrating on fishing. The swing bite had been fantastic all day, until this last run.…
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OPST Micro Skagit Rods
We’ve just received a handful of the new OPST Micro Skagit rods designed by Skagit legend Ed Ward. We’ve been excited to see these long-awaited rods, and feel fortunate to have gotten in on the initial small run, which was…
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Swing Report
Its been a tough last month if you have been chasing fish with a two-hander on the Missouri, but things seem to be turning on. The fish are a little grabbier and they’re eating with a bit more authority. At…
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Trout Spey Camp Roundup
above: Whitney Gould offers some tips to one of the casting competition competitors. WHAT A CRAZY WEEK! Somehow, we managed to set up for, hold, and clean up after a 3+ day event at the shop and get to Denver…
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Trout Spey Camp Fly Contest
Here’s a great group of swing flies submitted for our fly tying competition at Trout Spey Camp. Maybe they will inspire you to get on the vice and whip up a new Trout Spey home brew of your own. Thanks…
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Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update
Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update Halfway through day 3 of our 2019 Trout Spey Camp. Sunny 52F. All is well! 7F Thursday morning. Feels good to have the sun on our backs! The anglers are out fishing the Mo. Swinging.…
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Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019
Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019 Fun times. Trout Spey Camp 2019. #troutspeycamp Fishing not too good. The catching part. The fishing part real swell. The swinging is good. Lots of fun trying new rods and lines and such from he product…
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Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media
Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media New, no. Cool, yes. I have watched this a ton of times. And I’m gonna watch it many more today. I love watching good casters. It never gets old. Mental training is important in…
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Trout Spey Camp Fishing Forecast
More winter on the way this week, which should ramp the swing fishing up another level (it’s already pretty good)! Right now we are under a Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by cooler temperatures for the rest…
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Double Spey River Right Video
Double Spey River Right Video A quick video today on this Sunday previous to our big Trout Spey Camp beginning this Thursday. Funtimes ahead. The spey bite has been good with streamers primarily followed by the soft hackle. Seconded. Not…
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Trout Spey Camp – Intro to Spey Clinic FULL
Just a heads up for those who still haven’t signed up for our Trout Spey Camp. Our “Intro to Spey” Clinic is now completely full. You can still sign up for the Camp, but you’ll need to attend Mike McCune’s…
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Trout Spey Camp Update & Report
Fishing today is the priority, so let’s get right to the spey report. The crew is starting to get out with the two-handers now, and we’ve been running a few guided spey trips as well. Fishing the swing is pretty…
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Trout Spey Fly Tying Contest
As part of our new 2019 Trout Spey Camp, Headhunters will be holding a fly tying competition for the best Trout Spey Pattern. We are looking for some great new Trout Spey “Swing” patterns for the Missouri River and beyond,…
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Trout Spey Camp Event Page
DEDICATED EVENT PAGE We’ve created an EVENT PAGE for our first annual Trout Spey Camp so you can see a complete – but fluid – itinerary. I will keep updating the page as changes and additions are made. We’ve also…
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NFG – Mike McCune joins our Guide Staff
Headhunters is stoked to announce that legendary Spey caster Mike McCune is the latest addition to our excellent guide staff. Mike has been doing a few Spey trips this year, but as we roll into autumn, we know that many…
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Event Announcement: Trout Spey Camp October 10-12
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…
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Sunday Scenery
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.
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McCune Gould Spey Clinics – only a few spots left!
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…
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Gould McCune Spey Clinics Spring 2019
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…
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Weekend Tip: Keep Those Hands Down
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…
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Spey Special Ends Soon
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…
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Turkey Day Spey Report
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…
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Craig Montana November 17th
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…
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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…
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$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…
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Trout Spey Report 11.5.18
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…
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Montana Spey Video Scumliner Media
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.
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Missouri River Spey Report
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…
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Headhunters Spey Especial Trout Spey Trips
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…
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Trout Spey Lineup 2018-19
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…
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Double Spey – River Right Video
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…
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Single Handed 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…
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Missouri River Trout Spey Spring Swing Report
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…
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Headhunters Weekend Trout Spey Clinic Cancelled. New Dates Feb 17, 18.
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…
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March SPEY CASTING Madness @ Headhunters Fly Shop
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…
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How to Tie a Soft Hackle with Hans
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…
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White Snow, White Flies.
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…
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Swing Tip: Anchor Placement
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…
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Swing Tip: Sweep to the Bank
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…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style
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…
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Mike McCune – Downstream Shoulder Perry Poke
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…
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2017-18 Trout Spey Lineup
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…
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Winter Rewards Fishing the Missouri River
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…
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Missouri River Trout Spey Report
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…
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November Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast
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…
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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…
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Swing Season 2017-18 is Here!
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…
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Hangman Spey Video – Mike McCune
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…
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Troutspey Reels and Running Lines
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.…
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March Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast
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…
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Headhunters announces Annual Spring Special Guide Trips and Lodging
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…
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Saturday Spey
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…
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Headhunters is the Trout Spey Line HQ
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…
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