McCune on Trout Retrieves
“Exactly how do you retrieve or work your fly?” We still get this question A LOT. Spend a few minutes with our pal Mike McCune as he goes over a few of the techniques he uses while fishing for trout…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Winter Lodging Rates, Guide Trips, and more!
Headhunters Fly Shop Winter Lodging Rates, Guide Trips, and more! Headhunters Fly Shop getting into the winter swing here in Craig. Open daily for all of your winter fishing needs including lodging, guide trips, and spey info and lessons and…
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A whole new week ahead…
A whole new week ahead… The show is over. Peak season has passed by. The river is quiet. We like that. The shop gang is busy though. Finishing the last bit of 2018 ordering and unloading flies, counting stuff, and…
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Just Add Vise Video Kreelex
Just Add Vise Video Kreelex A got to have pattern for th winter on the Mighty Mo. Summer too. But truly important for the next 6 months. Come by and get yourself a Just Add Vise Kit, or call us…
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GINK is Goopy
GINK is Goopy The dry fly fishing isn’t good til the GINK is Goopy. A fishing mentor of mine said this. Probably still does. Truth. And, Friday the GINK was Goopy.
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Coming Monday. Snow. Tuesday Too.
Coming Monday. Snow. Tuesday Too. Winter is on the way this fall. Monday and Tuesday we will have snow on the ground. Maybe a foot. BWO’s like that kind of weather. And some anglers do too!
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Friday Foto Spite Hill Edition
Friday Foto Spite Hill Edition The fishing is getting damn good. The fishing will get better as we move toward Thanksgiving. Better every day. We love October. September is good too. But October is a fantastic month. The sun will…
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East Bound and Down, Bandit, and Buford T. Justice Quotes
East Bound and Down, Bandit, and Buford T. Justice Quotes All good here on the Mighty Mo this Sunday. Some crazy NFL ball on the TV, sunshine outside, and fall on our minds here in downtown Craig Montana. So today…
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Dead Drifter Sticker @ Headhunters of Craig
Dead Drifter Sticker @ Headhunters of Craig Call us up @ 406-235-3447. Order Dead Drifter Sticker for 8 bucks. We stuff it in an envelope and send it to you. You stick it on… Why not get two. First run…
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Silly Saturday Scenery Rain Edition
Silly Saturday Scenery Rain Edition Raining hard yesterday. Depends on who you believe but I see over 2.6″ on one site and nearly 2 inches on another. Less today with air temps reaching the 60F mark. The fishing is heating…
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Longhorn Beetle Just Add Vise Video
Longhorn Beetle Just Add Vise Video A feller came in the shop and said he wrecked them on beetles. Just after Braden told same feller they did not eat the beetle that well here on the Mo. Well…sometimes they do!…
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I love Foam Hoppers!
I love Foam Hoppers! Foamies bro’. Really all you need. Honest. These not so new fangled foam hopper patterns make hopper fishing pretty entertaining. They are so cool. And they mostly float. Not as high and visible as…
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Blackfoot River Fishing Report August 13th
Blackfoot River Fishing Report August 13th Fished the canyon stretch with HH Guide Shane and friend Brian and had a ball. Put in on the North Fork of the Blackfoot outside of Ovando. Skinny for sure. Did not have to…
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A Father’s Advice to us all
Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there in Blogland. Today we celebrate the institution of Fatherhood. Hooray for Father’s. Today a plea for boat ramp courtesy from a Father in the local neighborhood. We agree Josh. We can…
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May 30th Headhunters Fly Fishing Report Missouri River Montana
May 30th Headhunters Fly Fishing Report Missouri River Montana All is well in downtown Craig Montana. Nothing to complain about here other than the slower than average dry fly bite. The nymphing is good and the streamer fishing…well nobody is…
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Late April Fishing Report from Headhunters
Late April Fishing Report from Headhunters The water levels are holding just below 7K. Water temps are in the 45F range. Both real good. May see some movement in the water column this week and will let you folks know…
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Monday April 10th Missouri River Stats
Monday April 10th Missouri River Stats Bugs are coming. Saw a pretty good BWO hatch yesterday on the lwer river. They will show more this week. It is near! Water Flows are in the 5K range. We should see this…
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Public Lands Rally in Helena
GROUNDHOG DAY Another Montana Legislative session, another attack on our public lands, and another Public Lands Rally at our Capitol in Helena. Members of team Headhunters were in attendance, along with a thousand-plus hikers, hunters, boaters, climbers, skiers, birdwatchers, wildflower fanatics,…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Headhunters Fly Shop with Silly Sunday Scenery this Sunday morning late January. Headhunters is your only daily fly fishing blog in Montana bringing you the best in inane Missouri River entertainment to your living room at a…
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Monday Morning Update here in Central Montana
Monday Morning Update here in Central Montana Fishing is back here on the Missouri River. The recent not as cold weather along with the sun shining has brought fishing back! A few anglers on the water with a number of…
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Silly Snowy Drift-Boat Sara Sled Sunday Scenery
Silly Snowy Drift-Boat Sara Sled Sunday Scenery This image from February ’14. Sara rocking the Eastside Drifter at 35mph. Fireball was here co-pilot. If you want to do some drift boat sledding the mean streets of Craig are ripe for…
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Report from Ice Station Zebra
Above: Sara Roholt attempts to free the ice from her guides while swinging the Missouri River at -10. Extreme cold has settled in to the Northern Rockies for longer than it usually does. Really cold, and with it lots of…
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ECHO TR2 SPEY and TROUTSPEY
The ECHO TR (Tim Rajeff) has consistently been one of our most popular Spey rods over the last several seasons. It’s combination of price and performance is unbeatable, as it’s ability to throw a variety of lines and casts. ECHO…
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Sunday Dry Fly Fish
Sunday Dry Fly Fish This nice trout from last week. Caught on a large Purple Haze. Nice work Scott. Skinny water, big fish. But tonight we have snow and bitter cold weather greeting us for the coming week. So, we…
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2016-17 Spey Lineup – Rods and Reels
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…
Read MoreBack in Black Friday AC/DC
Back in Black Friday AC/DC Sale today. Our program here in Craig? Come in and make a deal. You want a deal. Come in and bargain with our crack retail staff. Shane and Braden will haggle til the death…
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Headhunters Thanksgiving Missouri River Fishing Report
Headhunters Thanksgiving Missouri River Fishing Report Two words. Damn good. The best late fall bite we have witnessed in several years. Dry fly? Good for the last couple hours. Not too good before that period. But really quite good after…
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Holiday Week Fishing Report and Schedule
Holiday Week Fishing Report and Schedule Holiday Week Schedule Monday of the holiday week ahead. Lets hope you are working a short week and playing hard this weekend. Or just eating, fishing, and napping. We are headlong into our winter…
Read MoreShit Skiers Say Video
Shit Skiers Say Video In homage to the lack of snow here in the west we post Shit Skiers Say today on the Headhunters Blog. Not much in the way of fall or even winter weather as of late. Nothing…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.24.16
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.24.16 About another month of single handed dry fly fishing. We have seen some real BWO’s around and it should pop this week. Will it? Oh, on the baetis gods really know. But we can…
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Friday Fall Foto
Friday Fall Foto Last third of October is upon us. You better get that rod out of the case on e more time. Or two more times. Or three. Streamer fishermen are just getting their arms all lubed up. How…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery It is sure nice here on the Mo. It is not epic fishing, yet. It is merely damn good. Short leashing is on fire. Mid length nymphers rejoice. Dry fly anglers still searching for the change of…
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Short and Sweet Missouri River Fishing Report
Short and Sweet Missouri River Fishing Report Things are all good here in central Montana. The snow came, and the snow went. At least from the roadways. Still some good snow in the hills that started us off in the…
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Keeping Warm on the River
The first really cold week is behind us, and some of our visitors got to enjoy some downright cold and wet weather. If you didn’t have all of the right cold weather gear on Monday, you froze. And we definitely…
Read MoreYellowstone is more valuable than GOLD!
Yellowstone is more valuable than GOLD! We keep saying NO to mining in Montana. We still say NO. Not too much more to it that that. No mining near our National Treasures. Period.
Read MoreFoxee Minnow Tying Kit JAV
Foxee Minnow Tying Kit JAV Pretty crucial for Missouri River fall streamer fishing. This perennial locals favorite works! The weather this week has us thinking more and more about chucking the big fly for big fall brown trout. Rainbows too.…
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Blackfoot River September Fishing Report
Blackfoot River September Fishing Report Fished the Blackfoot yesterday and today. Can’t tell you what happened today, but I can chat at you what happened yesterday. Flows ar equate low with Bonner registering about 400 cfs. Boney, skinny, thin man.…
Read MoreNational Park Service Happy 100!
This week marks the 100th Birthday of our National Park Service. Living an equal – and short – distance between two of America’s most iconic National Parks, we are constantly aware of both the importance of our National Parks, and the…
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Creek Fishing
Did a little “Crick” fishing’ with my daughter yesterday. Had to get out and have a walk around. And catch some fish in a boulder filled stream. We found a few, and we also found surprisingly cold and powerful flows…
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Saturday Fishing Report & Housekeeping
“You gotta fish at the coolest time of day.” A tip from Braden, who we find twitching and skittering after dark in the above image. The after-hours party is happening right now, with a mix of Caddis, tiny PED’s, Craneflies, a…
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Trout Bummin’
Trout Bummin’ Found these cats fresh outta the water at Wolf Creek Bridge after a swim bath in Mother Mo. Trout Bummin’ Montana. A short chat revealed they had rented a boat from us and had enjoyed sampling some of…
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Silly Saturday Scenery July Edition
Silly Saturday Scenery July Edition Getting on already in this 7th month of 2016. Silly Saturday Scenery July Edition brings you a serene view from Craig Montana. Trico’s out daily. Anglers too. A nice time of year for the dry…
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New Boat Smell Hyde Montana Skiff
New Boat Smell Hyde Montana Skiff Shane Wilson and his new Hyde Montana Skiff today at Headhunters Fly Shop. Max Mattioli has one too. Now both of these HH guides are rocking this Hyde version of the ever so popular…
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Headhunters Friday Fishing Report 6.17.16
Headhunters Friday Fishing Report 6.17.16 Friday Fishing Report goes like this. All good in this neighbor hood. For those who always email, call, and plead for us to let them know when it is good enough to come on out,…
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Missouri River Bugs – June
Missouri River Bugs The following are some pictures of bugs from the Missouri River that were collected in June a couple miles upstream of Craig. These images will hopefully aid in your fly design and/or fly selection while you are fishing this…
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Caddis Festival Today!
Today is it. Partying in downtown Craig Montana. All the festivities start about 4pm with BBQ’ers ramping up and the big Parade in Craig. Live and Silent Auctions along with the raffle will raise about 20K for our Craig Volunteer…
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Friday Foto and River News
Friday Foto and River News Not quite sure what to make of this yet. After you think you have seen it all the Knotted Nymph pops up. Rumors for the last week and now it seems… Down river at the…
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Caddis Fest in 1 Week!
!0th Annual Craig Caddis Fest in 1 Week here on the banks of the Missouri River. 4-7pm for BBQ. 4pm Parade, Silent Auction. Live Auction 730pm with lots of kick ass fly fishing trips, original art, and more! Live Music…
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Heading full speed out of April
Heading full speed out of April Big Sale. Bugs in full swing. Gould/McCune Spey Clinics. Overcast and calm. Really looks good for the rest of the spring as we accrue moisture at a rate we need too. Craig is awake…
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Friday BWO Image
Friday BWO Image Maybe some cloud cover today. We’re crossing our fingers. Have a great Friday. We hope it includes some baetis action for you.
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HH Guide Spring Prep
Most of our guides live here full time. Some guide elsewhere during the winter months. One thing in common? They all fish all year long. No hobby guides here on the Missouri River. All of the Headhunters Guides fish for…
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Fly Tying Night in America
Fly Tying Night in America Tomorrow in Craig Fly Tying Night in America. Wednesday at 6pm. A few gathered ’round the tying table. See you at the shop. Enjoy this Just Add Vise Tying Video Mozuri Minnow today. Order the…
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Missouri River Top 10 February Nymphs
Spring like weather has brought out the shut in February anglers here on Montana’s Missouri River. While many are swing the 2 handed Trout Spey rod the rest are tossing the good ‘ol nymph fly. Here is a photo hit…
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In Defense of Switch Lines…. Just Kidding.
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…
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Friday Foto Spey Day
Good friend Erich Bittmann and myself went out for a quick afternoon session Thursday. A couple hours casting and fishing from Stickney Creek to Spite Hill. Just perfect. A few fish and some good times. Enjoyed the mild weather that…
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