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Missouri River Summer Solstice Report June 21st 2018

June 21, 2018

2018, Dearborn River, Dry Flies, fishing report, June 21st, Nymphs, Summer Solstice, Water Flows

Missouri River Summer Solstice Report June 21st 2018 River flows came back above 15K this morning. The flows on the Dearborn are falling rapidly currently at the 3500 cfs mark. We expect to see the Dearborn flows continue to fall…

Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River Fishing Report June 16th 2018

June 16, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dry Flies, fishing report, June, Nymphs, Rigs, Streamers

Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River Fishing Report June 16th 2018 The latest on Missouri River Flows Headed higher due to heavy precipitation basin wide today. Headed back above 12,000 cfs today. Rising above 13,000 cfs Monday. More precipitation Monday and…

Missouri River Fishing Report 5.21.18

May 21, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dry Flies, Flows, Missouri River Fishing Report 5.21.18, Nymphs, Weather

Missouri River Fishing Report 5.21.18 Missouri River Flows 15K-ish and holding I will call Stephanie Micek again this morning and find out what the latest scoop on the water situation is. But I suspect it will be the same as…

Top 10 Missouri River Spring Time Dry Flies

April 3, 2018

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Fishing Report

DFO, Dry Flies, HH Fly Shop, Spirng, Top 10

Top 10 Missouri River Spring Time Dry Flies Here they are. The flies we like for spring time dry fly action Missouri River style The dry fly fishing has been sporadic as of late. You can bump into comments of…

Sunday Mid-Summer Missouri River Tips

July 9, 2017

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique

Dry Flies, July, tips

Sunday Mid-Summer Missouri River Tips A few quick tips from your friends at Headhunters Fly Shop in downtown Craig Montana this sunny and seasonal Sunday Mid-Summer morning. The fishing is great. Get out early and enjoy the day before the…

A Bulleted Missouri River June Forecast

June 1, 2017

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dry Flies, Forecast, June, missouri river, Nymphs, Trout Spey

A Bulleted Missouri River June Forecast A short run-down of the Missouri River June Forecast today. A long winded over the top informational version may come in the near future, or not. So we hit you today with the crib…

Stalcup’s Cluster Midge

April 20, 2017

Braden Lewis

Fly Fishing Technique

Dry Flies, dry fly, flies, fly fishing technique, Midge, Midge Cluster, stalcup

Stalcup’s Cluster Midge Needs To Be In Your Box Stalcup’s Cluster Midge is one of my favorite midge patterns. I always have some in my box during the spring and then again in July when the tricos start to hatch. This…

What I did for Spring Break: Watch my wife and daughter catch fish on Dry Flies

April 14, 2017

John Arnold

Headhunters Life

BWO, Dry Flies, Julie

Everyone at Headhunters fishes. Some more than others, and some not as often as they once did. Our GM Julie falls into the latter category, but still loves the sport. She and I always try to catch one of the first BWO days…

We like the Missouri River May Show

March 8, 2017

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Big Brown Trout, Dry Flies, May, Streamer Lovers Unite!

We like the Missouri River May Show We like May. It has become one of the favorite months for us here at Headhunters in Craig Montana. Why? Big fish. Some of the best fish of the year come to the…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.10.16

October 10, 2016

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dry Flies, Fall, Fly Fishing, October

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.10.16 Currently snowing on this Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.10.16 morning. About an inch on the ground and the weather forecasters predict even more on the way for the next 36 hrs. Then Wednesday?…

Missouri River Late September Fishing Report

September 24, 2016

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

BWO's, Dry Flies, Fall, fishing report, September

Missouri River Late September Fishing Report Pretty good on the river this week. Nymphing is categorized in the rockstar area. Pretty good The blind dry fly game is coming on as well. The headhunting is pretty damn good in the…

Top 10 Tailwater Midge Flies

February 22, 2016

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life

Dry Flies, February, flies, Midge, patterns, tailwater, winter

Top 10 Tailwater Midge Flies These Top 10 February Top 10 Tailwater Midge Flies are sure to please your Missouri River fancy. The midge hatch has begun in ernest and manny anglers are asking about the correct midge patterns to…

Headhunters Baetis Week. Dry Fly Love.

April 21, 2015

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear

Baetis Patterns, Baetis Week, BWO's, Dry Flies, Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River Baetis

Boy do we love Baetis here in central Montana fishing the Missouri River. It is the real beginning of the spring dry fly game. While the Midge kick it off, the Baetis bring in the dry fly year adding validity…

November is the New October | Missouri River Chronicles

October 24, 2014

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Dry Flies, November is the New October | Missouri River Chronicles, Swinging Flies

John wrote an article about the too nice, the way too nice late October weather we have been experiencing and I concur. Let’s move on into the fall, the true fall conditions we have so come to love. Not expect,…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.23.14

October 23, 2014

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dry Flies, Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.23.14, Nymphing, October Fly Fishing Report, Streamer fishing

The success rate goes like this… Nymphing Streamer Chucking Dry Fly Angling That is how the numbers stack up. We all fish for different reasons. Sometimes just one fish is enough. While we do occasionally go blank one fish seems…

Missouri River October Flies

October 13, 2014

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique

Dry Flies, Fall Flies, Missouri River October Flies, Wet Flies

Dries that have kept our interest this last week include some of the following. The weather has not been cooperating with clouds and moisture. But it should, would, will come? We are doing the snow and rain dance daily. Row…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 8.18.14

August 18, 2014

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dry Flies, Grasshoppers, Hoppers, missouri river, Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 8.18.14, Trico's

August is here. We are here. The trout are here. Mostly. The upshot of the week is this. It is short and bittersweet. Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 8.18.14 Trico’s Mornings can be really great. Strong hatches riverside. The most…

Missouri River Summer Fishing Report 6.23.14

June 23, 2014

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dry Flies, fishing report, Headhunters Unite, missouri river, Missouri River Summer Fishing Report

Good fishing to be had in the month of June. Great? Some days yes indeed. Others, just good. Lots and lots of folks around this weekend as the Montana contingent was out in force. The Dearborn River received a ton…

Missouri River Summer Solstice Report June 21st 2018

Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River Fishing Report June 16th 2018

Missouri River Fishing Report 5.21.18

Top 10 Missouri River Spring Time Dry Flies

Sunday Mid-Summer Missouri River Tips

A Bulleted Missouri River June Forecast

Stalcup’s Cluster Midge

What I did for Spring Break: Watch my wife and daughter catch fish on Dry Flies

We like the Missouri River May Show

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.10.16

Missouri River Late September Fishing Report

Top 10 Tailwater Midge Flies

Headhunters Baetis Week. Dry Fly Love.

November is the New October | Missouri River Chronicles

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.23.14

Missouri River October Flies

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 8.18.14

Missouri River Summer Fishing Report 6.23.14

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