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Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

DFO, fishing report, Friday Foto Fishing Report 4.19.19, Nymphers, Strippers, Swingers, Weekend on the Mo!

Friday Foto Fishing Report 4.19.19 I liked the Yes and No format earlier this week. It fits my rapid posting early morning style, and needs. So here we head into another Montana Weekend in downtown Craig. Love to see you!…

Monday Morning Fishing Report 4.15.19

April 15, 2019

April, fishing report

Monday Morning Fishing Report 4.15.19 The Monday Morning Fishing Report 4.15.19. Midway through our Spring Special here in central Montana. Going well. The other fantastic rivers in the state are somewhat fishing. But, if you want the cleanest water in the…

Monday Missouri River September 17th Fishing Report

September 17, 2018

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Monday Missouri River September 17th Fishing Report Cooling air temps and water temps have slowed that un-real top water blind fishing bite. Stopped it? No. But certainly not as red hot as it has been. Replacing the morning Trico’s are…

Friday Foto Fishing Report

September 14, 2018

dry fly, Fall Weather, fishing report, Friday Foto Rainbow Release, Nymphing, Short Leash Nymphing

Friday Foto Rainbow Release Coming into a cooler weekend wether wise. Bring your warm clothing. Or come by the shop and stock up on all of the cool fall SIMMS gear that arrived yesterday. Downstream Jacket Puffy, the staff favorite…

Friday Foto Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.18

July 27, 2018

Caddis, fishing report, friday foto, July, PMD, Summer, trico, Weekend

Friday Foto Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.18 Flows dropping to 4800 cfs today as we Monto the last gasp of July. Wade fishers paradise. Daily events include the Trico spinner fall @ 845 am. Later in the morning you…

Missouri River Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

June 29, 2018

dry fly, fishing report, Late June, Nymphers

Missouri River Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop All good and getting better. Well, meaning, the water is scheduled to drop this coming week. Yup. It’s gonna happen. Flows at Toston Dam of the Missouri River are dropping rapidly. 13K…

Missouri River Summer Solstice Report June 21st 2018

June 21, 2018

Fishing Report, Uncategorized

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

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 Headhunters Fly Fishing Report May 7th

Missouri River Montana Headhunters Fishing Report May 7th

May 7, 2018

BWO, fishing report, Guide Trips, high water, May, Nymphing, rental boats, Safety, Spring, Spring Flies

Missouri River Montana Headhunters Fishing Report May 7th High water techniques apply. Fish towards the bank, or away from it. The best catch rates are those hugging the bank and tossing into the deep trough that lines the bank. Soft…

Missouri River Fishing Report April 29th 2018

April 29, 2018

29th, April, fishing report, Nymphing, Streamer fishing

Missouri River Fishing Report April 29th 2018 Not normal Missouri River fishing. Lower than average catch rates. Difficult situations. Fluctuations in the water couple times a week. Swollen feeder creeks like the Dearborn and Little Prickly Pear. Lots of boats.…

Late January Missouri River Fishing Report

January 22, 2018

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Late January Missouri River Fishing Report Mid Winter check on Montana’s Missouri River as we today give you the Late January Missouri River Fishing Report from your information source Headhunters Fly Shop of Craig Montana. Facts fill the fishing report…

Tuesday January 9th Missouri River Fishing Report

January 9, 2018

fishing report, Jan 9th, Nymphing, Trout Spey, winter

Tuesday January 9th Missouri River Fishing Report No dry fly action. Warm and windy here for the last several days with winter coming to greet us yet again this evening. More snow in the forecast. We love it. Bring more.…

Saturday Scenery… and a Fishing Report?

December 16, 2017

John Arnold

fishing report, Scenery

A shot from yesterday to give you an idea of what it looks like ‘round here. As you can see, you won’t need your snowshoes. I call this photo “Silly Saturday Scenery” and dedicate it to Mark Raisler. FISHING REPORT…

Late November Missouri River Fishing Report

November 29, 2017

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Late November Missouri River Fishing Report All is well here on the Missouri River. The first holiday weekend is behind us with the even bigger on ahead. Between now and then we should see continued decent fishing before we dive…

Missouri River Fishing Report 11.9.17

November 9, 2017

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Missouri River Fishing Report 11.9.17 Nymphing Not too bad. I’d give it an 8 for the time of year. Could it get hotter? Oh yeah. But consistent enough to keep you interested. The water temps are falling rapidly and the…

Thursday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River

October 19, 2017

Downtown Craig, Fall, fishing report, Headhunters Fall, October

Thursday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Past the tipping point of October looking at the Thursday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River. On the short end of the month. Boy, it is happening fast. We have had 6 great ones. Maybe…

Mid October Missouri River Fishing Report 10.12.17

October 12, 2017

BWO, fishing report, Hot Flies, Nymphs, October, Streamer

Mid October Missouri River Fishing Report 10.12.17 Good times in the fall months as we look at the Mid October Missouri River Fishing Report 10.12.17. We love the last couple months of traditional fly fishing here in central Montana. IT does…

Missouri River Fishing Report September 26

September 26, 2017

BWO, Fall, fishing report, missouri river, Nymphing, Pseudo, September 26, Streamer

Missouri River Fishing Report September 26 All good here in this neighborhood as we move into the last week of September and have October on our minds. The fishing has us thinking that direction too. The Dry Fly Bite Getting…

Hump Day Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River

September 20, 2017

BWO's, Fall, fishing report, Getting good man, Hoppers, Hump Day, October Caddis, Short Leash Nymphing

Hump Day Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Lots of ways to skin the cat out there. Dry, dripper, nymphing, streamer fishing. Your choice. Swinging too. It is all on here in central Montana. You can nymph them up at pretty…

Missouri River Headhunters Weekend Outlook

September 15, 2017

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Missouri River Headhunters Weekend Outlook Rain yesterday. Rain today. Rain tomorrow. Perfect. If you are coming out this weekend you will be greeted by rain. Overcast skies. And food fishing. Anglers are fishing top to bottom. Lots of interest in…

Signs of Improvement

September 5, 2017

BWO's, Dam, fishing report, Hopper Bite, Pseudo's, September, Weeds

Signs of Improvement Much cooler Monday Labor Day after the hot and smoky Sat and Sun Weekend period. Hi of 75, winds from the north allowed the smoke to pass to another county. At least for Monday. Possibly the clearest…

Headhunters Fly Shop Late August Blackfoot River Fishing Report

August 29, 2017

Blackfoot River, fishing report, Hopper

Headhunters Fly Shop Late August Blackfoot River Fishing Report Pretty good out there yesterday. Sunny, smoky, and fishy. Fished with friends from Hawaii for their first trip to the Blackfoot River over the divide. An awesome experience. Put in at…

Eclipse August Missouri River Fishing Report

August 22, 2017

Ants, August, Eclipse, fishing report, Pressure, Rising Trout, Trico's

Eclipse August Missouri River Fishing Report Fished yesterday Craig to Spite Hill during the eclipse. Fished all by my lonesome. Nice. Ate plenty of smoked salmon, pistachios, and drank several pouches of Capri-Sun. It was perfect. Ddi the fish rise…

Monday Morning July 31 Missouri River Fishing Report

July 31, 2017

Ants, Augsut, Caddis, fishing report, Hoppers, July, PMD's, Terrestrials, Trico's

Monday Morning July 31 Missouri River Fishing Report Trico’s. Going good. Some mornings they seem to not get out of bed though. So, we hope they are getting after it as you are out on the water. Yesterday was a good day. Floated…

UMOWA Annual, Fishing Report, and Water Update

June 17, 2017

fishing report, UMOWA, Water Update

UMOWA Annual, Fishing Report, and Water Update UMOWA Annual Meeting tonight in downtown Craig at the Firehall 6-9pm with free food. Auction items as well as they let us know the Missouri River State of the Union. Love to see…

Wednesday Missouri River Fishing Report 6.13.17

June 14, 2017

Caddis, fishing report, June, PMD, Water Flows

Wednesday Missouri River Fishing Report 6.13.17 Water levels may be rising as we had a pretty wet Tuesday. It must have been wet towards the upper drainage as well as we are witnessing an increase in water flows. The Canyon…

Monday Morning Fishing Report June 5th

June 5, 2017

dry fly, fishing report, June, Nymphs, PMD's, Summer

Monday Morning Fishing Report June 5th Well into June and we are pretty revved up. The dry fly game is taking shape. The bugs are coming on strong. It’s June man. We have arrived. Bust coming up in the coming…

May 30th Headhunters Fly Fishing Report Missouri River Montana

May 30, 2017

Craig MT, fishing report, missouri river

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…

Friday Foto Missouri River Net Job & Weekend Tips!

May 12, 2017

Ben, fishing report, flies, Hardy, high water, May, net

Friday Foto Missouri River Net Job Guide Ben Hardy netting this one up with guests Mary and Kevin straight outta Michigan. Their first trip to the Mo with friends Betsy and Charlie. Both families are in the golf business. They…

Headhunters Weekend Quick Hits

May 6, 2017

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Headhunters Weekend Quick Hits An up to the minute, at least when I wrote this, report and Headhunters Weekend Quick Hits blog from the information leaders in Craig Montana. Water is up. 7310nat time of press. Water temps 47F. Fish…

Late April Fishing Report from Headhunters

April 25, 2017

April, bobber, BWO, fishing report, Midge, nymph, Streamer

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…

Saturday Missouri River Fishing Update

April 22, 2017

April, fishing report, Spring Special

Saturday Missouri River Fishing Update Flows stable at 7020 cfs. Higher water means learning for not only the trout but anglers too. Some have state that the fishing is not too good. Not consistent is the word from us here…

Hump Day and all is well

March 29, 2017

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Hump Day and all is well 4240cfs and a stones throw from 40F water temperature. More precipitation this week with moderate temperatures. A chance of snow showers in the forecast for the coming weekend and beyond. Don’t forget your foul…

Monday Morning Fishing Report

March 27, 2017

End of March, fishing report, Spring Guide Trips

Monday Morning Fishing Report Headed into the final week of March. We are looking forward to leaving March. Just like February, just another annoying month as we wait for the real action to start. Not that we don’t like the…

Weekend Advice

March 18, 2017

John Arnold

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There’s going to be some folks out on the water this weekend. With temps near 70’s, and minor flooding shutting down a few streams around the state, we expect to see plenty of folks on the Missouri. We’ve had plenty…

Missouri River Weekend Fishing Report

March 17, 2017

Big Shoals, BWO, fishing report, Pink, Shuttles, SmithFly, Weekend

Missouri River Weekend Fishing Report Looks like, fishes like, we are heading into that first big spring fishing transition. Many Headhunters out this week with both the staff and guided trips fishing a number of days. Consensus? Change is happening…

Missouri River Fishing Report March 2nd

March 2, 2017

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Missouri River Fishing Report March 2nd Spring is on the doorstep. Another couple weeks and we will reach the 1st day of spring. It’s coming. Although the Groundhog thing said we would face another 6 weeks of winter last month.…

Weekend Update Fishing Report

February 17, 2017

John Arnold

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life, Nature

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The ice is gone on the upper river, most of the ramps are clear and the first thunderstorms of 2017 rolled through unannounced last night. We’ve just experienced two consecutive days with temperatures around 60 degrees and the forecast for the next…

Fishing Report – Get Out There!

February 12, 2017

Braden Lewis

fishing report, fly fishing technique, Missouri River Montana Fishing Report, Weather, winter

This Past Week It’s hard to believe that the Super Bowl was only one week ago. A lot has changed on the river in the past week. We received significant snow fall during the middle of last week that added to the…

Fishing Report – Warming Trend!

February 8, 2017

Continued COOOOOOLD conditions have hampered our fishing efforts. But not our enthusiasm. The only nice weather we’ve had recently coincided with last weekends spey clinics. It was beautiful, but we were teaching, not fishing. There were folks some folks out…

Thursday Fishing Report. A warming trend

January 19, 2017

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Thursday Fishing Report. A warming trend The air temps have risen above the freezing mark. Nice. The water temps? Not really. Well, they are above the 32F locked up solid mark. But not much. Current water temps are below. A…

The Sun Sets on 2016 Final Fishing Report

December 31, 2016

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The Sun Sets on 2016 Final Fishing Report The last day of the year. 2016 has been a good ride. 2016 Review Normal water levels again with out the weed infestation of the recent couple years. The year in review?…

Missouri River Montana Pre-Holiday Fishing Report

December 20, 2016

Christmas, fishing report, Holidays, wind

Missouri River Montana Pre-Holiday Fishing Report Hey there. It is warming up. About 3 weeks of non-fishing weather has passed us…at least temporarily. The weather yesterday was about as windy as it gets. But the air temps climber above freezing…

Cyber Monday Fishing Report

November 28, 2016

$450 Guide Trips, Cyber, fishing report, Monday

Cyber Monday Fishing Report Some of you are busy shopping online on this Cyber Monday. What are we doing here in Craig Montana? Filling orders not only form our web store but running shuttles, chatting with folks ’bout trout…

Missouri River Fly Fishing Report 11.18.16

November 18, 2016

fishing report, holiday, November, Swinging

Missouri River Fly Fishing Report 11.18.16 Gonna be on the cool side this weekend and cold today. Winds from the south and southwest should not be too offensive. Too much sun for our liking but still have not figured out…

Short and Sweet Missouri River Fishing Report

October 12, 2016

Fall, 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…

Mid-Week Missouri River Update

September 28, 2016

BWO, Fall, fishing report

Mid-Week Missouri River Update The sun is out, the bugs are not, the subsurface bite is on. The sun will go away as we roll over this hump day and look towards the weekend. Rain on Saturday. Back to fall…

Missouri River Late September Fishing Report

September 24, 2016

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…

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report

September 19, 2016

Fly Fishing Gear

dry fly, Fall, fishing report, Monday, Nymphs, Streamer

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report Marcie caught this bad brown on a tiny small olive mayfly. A sz 20! She is kicking off our Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report! Nymphing is on fire this week, and last, and…

Tuesday Missouri River Fishing Report

September 13, 2016

BWO's, Fall, fishing report, Nymphs, September, Streamer, Weather, Weeds

Tuesday Missouri River Fishing Report The river is active out there as we are headlong into this popular September month. Nymphers love to visit in September as the fish get off of the August slow down. Although this last August…

Blackfoot River September Fishing Report

September 7, 2016

Blackfoot River, BWO's, Chubby Love, fishing report, Nymphing, September

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.…

Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report

August 13, 2016

Ants, August, fishing report, missouri river, Terrestrials, Trico's

Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report Really a rosy outlook after yesterdays fishing here with your Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report from the information source in Craig Montana. At least that is how I look at it. Trico show in…

Late July Missouri River Fishing Report

July 28, 2016

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Late July Missouri River Fishing Report As good as you are. That is the way it will be for a while. Warm weather for the remainder of the week with the weekend heating up even more. We will see 90F…

Falling off in late July

July 23, 2016

Falling off here in July, fishing report

Falling off here in July The masses have left, or gone to the Madison. Wherever they may have gone we are moving on here on the Missouri River. Trico’s are the game here with the terrestrial making up the remainder…

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Late June Missouri River Fishing Report

June 27, 2016

Caddis Flies, fishing report, June, PMD's, Technical