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August 16th Missouri River Fishing Report

August 12th Missouri River Fishing Report

August 12, 2023

Ant, August 16th, Dam Fishing, Hopper, Summer, Tiny Nymphs

August 12th Missouri River Fishing Report Not too bad out there for this August 12th Missouri River Fishing Report. Fished this morning again before the heat of the day. When is the heat of the day occur? Seems like 11am. 11am…

Searching with Attractors Fishing Montana’s Missouri River

August 11, 2023

John Arnold

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life

attractor, Education, Hopper, Long Leader, Technique

Scumliner penned this article a few years ago. Information like this is pertinent today as ever! August, typically some of the most productive attractor fishing of the year on the Missouri. And because afternoon hatches can be slim, it’s often the…

Hopper Box

August 9, 2023

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Grashoppers, Hopper

Hopper Box Is this the best hopper fishery in the west? Nope, not by a long shot. Do we fish grasshoppers on the Mighty Mo? Oh yeah. Would I come to the Mo for the hopper fishing alone? Oh, no…

Missouri River Monday Fishing Report 8.15.22

August 15, 2022

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Ant, August, Hopper, Summer, Terrestrial, trico

Missouri River Monday Fishing Report 8.15.22 A decent August as we mark the half way point of the soft summer month. Dog days? Yeah. Been real freaking hot with daytime temps int he mid 90’s for the entire month. The…

Don’t let the summer pass you by…

August 1, 2022

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

August, Caddis, Fish August, Hopper, PMD, Spinner, Terrestrial, trico

Don’t let the summer pass you by… Headed into August and pretty good here on Montana’s Mighty Mo. A great hopper year. Not always a great hopper river. In fact, rarely do the fish respond in the manner they seem…

Monday Morning Montana Missouri River Fishing Report 7.11.22

July 11, 2022

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Ant, Caddis, fishing report, Hopper, July, PMD, Summer, trico

Monday Morning Montana Missouri River Fishing Report 7.11.22 Good to great fishing out there. Nymphers of course rocking them. Dry Fly Anglers are here from far and wide. Not too many stripping, or swinging. If any art all. When the…

Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana

August 19, 2021

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

August, Crawfish, fishing report, friday, Hopper, Pseudocloeon, trico, Trout, Zirdle

Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana New shop hours this week as we move into autumn. And the water temps have fallen to 60F this past couple days, rebounding to 63 currently. More cool weather this week will keep them…

Tuesday Fly Casting Tactics w/ Simon Gawesworth

January 5, 2021

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Casting, DFO, dry fly, Hopper, Simon Gawesworth, Streamer, Technical casting, Technique

Tuesday Fly Casting Tactics w/ Simon Gawesworth A great tip from Simon Gawesworth fo RIO Line Company today. Tuesday here in Craig and all is well. The fly shop staff is out on the casting lane often fine tuning personal…

New Breed Chicks Rule Baliey Edition

August 29, 2020

Mark Raisler

New Breed Chicks

August, Brown Trout, Hopper, New Breed Chicks Rule, New Breed Chicks Rule Baliey Edition, Summer

New Breed Chicks Rule Baliey Edition A good one from New Breed Chick Bailey on this Saturday morning. Caught this one on a hopper. And yes, it was Bailey’s first day fly fishing. What a stunner for her first fish…

Missouri River Montana Monday Fishing Report 8.24.20

August 24, 2020

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

August, dry fly, fishing report, Hopper, Late Summer, missouri river, Monday, Nymphing

Missouri River Montana Monday Fishing Report 8.24.20 August. Our slowest two weeks of the summer season. Thanks last two of August. And we like it. The river is in tough shape as it moves through the mechanisms of warm weather,…

Missouri River Summer Foreshadowing

January 24, 2018

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Fishing Report

Ants, Beetles, Brown Drake, Bugs, Caddis, Guide Trip, Hatches, Hopper, lodging, PMD's, Streamer, Summer, Terrestrials, trico

Summer Foreshadowing Just the 24th of January today. We have more than our toe dipped into the proverbial year, more like our ankle has entered the water. We are just beginning. And having that ankle submerged made me think of…

Headhunters Fly Shop Late August Blackfoot River Fishing Report

August 29, 2017

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

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…

YETI Hopper 20qt & 30qt

February 4, 2016

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Gear

Cooler, Hopper, Soft-Sided, YETI, YETI Rambler 20oz

YETI Hopper @ Headhunters Fly Shop While many of you already own a YETI hard sided cooler some of you cannot stay away from the soft sided Hopper. We agree. A fabulous overpriced item again from YETI. And amazingly…

August 12th Missouri River Fishing Report

Searching with Attractors Fishing Montana’s Missouri River

Hopper Box

Missouri River Monday Fishing Report 8.15.22

Don’t let the summer pass you by…

Monday Morning Montana Missouri River Fishing Report 7.11.22

Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana

Tuesday Fly Casting Tactics w/ Simon Gawesworth

New Breed Chicks Rule Baliey Edition

Missouri River Montana Monday Fishing Report 8.24.20

Missouri River Summer Foreshadowing

Headhunters Fly Shop Late August Blackfoot River Fishing Report

YETI Hopper 20qt & 30qt

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