June Archives - Headhunters Fly Shop

crowds, Flows, June, PMD

Weekend Update Mo River Fishing Report House of Headhunters River at 8740cfs. Historically pretty average. But, up from the scant 3K cfs flows we were staring at for the remained of 2022. We will take it. The last storm, in…

Monday Morning Missouri River Water Flow Update

June 13, 2022

Flows, June, Update

Monday Morning Missouri River Water Flow Update Lots of speculation about the water flows, our winter, projected low flows, the rainy and cooler than normal June, and… Just spoke with Stephanie Micek of the Montana Office Bureau of Reclamation/Department of…

Water Flows for our resources here in Central Montana

June 11, 2022

Flows, June

Water Flows for our resources here in Central Montana The Mighty Mo has dropped. A testing op. at the dam gave us this hiccup. Not extra water from Canyon Ferry Reservoir. Nope. Best case scenario is filling the lake to…

Mid June Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report

June 9, 2022

Caddis, fishing report, June, PMD

Mid June Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report Only the hits for this weekend update fishing report from Headhunters of Craig Montana. Make sure you swing in while in Downton Craig open daily. Flows 4750cfs Water temps 53-56F PMD’s. Yup. The…

PMD’s, the next couple weeks, and a Covid Update

June 7, 2022

BWO's, Caddis, COVID-19, June, Outlook, PMD, Traffic

PMD’s, the next couple weeks, and a Covid Update Pale Morning Duns PMD’s this week big time. Not the big hatch yet, but very close. The PMD weather has been perfect though. High humidity of us at 79% this am.…

5 Must Do Tips for Missouri River June

June 29, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique

5 Must Do Tips for Missouri River June, Brown Trout, dry fly, First Cast, June, PMD's

A quick overview of the things that you must do in June on the MO. They include not only technique but also timing for your best shot here on the dry fly stream of choice in central Montana. No run-off…

Monday Missouri River Montana Fishing Report

June 28, 2021

Caddis, fishing report, Flows, June, PMD, Temps

Monday Missouri River Montana Fishing Report Flows 3180cfs River Temps about 61F PMDs come off daily. Mostly on the upper end. Spinner fall daily. About 9am-ish. Spinners win. Cripples not as much right now. The PMD Conundrum is happening. Those…

Friday June 25th Missouri River Fishing Report

June 25, 2021

DFO, dry fly, fishing report, June

Friday June 25th Missouri River Fishing Report Good number of rising trout on the dry fly. Tough out there. PMD’s and Caddis. Don’t drag the fly over the heads of the rising trout on your first cast. Do yourself a…

Missouri River Montana Flag Day Fishing Report

June 14, 2021

Caddis, DFO, June, missouri river, PMD, Water Flows

Missouri River Montana Flag Day Fishing Report Summertime here on the Mighty Missouri River. We are pretty happy with the fishing right now. Summertime on the Mo. Flows are gonna drop. Looks like the water managers will have to pull…

You haven’t booked your summer trip yet?

March 29, 2021

2021, booking, Guides, July, June, lodging, Summer

You haven’t booked your summer trip yet? You are not totally screwed yet. But that time is nearing. Like later this week… June and July are nearing the ceiling for both guide and lodging booking capacities. Just a simple heads…

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…

Brandon goes to Brown Town!

June 8, 2018

Brandon goes to Brown Town!, Brown Trout, High(er) Water, June

Brandon goes to Brown Town! Brandon has been there before. But he said he would like to go back. A nice brown trout here today Brandon. We here at Headhunters like all sizes of fish. I guess some only post…

Silly Saturday Scenery

June 2, 2018

June, Silly Saturday Scenery

Silly Saturday Scenery 20K and fishing well. Nymphing well. We will wait another month for the dry fly to be in play. Until then we will be happy with a few nice brown trout. Rainbows too. Josh liked this one.…

Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Report June 28th

June 28, 2017

Caddis, DFO, Flows, June, Nymphers, PMD's, Trico's

Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Report June 28th We’ll give you the bulleted list today on the Headhunters Fly Shop updated fly fishing report for June 28th. Lots of folks around and sunny skies have all smiling. If you have…

Missouri River Summer Weekend Outlook

June 23, 2017

Caddis, crowds, Hatch, June, Long Days, Peak Season, PMD

Missouri River Summer Weekend Outlook Gonna be real busy here this weekend if last night was any indication of the near future. Streets of downtown Craig Montana clogged with RV’s, drift boats, aimlessly wandering fly fishing vagabonds, locals, non-locals, those…

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…

Saturday Water Flows

June 10, 2017

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Caddis, dry fly, June, PMD, Summer

Saturday Water Flows 8410cfs. That is good. For fishing that is. Dry fly fishing. Should be much better at these lower flows. Will it get to 6K this month? Later maybe. July for sure. But the flushing flows that many…

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…

A Bulleted Missouri River June Forecast

June 1, 2017

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…

High Water Vid from a few years back

May 31, 2017

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

high water, high water nymphing, June, Mark, May, nymphing techniques, Sara

High Water Vid from a few years back A quick video from 6 years back, our last high water era, with instructional overtones. While this video is a few years old, it still applies to us today. Meaning today! Fish…

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Late June Missouri River Fishing Report

June 27, 2016

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

Late June Missouri River Fishing Report The weather is nice. The temps are good. The water is normal. The crowds are a bit below average. The dry fly fish are a bit tougher than we would like. The nymphing is…

Wednesday Missouri River Montana Fishing Report

June 22, 2016

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Video

Caddis, dry fly, June, PMD, reach cast, video, Wednesday

Wednesday Missouri River Montana Fishing Report Damn good dry fly fishing. Most of the anglers I saw on Tuesday were toying with the dry fly. Good on them. Wednesday should be the same, with less wind. The wind came up…

Mid June Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Report

June 15, 2016

Caddis, dry fly, June, PMD's

Mid June Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Report Damn good. That is the short report. The longer report is below. PMD’s daily. They can hatch at any time during the day. Spinner fall anytime during the day as well. Hot…

How to (not) catch Missouri River dry fly fish

June 13, 2016

Fly Fishing Technique

DFO, dry fly, June, Summer, Techniques, tips, What not to do

How to (not) catch Missouri River dry fly fish A few of the ways that we as Missouri River dry fly anglers keep ourselves out of fish are listed and explained in this short and factual Monday morning fly fishing…

Weekend Fly Fishing Report

June 11, 2016

Caddis, Flows, June, missouri river, PMD's

Weekend Fly Fishing Report All good here on the Missouri River. It is the middle of June and the bugs are up. The fish too. Per the last month lots of folks fishing the canyon with less pressure on the…

Missouri River Bugs – June

June 7, 2016

Braden Lewis

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Bugs, Fly Fishing Technique, Nature, Photography, Uncategorized

Bugs, flies, fly fishing technique, June, Nymphs, phtography

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…

Your Missouri River Monday Morning Fishing Report

June 6, 2016

Caddis, dry fly, fishing report, June, Nymphs, PMD

Missouri River Monday Morning Fishing Report We are headlong into the one of the best months of the year. June brings lots of great fishing for those who like to nymph and dry fly fish. We love it because of…

Summer Video in Winter Big Sky PMD’s by Todd Moen

December 19, 2015

Fly Fishing Video

Catch, dry fly, July, June, magazine, Mega, PMD

We have entered the 6 month countdown until the PMD’s arrive. And I for one am damn excited. We have snow on the ground, high temps sometimes exceeding 40F, w/ a side of a brisk and chewy breeze. Historically the…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 6.26.15

June 26, 2015

Ants, Caddis, fishing report, June, missouri river, PMD's, Sally's

“Cosmic Dude” Dan Gard would have said this. Or did. Or is. Have not spoken to Dan this year but gotta believe the Ghost of Dan Present is here…sayin’ “Cosmic.” I second that comment Dan. Cosmic is the word. Honest.…

Missouri River June Saturday

June 6, 2015

June, PMD's, Weekend

The calm before the storm. Almost. Lots of folks on the river this fabulous weekend with the weather presenting a reason to slather on a cupful of Sunscreen! Bustling as we move into the dry fly season. June is the…

First just a few…then a few more.

June 3, 2015

Bugs, Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Bugs, Caddis, June, PMD's

First just a few…then a few more. Saw a few of those June Mayflies today. The lower is heating up with that ill flighted Trichoptera Gang. The water temps are up and down. Well within the temperature range of our annual…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report June 1st 2015

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report June 2nd 2015

June 2, 2015