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Silly Sunday Scenery PMD Edition

Cold and Snow…PMD Edition

November 30, 2022
Mark Raisler
Bugs
PMD
2 Comments
Cold and Snow…PMD Edition 6 months. Feels like a long time. This author is already dreaming of June ’23. But first, more winter. Lots more. Head on back a couple blogs to purchase your Euro Nymph rod for your local…
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Don't let summer slip by

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…
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Missouri River July Fly Fishing Forecast

July 12, 2022
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, Forecast, July, PMD, Terrestrial, trico, Water Flows, Weather, Weeds
Missouri River Mid-July Fly Fishing Forecast Middle of the month and all is well. We have made it through the busiest month of the year, June, and have emerged on the other side with the hope of continued summer hatches…
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Monday Morning Montana Missouri River Fishing Report 7.11.22

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
1 Comment
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…
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State of Montana’s Missouri River 7.5.22

July 5, 2022
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, Forecast, July, PMD, State of the Mo, trico
1 Comment
State of Montana’s Missouri River 7.5.22 Rating? Oh I think a 9. Not overly stuffed today. July 5th. This since was the day that the cork came out. But that month is now June. And July plays second fiddle. Not…
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Friday Fishing Report Montana's Missouri River 7.1.22

Friday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River 7.1.22

July 1, 2022
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, DFO, Flows, July, PMD, Summer, trico
Friday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River 7.1.22 Great fishing this past month. Good nymphing, good dry fly fishing. Flows flat at 4010cfs. Water Temps 59F. PMD’s daily. Spinners show in the morning if no thunderstorms, or heavy wind events. Of…
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Monday Morning Montana Missouri River Fishing Report 6.20.22

June 20, 2022
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, Dam, June, PMD, Water LEvels
Monday Morning Montana Missouri River Fishing Report 6.20.22 Raining hard here today. Expecting an inch. That is a bunch. Will the two trips blow out? The Dearborn and Little Prickly Pear? Probably. Will it damage the fishing here? Ohh, maybe…
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Silly Sunday Scenery PMD Brown Trout Edition

Silly Saturday Scenery PMD Brown Trout Edition

June 18, 2022
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Brown Trout, PMD
3 Comments
Silly Saturday Scenery PMD Brown Trout Edition Kelley caught this on a PMD Spinner. Also successes on the PMD Cripple. And, the Buzzball. Flows good today. Falling to 6300 cfs. Father’s Day coming up tomorrow. Take your dad fishing! All…
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Weekend Update Mo River Fishing Report House of Headhunters

June 17, 2022
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
crowds, Flows, June, PMD
1 Comment
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…
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Mid June Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report

Mid June Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report

June 9, 2022
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, fishing report, June, PMD
1 Comment
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…
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PMD’s, the next couple weeks, and a Covid Update

June 7, 2022
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
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.…
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PMD Forecast Missouri River Montana

PMD Forecast June 2022 Missouri River Montana

June 3, 2022
Mark Raisler
Bugs, Fishing Report
Cripples, Duns, Emergers, June 2020, patterns, PMD, PMD Forecast, Spinners
PMD Forecast June 2022 Missouri River Montana Lots of folks in with questions about the Pale Morning Dun. Our answer? Yes, that can be a tough one out there. And then sometimes, easy. But mostly in the middle of those…
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Monday July 5th Missouri River Fishing Report

Monday July 5th Missouri River Fishing Report

July 5, 2021
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, DFO, DFO's, PMD, Summer, trico
4 Comments
Monday July 5th Missouri River Fishing Report Dry fly bite good. Posted up or runnin’ blind. Caddis yes. PMD’s yes. That posted up game can be difficult. 1 hint here: If you let the fish know that you are after…
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Monday Missouri River Fishing Report

Monday Missouri River Montana Fishing Report

June 28, 2021
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
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…
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Missouri River Montana Flag Day Fishing Report

June 14, 2021
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
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…
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PMD Friday

June 11, 2021
Mark Raisler
Bugs, Headhunters Life
Mega-Hatch, PMD, Summer
PMD Friday If you have dry fly fished here before you know the drill. Cripples, emergers, spinners. Although I have seen some eating the dun this year. Long time Mo River Guide and local Helena boy Kurt and I were…
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Friday Foto Summer Dreams

Friday Foto Summer Dreams

December 4, 2020
Mark Raisler
Bugs, Headhunters Life
dry fly, Foto, friday, Hatches, PMD, Spider web, Summer
Friday Foto Summer Dreams PMD trapped by the single thread spun from a spider. Tough luck. And if you don’t book your June trip soon, you may be left out. Don’t leave yourself hangin’. Happy Friday.
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Matt Rainbow

Missouri River Hot Summer Flies

July 29, 2020
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
August, Caddis, Craiglandia, DFO, flies, Hot, PMD, Summer, trico
Missouri River Hot Summer Flies A quick survey of the guides and shop gang this am about what is working for them. And here it is this Humpday in late July. We have fallen off of the July cliff. Quiet…
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Late July Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.2020

Late July Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.2020

July 27, 2020
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, DFO, Late July Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.2020, PMD, shower, Sterling Ranch Co, trico
2 Comments
Late July Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.2020 Just the facts today on this Headhunters Fishing report right outta downtown Craig Montana from your fly fishing HQ @ Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service. PMD’s. Waning we think. But the best…
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First Mo River Dry Fly Fish for Chris!

June 5, 2020
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Caddis, DFO, First Mo River Dry Fly Fish for Chris!, PMD, Summer
First Mo River Dry Fly Fish for Chris! Nice dry fly trout for Chris who recently moved to GF from the east coast. He came here for this kind of thing. Welcome Chris. He almost landed in Montana 25 years…
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Tying the Rusty Parachute Video

Tying the Rusty Parachute Video

May 27, 2020
Mark Raisler
Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying
Dead Flies Don't Swim, Guide Fly, Harrop, PMD, Rusty Spinner
Tying the Rusty Parachute Video Squeeky believes that we may see these bugs this week? Water temps in the mid 50’s range! Working their way upwards this week as well with the warmer and hot afternoons towards the weekend! Historically…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Reach Cast Video

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 7.22.19

July 22, 2019
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, Drake, dry fly, July, Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 7.22.19, PMD, Summer, trico, Yellow Sally
Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 7.22.19 Trico’s. Daily hatches grace us for the remainder of the month and the entirety of August, and some of September. PMD’s still a factor. Get some today! Spinners rule the day, during the…
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Friday Missouri River Fishing Forecast July 19th

Friday Missouri River Fishing Forecast July 19th

July 19, 2019
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, Drake, fishing report, Friday Missouri River Fishing Forecast July 19th, July, PMD, trico
Friday Missouri River Fishing Forecast July 19th Fishing this weekend will be good. Trico’s in some sort of fashion, PMD’s, Caddis, Brown Drakes, occasional Pseudo’s, and Sally’s should keep you busy fielding dry fly opportunities. The upper river is great…
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Friday July 5th Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report

Friday July 5th Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report

July 5, 2019
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, fishing report, July, PMD
1 Comment
Friday July 5th Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report & Forecast Fishing is fantastic here on the Mo. The best water levels, water temps, hatch timing, dry fly opportunities, Craig Montana vibe, outdoor music, and fishing in some years for the…
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Monday Morning July 1st Missouri River Fishing Report

Monday Morning July 1st Missouri River Fishing Report

July 1, 2019
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, fishing report, Monday Morning July 1st Missouri River Fishing Report, PMD, Terrestrials, trico
6 Comments
Monday Morning July 1st Missouri River Fishing Report Hooray! July has arrived. All good here in downtown Craig Montana and the river is fishing well. PMD’s rule the day. And the night. Spinner falls can happen anytime during the day…
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Flag Day Friday Fishing Report June 14th

Flag Day Missouri River Fishing Report 6.14.19

June 14, 2019
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, DFO, Flag Day, Flag Day Missouri River Fishing Report 6.14.19, June 14th, PMD, Summertime
Flag Day Missouri River Fishing Report 6.14.19 All is well here Flag Day Missouri River Fishing Report 6.14.19. Summer has descended upon us, finally. Warm daytime temps with warm nighttime temps leave us feeling warm! We love it. Today is Flag…
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Friday Foto Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.18

Friday Foto Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.18

July 27, 2018
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, fishing report, friday foto, July, PMD, Summer, trico, Weekend
2 Comments
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…
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Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report

Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report

July 22, 2018
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report, Uncategorized
Caddis, DFO, PMD, Terrestrials, trico
4 Comments
Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report brought to you once again by Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig Montana. Lots of anglers stop in stating that they read the blog and fishing report daily. We love to…
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BOGO 2FER TUESDAY Split Case PMD JULY 17TH

July 17, 2018
Mark Raisler
Fly Fishing Gear
2FER TUESDAY BOGO, BOGO 2FER TUESDAY Split Case PMD JULY 17TH, Online Store, PMD
BOGO 2FER TUESDAY Split Case PMD JULY 17TH Our weekly BOGO Fly Sale is live! Today, Tuesday July 17th save a bundle and two for the price of one! Th Split Case PMD is a big seller here at Headhunters…
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Missouri River May Fly Fishing Forecast

Missouri River May Fly Fishing Forecast

May 3, 2018
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
BOW, Caddis, Flows, Headhunters Fly Shop, high water, Holter Dam, Izaaks, March Brown, May, missouri river, Mo River Eats, PMD, Spring, Toston
5 Comments
Missouri River May Fly Fishing Forecast Here we go out of April running full speed into the jaws of May! Hooray. Maybe spring will greet us this Month of May. Things to look forward to in May include… More water.…
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Squeeky's Fly Sort Update

Squeeky’s Fly Sort Update, including rants

February 27, 2018
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Fly Sort, PMD, SOL, Squeeky
2 Comments
Squeeky’s Fly Sort Update Maybe half way through of my annual fly sorting, configuring, culling process. Certainly making headway. I’m finished with the PMD box most recently. Trico’s done. Worms and such box. Done. Tiny mayfly nimps, done. Scuds and…
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Late July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast

Late July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast

July 18, 2017
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Air Temps, Caddis, Fires, Forecast, July, missouri river, PMD, smoke, trico, Water Temps, Weeds, Weekends
Late July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast The best July we have had as far as dry fly fishing in some time. Honest. I have not den here as long as some, but longer than many and that is Squeeky’s…
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Alpha Blondy Wish You Were Here

June 27, 2017
Mark Raisler
Headhunters Life
Alpha Blondy, Caddis, Cover, Late June, PMD, Wish You Were Here
6 Comments
Alpha Blondy Wish You Were Here Not much to say today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. Other than I Wish You Were Here. This cover from Alpha Blondy rules. First heard Alpha Blondy on Greg Stumps 1987 epic ski…
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Missouri River Summer Weekend Outlook

June 23, 2017
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
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…
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Wednesday Missouri River Fishing Report 6.13.17

Wednesday Missouri River Fishing Report 6.13.17

June 14, 2017
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis, fishing report, June, PMD, Water Flows
2 Comments
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…
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Saturday Water Flows

Saturday Water Flows

June 10, 2017
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report, Headhunters Life
Caddis, dry fly, June, PMD, Summer
2 Comments
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…
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Wednesday Missouri River Montana Fishing Report

June 22, 2016
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Video
Caddis, dry fly, June, PMD, reach cast, video, Wednesday
1 Comment
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…
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Your Missouri River Monday Morning Fishing Report

June 6, 2016
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
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…
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Missouri River PMD

PMD’s On Deck

June 3, 2016
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life
Hodek, Nymen, PMD, Quigley, Silverman
This weeks warm weather should get the Pale Morning Dun’s cranked up. Our very favorite Missouri River hatch. PMD’s epitomize downstream dry fly presentations on flat water. And the trout love them. That first week or 10 days is always…
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Summer Video in Winter Big Sky PMD’s by Todd Moen

December 19, 2015
Mark Raisler
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…
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Missouri River Montana Holiday Fishing Report 5.23.15

Missouri River Montana Holiday Fishing Report 5.23.15

May 23, 2015
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
BWO, Caddis, fishing report, March Brown, May Fishing, Memorial Day, Missouri River Montana Holiday Fishing Report 5.23.15, PMD
While it has been kinda hit and miss today seems to be fishing quite well. Reports in at lunch from the gang fishing WC to below Craig somewheres validate that the weather pattern has settled in and the fish are…
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Montana mayfly hatches

PMD’s Up Close

July 9, 2014
John Arnold
Headhunters Life
macro, mayfly, PMD
2 Comments
Local “shop kid” Adair has a new hobby. Quickly freezing mayflies is the latest in 9 year old entertainment around here. Never tried it myself, but I have quickly discovered that frozen Mayflies are much easier to photograph than “hot”…
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Missouri River PMD Patterns

June 30, 2014
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Gear
flies, fly tying, Missouri River Montana PMD Box, PMD
4 Comments
Ninch and I were going through the fly bins the other day and pointing out a few of our favorite PMD patterns for the Missouri River. Right now. Cripples and spinners, mostly. There are others. Here are some macro shots…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 6.16.14

June 16, 2014
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report
Caddis Flies, fishing report, June PMD's, Missouri River Montana Fishing Report, Pale Morning Dun, PMD
Great fishing man. Dry fly opportunities for those who like that sort of thing. The PMD image above shot by our good friend David from Calgary. He got this with a point and shoot, some luck, and a shit ton…
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