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Missouri River Montana Projected Seasonal Flows & Fishing Report

December 7, 2023

2 Handed Trout, December, fishing report, Swing, Trout Spey

Missouri River Montana Projected Seasonal Flows & Fishing Report Waters fluctuating as we move through the off season here on the MO. But, daily air temps crept over the 60F mark yesterday. And it was quite nice. Along with some…

Saturday Swing Pic

December 2, 2023

Mark Raisler

Troutspey

2HTROUT, Mid Week Swing Pic, Swing, Trout Spey

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Saturday Swing Pic Enjoying the solace here on the Missouri River near Craig Montana. Late fall-ish windy and cold weather has settled in here in Craig. It will continue through the new year, beyond into the spring months. Get used…

Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner

October 27, 2023

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

2HTROUT, Fall, MissouriRiver, November, nymph, October, Streamer, Swing, winter

Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner Good times here on the Mo. Calm this week and last. Calm most of the month. Cold all week long, this week past, including snow and vacant waters. That is the type of…

Tuesday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana 10.18.22

October 18, 2022

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

DFO, Fall, nymph, October, Swing, Trout Spey

Tuesday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana 10.19.22 Late in the month and we are enjoying it here in central Montana. A bit warmer that we would like for the fall session but quite nice as for humans the first 3…

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 10.10.22

October 10, 2022

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

BWO, dry fly, fishing report, October, Streamer, Swing

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 10.10.22 Water Flows at 3500cfs. Not terrible. Will do for now. Want more, but that is a wish. Water Temps at 59F. Good. Will fall this week some. Dry Fly Report: Afternoons mostly. A…

Mid-WeekFly Tying Just Add Vise Mozuri Minnow

September 28, 2022

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying, Troutspey

John Arnold, Mozuri Minnow, Streamer, Swing, Trout Spey, Tying Kt, Tying Video

Mid-Week Fly Tying Just Add Vise The Mozuri Minnow from the vise of John Arnold. John patterned this streamer pattern from the Yozuri Minnow fished on light tackle when living in the Florida Keys. Originally tied with Walleye in mind…

March 15th Missouri River Fishing Report

March 15, 2022

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

DFO, dry fly, fishing report, MArch, Midge, Swing

March 15th Missouri River Fishing Report Dry Fly Fishing kinda as good as it gets for late winter early spring midge action. Sunday the best I’ve seen personally in a number of year. For the dry. For the midge bite.…

12.18.21 Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

December 18, 2021

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Gifts, nymph, Strip, Swing, winter, XMAS

12.18.21 Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop All good here on the Mo. Cold. Snow filled. Cold. Fishing pretty well this week and for the holiday weeks ahead. Shop open daily 8am. loser on Christmas Day, the only official day we…

Tuesday Mo River Update 11.16.21

November 16, 2021

Mark Raisler

Uncategorized

Autumn, Fall, November, nymph, Swing, Trout Spey, winter

Tuesday Mo River Update 11.16.21 Open Wednesday November 17th 8-10am. Closed the remainder of the day for a Shop Fishing Day. Windy today. Not too bad tomorrow with lighter winds and fishable conditions. Although there are a few out there…

Thursday November 4th Missouri River Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

November 4, 2021

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

DFO, Fall, fishing report, November, nymph, Swing, Trout Spey

Thursday November 4th Missouri River Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop All good is this neighborhood. Water temps continue to be good for the bite. The fish like these fall temperatures. And one than the wind the weather has been seasonal.…

Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 5.24.21

May 24, 2021

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

BWO, Caddis, fishing report, Flows, March Browns, May, Midge, nymph, Streamer, Swing

Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 5.24.21 Some damn good fishing out there right now. And the fish have begun to look up. 50F water temps. They have been up to 53F this year. Lat week. Tuesday. Then plunged with the…

Is the Swing Bite good?

April 19, 2021

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Troutspey

2HTROUT, 7wt., Rainbow, Swing, Trout Spey, Where is 7wt.?

Is the Swing Bite good? Ask HH Guide Ben McNinch, aka 7wt, what he thinks of the swing bite. He’d say something like “Well, you can see the result above.” Matter of fact. Rick yesterday caught this beauty on a…

Silly Sunday Scenery

December 20, 2020

Mark Raisler

Troutspey

2HTROUT, Image, Swing, Trout Spey

Silly Sunday Scenery Shop friend Billy P sent this along form last week. Billy is here again this week. Swinging? Yep. Have a Merry Swing out there Billy!

Dick’s Mostly Swing Fishing Report

December 14, 2020

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

2HTROUT, Dick Magill, Swing, Trout Spey

Dick’s Mostly Swing Fishing Report From the Chronicles of Dick Magill comes todays fishing report. Thanks Dick! We are in the thick of swing season here on the Mo, and for the most part the bite has been stellar. The…

Friday Foto Swing Pic

December 11, 2020

Mark Raisler

Uncategorized

2HTROUT, friday foto, Swing, Trout Spey

Friday Foto Swing Pic We’re out there swinging daily. And fish like to eat the trout spey fly. Yep. TGIF. Carrie Special $2.50 Select options Echo Trout Spey $499.99 Select options Kreelex $3.50 Select options Li’l Kim Copper $4.00 Select…

New Breed Chick Cassie Swings ’em up!

December 5, 2020

Mark Raisler

New Breed Chicks

spey, Swing, Swing Season, Trout, Trout Spey, TROUT2H

Cassie Swings ’em up! Chris shot this image of Cassie after swinging this Rainbow up last week. Chris and Cassie make the trip up I-15 north to the Mighty Mo Trout Spey Mecca often. And we like that. Both of…

Dick’s Top Ten Winter Swing Flies

November 30, 2020

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Gear

Dick Magill, flies, missouri river, patterns, spey, Swing, Top 10, Trout, Trout Spey, TROUT2H

The Chronicles of Dick Magill Dick’s Top Ten Swing Flies November is one of my favorite months to swing flies on the Mo. Massive Rainbow and Brown Trout alike will absolutely destroy a swung fly. At times, the take can…

Trout Spey Gear Roundup

November 12, 2020

John Arnold

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

2 Handed Rods, Fly Rod Review, gear, Leaders, lines, OPST, reels, Review, RIO, Running, SA, Scientific Anglers, spey, Spey Lines, Swing, tips, Trout Spey, Trout Spey Lines, Trout Spey Reels, TROUT2H

Ed Note: A re-post of this comprehensive Trout Spey Gear Roundup scribed by John this past month. We thought it important to post again as we now headlong into the TROUT2H Season. Swing Season has arrived! SWING SEASON 20-21 October…

Late Winter Fishing Report by Richard

March 5, 2020

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

dry fly, Dry Fly Fishing Report, flies, Late Winter Fishing Report by Richard, Richard Magill, Swing

Late Winter Fishing Report by Richard The weather has been unseasonably warm, which typically means the wind is turned up to 11. Controlling a drift boat in gusty conditions can be difficult to say the least, but the rewards can…

Mid February Fly Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River

February 14, 2020

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

February, fishing report, Mid February Fly Fishing Report Montana's Missouri River, Midge, nymph, Streamer, Swing, winter

Mid February Fly Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Fished yesterday with HH Guide Shane Wilson and friend Adam Craig to Stickney. Had a great time. Fished a couple hours. Not hard. Social yes, fishing yes, lots of fishing energy, no.…

Missouri River Christmas Fishing Tips

December 23, 2019

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Christmas, dry fly, Fishing Tips, Nymphing, Swing, Trout Spey, winter

Missouri River Christmas Fishing Tips A couple Missouri River Christmas Fishing Tips for all of the Holiday Anglers out there today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Headhunters Fly Shop Holiday Hours: Open today Monday 8-5. Christmas Ever Tuesday 8-Noon.…

Mike says…I’d get out there this week

November 13, 2019

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Indian Summer, Midges, November, Swing, Trout Spey, Weather

Mike says…I’d get out there this week Speaking with Mike of Headhunters, on the phone, this morning at Trout Spey HQ standing in my bathrobe drinking Baileys along with a splash of coffee and he said…I’d get out there this…

Thursday, Halloween, The Nat’s WIN, and November Ahead

October 31, 2019

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

and November Ahead, BWO, Fall, Halloween, Nymphing, Swing, The Nat's WIN, Thursday, Trout Spey

Thursday, Halloween, The Nat’s WIN, and November Ahead Not much to report today other than the river is quiet. Not too many around. Not one guide trip out the last couple days. And that is good. Why? Because it was…

Missouri River Trout Spey Spring Swing Report

March 19, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Demo Rods, Headhunters Fly Shop, spey, Swing, Trout Spey, Two Handed

Missouri River Trout Spey Spring Swing Report In one word. Good. Some days great. The fish do make the ultimate decision. Fished with Ninch and our Sage rep Thursday and Ninth put on a show. Outfishing Kurt and I by…

Late January Missouri River Fishing Report

January 22, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

fishing report, Float, Flows, Late January, missouri river, Sink, Swing, Weather, winter

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…

New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style

November 28, 2017

Mark Raisler

New Breed Chicks, Troutspey

New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style, Swing, Trout Spey

New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style Cassie Cline today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style. Hi Mark! We had some success with the swing bite this weekend! After a tough week on the deschutes…

Missouri River Trout Spey Report 11.23.15

November 23, 2015

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Troutspey

2 Handed, RIO, SAGE, spey, Swing, Trout

Missouri River Trout Spey Report 11.23.15 It’s been pretty good. The number of good runs for winter fishing here on the Missouri River is what makes us feel fortunate to be here during the several cold and snowy months. Great runs…

Missouri River Montana Projected Seasonal Flows & Fishing Report

Saturday Swing Pic

Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner

Tuesday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana 10.18.22

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 10.10.22

Mid-WeekFly Tying Just Add Vise Mozuri Minnow

March 15th Missouri River Fishing Report

12.18.21 Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

Tuesday Mo River Update 11.16.21

Thursday November 4th Missouri River Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 5.24.21

Is the Swing Bite good?

Silly Sunday Scenery

Dick’s Mostly Swing Fishing Report

Friday Foto Swing Pic

New Breed Chick Cassie Swings ’em up!

Dick’s Top Ten Winter Swing Flies

Trout Spey Gear Roundup

Late Winter Fishing Report by Richard

Mid February Fly Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River

Missouri River Christmas Fishing Tips

Mike says…I’d get out there this week

Thursday, Halloween, The Nat’s WIN, and November Ahead

Missouri River Trout Spey Spring Swing Report

Late January Missouri River Fishing Report

New Breed Chicks Rule Swing Style

Missouri River Trout Spey Report 11.23.15

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