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Trout Spey Gear Roundup

November 12, 2020

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…

5 Missouri River Low Water Tips

October 13, 2020

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique

Low Water, Technique, tips

5 Missouri River Low Water Tips The Mo has not been this low in some time. Years, decades. And we love it. It is interesting to find new water, find the water that the fish have moved into. To explore…

5 Hot September Tips for the Missouri River Fly Fisher

September 9, 2020

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

Bigs, Nymphing, Rigs, September Fishing, Streamer fishing, Technique, tips

What to do when your September fishing day goes soft? How about a few tips to get the blood flowing and the mind searching for the next best thing. 5 Hot September Tips for the Missouri River Fly Fisher Look…

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video & 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing

July 6, 2020

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Dead Flies Don't Swim Video & 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing, DFO, dry fly, July, Technique, tips

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video & 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing Water levels falling this week we think. They fell yesterday by a couple thousand and will fall again today below 9K. Hooray. The dry fly bite…

Wednesday Workshop

May 8, 2019

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

CraigLodging.com, May, PRos, Secrets, tips, Wednesday

Wednesday Workshop Several, maybe 20, tips for the week and weekend ahead. Some rain, maybe some snow NO!!, some sunshine, and lower waters? Maybe. A soft week on the river as many are hungover from the April Spring Specials. Out…

5 Tips for Missouri River July Dry Fly Success

July 9, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

10 Tips, 5 Tips for Missouri River July Dry Fly Success, DFO, dry fly, July, Presentation Techniques, tips

5 Tips for Missouri River July Dry Fly Success The water is dropping rapidly. Finally. It is July and we are all about the dry fly this Month! It is our namesake for goodness sake! Headhunting we will go as…

Sunday Mid-Summer Missouri River Tips

July 9, 2017

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique

Dry Flies, July, tips

Sunday Mid-Summer Missouri River Tips A few quick tips from your friends at Headhunters Fly Shop in downtown Craig Montana this sunny and seasonal Sunday Mid-Summer morning. The fishing is great. Get out early and enjoy the day before the…

Keeping Warm on the River

October 6, 2016

John Arnold

Headhunters Life, Uncategorized

COLD, Rain, tips, Warm, winter

The first really cold week is behind us, and some of our visitors got to enjoy some downright cold and wet weather. If you didn’t have all of the right cold weather gear on Monday, you froze. And we definitely…

5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing

September 12, 2016

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

Fall, missouri river, Technique, tips

5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing A few reminders, tips and techniques to get you off the ground this fall. The Missouri River can hand your ass back to you this month. Pseudo’s are out, the weather…

A few Secrets for July Missouri River Fly Fishing

July 14, 2016

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique

Caddis, July, Techniques, tips, Trico's PMD's

A few Secrets for July Missouri River Fly Fishing Anglers come into the store and ask a ton of questions. We love to answer all that we can. And we do! We’ll let you in on a few of the…

How to (not) catch Missouri River dry fly fish

June 13, 2016

Mark Raisler

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…

Top Tips for Tuesday

May 17, 2016

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique

Spring, tips

Top Tips for Tuesday A few tips to get you through the week and how to handle your fishing here on the Mo. Apologize for the sub par fishing report yesterday. Badly written by me. Ambiguous at best. Just bad…

How to locate Spring Nymph Water

April 5, 2016

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Technique

missouri river, School, Spring Nymph Water, Technique, tips

How to locate Spring Nymph Water Lots of discussion every morning at the shop about How to locate Spring Nymph Water here fishing Montana’s Missouri River. I fully understand the confusion. Sometimes we are all confused as to where the…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report plus 5 Late July Tips

July 21, 2015

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

fishing report, July, missouri river, tips

The fishing report is as follows today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog and Fishing Report Page. Missouri River Montana Fishing Report The old adage again comes into play as we state to many that the fishing is..as good as…

Slow or Low

February 16, 2015

John Arnold

Fly Fishing Technique

tips, winter

A busy weekend means that we get to hear a lot of fishing reports. And we can tell you that for Friday and Saturday – and much of the last week – they’ve been all over the place. Streamer guys…

Trout Spey Gear Roundup

5 Missouri River Low Water Tips

5 Hot September Tips for the Missouri River Fly Fisher

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video & 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing

Wednesday Workshop

5 Tips for Missouri River July Dry Fly Success

Sunday Mid-Summer Missouri River Tips

Keeping Warm on the River

5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing

A few Secrets for July Missouri River Fly Fishing

How to (not) catch Missouri River dry fly fish

Top Tips for Tuesday

How to locate Spring Nymph Water

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report plus 5 Late July Tips

Slow or Low

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