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McCune Gould Spey Clinics – only a few spots left!

March 30, 2019

UPDATE – Both Clinics are now full. You can sign up as a backup. Mike and Whitney’s annual spring Spey clinics are coming up and nearly full. In fact the “rookie” clinic on April 20th is full, but there a…

Weekend Tip: Keep Those Hands Down

December 14, 2018

John Arnold

Troutspey, Uncategorized

mccune, spey, Trout

Look at this picture and let it burn into your memory banks. For you spey junkies planning on hitting then river this weekend, here’s a tip. In fact it’s THE tip. This is without a doubt the #1 mistake that…

Turkey Day Spey Report

November 22, 2018

John Arnold

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Montana, report, spey, Trout

We’ve got some great fishing weather in the forecast for the next couple of weeks, and Trout Spey anglers will find the fish are pretty receptive to the swung fly. Pressure has been light lately, as most Montanan’s are out…

Missouri River Spey Report

October 29, 2018

John Arnold

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Montana Spey, spey, Trout, Trout Spey

Trout Spey Fishing Report for Late-October We are in full “swing” on the Missouri River, and it’s easy to spot anglers exploring the Missouri River with their Trout Spey rods. Recent warm weather has hurt the fishing for both the…

Swing Season 2017-18 is Here!

October 17, 2017

John Arnold

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

spey, Swing Season, Trout, troutspey

We’ve been swinging with our two-handers for a few weeks now, and we know a few of you have as well. In our brains, the 1st of November is the beginning of “Swing Season”, but as the weeds disappear from…

Hangman Spey Video – Mike McCune

May 8, 2017

John Arnold

Fly Fishing Technique, Troutspey

Casting, Hangman, mccune, Mike, spey, Trout

Here’s a valuable casting video Mike McCune and I recently shot. Valuable because it is the spey cast I see Mike executing more often than not when we are trout fishing. I have had a number of customers ask me…

Friday Foto Rainbow Trout Image

April 28, 2017

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

Friday Foto Rainbow Trout Image, Keep 'em wet, Rainbow, Release, Trout

Friday Foto Rainbow Trout Image TGIF. It’s on. Good to great BWO hatches with midge on the water all day long. A good weekend ahead. Water levels stable for the time being. Nymphing all over the river including some of…

Missouri River April May Fly Fishing Forecast

April 11, 2017

Mark Raisler

Birds, Bugs, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Nature

April, birds, Bugs, Forecast, May, Populations, Trout, Water LEvels, Weather

Missouri River April May Fly Fishing Forecast Squeeky attended the annual Upper Missouri River water Advisory Meeting last week and got the skinny on the upcoming water flow predictions and the update on the trout populations. Lots of folks in…

River Nomads Video

September 15, 2016

John Arnold

Conservation, Fly Fishing Video

bull, Trout, video

Pat Clayton – CEO at Fisheyeguy Photography – and I put together another “Life Aquatic” nature video, this time featuring some of the original Montana natives… Bull Trout. Took some work and some bushwhacking but we got some very nice footage,…

State of the Missouri River Craig Montana 8.26.16

August 26, 2016

Mark Raisler

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Conservation, Fishing Report

BWO's, Callibaetis, Fall, Fly Shop HOurs, Hatches, Temps, Trico's, Trout, UMOWA, Water Flows, Weeds, www.craiglodging.com

State of the Missouri River Craig Montana 8.26.16 Bringing you the State of the Missouri River Craig Montana 8.26.16. Headhunters is the information source on the banks of the famed Missouri River. Keep it tuned here for your daily bite of…

The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video

July 12, 2016

Mark Raisler

Conservation, Fly Fishing Video

The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video, Trout, video, Wild

The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video Awesome. A great story about this great state. It is why we have trout like no others. Period.

Headhunters Fly Shop 2016 Event Calendar

January 21, 2016

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life

2016, 4th of July, Browns and Brews Festival, BWO's, Caddis Festival, Calendar, events, Film, March Brown Hatch, Montana, Trout

A few dates to get into your calendar for the upcoming 2016 season. Headhunters events, community events, and hatch events that can make your vacation planning easier. The water looks like it will be in the average range for the…

MRDF 455 Lab Summer Quarter 2016

December 30, 2015

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Brown Trout, Casting, Education, information, Mayflies, Trout, Trout University

MRDF 455. Lab only. 3-5cr.(days) Summer Quarter. Class location Missouri River Craig MT. Missouri River Dry Fly 455. PREREQUISITE: An intense desire to learn. Examines and explores Missouri River dry fly technique primarily with mayflies. Dry fly casting techniques will…

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…

Silly Sunday Scenery

November 15, 2015

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life, Photography

Images, Silly Sunday Scenery, Trout

Howling again on Saturday! Blowing pretty hard. Overcast in the afternoon may have made the bite heat up. Certainly a better post lunch byte than during the morning session. Those trout out there look real, real, healthy. Big dogs. Get…

Missouri River Week in Review: Images

September 15, 2015

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life, Landscape

Images, missouri river, Missouri River Week in Review: Images, September, Trout

Just fun times here on the Mo this last week. Following last weekend, Labor Day, with the Browns and Brews Festival here in Craig. Rainy times. Then we moved into a sunny and warmer week with Trico’s in the morning, higher…

Silly Sunday Scenery Brown Trout Edition #47

July 26, 2015

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life, Photography

Brown Trout, photography, Silly Sunday Scenery Brown Trout Edition #47, Trout

Brown Trout on the dry fly. The big fly. Looking like a July week ahead. A 2015 July week with unsettled weather. Looking like a high on Monday of 52F. A typical non-typical year. The cooler weather should keep some…

Silly Saturday Scenery

April 11, 2015

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life, Photography

Keepemwet, Silly Saturday Scenery, Trout

Lovely weekend here in central Montana. Some sun, some wind, some bugs, some locals, some non-local locals, some 2 handed casters at our McCune/Gould sustained anchor clinics, some ribs at Izaak’s, some stiffies at Joe’s, some rising trout… Some FUN!…

Trout Spey

February 9, 2015

John Arnold

Headhunters Life

clinic, spey, Trout

HAVE WE CROSSED A LINE? We wrapped up Spey clinic #3 this weekend, with 2 to go. It was a great group and the weather was fantastic. A SE wind forced the class to stick to their left shoulder for…

Headhunters Fishing Theater | Clint

March 1, 2014

Mark Raisler

Fly Fishing Video

CLint Eastwood, Fishing Theater, Trout, trout bum

Clint Eastwood can fish. Every Which Way but Loose. Cold on this Saturday. Well below zero and snowing hard. We are warming up beside our computers today at home. Hope you are too, if you live locally. If you live…