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Mike McCune – Perry Poke Video

November 21, 2023
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey
Casting, mccune, Mike, perry, poke, spey, troutspey
No Comments
REPOST: Love this video shot by John and Mike several years ago. Worth the watch again nd again. Enjoy if you are viewing after the turkey this Thursday! If you haven’t had a chance to attend one of our clinics…
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Missouri River Fly Fishing January Forecast

January 7, 2023
Mark Raisler
Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life
fishing, January, Missouri River January Forecast, Slush, spey, troutspey, Weather
Missouri River Fly Fishing January Forecast January Missouri River Weather Forecast Pretty stable for the next ten days with air temps in the mid 30’s at night along with daily highs in the mid 40’s. Lots of cloud cover predicted…
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Troutspey Techniques

Mike McCune – Troutspey Retrieve Methods

November 15, 2021
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey
mccune, Technique, troutspey
4 Comments
Mike McCune does an excellent job of covering the primary methods we use to add action to the fly when swinging for trout with our two-handers. You also get to watch some excellent, relaxed, compact, troutspey casting. Watch enough and…
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2021 Trout Spey Gear Roundup

November 8, 2021
John Arnold
Troutspey
2HTROUT, spey, Trout, Trout Spey, troutspey
Our annual Trout Spey Gear Roundup is typically here to let you know about all the great new gear available! Because there’s not much to report on the “new Trout Spey gear” front, we debated publishing this. The Pandemic has…
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OPST Commando Smooth

OPST Commando Smooth Sale!

April 3, 2020
John Arnold
Uncategorized
Commando, OPST, spey, troutspey
The new-ish OPST Commando Smooth is on sale at 25% off starting today. Most spey anglers are familiar with the OPST Commando Head. It’s the head that started all of this “micro-skagit” stuff, and is the most popular single-handed spey…
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Spot Open for Sat. McCune|Gould Spey Clinic!

April 16, 2019
John Arnold
Uncategorized
troutspey
We just had a last minute cancel for this Saturday’s 101 Spey Clinic with legendary two-handed casters Mike McCune and Whitney Gould. This all day clinic is perfect for those who are looking to get in to the sport, or…
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Spey Special Ends Soon

December 12, 2018
John Arnold
Troutspey
Guide, specials, troutspey
Lots of folks have taken advantage of our fall Spey Special this year. $400 for a full day guided trip with excellent and experienced Spey Casting instructors and guides like women’s World Speycasting Champ Whitney Gould. If you don’t have…
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2017-18 Trout Spey Lineup

November 15, 2017
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Technique, Troutspey
spey, Swing Season, troutspey
13 Comments
The 2017-18 Spey season has begun on the Missouri River, and it’s time to layout the gear we use while swinging the Mo’. Last season we began a transition from 6 and 7 weight spey outfits down to true ultralight…
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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…
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ECHO TR2 SPEY and TROUTSPEY

December 10, 2016
John Arnold
Uncategorized
Echo, spey, TR, troutspey
5 Comments
The ECHO TR (Tim Rajeff) has consistently been one of our most popular Spey rods over the last several seasons. It’s combination of price and performance is unbeatable, as it’s ability to throw a variety of lines and casts. ECHO…
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Troutspey Clinic

Next Troutspey Clinic – Jan. 28 & 29

December 8, 2016
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life
clinic, spey, troutspey
2 Comments
Our next Troutspey Clinics will be held Jan. 28th and 29th. You can expect the emphasis to be on trout and Skagit techniques with lightweight rods. Over the years our clinics have slowly morphed from a Scandi influenced general casting…
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Shooting Line can be a Drag – More from Mike McCune

December 7, 2016
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey
mccune, Mike, troutspey, video
2 Comments
More from the Godfather, Mike McCune. One of the most common questions I get at our spey clinics is “how do I manage and handle my running line while spey casting?”. I try to avoid answering this. It’s a personal…
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2016-17 Spey Lineup – Rods and Reels

November 29, 2016
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey, Uncategorized
reels, rods, spey, troutspey
The season is in full “swing” for the folks who enjoy swinging trout up on a two-hander. Most folks are done chasing Steelhead in the upper Columbia drainages, and big game season has just ended. The balmy autumn has plenty of folks…
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Attn DFO's One Month Left

Attn DFO’s One Month Left

October 25, 2016
Mark Raisler
Bugs, Fishing Report
DFO's, dry fly, Swingers, troutspey
3 Comments
Attn DFO’s One Month Left Saw the new web site banner that John updated this morning and was reminded that we getting short. The time left to throw that dry fly at a specific target is waning. And if you…
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2016-17 Spey Clinics

September 30, 2016
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life
clinics, spey, troutspey
14 Comments
MONTANA TROUTSPEY The Swing Season is upon us, and we are starting to line up our free Spey Clinics for the 2016-17 season. Folks are asking about it and many have already swung a fish or three this season. Our…
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Womens Spey Clinic

Women’s Spey Clinic

November 9, 2015
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life, Troutspey
clinic, spey, troutspey, women
Headhunters manager Sara Roholt and guide Beth Hood held our first women’s spey clinic this weekend. As expected from these two, the clinic was a success and all who attended learned a thing or two about spey casting, rigging and…
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Montana spey fishing

Two-Handed Report

November 7, 2015
John Arnold
Fishing Report, Troutspey
report, spey, troutspey
above: Mark Raisler and Beth Hood readying the 2hand arsenal for a day on the Mo. FINALLY We’re finally getting the right conditions for both swing and boat streamer fishing to produce some fish. It’s been OK for the last month,…
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Montana Guided Spey Trips

Guided Spey Trips

October 20, 2015
John Arnold
Headhunters Life, Troutspey
guided, Microspey, spey, trips, troutspey
Requests for guided two-handed Spey fishing trips on the Missouri River have been on the increase. We’ve actually done some the past few seasons, but have not formally made it an official part of our guided trip packages. Until now. Beginning…
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Montana Trout Spey Fishing

Trout Spey Line Selection

October 12, 2015
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey
Echo, gear, OPST, Skagit, spey, troutspey
We’ve been receiving lots of questions about “Troutspey” rods and lines lately. Folks are getting geared up for the fall. Streamers are on their mind, and many folks are choosing to swing them on foot, rather than from the boat. We’ve already…
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Montana Troutspey, spey fly fishing

I guess we’re starting Troutspey a little early…

September 15, 2015
John Arnold
Headhunters Life, Troutspey, Uncategorized
SAGE, spey, troutspey
It seems like everyone is Jonesing to Spey. We still have several weeks of great dry fly and streamer action left! You’ll still be in shirt sleeves 6 weeks from now! But anglers are coming by, asking for the “swing”…
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Troutspey Around the Corner

August 29, 2015
John Arnold
Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life
Echo, fiberglass, glass, spey, troutspey
Swing Season (spey season) is approaching. We’re not there yet. There’s still some big hatches to be had, as well as our epic Montana streamer fishing. But it’s getting close. Sara, Ninch and I are starting to get the lineup…
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