Pull a bend into the rod
Pull a bend into the rod That’s what you do. You pull a bend into the rod. Think about that one today. Just that one thought. How do you pull a bend into the rod? I can give you a…
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Wednesday Workshop Frenchie Tying Video
Wednesday Workshop Frenchie Tying Video This fly is important for the nymphers on this river. We sell tons of them in the fly bins and you are welcome to buy as many of them as you wish. OR you can…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Kelly Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Kelly Edition Kelly got this one when conditions were tough. Fishing with HH Guide Beth Langell this past week on the Prossen Group. Many years for Greg and his gang. The Mo has a hold on…
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Missouri River Montana Monday Fishing Report 8.24.20
Missouri River Montana Monday Fishing Report 8.24.20 August. Our slowest two weeks of the summer season. Thanks last two of August. And we like it. The river is in tough shape as it moves through the mechanisms of warm weather,…
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SIMMS Wader Repair Video
SIMMS Wader Repair Video: How to Your waders leaking? Shouldn’t you get them ready for fall? Did you think to remind yourself of how freaking cold you were this past spring with that leak above your knee. Those wet feet?…
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Wind Knot Video. 55% of Knot Strength!
Wind Knot Video You ever lose a trout because of a wind knot? Yeah, we have too. But most would tell you it is a Bad Casting Knot. I know I would. When I’m guiding I always re-tie taking out…
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Headhunters Missouri River Weekend Outlook
Headhunters Missouri River Weekend Outlook Hoppers, ants, Trico’s. Weather will be warm in the afternoons. A good time to drift, nap, or drink. This is a slow period for the Missouri River. Late August is always slow. And the fishing…
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Longhorn Beetle Tying Video
Longhorn Beetle Tying Video Tired of tossing the hopper ad nauseum? Don’t want to throw anything purple or pink? Want to turn heads at Izaak’s when you let the table know you caught the the Buttery Brown you were hunting…
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Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such
Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such Some housekeeping today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Hot out there this week as we already are flirting with triple digit daily air temps and that makes the fish sleepy too. Most fishing…
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Trico’s Daily. Hoppers too.
Trico’s Daily. Hoppers too. Friday Foto today on the HH Blog. Well into August and all is well. Trico’s hatching daily. Pretty cool this morning as the air temp is 46F in downtown Craig Montana. It will warm as the…
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Clouser Crayfish Tying Video
Clouser Crayfish Tying Video August nymphing requires lots of patience, potential weeds crowding your fly, and the Clouser Crayfish. Or a Zirdle. A top fly for many nymphers this time of year. Add a split shot or not. Many let…
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Peter Speaks about August Flies
Peter Speaks about August Flies We have entered the dog days, The boys of summer are still roaming the streets of Craig. 85 and sunny, day in and day out turns into a slew of groundhog days filled with dry…
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Lee Wulff and Curt Gowdy Video
Lee Wulff and Curt Gowdy Video If you are old school then you will like this vid. A good one for this Sunday. All good here on the Mo. Sunday. Take a siesta this afternoon. It’s good for your constitution.
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Silly Saturday Rainbow Image plus Fishing Report
Silly Saturday Rainbow Image Dehlan with this nice Rainbow from Friday afternoon. Nymphed this one up at Cell Phone Bluff off the downside of the big rock there. Fun because the guide said “We never get one in this great…
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River closures around Montana
River closures around Montan Several rivers in southwest Montana will close to fishing during the afternoon each day due to a seasonal rise in water temperatures. “Hoot-owl” restrictions prohibit fishing during the hottest times of the day. A hoot-owl restriction…
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Presentation is Everything!
Presentation is Everything! How important is it to present yourself well at a job interview? Put your best foot forward On a first date? Sloppy dirty shirt? Or clean. You get to decide this. You can control the outcome of…
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Sunday Surf Jam
Sunday Surf Jam When you don’t make the first cast the best cast this is what you see and hear. No, no, no. Welcome to August on the Mo. Push play and watch what happens. No, no, no. The…
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Saturday State of The Mo August 1st 2020
Saturday State of The Mo August 1st 2020 Warming up as we speak. The water temps are rising and the weather will be hot this coming week. Temps near or above 90 for the coming ten days. Weeds will be…
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Friday Foto and All is Well
Friday Foto and All is Well Feels like summer here in Craig Montana. Trico’s falling daily. PMD’s still in the mix. Caddis at a 10 year high. Hoppers getting chomped. Ants flying about. And this rock cairn on the river…
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Missouri River Hot Summer Flies
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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New Boat Smell Peter Longoria
New Boat Smell Peter Longoria Second year Headhunters All-Star Peter Longoria with his first drifter. A Clackacraft Headhunter dressed in pure white. Looks pretty tight. Looks fishy. Looks stealthy. Looks like a dry fly craft. Congrats Peter. I can’t wait…
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Late July Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.2020
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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Friday Foto Late July Edition
Friday Foto Late July Edition Late July. Pretty busy on the river. Certainly Saturdays. Big time. Lots of anglers. Lots more families on floaties. Dry fly anglers finding it tough to find a ton of fish on the surface. The…
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5 Missouri River Summer Nymphing Tips
5 Missouri River Summer Nymphing Tips Fish summer water. No soft insides, no slack ass water. Fish quicker oxygen filled runs. Summer fish love the caddis fly. Run without the split shot. Let it all hang out there with the…
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Today July 22nd 2-6pm Drive Thru COVID-19 Testing in Craig MT
July 22nd 2-6pm Drive Thru COVID-19 Testing in Craig MT We will be co-operating with L & C County Public Health and Pureview Health Center as they administer a Sentinel Testing Program in Craig on. July 22. The aim of…
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Missouri River Fishing Report 7.20.20
Missouri River Fishing Report 7.20.20 Trico’s increasing. Looks like PMD’s decreasing. Spinners will get the finicky ones to bite. Caddis Strong! For those who like to fish the evening shift the second to last hour is the Golden Hour. Downwinged…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Amanda Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Amanda Edition Amanda’s first trout on the Mo. A good one for sure! She and her friend Stephanie wedged their way into the trip this year after being squeezed out several years ago. Now that they…
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Mid July Missouri River Update 2020
Mid July Missouri River Update 2020 All is well here in downtown Craig Montana. Mid July and we are updating you on the current happenings of all things Missouri River. Remember that the Best Flies Under the Big Sky are…
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Friday Foto All Hooked Up on the Dry Fly
Friday Foto All Hooked Up on the Dry Fly Great dry fly fishing this month. More ahead. Trico’s coming on strong. TGIF. The river is in perfect shape.
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Thursday July 16th Fishing Report Missouri River
Thursday July 16th Fishing Report Missouri River All is well here in Craig Montana. Flows at 6K. Temps at 63F. Trico’s waxing. No fabulous spinner falls yet. Crowds on the upper. Not as much lower. Dry fly guys looking. Waders…
Read MoreAC/DC For those about to Rock…We Salute You!
While the past couple days have been quirky on the dry, we feel that the cork will come out this week. Yessir. Great times ahead. For the DFO angler. I’d come now if you can. You heard it here. For…
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Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report
Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report Facts for the day…meaning yesterday. Fishing reports are always, a day late! Today is a new day, and live it man! Flows dropping daily. Inflows at 4K-ish/Toston. Flows here under 6. Wade fishers paradise.…
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Friday July 10th Fishing Report
Friday July 10th Fishing Report Water levels just a hair above 7K. Not scheduled to fall today, but would not surprise us if it did. The water levels will follow the inflows, downward as we move through the month. Check…
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Two-For Tuesday Missouri River Montana
Two-For Tuesday Missouri River Montana A Montana double today on the HH Blog site featuring a married couple that fishes together. Well, Ben for the most part, but now Amanda as she shows her partner who the real angler is…
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Sunday July 5th Water, fish, bug update
Sunday July 5th Water, fish, bug update Amanda this last week fighting her first Mo River Trout fishing with HH Guide Mark Raisler Water dropping under, or about, 10K today. We expect it to drop all week. Inflows at Toston…
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Happy Independence Day
Happy Independence Day All is well in Craig Montana. Happy Independence Day from all of us at Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service located downtown. Be safe. Be sane. Make the first cast count. Shop open 7-3. Our crack staff…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Stephanie Returns Edition & 4th of July Fishing Report
New Breed Chicks Rule Stephanie Returns Edition Stephanie graced the early pages of the blog and has more than one installment in the New Breed Chicks annals. Stephanie and friend Amanda, you’ll see her early next week as she too…
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Wednesday Fishing Report July 1st 2020
Wednesday Fishing Report July 1st 2020 Water headed up today 1K. Water levels heading up tomorrow 1K. The dry fly fishing was holding on as we held on to the 10K levels. Yesterday with water levels heading upwards the fishing…
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Monday Morning Fishing Report 6.29.2020
Monday Morning Fishing Report 6.29.2020 Just the facts today on the Headhunters Fishing Report. Monday morning and heavy rain falls from he sky. More today, more tomorrow. What will the total rainfall amounts be? Ohh, the weather guessers think about…
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5 for Friday June 26th 2020
5 for Friday June 26th 2020 5 great tips to get you through the Missouri River summer weekend ahead. We are currently sitting just 10K @ 9840cfs. Water temps 58F. Will it come down this weekend? Maybe, or not. We…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Amanda Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Amanda Edition Fished with Amanda along with the Tabert Gang this past weekend. And she caught her first Missouri River trout. A few of them! We love to see gals like Amanda get stoked on fly…
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Missouri River Headhunters Fishing Report June 24th 2020
Missouri River Headhunters Fishing Report June 24th 2020 Photo: Mike Farris tying up another PMD dry fly to fool the Misouri River sipping trout Tuesday Morning. Water levels flirting with 10K as the water managers evacuate the flood pool that…
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For Immediate Release: Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring Today!
For Immediate Release: Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring Today! 2nd year shop stud Peter Longoria with this nice brown above he plucked for the shore with a streamer. See yourself catching a few like this? We do too! Apply today. Hiring…
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Fathers Day 2020 Missouri River
Fathers Day 2020 Missouri River All is well here in Craig Montana. Happy Fathers Day 2020. Calm, 65F, water levels 8600cfs, dry fly fishing daily, nymphing too. Honoring our fathers out there in Craiglandia and beyond as we meet the…
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Friday Headhunters Fishing Report June 19th 2020
Friday Headhunters Fishing Report June 19th 2020 All good here on the Mo. Beyond the maneuvering of the dam waters the past couple days and maybe a couple days into the future we are doing just fine! The fish are…
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Tuesday Tying Video from the JAV Family
Tuesday Tying Video from the JAV Family Buzzball Fly Tying A great fly for the Mo. Squeeky’s favorite summertime pattern! Been tossing it the past couple weeks. A good time for sure. It is not red hot, yet. It will…
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June Mid Month Missouri River Report
June Mid Month Missouri River Report Weather is the first story today on your Headhunters June Mid Month Missouri River Report. Weather Patterns for June Cooler than normal air temps coupled with over an inch of precipitation forecast for the…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Dearborn falling to 318cfs today. We are nearing the end of flatablilty. Maybe the remainder of the week though. Look us up for flies, shuttles, and info! Tomorrow is Monday. PMD’s will be on the menu.
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Dearborn River Fishing Report 6.10.20
Dearborn River Fishing Report 6.10.20 Not too bad out there on the Dearborn River. Fished it yesterday with Chef John of Izaak’s and Steve of Headhunters Fly Shop. A few fish caught on a Rubberlegs dangled below a fluffy dry…
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Shelter from the Storm, Dylan, afternoon Water Update 6.8.20
Shelter from the Storm, Dylan, afternoon Water Update 6.8.20 The rain has stopped today. 3 days of a very good wetting. We were a bit behind our annual rainfall. And now the hills are green again. The Dearborn is still…
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High Water Nymphing Video
High Water Nymphing Video Missouri River water levels heading up this past weekend and potentially this week too. Get ready for a bit of high water. And nymphs can be one way to get into a few. Check out this…
Read MoreThe Rain Song for this Rainy Weekend…
The Mighty Zep with the Rain Song for the rain we have received this weekend. Posted this first 5 years ago. Been listening to the Mighty Zep a bunch this past month. The Rain Song has been in my Top…
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First Mo River Dry Fly Fish for Chris!
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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Thursday June 4th Missouri River Fishing Report
Thursday June 4th Missouri River Fishing Report Just the facts today on the Headhunters Thursday June 4th Missouri River Fishing Report. Flows 5220cfs. Gonna creep up in the next two days. Near 6K? More next week. Water temps currently 56.5F. Up…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Tess Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Tess Edition Tess and her first trout on a fly. Nice work Tess. Great times with Tess and her family this week. Sunny, fishing, fellowship. A perfect June week. The Dearborn coming down in flows. Fishable…
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Missouri River June Water Forecast
Missouri River June Water Forecast Looking good for the month ahead for the Missouri River June Water Forecast. Yes, normal is what we should expect as we heading the first of the two peak dry fly months fishing he Missouri…
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