Tuesday on the Mo. Yes, it’s good.
Yes, the fishing is good. Nymphing solid. Dry fly action strong. Streamer fishing? Don’t really know. There are fish rising. Swingers? See you in the fall. July. We love July.
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Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video
Dead Flies Don’t Swim fly fishing video from Scumliner Media. Trico’s. We love Trico’s. This filmed many years ago during an epic Trico season. It is forthcoming for the year ahead. Enjoy the video today. We are on the water,…
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Missouri River July Fly Fishing Forecast
Missouri River Mid-July Fly Fishing Forecast Welcome to July! We have made it through the busiest month of the year, June, and have emerged on the other side with the hope of continued summer hatches and sunshine. I’m sure we…
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Missouri River June Saturday
The calm before the storm. Almost. Lots of folks on the river this fabulous weekend with the weather presenting a reason to slather on a cupful of Sunscreen! Bustling as we move into the dry fly season. June is the…
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PMD Thursday
PMD Thursday Rain today. PMD’s like rain. Get your Skwala Rain Gear at Headhunters of Craig. It’s the good stuff man. Dry fly powders, GINK, Super Power Fly Floating, and light tippet material coupled with accurate reach casts will bring…
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Mid Week Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop Craig Montana
Flows dropping today to 4100cfs. Water Temps 58F. PMD’s and Caddis currently hatching on the upper and lower reaches. Yellow Sally’s on the lower half. Best post up dry fly action on the upper half. Good blind fishing dry flies…
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Flows Dropping this week
Flows today to 4500 cfs. Flows Wednesday 8am 4100 cfs. Summertime on the Mo.
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery All good in Craig. Flows dropping. Fish rising. Happy Sunday.
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Skwala Soul-Stice this Weekend Sale
Summer fishing should be soulful—long days, dry flies, tasty beverages, late-night campfires on gravel bars. We’ve you covered when it comes to sun protection, so you can focus on getting your mind (and your cast) right. Hook yourself up with…
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Always Worth the Trip Video Scumliner Media
Always Worth the Trip Video Scumliner Media The Blackfoot is a wonderful freestone river just over the Continental Divide from Craig Montana. A one hour jaunt to the Blackfoot and a days worth of fun. Big floaty flies that we…
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Missouri River Flows for Late June
Questions about flows following the rainstorms of the week. It spit again today with significant rains the past couple days. What will happen with the flows in the near future? Inflows at Toston are currently 6750cfs. Outflows at Holter are…
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el SOL Video
el SOL Video A fun short from Scumliner Media today on the Headhunters Blog. This entire video is shot while fishing a cinnamon ant. Ants work. Buy ants at Headhunters of Craig.
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Tuesday Brown Trout
Image by Dave W. Just awesome. What a creature. Fishing is good. June is good. We are in the peak season right now. Time is now, Now is the time. PMD’s daily. Never saw more PMD’s on the water than…
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Missouri River Montana Weekend Foreshadowing
Flow increasing today to 6500cfs. Weather cooperating this tail end of the week with wind free days yesterday and today. Water flows increasing, temperature decreasing, rain developing on Monday and Tuesday. PMD’s waxing. Caddis waxing. BWO’s waning. Midge holding steady.…
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5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June
5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June Yes there is dry fly fishing. Not all day long yet, but that is coming. It’s mostly on-ish?! Missouri River water flows are fluctuating between 4.5K and 6.5KK. Will we see lower flows?…
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Monday June 10th Missouri River Fishing Report
Monday June 10th Missouri River Fishing Report All good here on the Mo. The Mo is at the peak of traffic as we head into the middle June weeks. Weekends of course very busy. Friday is the new Saturday. Saturday…
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Missouri River Montana PMD Box
Pale Morning Duns are part of your day here fly fishing Montana’s Missouri River in June. We love June as the bugs participate more willingly everyday. While the weather this last week has been really shitty, the fishing has stood…
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Thursday on the Mo!
We like Mayflies. The Missouri River has Mayflies. Lots of them. Happy Thursday. Today, the fishing goes on. All things flow down river. All of them.
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Tying LaFontaine’s Buzzball
A must for any hard core Missouri River angler. Tied originally for this fine river emulating dead midge shucks. In conversations with Gary LaFontaine on the Trout Shop Cafe porch way back in the day Gary stated that even though…
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High Bank: Mighty Mo Images
High Bank Trout confusion continues this week. Bugs in a change period. Fish in a change period. Means, you should be in a change period. Change, to what? Ohh, you are an angler. Most, start guessing. That is the important…
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Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 6.3.24
Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 6.3.24 Flows 6K. Water Temps 54F Spoke with Tyler Stremcha at BOR this am. Says we have not seen all the high elevation snow come off yet. Still freezing in high elevations at night.…
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Silly Saturday Scenery: Pelicans
Pelicans A smelly bird. The Pelican. These are white. Happy Friday. See you in Craig this summer. Photo ops daily of this large scale whitefish grubber. Check out the Missouri River Pelicans. They summer here.
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Water Levels perfect for June ahead
Looking pretty good out there. Both the Missouri River below Holter Dam and out local tributary Dearborn River both in great shape for late May and June ahead. Missouri River below Holter Dam currently falling at 5680 cfs. Looks like…
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Of Caddis and Summer
Of Caddis and Summer 60F outside today. Did some yard work, turned the compost pile, fooled around in the garage with fly gear. And saw my favorite fly box. Bought it for a dollar at Bob Ward’s Bozeman 25 plus…
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Bald Eagle on Brown Trout
Bald Eagle on Brown Trout Saw this Bald Eagle on Brown Trout an afternoon in the lower canyon. He was getting after this Brown Trout. A 20″ fish for sure. Entertainment, information, education, and customer service are paramount to the…
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Last week, this week, next week.
Took the week off from writing. Last week. This week back. A good mental break. Fished the Dearborn twice, and the Mo twice. Variable. Unstable. Hit and miss. Those are all words used to describe the past week of fishing.…
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day We honor those who died while serving. One day is clearly not enough. We should honor them everyday. But today we can show how we feel by raising the flag. Take a moment and reflect on those who…
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Missouri River Trout Confusion
John and I talked about this recently. The May trout confusion factor. Yes, sometimes we think we got this thing all figured out. News Flash: We, the collective angler(s), we don’t. Living and fishing here for decades will teach you…
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Weekend Tips from Headhunters of Craig
Weekend Tips from Headhunters of Craig Windy here in Craig Montana this morning. Is it windy here all the time? No. But almost. Average wind speed in our neighborhood is 12.4 mph. Chew on that for a minute. And practice…
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Friday Foto May 17th 2024
Friday Foto May 17th 2024 A classic Woodie Drifter, a train bridge, anglers, the Missouri River. Happy Friday.
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 5.16.24
The water downriver is clearing already. The LPP Creek has about half the volume of mud as it was yesterday. Today, half as much again. Good vis all the way to Craig. The water is green but not dirty. I’d…
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Words of Dry Fly Wisdom
Words of Dry Fly Wisdom Thinking about the dry fly bite this am before heading to the water today. Some things never change. Fish are wild animals. They are not trained. They do not understand that you did not practice…
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Meditate. Monday. Updates.
Meditate. Monday. Updates. Water levels on the river primary stable. A bit of upward movement from the deluge this past mid week. Tributaries have been slowly growing and the river proper is somewhat off color in sections. Little Prickly Pear…
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Happy Mothers Day
Happy Mothers Day Happy Sunday. Happy Mothers Day. Super sunny ands warm this weekend. Perfect for Mom’s. Happy Sunday. We rejoice in the names of your mothers today. Hope you are spending it with yours. Squeeky holding a fish that…
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Rain makes small impact on the Missouri River
Rain the past couple days. Over 2″ fell on the region. Prickly Pear and Dearborn rivers peaked yesterday. Now will follow a long slow fall the next week. Some dirt in the water below both. Impacting the fishing? Nope. A…
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Friday PSA: NRS Throw Bag Video
Today this very important video by NRS. Watch it. Twice. Then practice tossing your throw bag. And re-stuffing properly. And keep it within hands reach in your fishing craft. Throw Bags can Save Lives. Thank to NRS. Throw bags…
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Will the Missouri River see a rise in water levels?
Will the Missouri River see a rise in water levels? Currently raining hard. 1.65″ in the last 24 hours. More to come. How much? Who knows. Forecast for a another few hours of rain. Will the Missouri River see more…
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May Missouri River Fishing Forecast 2024
May Missouri River Fishing Forecast Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog you get the May Missouri River Fishing Forecast. What to expect, wish for, and believe for the month ahead. Things to look forward to in May include… More…
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Monday. Missouri River. May.
Monday. Missouri River. May. Great words from John G in the comments yesterday. Long time Mo River angler fishing along with friends and family this past week on the river. Was not able to hook up with the fellas, but…
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The Voice of a Wade Angler
I used to be a wade fisher. A wade angler. A bankie. Fishing a nice riffle on Montana’s Missouri River Fly Fishingare. I get out and wade fish often. The liberty of the boat is the difference. I can get…
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UMOWA Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance Annual Rendezvous Friday May 31st
What: Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance Annual Rendezvous Friday May 31st 3-8pm. Where: Craig TapHouse & Stonefly Grill 161 Leonard St, Craig MT Who: You, the supporters of the Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance. All welcome to this easy going…
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Friday Foto Near Spring Edition
Friday Foto Near Spring Edition Nearing spring but ‘ol man winter still has a seat at the table. Lots of anglers over here for the week and weekend ahead nymphing, swinging, stripping, and looking for some rising midge and BWO…
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Hump Day Missouri River Summer Water Projections
Hump Day Missouri River Summer Water Projections NOPE. This is stock file PHOTO. The Dearborn is not blown. We will not see this kind of runoff this year 2024. Unless we have a large rain event in the Rockies. Stock…
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New Boat Smell 2024 Adipose Flow Rental Boat(s)
New Boat Smell 2024 Adipose Flow Rental Boat(s) One the lot. The injection Molded new Adipose Flow at HHFS in Downton Craig Montana. Book your rental boats today for the summer by calling 406-235-3447 ext. 1 Love the new boat…
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Monday Morning Montana’s Missouri River Fishing Report
Monday Morning Montana’s Missouri River Fishing Report Water Flows 3860cfs. Water Temperatures 45F. Nymphers loving the lower water levels and getting them on Tailwater Sow, Pill Popper, Firebead Rays, Bubble Yum, Rainbow Weight Fly, Tungsten Jig Brush Hog, Tungsten Jig…
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ONLY 1 LEFT! 2023 Adipose Flow Drift Boat For Sale @ Headhunters of Craig Now $14,500
2023 Adipose Flow Drift Boats For Sale For Sale 1 SOLD! 1 Available Adipose Drift Boats Flow Model. Used as rental boats on Montana’s Missouri River Craig Montana. Gentle rivers provides pretty damn clean gently used rental boats. These 2…
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Missouri River Dry Fly Fishing Report April 26th
Missouri River Dry Fly Fishing Report April 26th This is a dry fly fishing report. Nymphing is great. Streamer fishing and trout spey is hit and miss. Un-real dry fly opportunities in the past month. Continues to get better. Water temps…
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Drift Boat 101 Clinic Saturday April 27th in Craig
Saturday April 27th Adipose Boatworks presents Drift Boat 101 Clinic in Craig. Meeting time: 10am @ Izaak’s in Craig What’s Provided: Lunch, cool swag, education, Come for the day and enjoy learning the in’s and outs of drift boating. Breaking down…
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G. Loomis Trout Spey Rod Demo Daze Saturday and Sunday
G. Loomis Trout Spey Rod Demo Daze Saturday and Sunday\ This weekend at your favorite Trout Spey Shop in Craig we present to you G. Loomis Short Spey Demo’s this weekend at Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig. What: Loomis IMX-PRO…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report 4.22.24 Montana’s Missouri River
Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report 4.22.24 Montana’s Missouri River Pretty killer out there on the river right now. Flows are good, temps are good, fishing is good. Water Temps: 44F. Rising. Water Flows: 3560cfs. Stable. Nymphers: Lots up at the…
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Silly Sunday Lower Canyon Scenery
Silly Sunday Lower Canyon Scenery Long time Mo River angler Shawn Thompson hooked up. Stunning scenery. Fantastic guy. Happy Sunday. Warmer this week ahead. River is in fine shape.
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Orvis Helios Models Defined w/ Shawn Combs
Orvis Helios Models Defined w/ Shawn Combs You’ve seen a few videos about this rod already I’m sure. The hype is pretty big. Does it stand up to other rods in the category? And what is the difference between the…
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How to locate Spring Nymph Water
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…
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