Big Audio Dynamite Rush Video
Big Audio Dynamite Rush Video A throwback today on the Headhunters Blog. This author digs it. Enjoy.
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Friday Foto March 3rd
Friday Foto March 3rd A nice Saturday for fishing? Not terrible to day either. Not Amy around. Strange, strange, albeit normal, weather for fishing the front end of the year. The back end of last year too. Portends well for…
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Skwala 1st Anniversary Sale 20% off thru Sunday March 5th @ Headhunters of Craig
Skwala 1st Anniversary Sale 20% off thru Sunday March 5th @ Headhunters of Craig Happy to be the 1st fly shop carrying Skwala Fishing Products, happy to announce the 1st Anniversary Sale at 20% off all Skwala gear thru Sunday…
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Stop SB 497 and Protect Montana’s Public Stream Access, Contact Your State Senator Immediately!
Stop SB 497 and Protect Montana’s Public Stream Access, Contact Your State Senator Immediately We need your help to protect the integrity of Montana’s Stream Access Law. Contact your state Senator and ask them to vote NO on SB 497 immediately!…
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MLB Pitch Clock vs. Dry Fly Trout Clock
MLB Pitch Clock vs. Dry Fly Trout Clock Ahhh, an interesting dichotomy. As many of you know, MLB fans, that there are some rule changes this season around the league. A pitch clock has been installed for the speed of…
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Silly Sunday Scenery February 26th
Silly Sunday Scenery February 26th 53F today. Slight wind. Not terrible. Best day all year. So far. Late February. March around the corner. See you there.
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Spring Training means Spring is near
Spring Training means Spring is near Baseball has officially returned for the spring. Next, summer, then fall. Ahh, baseball season falls right in line with fishing season. Along with the casting practice we’ve been talking about the past few weeks…
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How we learn physical skills in fly fishing
How we learn physical skills in fly fishing Perfect practice. That is how we learn physical skills. Golfers do not learn how to drive the ball, by playing golf. Nope. You do not learn how to improve your swing, by…
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The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video
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.
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Headhunters Closed Tuesday-Thursday
Headhunters Closed Tuesday-Thursday Blowing hard last night. 60 mph locally. Now snowing, sideways. Will continue for the next couple days. Temps not crawling above the Zero mark beyond tonight will keep us at bay for this period. So, see you…
Read MoreCommon Casting Mistakes: Slack Line, 5 Essentials, Quick Video
Common Casting Mistakes: Slack Line, 5 Essentials, Quick Video We see this one executed quite often from not only novice casters and anglers, but surprisingly from seasoned anglers too. Leaving slack line in the casting equation does not ever help…
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February Friday Foto
February Friday Foto Fishing along here in Craig. Winds have kept our hats pulled down low . Winds have kept the wave action high. Not quite as windy as the forecast today, yet. Looks like snow for the next several…
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HH Fly Shop Hiring for 2023
HH Fly Shop Hiring for 2023 Update: We have hired a few new shop all-stars for the 2023 season, but still need a few more to join the ranks this season. Love to speak with you about your future on…
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Fly Casting Essential #2
Fly Casting Essential #2 All 5 have to happen for the cast to be perfect. Or, even work. 2. Slack line should be kept to an absolute minimum. Pulling taut line, is all the fly rod/tool can do. The rod is…
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Super Sunday
Super Sunday Big game today. Cloudy here today. Midges showing today? Don’t forget about your valentine. I’d suggest a box of chocolates flies! May be closed early today.
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The 5 Essentials of Fly Casting
The 5 Essentials of Fly Casting We tend to think about fly casting more in the winter, as we mentally and physically prepare of the coming summer 2023. Every winter we think about the year ahead, how to improve, and…
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Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video
Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video Not terrible out there this week. Nearly 50F, and certainly brought joy to all of us here in Craig. Summer foreshadowing? Boy, we thought so! Cool video with Mark…
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Spite Hill Caster
Spite Hill Caster Just dreaming on this Monday. Reminding myself, and all of you out there, to practice casting. I practice in my garage with my practice rod. The inclement weather, and the damn incessant wind , will keep the…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Wolf Creek Bridge, in the snow. We hope it no blow, no Mo. Sunday, today. February is short, hooray! Tie midge flies, if you wish. Because soon trout will steadily rise, and we will dry fly fish.
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Friday February Foto
Friday February Foto Looking pretty good for the weekend comparing to the past week. Gonna creep over the freezing mark today. That is good news. Spitting snow off and on all week long with the white blanket of snow comforting…
Read MoreFortunate Youth Thursday
Fortunate Youth Thursday Not as cold, but equally as windy as the past week. looks like more wind on the way as we move towards the First February weekend. The fishing should pick up, as the weather allows us to…
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Missouri River February Fishing Forecast 2023
Missouri River February Fishing Forecast 2023 Welcome to February. Football is nearly over, baseball is around the corner, and the fishing has been above average, when the weather has let us get out there. We are getting nearer to spring…
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February Blues and a Couple High Points
February Blues and a Couple High Points February pretty much sucks. Historically average fishing, that means for the winter months. Not comparing the February fishing to the summer months, but comparing it to the winter months. And average is just…
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Winter returns to Craig Montana
Winter returns to Craig Montana And the rockies. That is the grander result. Snow in Craig today. And tomorrow. And Sunday will be cold. Below Zero Cold. So we wait again for the break. We believe we will be on…
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Silly Sunday Scenery Winter Trout Edition
Winter trout release. Windy again today. 34F. Sunday. Football on the TV. Not one angler in the shop yet today…they will come. Late start I guess. Enjoy your week ahead. Remember to send in any broken rods and/or reels as…
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Some days you shouldn’t fish.
Some days you shouldn’t fish. Today is one of them. Blowing a steady 20mph or better. Gusty beyond the base speed. Sunny. Cold. Some days you shouldn’t fish. It ain’t roses everyday.
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Headhunters Fly Shop Mid January Fishing Report
Headhunters Fly Shop Mid January Fishing Report All good this month. Waking up from the long and deep cold spell here in central Montana. Water temps are 34.3F. Water flows 3600cfs. Shelf ice present on the lower river. Not as…
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Squeeky’s Winter Bobber Set-Up
Squeeky’s Winter Bobber Set-Up Looks like most of you will be either be swinging flies on your Trout Spey rod or nymphing for the next several months. I too will be engaging in both of these winter disciplines until we…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery Really nice fishing weather this weekend. And lots of anglers out and about. Several shuttles already in the books this morning. You fishing this weekend? We are.
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On track, for now.
On track, for now. Looking normal out there, around here, following a normal seasonal path here in central Montana. Elsewhere on this earth, on both our our coasts, not as much normalcy happening. The chart above the prediction for the…
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Missouri River Fly Fishing January Forecast
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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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Some fishing out there today. Yesterday as well. Wide yesterday though. Calm, overcast, and drizzly today. Looks quite nice. First week of January. Feels like it too. TGIF?
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Essential Addt’l Items for your Drift Boat
Everybody has the basics in their drift boat. YETI Ice Chest, spare oar, extra oar lock, spare boat plug, rain jacket, a heater when it’s cold, gloves… Pictured above are some of the things that I feel are necessary for…
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Summer Booking Alert!
Summer Booking Alert! Guides and Lodging are scarce in June and July. This is your last real warning about June and July. As we stand, only Swiss cheese like availability for guides and lodging in June or July. Late July…
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Polar Plunge in Craig at High Noon tomorrow
Polar Plunge in Craig at High Noon tomorrow Joe’s Bar once again sponsoring, meaning they are open to warm you up after the dip, the big New Years Day event in downtown Craig High Noon New Years Day! Wear your…
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December 30th Summer Dreamin’, again.
December 30th Summer Dreamin’, again. Can’t help but think about summer. Tomorrow is the final chapter of 2022. Bring on the new year. What will it bring? Water, bugs, sunshine. My top 3. Cold here today. Cold feeling. Temps in…
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Scumliner’s FishSki today on the HH Blog
Scumliner’s FishSki today on the HH Blog Not enough snow on the ground here in Craig to ski today. Just melting off after the cold two month period we just endured. Snow melting and temps returning into a normal winter…
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Yep, you could fish.
Yep, you could fish. Pleasant weather out there this week. Beyond the wind. And some were fishing. Yep, you could fish. Gonna sneak out of this year this weekend. We are looking forward to the new year as well. Good…
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Merry Christmas from Headhunters
Merry Christmas from Headhunters Thankful for the past year. Thankful for you, our guests. Thankful for this great river. Til we meet again, we love and appreciate the Headhunters out there. Happy Holidays from all of us here in downtown…
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As cold as it gets…we hope!
As cold as it gets…we hope! -27 this morning with a bit of wind drops it to -48F. That’s too cold. Too cold to do anything. Except dream about summer. And that is what we gotta do here in downtown…
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Mid Week Blues!
Mid Week Blues! No outside again today! Tomorrow really quite cold. Wind Chill Temps as low as 50 below. Yep, still closed today. How about Friday? Let’s hope…
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Christmas Week Ahead / Last Chance Mailing!
Christmas Week Ahead / Last Chance Mailing! Last Chance Mailing today, Or tomorrow. Or we will send it next week if Santa is gonna be late this year. Either way, we will make that angler in your family much happier…
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Silly Sub-Zero Sunday including Shop Hours this Week
Silly Sub-Zero Sunday Looking damn cold outside for the next few days. Highs may not reach above the zero Fahrenheit threshold. Too cold to fish? Nope, ice fishing is always good when it’s cold. Fly fish? Yeah, too cold. Looks…
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Let the fishing guide, guide…
Let the fishing guide, guide… To get the most out of your fly fishing guide trip the best method is to let the fishing guide, guide you. Sometimes I get an angler in the boat who wants to guide me.…
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Winters Grasp is Strong!
Winters Grasp is Strong! A cold start to the winter here in central Montana. Bitter temperatures coupled with snow daily here in central Montana has us smiling. Happy for the future and the water that the snow promises for the…
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Redington Trout Spey Field Kit w/ Bonus Fly Box
Redington Trout Spey Field Kit w/ Bonus Fly Box Want to get a new rod and try a new technique or fly fishing discipline in 2023? Why not. Want to skip the sometime difficult nomenclature of this somewhat mysterious line…
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Euro Kit Christmas Special!
Euro Kit Christmas Special! Euro/Competition nymphing has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the fly fishing industry in recent years. Many anglers have applied these different techniques to their local waters and have seen their catch count increase. …
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Deep(er) Thoughts on the Headhunter Fly Line
Deep(er) Thoughts on the Headhunter Fly Line We wanted to design a line for us. For Headhunters. A couple days ago we published the Headhunter Fly Line Review. As I thought about that blog, I recognized that I left out the…
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Sunny Saturday with Snow the week ahead
Sunny Saturday with Snow the week ahead Looks like a bundle of cold and snow ahead of us this week ahead. Bundle up, if you come on down. Continuing to be a real winter here in central Montana. Will it…
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The Current Winter Outlook
The Current Winter Outlook Cold. More snow. That’s good. All courtesy of the BOR. More cold weather with wetter skies on the way. Bring it. Currently sunny and mid 30’s today. Love it. May bring an, an angler out today.…
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When we were younger Wednesday
When we were younger Wednesday An image of long time guest Joe and the author, when they were both younger. I believe this image was taken in 2001, or 2002. Yep, 20 years ago. I fished with Joe my first…
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Too Cold to Dream?
Too Cold to Dream? Almost. Snowing this am with the mercury reading 5F. Winds from the North at 10-15mph. Wind chill values well below ZERO. I like the look of falling snow. The feel. The fantasy. Out in it 8-10…
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Squeeky’s Thought of the Day
Squeeky’s Thought of the Day The weather has not been conducive for trout fishing in central Montana for the past 5 weeks. The last day I guided was November 5th. It blew as hard as it has, while I’ve been…
Read MoreCity Life Rebelution Video
City Life Rebelution Video Fishing as much as you wish? Is this how you planned it? You know, your life. SOL’s advice to the youth that step into the boat, or frequent Headhunters porch is this… You can control your…
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SkwalaClaus
SkwalaClaus Enter to win $2000 in Skwala gear and a chance to win two guided days from any of the Skwala Dealers around this great nation. Including us! Enter here! And we have a Christmas bundle of the Skwala gear…
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Cold and Snow…PMD Edition
Cold and Snow…PMD Edition 6 months. Feels like a long time. This author is already dreaming of June ’23. But first, more winter. Lots more. Head on back a couple blogs to purchase your Euro Nymph rod for your local…
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