Missouri River Fly Fishing Report - Page 12 of 63

Grandstreet Theater, Helena MT, March 25th, MFFF, Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival

Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival Helena March 25th The 9th Annual Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival in Helena Montana Friday March 25th 630pm Grand Street Theater. So cool that Matt Devlin has been spearheading this film festival for this many…

March 15th Missouri River Fishing Report

March 15, 2022

DFO, dry fly, fishing report, MArch, Midge, Swing

March 15th Missouri River Fishing Report Dry Fly Fishing kinda as good as it gets for late winter early spring midge action. Sunday the best I’ve seen personally in a number of year. For the dry. For the midge bite.…

Skwala Debut @ Headhunters Fly Shop

March 11, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear

Outerwear, Skwala, soft goods, Spring, winter

Skwala Debut @ Headhunters Fly Shop Here at Headhunters Fly Shop we super excited and honored to be the first fly shop to carry the new Skwala brand. The Skwala line is designed for anglers like you and us. Anglers…

Tuesday Snow

March 8, 2022

Landscape

winter

Tuesday Snow Snow Tuesday. Cold Wednesday. Warmer this weekend.

Spring Tune Up w/ a Guide Trip @ HH of Craig

March 6, 2022

Spring Tune Up w/ a Guide Trip @ HH of Craig $450 Guide Trips through the remainder of the March for all of you who want to get tuned up before the season really starts rolling. Yep, save $150 off…

Silly Saturday Scenery Flashback

March 5, 2022

Silly Saturday Scenery Flashback At least 10 years back. Sunshine, SOL’s old boat, and dry fly days.

Flows Forecast to be below average for 2022

March 5, 2022

Flows Forecast to be below average for 2022 Without more snow, ran, and help for m Mother Nature the river flows are forecast to be below average fro the upcoming 2022 fishing season. DNRC predicts that the situation will not…

Dry Fly Fish Late Winter/Early Spring

March 4, 2022

Dry Fly Fish Late Winter/Early Spring Has been pretty good as of late. Yeah, the midge fishing has been pretty good a few days out there. Today? Well, you kinda have to be here to get in on it. Hard…

New Product Video. Skwala

March 3, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear

Skwala Video Proud to be an exclusive dealer of a new product line outta Bozeman Montana. Skwala Product streaming into the Headhunters Flagship Store Downtown Craig Montana in the coming weeks. As always, we will keep you our favorite anglers…

Saturday in Craig Montana

February 26, 2022

craig, February

Saturday in Craig Montana Sunny and windy this morning. Some anglers drifting around. Trickling in, as the river trickles by. Shuttles daily. Guide trips this coming week? Maybe. More and more calls wondering about the current status of the river.…

Classic Rewind: Winter Spey Video

February 20, 2022

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Winter Spey Video

Classic Rewind: Winter Spey Video This vid from Scumliner Media Switch It Up. Longer rods earlier in the progression of Trout Spey lines, rods, tips, etc. No longer are we tossing a short and light 6126’s! 3’s ands 4’s are…

Friday Foto

February 18, 2022

Friday Foto Yep. Friday Foto. There are some fish around! Have a great Presidents’ Day weekend. Thanks to Billy P for the image. He fishes the Mo a bunch! Fishing Report Update Anytime Available now through your phone!?!? Yessir. Call…

Dick Magill Chronicles: Streamer Fishing for Nice Ones

February 16, 2022

Fly Fishing Technique

Dick Magill, flies, Streamer, Technique

Dick Magill Chronicles: Streamer Fishing for Nice One Streamer fishing is definitely the most versatile form of fly fishing when targeting predatory fish Not just trout but all predatory fish. When fishing a streamer you have the ability to imitate…

February Snow

February 15, 2022

Feburary, Snow

February Snow Snow falling this morning. Began last night after midnight. It will continue to spit for another couple days. Off and on. Sure is pretty out there. Calm today as well. Uncommon. Montana Snotel map in the yellow. We…

Fly Fishing Film Tour in Great Falls Saturday Nite!

February 14, 2022

F3T, Missouri River Flyfishers

Fly Fishing Film Tour in Great Falls Saturday Nite! The Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour stops into Great Falls Montana Saturday Nite February 19th! A long winter already? They seem longer every year we get older. So why not stop…

The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles

February 12, 2022

Arnt Mollan, Brown Trout, mayfly, video

The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles Great Saturday flick today suggested to us a friend. Worth the watch. If you like mayflies and brown trout. Enjoy.

February Friday Foto Snowing Again!

February 11, 2022

February, friday foto, Snow

February Friday Foto Snowing Again! Snow Showers this morning yielding to fabulous fishing weather this weekend. We would prefer a longer snow session as just a couple inches falling from the not so generous skies today. Looks like another hit…

Missouri River Mid Week Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop Craig Montana

February 9, 2022

Missouri River Mid Week Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop Craig Montana Sunny. Windy. Warm. Enjoyable to outside for sure. Shop open daily 8am. Shuttles daily. Flies? Yes, we got flies. Midging? Maybe. The midge will come in the sun.…

Missouri River Water Forecast Chart 2022

February 8, 2022

DNRC, Mo RIver, Water Forecast

Missouri River Water Forecast Chart 2022 Check out the chart. Do the water guessers really know what will happen? I bet they have a better guess than you and I. But, do they truly know what Mother Nature has in…

Sunday Fundraiser for UMWOA

February 6, 2022

UMOWA, Winter Raffle

Sunday Fundraiser for UMWOA Upper Missouri River Watershed Winter Fundraiser happening now! Get a few tickets and win one of these great prizes. Local lodging, two guide trips in the grand prize from Headhunters/Get the Drift Outfitters. A Fly Rod…

Friday Foto and Fishing Report February 4th

February 4, 2022

Friday Foto and Fishing Report February 4th All good in this neighborhood. Water temps 34.5F. Water flows in the 3K range. Some shelf ice around, certainly on the lower end. Slush and some ice int he river as you head…

Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review

February 4, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

Headhunters Fly Shop, Trout Spey G5

Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review Shop All Star Dick Magill with the Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review today. Dick fishes with a Trout Spey rod most of the time. His single handed c pst is much better than…

Tom Rosenbauer Prospecting for Trout Video

February 3, 2022

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Orvis, Prospecting for Trout, Tom Rosenbauer

Tom Rosenbauer Prospecting for Trout Video Great video today by one of the greatest fly fishing educators in my lifetime. YEs, there are many more out there, but I truly believe that Mr. Rosenbauer is a the top of the…

Why We Fish. This is why.

February 2, 2022

Inspiration, Joey, Orvis Film, video, Why We Fish

Why We Fish. This is why. Great short film today. Hump Day in Craig. Cold, -17F, sunny skies, fresh snow on the ground. Enjoy your day, practice casting for ten minutes, do something good for a co-worker, your neighbor, your…

Pat Barnes Trout Unlimited Ice Bowl Saturday February 5th

February 1, 2022

Conservation, Headhunters Life

Pat Barnes Trout Unlimited

Pat Barnes Trout Unlimited Ice Bowl Saturday February 5th Pat Barnes Trout Unlimited Bowling get together this Saturday in Helena MT. Head on over to Sleeping Giant Lanes on the east side to join with your new and old friends…

Practice Rod Time

February 1, 2022

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Catch more Fish!, Practice Rod, Things to do this winter, Tim Rajeff

Practice Rod Time In your garage. At your desk. On the phone. Disciplining your children. Doing your children math homework. These are times when the practice rod should be in your hands. Prepping for the season ahead. Ten minutes, or…

Headhunter Fly Line BACK IN STOCK!

January 31, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

Headhunter Fly Line Video

Headhunter Fly Line BACK IN STOCK! The hyper popular Headhunter Fly Line is BACK IN STOCK. Yes, the often asked for Headhunter LIne is BACK IN STOCK in weights 4, 5, and 6! Prepare yourself for 2022 with your new…

Stripping streamers in the dark

January 29, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Technique

Fly Line, HH Ramblings, Match, Perfect, reel, Rod, Streamer

Stripping streamers in the dark Trout do not have eyelids. They can’t squint. They cannot buy sunglasses. Trout do not like sun in their eyes… Unless there are a ton of bugs on the surface. Then they can make an…

While it feels dark right now, Spring is coming. We hope.

January 28, 2022

Bugs, Fly Fishing Technique

Spring, winter

While it feels dark right now, Spring is coming. We hope. Windy today. Windy tomorrow. Windy Sunday. It is January. Friday. It feels dark. The season. But, the fishing has been good. Nymphers and swingers out there daily. Shop, open…

January Flies – Winter Nymphs and Streamers

January 27, 2022

Braden Lewis

flies, January, January flies, Missouri River Winter Flies, Nymphs, Streamers, winter

The daily air temps have been tolerable as of late. Some anglers out there fishing with the sunshine we have had for a couple days. The wind is coming, but the air temps have been enough to make us smile!…

Tuesday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River

January 25, 2022

fishing report, Montana, winter

Tuesday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Water temps cold. Water low. Traffic light. Shelf ice pretty non-existent. Shop open 8am daily. Sows, scuds, Zebra’s, Pink flies of your desire. Deep and slow water. Split shot. Almost stopped for the nymphers.…

Taking Flight Monday

January 23, 2022

Taking Flight Monday

Taking Flight Monday Back open Monday 8am. All good here at the shop in Craig. Shook the Covid bug. Feeling fortunate. Thanks to all who sent their love. Fishable air temps all week long at 35F-45F. A spit of snow…

Dry Fly Flashback

January 22, 2022

attitude, DFO, dry fly, Rising Trout, Summer

Dry Fly Flashback Blowing real hard today. Warm too. While the wind can blow when it is not warm, or in the midst of a weather change, it certainly blows harder when the air temps are unseasonably warm. And today…

Headhunters 2023 Christmas Party: Closing early Saturday Dec. 2nd

CLOSED thru Sunday Due to Covid-19

January 21, 2022

CLOSED thru Sunday Due to Covid-19 Closed thru Sunday due to Covid-19 positive test results to staff members. Closed through Sunday Jan 23rd. Scheduled to open regular business hours Monday January 24th 8am. Will of course keep you up to…

Attention Swingers and Strippers Mozuri Minnow Video

January 20, 2022

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

Headhunters Own, JAV, Just Add Vise, Mozuri Minnow, Streamer Anglers, Streamer Pattern, Strippers, Swingers, Tying Kits

Attention Swingers and Strippers Mozuri Minnow Video and Tying Kit Swingers and Strippers are coming in daily. One of the flies that you must have is the Mozuri Minnow. Created by John Arnold of Scumliner Media and Headhunters Fly Guru…

Wednesday January 19th Summer Water Update

January 19, 2022

January Update, Summer FLows, water

Wednesday January 19th Summer Water Update Too early to tell what will happen in 5 months. But, but we can monitor the progress as we move through these very cold months in Montana. Currently, at press time, 6F in Craig…

Mid January Fishing Report from HH of Craig

January 17, 2022

fishing report, winter

Mid January Fishing Report from HH of Craig First fishing report in about 3 weeks! Not because we didn’t want to write one or too lazy to inform you the reader. Nope. Too freaking cold to fish. Too snowy to…

Tampa Tarpons MLB Minor League Logo

January 16, 2022

Tampa Tarpons

Tampa Tarpons MLB Minor League Logo Sunday in Montana. Pretty nice out there. Warmer temps, local snow melting. Fishing pretty darn good. Great reports from both the sting and nymph crews out there yesterday. Really nice day on the water.…

Friday Foto Swingin’

January 14, 2022

friday foto, Swinging, Trout Spey

Friday Foto Swingin’ Good weekend for swinging flies. Shop open daily 8am. Weather? Variable. Standard. Got some wind, and warmer temps for the future. Snow by Tuesday and colder. What’er you gonna do? Watch football? Tie flies. Nap on the…

Think Pink

January 12, 2022

flies, Pink, Pink Panther, Think Pink

Think Pink today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. PINK is in. The nymphing anglers we spoke to yesterday were all over it. So were the trout. Pink is the color. We are headlong into January with the balance of…

Friday Foto

January 7, 2022

friday

Friday Foto Got some snow the last week. Not as much as the wet coast though! Warm today with temps already 43F. All have some melting. Certainly with the winds blowing strongly at 25-40mph. Already quite breezy. TGIF. Will be…

Headhunters Fly Shop Gift Cards

January 7, 2022

Headhunters Fly Shop Gift Cards Need a little gift for someone to Tell them that you Love them? Would a gift card from their favorite Missouri River fly shop do the trick? I bet it would! Just a reminder to…

Snow Levels 2022: Stacking it up daily

January 6, 2022

January, Snow, snowpack, winter

Snow Levels 2022: Stacking it up daily The west coast is getting big storm after big storm. And some it is sliding eastwards from the Cascades into the Rockies. And we like it! Currently snowing hard in Craig with about…

How to (fish) January on the Mo!

January 5, 2022

How to (fish) January on the Mo!

How to (fish) January on the Mo! It can be cold out there. It can be windy. It can be lonely. It can be fishy. Or not. It can be just great to wander around the river. Whatever your motivations…

Winter Tasks at Hand

January 5, 2022

Fly Fishing Technique

Casting, Tasks, To Do List, winter

Winter Tasks at Hand Got the winter doldrums? Bored? Want to fish but cannot because the weather outside? Want to go to the Bahamas but your spouse does not think that is such a good idea? But you can’t? And…

Tuesday in Central Montana

January 4, 2022

Tuesday in Central Montana Cold again. Well below Zero for the entire day. Awful pretty. A couple more inches in the lowlands last night brings us even closer to the distant end of winter. Ad this year we wish for…

A balmy 32F this morning

January 3, 2022

A balmy 32F this morning Feels great today. Through the holiday weekend, the holidays, and looking towards the balance of ’22. It already feels good. Snow in the hills and stacking up in parts of the U.S. of A. Love…

Happy New Year from Headhunters Fly Shop

January 1, 2022

2022, New Year, Snow, winter

Happy New Year from Headhunters Fly Shop Happy New Year to all the Headhunters out there! Cold and windy and snowy and beautiful. We are bundled up and staring outside. The shop All Stars are bundled up as well answering…

Cancelled! Polar Plunge Craig Montana High Noon New Year’s Day 2021

December 31, 2021

Polar Plunge

Cancelled!! Polar Plunge Craig Montana High Noon New Year’s Day 2022 Cancelled!! COVID @ Joe’s Bar. So, this event has been cancelled. We’ll have to see you next year!! Come get your split shots or your bobbers cold at noon…

Flows, Water Temps, 2022 Water, Local Projects

December 29, 2021

Flows, Water Temps, 2022 Water Flows are reaching higher and higher as the temps plunge further and further. Currently 34F with flows crawling uphill 4010 cfs. All factors are creating a not so fishy period. Better weather this coming year.…

We like Winter

December 28, 2021

winter

We like Winter Cold again today. Not as cold as yesterday. But not as snowy as tonight and tomorrow. Gonna have to warm up a bit before many of us step in the water again…

The Week Ahead & Fishing Report

December 26, 2021

Cleaning, COLD, December, No fishing, winter

The Week Ahead & Fishing Report Pretty damn cold here in central Montana. Shop is open. Counting flies, products, and such for the year end wrap up. The only non-staff to stop in the shop today were looking for a…

Somewhere Out West Merry Christmas

December 25, 2021

Merry Christmas

Somewhere Out West Merry Christmas Even if you are not out west, Merry Christmas. Thankful here in Craig for our staff, shop friends, and families. We hope you enjoy your Christmas Day loving those near and far, in front of…

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2021

Merry Christmas! Appropriate weather here in central Montana with snow, some wind, and quite cold at 5F today. More cold and snow coming this week ahead. Bring on the snow in the Rockies! Happy Holidays from al of us here…

Festivus Starts Today

December 23, 2021