Monday Day Hot Tip
Hump Day Hot Tip You know, a fella could take a shot of his fishing license on his cell phone and keep it in his pocket, the phone. And the fishing license. But so many fellers forget to bring their…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery Rainbow. Double Rainbow. What does it all mean? How long will the March Browns stick around? Maybe not an issue as the Mo Day’s Caddis will pick up the slack. June is full. Late July has a…
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Weekend Update Mo River Fishing Report 5.12.22
Weekend Update Mo River Fishing Report 5.12.22 Good rain today. Ended as we are writing his fishing report, but did give us a nice soak today. More please as we move through the remainder of the month. Flows 3200cfs Water…
Read More Adventure Guides TV Show 2009
Adventure Guides TV Show 2009 We shot this TV show Adventure Guides in 2009 with John Dietsch and Fly Fish Chick Christine Johnson. A fun couple days. Now available for us to view on Vimeo. Super fun vid with very…
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Prickly Pear Land Trust | Canyon Cattle Co Event May 10th 430-7pm Craig Montana
Prickly Pear Land Trust | Canyon Cattle Co Event May 10th 430pm Craig Montana YOU’RE INVITED to the Canyon Cattle Drive in Craig, Montana! Prickly Pear Land Trust is hosting an indoor-outdoor event for conservationists, local business owners, and community leaders…
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Monday Morning Missouri May 9th River Report
Monday Morning Missouri May 9th River Report Truly as good as May gets. This is the call, that many like us to call, if the fishing is great. Well, We are not gonna call you, you gotta opt in. This…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Lovely weekend here in central Montana. Rain last night followed by below average air temps coupled with the 15-25mph wind today makes us happy. The rain part. Some sun, some wind, some bugs, some locals, some non-local locals, some 2…
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Thursday Fishing Report straight outta Craig Montana
Thursday Fishing Report straight outta Craig MT Flows 3110cfs Water Temps 46F. Crazy hitch yesterday?! Dry Flies coming off daily. Sun does not help them stick on the water though. An today with temps nearing the 80F mark the wings…
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May Missouri River Tips for Fly Fishing success!
May Missouri River Tips for Fly Fishing success! Hello all out there in TroutLand! May has arrived and the fishing is good. A couple hot tips or suggestions for the Missouri River angler as we move through the month of May.…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring Shop Staff 2022 Season
Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring 2022 Season Looking for additional shop, shuttle, and housekeeping staff for the 2022 Season. Got some great resumes already but are in need of more all stars to work with our fun crew here in Craig.…
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Friday Fishing Update for the Mighty Mo
Friday Fishing Update for the Mighty Mo Snow and sleet today. Less as the weekend passes. But seasonable weather for the next 10 days. Not too warm. Midge are heavy. SOme fish eating them on the surface. BWO hatches have…
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Drift Boat 101 Clinic Saturday April 30th in Craig Montana
Drift Boat 101 Clinic Saturday April 30th in Craig Montana What: Drift Boat 101 Clinic. Come on down if you are interested in learning a few things about drift boats. All the parts, the trailer, how to back up, how…
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5 Tips for BWO Success
5 Tips for BWO Success The Baetis have arrived and we are super stoked here in Craig. Looks like BWO weather for the next week! The fish will be loving it. They are attaching their feed bags and readying themselves…
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Happy Earth Day from Headhunters Fly Shop
Happy Earth Day from Headhunters Fly Shop TGIF, and Happy Earth Day. Overcast and calm. Could be a good one. Western Grebe.
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Pat Barnes Trout Unlimited Annual Banquet Helena MT April 23rd
Pat Barnes Trout Unlimited Annual Banquet Helena MT April 23rd Hop on in to the PBTU Annual Banquet. Support your local TU organization. April 23rd at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena Montana. $65 tickets available at WC Angler and…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River Montana Fishing Report April 21st
Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River Montana Fishing Report April 21st Most of the snow on the banks has dissipated and the boat ramps are clear. The fishing is damn good and the weather is cooperating. There will be some traffic…
Read More Sage R8 Fly Rod Nymphing Applications & Video w/ Matt Heron
Sage R8 Fly Rod Nymphing Applications & Video w/ Matt Heron One of 3 Sage R8 Videos to be released in conjunction with this flagship rod release from Sage Fly Rods. We will post the streamer version later with Steve…
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Tuesday Fishing Report 4.19.22
Tuesday Fishing Report 4.19.22 All good in the canyon this coming week. Does not look like much more snow but we are in the Rocky Mountain region. The Divide is within sight, and the weather can truly change within a…
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Happy Easter Headhunters
Happy Easter Headhunters Enjoy today, Easter. We are in Craig Montana. Snow this past week, snow this coming week. Periods of sun, wind, rain, snow, sleet, and clouds. Springtime in the Rockies. Springtime on the Mo. Fishing is pretty good.…
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Thursday on the Mo
Thursday on the Mo Snow on the ground. But, not really stacking up like we’d thought it might in this first storm pass. More on the way Saturday, this weekend, and into the body of next week. Angry enough weather…
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Missouri River Spring Tips
Missouri River Spring Tips Why not include the Missouri River Spring Weekend Tips in the fishing report? Yes, we do help you out here on the Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service Fishing Report from the information leaders here in downtown…
Read More Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson Good Monday Morning Montana. While we are not headed to Blue Rock Montana, or located there either, we are happy to be in Craig Montana. Enjoy this tune today to get your week started. It…
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SUNDAY #’S
SUNDAY #’S Check out the numbers here on this Sunday. Large fish in the Craig region. The upper end of the age class is un-real. Over 6K per mile 10″ or better. Pretty awesome. Enjoy your Sunday. We are conducting…
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Friday April 8th Missouri River Fishing Report
Friday April 8th Missouri River Fishing Report Warm today Friday with air temps reaching the mid 70’s. Cooler this weekend. Snow next week. Flows 3110cfs. Water temps 40F. Shop open at 8am and til 6pm at nite. Shuttles, guide trips,…
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Repost: Sunday Words of Wisdom
Repost: Sunday Words of Wisdom Speaking with Dave McKee the other day and he said something interesting. I did not catch the meaning of what he had said until mid way though the day. Dave said “I love fishing the…
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April Weekend in the West
April Weekend in the West Spring is arriving. It has arrived according to the calendar this past week. It has arrived according to the daily air temps already breaking the70F mark. So, we believe it is a great time for…
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Squeeky’s Recent Thoughts: Structure Education
Squeeky’s Recent Thoughts: Structure Education Thinking a lot, about less and less… My favorite Dead lyric. Late in the tune Althea. Check it here. Kinda outta context the way I think about it, that’s my prerogative as the writer here.…
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In Defense of Young, New Anglers
In Defense of Young, New Anglers The definition I am using here for this article is simply this: Anyone who is younger, newer, less schooled, in a different generation, brought up with different values, anyone of a different background than…
Read More Sage R8 Video
Sage R8 Video Looking forward to the release of the next generation of Sage Fly Rods in early April. Headhunters will have a full rack of the Sage R8 in the most popular Mo River sizes 4-7wts. Until then, we…
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UMOWA: Our Feathered Friends
UMOWA: Our Feathered Friends Great article today on the Upper Missouri River Watershed Association website about our Feathered Friends. Go ahead and check it out here. Also check out what UMOWA is doing this year, and has accomplished in the…
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Mini Fishing Report, Spring Hours, Skwala Fishing Outerwear, Current Local Events
Mini Fishing Report, Spring Hours, Current Local Events Fishing is very good for the spring session. The spring session that started yesterday. It’s good. Daily air temps will be warm this week and no wind, not high winds, forecast for…
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Vernal Equinox Today
Vernal Equinox Today Spring starts today. We like Spring. Summer is next. The next 90 days until then look to be great. It’s damn good right now. Happy Spring.
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Helena MT F3T Tuesday March 22nd
Helena MT F3T Tuesday March 22nd This coming Tuesday at the Myrna Loy 7pm. $20 Tix. Get your fly flicking stoke on in Helena March 22nd. A couple pretty decent eateries and bars downtown before and after the show. Enjoy!…
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2002 Hyde Drift Boat For Sale $4200 OBO
2002 Hyde Drift Boat For Sale On the lot today. This 2002 Hyde Drifter Pro Staff Model. In fair shape will need some attention in the oar lock area. Has a repair in the storage unit in bow of boat.…
Read More Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival Helena March 25th
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…
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March 15th Missouri River Fishing Report
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.…
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Skwala Debut @ Headhunters Fly Shop
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…
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Spring Tune Up w/ a Guide Trip @ HH of Craig
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…
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Silly Saturday Scenery Flashback
Silly Saturday Scenery Flashback At least 10 years back. Sunshine, SOL’s old boat, and dry fly days.
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Flows Forecast to be below average for 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…
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Dry Fly Fish Late Winter/Early Spring
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…
Read More New Product Video. Skwala
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…
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Saturday in Craig Montana
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.…
Read More Classic Rewind: 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…
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Friday Foto
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…
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Dick Magill Chronicles: Streamer Fishing for Nice Ones
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…
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February 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…
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Fly Fishing Film Tour in Great Falls Saturday Nite!
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…
Read More The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles
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.
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February Friday Foto Snowing Again!
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…
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Missouri River Mid Week Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop Craig Montana
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.…
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Missouri River Water Forecast Chart 2022
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…
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Sunday Fundraiser for UMWOA
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…
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Friday Foto and Fishing Report February 4th
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…
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Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review
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…
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