Missouri River Fly Fishing Report - Page 13 of 64

Fly Fishing Video

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

Fly Fishing Video

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

Festivus

Festivus Starts Today And so begins the odd season of Festivus. Including the range of grievances. My first Grievance is the way too short PMD hatch duration. Some years only 4-6 weeks. Others longer. I want about 10 weeks. My…

Winter. Birria.

December 21, 2021

AF, Birria, Tacos, winter

Winter. Birria. It’s winter out there. A brief warm spell today and tomorrow followed by daily temperatures under ZERO. Today the shortest day of the year. Everyday from here on out is closer to summer. We here in central Montana…

Hey Hey What Can I Do Cover Dirty Heads

December 19, 2021

Dirty Heads, Led Zeppelin

Hey Hey What Can I Do Cover Dirty Heads Great tune. Once a long lost Zep tune that was never released on an album. Only released on the B side of Immigrant Song 1970. If you did not have the…

12.18.21 Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

December 18, 2021

Gifts, nymph, Strip, Swing, winter, XMAS

12.18.21 Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop All good here on the Mo. Cold. Snow filled. Cold. Fishing pretty well this week and for the holiday weeks ahead. Shop open daily 8am. loser on Christmas Day, the only official day we…

Swinging with Dick

December 16, 2021

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Swinging with Dick Richard writes the fishing report today as catches us up on the Swing Season. Pretty damn good out there on the Mo and the water temps still reasonable. Snow on the ground today and spitting throughout the…

Squeeky’s Top Ten Reasons I Fish

December 14, 2021

Squeeky’s Top Ten Reasons I Fish Lifelong learning curve. A sport, passion, pastime, activity that requires a life length to learn efficiently. Well. TO be good, great, comfortable with my skill set(s). Analogous to skiing, tennis, golf, relationships… Teaching. I…

Stick Figure Once in a Lifetime

December 12, 2021

Stick Figure Once in a Lifetime Like this one too. About a year ago posted Rise and Fall by Stick Figure. Same album. Today Once in a Lifetime. Buy this recored. You’ll dig it. December. The fishing is good. the…

Friday Foto Rainbow

December 10, 2021

friday, Rainbow, ryan

Friday Foto Rainbow All good here in Craig Montana. No snow, or just a skiff recently did not add any Holiday Spirit. So we will have to add it ourselves! A good one from now local Ryan. HE catches a…

Drought Conditions Exist. Do your rain dance daily!

December 7, 2021

Drought Conditions Exist. Do your rain dance daily! Exceptional Drought Conditions Exist. Not a great forecast for the future. Nope. Unless, unless you continue to rain dance daily. Or at least after a few Tom and Jerry drinks this holiday…

Why I Fish. Dick Magill Chronicles

December 6, 2021

Chronicles, Dick Magill, HH Life

Why I Fish. Dick Magill Chronicles A Top Ten List from Dick Magill today on the HH Blog. Thanks Richard. Appreciate it! To escape the pressures of society. To relieve stress. To heal the mind and soul. To avoid people.…

Weekend Update Early December ’21

December 4, 2021

December, fishing report, spey, Trout, Trout Spey, winter

Weekend Update Early December ’21 Winter this morning on Montana’s Missouri River. Yes. A spot of winter. A small spot. Let’s hope it is the foreshadowing of a terrifically wet and long and cold winter and spring. We don’t often…

Hebgen Dam Fixed, Madison Flows Restored

December 2, 2021

Conservation, Headhunters Life

Hebgen Dam, Madison River, NWE

Hebgen Dam Fixed, Madison Flows Restored NorthWestern Energy image above NorthWestern Energy (NWE) reported last night that Hebgen Dam gate is open and outflows to the Madison River are restored. The water in the river is rising as desired. Crews…

Madison River Crisis, Wind, and December

December 1, 2021

December, madison, NWE F**ked up, wind, winter

Madison River Crisis, Wind, and December Madison Flows Plummet to 177cfs As many have heard or seen on the Insta and other social sites the water in the Madison is low. The dam malfunction with Northwestern Energy at the wheel…

Support UMOWA on Giving Tuesday

November 30, 2021

#Giving Tuesday UMOWA, UMOWA

Conservation

Support UMOWA on Giving Tuesday Got any dough left after Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Love the Missouri River and want to toss a few bucks at our Conservation Organization? Well, have at ‘er. Nothing wrong trading a few flies…

FISHSKI Video today. Post T-Day Slumber.

November 26, 2021

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

FISHSKI Video today. Great Skiing Weather?

FISHSKI Video today. Post T-Day Slumber. All we got today is wind, and clouds, and sun. Fishing this holiday weekend with a few anglers out there today swinging, stripping, nymphing. Watch this classic first. Then tie flies. Rest your weary…

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving from Headhunters Fly Shop, Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your family and friends today as we hang out at home waiting for nap time! We are thankful for many things including theMissouri River and you our fishy friends. Get the most from this day of rest…

Holiday Fishing Report Headhunters of Craig

November 23, 2021

Holiday Fishing Report Headhunters of Craig Headhunters Fly Shop open daily @ 8am. Thanksgiving Hours 8am til Noon. Get your shuttles in early and we will get them done. Before the mad Turkey rush… Open Friday and all weekend, and…

Birds, Bugs and Wildlife

November 22, 2021

& Wildlife, Birds, Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Bugs

birds, Bugs and Wildlife

Headhunters Fly Shop open all week long. Thanksgiving Day we will be open 8-12, our traditional hours on this holiday. Cool light, cool bugs, cool bucks, and cool birds on the Missouri this week. Mink, Muskrat, and River Otters abound…

Late Fall Friday Foto

November 19, 2021

First Day of Fall Friday Foto

Late Fall Friday Foto Today is one of he nicer days this fall! It is certainly not winter yet. Highs in the 40’s and 50’s this coming week. Wind is forecast for the weekend of course. Just when you want…

Missouri River Montana Thursday 11.18.21 Fishing Report

November 18, 2021

fishing report

Missouri River Montana Thursday 11.18.21 Fishing Report It is changing. The water. The fish. The temps. The season. Transition period on now. Fish moving into a bit slower and deeper and cooler water. Although many still enjoying the quick paced…

Wednesday Gone Fishing

November 16, 2021

Wednesday Gone Fishing Shop open early for a couple guide trips heading out, then closed at 10am for a staff fishing day. Yep, GONE FISHING WEDNESDAY @ 10am. Stop in early if you need us, or anything from us. If…

Tuesday Mo River Update 11.16.21

November 16, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Autumn, Fall, November, nymph, Swing, Trout Spey, winter

Tuesday Mo River Update 11.16.21 Open Wednesday November 17th 8-10am. Closed the remainder of the day for a Shop Fishing Day. Windy today. Not too bad tomorrow with lighter winds and fishable conditions. Although there are a few out there…

Mike McCune – Troutspey Retrieve Methods

November 15, 2021

John Arnold

mccune, Technique, troutspey

Mike McCune does an excellent job of covering the primary methods we use to add action to the fly when swinging for trout with our two-handers. You also get to watch some excellent, relaxed, compact, troutspey casting. Watch enough and…

Silly Sunday Scenery Mid-November Edition

November 14, 2021