TBT Jim Arkin Waiting
TBT Jim Arkin Waiting Waiting for the PMD spinner fall in 2010. Jim Arkin patiently watching and waiting for it to happen. Will it happen this weekend? Ohhh, maybe.
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Mid Week Fishing Update from Headhunters of Craig
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Mid Week Fishing Update from Headhunters of Craig The chart above reflects the Dearborn fall. Today at 834. And probably rising. You may see the flows follow the sine wave path the next week or better. High daytime temps continue…
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Memorial Day Weekend Fishing Report
Memorial Day Weekend Fishing Report The river is blown below the Dearborn River. A bundle of mud being spit from the Little Prickley Pear as well. DB at 1450cfs and falling, slowly. LPP at 548cfs, and falling slowly. Temporarily. Until…
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New Breed Amanda #3
New Breed Amanda #3 Amanda Tabert with this nice fish a couple weeks ago. Amanda once again outfitted the two boys. Again. Nice work Amanda. Keep sending us your killer pics!
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Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 5.24.21
Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 5.24.21 Some damn good fishing out there right now. And the fish have begun to look up. 50F water temps. They have been up to 53F this year. Lat week. Tuesday. Then plunged with the…
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Sunday River, events, spring snow, tons of water data, water temps, and flows
Sunday River, events, spring snow, data, water temps, and flows Lots happening here on the Mighty Mo as we move through the month of May. One of our staff’s favorite months the Missouri River in May can shine. And it…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto It’s winer again. Anywhere from 3″-12″ locally on the ground. Sunshine and 85 this past week. Rain tomorrow. Lots on Sunday with 3/4″ forecasted. Spring in the Rockies.
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New Breed Chicks Rule Kris Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Kris Edition Fished with two fantastic gals this past couple days. They were recipients of the UMOWA Grand Prize Raffle this past year. Then Covid. But we, they, us, are back! They received the trip from…
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2021 Montana Fishing Licenses
2021 Montana Fishing Licenses It’s time to renew your Montana State Fishing License for 2021. The new license will be valid March 1st thru February 28th 2022. We are fortunate in Montana to have beautiful scenery. Great fishing. But sometimes not so…
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Covid Vax Clinic May 20th in Craig MT @ HH and Craig Trout Camp
Covid Vax Clinic Tomorrow May 20th in Craig MT @ HH and Craig Trout Camp Thursday May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drive-thru. General Population 12+. Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccines available. (Must be 18+ for Moderna and…
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Wednesday Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report
Wednesday Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report Busy? Yep. Lots of anglers out there on the water. This is the time of the year where we see lots of displaced anglers from historically high water on other Montana rivers and streams.…
Read More Got a Hole in Your Life?
Got a Hole in Your Life? This author did too until he stumbled on the Mo in ’92. A big new world out there in the past year. Many have moved, found new locales, found themselves. And what a time…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Betsy Edition #3
New Breed Chicks Rule Betsy Edition #3 Betsy caught this dandy mid-week. Sunny weather, some good fishing, and getting together with long time guests Charles, Betsy, Kevin, and Mary. And Big Fish Betsy got this one. Nice job Betsy. Another…
Read More Depth Perception Video
Depth Perception Video One of SOL’s favorites. Great time fishing with one of Headhunters All Stars Ben Hardy. Super fun fishing the caddis fly after a guide day. Yep. Even fishing guides like to cast a few flies at rising…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 5.13.21
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Bubble Yum Scud Tying Video
Bubble Yum Scud Tying Video Tie this up for winter, spring, and early summer. The large tungsten bead can get you to the zone without adding split shot to your line. Fewer hinge points means fewer tangles. And fewer tangles…
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Friday Weekend Missouri River Fishing Forecast
Friday Weekend Missouri River Fishing Forecast Water flows: 3440cfs. Low. Not gonna get much higher this year. Water Temps: 47F-48F. Normal. But it is moving up and down a bit. Loer flows equal greater opportunity to change like this. Bugs…
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Greater Helena Gives
Greater Helena Gives UMOWA Greater Helena Gives is live. Check out the site and donate today. All proceeds go to our local Watershed Group. Give today. Check out UMOWA.org for add’l info and check out the studies page too.
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Thursday Brown Trout
Thursday Brown Trout Mike caught a couple big ones the week. So didi his son Kai. This one included. Thursday Brown Trout.
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In Defense of Dry Fly Anglers
I wrote a recent blog reminding us, we, the industry need to be a aware of the wants and needs of all anglers. Reminding us that whether you be a nympher, a streamer junkie, or a dry fly fanatic there…
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Andy McEwen and his first week in Craig Montana
Andy McEwen and his first week in Craig Montana Ed Note: Andy McEwen arrived 10 days ago. He and SOL went fishing last Monday. He caught a couple good ones including the brown trout above. He has since fished a…
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USGS Holter Dam Gauge Malfunction
USGS Holter Dam Gauge Malfunction Spoke with Stephanie Micek of the USBR. She mentioned that the USGS gauge and the NorthWestern Energy gauge are not currently reading the same flows. The USGS flow rate is reading 300cfs-400cfs higher than the…
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Dearborn River News
Dearborn River News Dearborn River News today on the HH Blog. Dearborn River open for fishing 3rd Saturday in May. No fishing until then. CLOSED until May 15th. Dearborn River Shuttles offered by Headhunters Fly Shop daily. Kayakers, rafters float…
Read More Mind Games John Lennon
Mind Games John Lennon This tune is not about trout. But I commonly think about trout and the Mind Games they play with us, the angler. Now when you hear, and sing along with John Lennon, you too will think…
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Future Fly Fisher Kai
Future Fly Fisher Kai One more in the category of not necessarily a Futre Fly Fisher, but more of an already fly fisher is Kai. Great work Kai fishing with HH Guide Shane Wilson this past week. A few pics…
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Missouri River Fishing Report 4.29.21
Missouri River Fishing Report 4.29.21 Inconsistent deep nymphing has been the theme this past week. If you are deep nymphing. 4′-6′ to split shot. Sows probably the strongest overall with various BWO nymph patterns batting second. The shorter versions have…
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Those who Row or Why some catch more nymphing than others.
Low water greets you when you reach the MightyMo this year but if you are towing a boat behind you eventually somebody has got to settle into the rowers seat and get after it. Some sit int he rowers seat.…
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Just Add Vise Kits Return
Just Add Vise Kits Return The highly popular Just Add Vise, JAV, kits have returned. For now 14 kits available in the store and most of these are available online. One year ago they sold rapidly as we were trapped…
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Monday Afternoon Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.26.21
Monday Afternoon Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.26.21 Short and sweet update from this afternoon. Sunny. Bugs lift from the water quickly when the sun shines. Add a bit of breeze and total time mayflies are on the surface is…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.23.21
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.23.21 The reports are better everyday. When the fish are happy the anglers are happy. And all are happy. A big weekend on the horizon here in downtown Craig Montana. Weekend Headlines Yesterday a Big…
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COVID Vax Clinic Craig Montana TODAY @ Headhunters Fly Shop 10-12
COVID Vax Clinic Craig Montana TODAY @ Headhunters Fly Shop 10-12 The nuts and bolts of this COVID Vaccine Clinic are Thursday April 22nd 10am til 12pm Noon Second Dose available read below 1st Dose available read below Open to…
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Izaak’s Restaurant in Craig Hiring
Izaak’s Restaurant in Craig Hiring Spoke with Chef John over a iller plate of Ribs preceded by his Wold Class Smoked Chicken Wings last night and he reminded me that Izaak’s is still looking for a couple key integral staffers…
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Book Missouri River Summer (Fall too) Lodging Today
Sara said to me the other day…you should write a blog about the Missouri River Summer Lodging conundrum soon. You like PMD’s like the photo above? Caddis hatches dawn til dusk? Being able to walk to all the fly shops,…
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Is the Swing Bite good?
Is the Swing Bite good? Ask HH Guide Ben McNinch, aka 7wt, what he thinks of the swing bite. He’d say something like “Well, you can see the result above.” Matter of fact. Rick yesterday caught this beauty on a…
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Drift Boat 101 Clinic April 24th Craig Montana
We, Adipose Boatworks et al, are really excited to host the popular Drift Boat 101 Clinic again this year. Last year we had to cancel due to COVID, but believe that we can hold the clinic and keep everyone safe. If you…
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Silly Saturday Scenery Kelton Brown Trout Edition
Silly Saturday Scenery Kelton Brown Trout Edition This cat Kelton with a nice brown trout caught on a dry fly. Kelton caught a few on the nymph rig and then stripped the streamer and tossed the dry fly. This feller…
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Weekend Update, Fishing Report, and Headhunters Fly Shop
Weekend Update, Fishing Report, and Headhunters Fly Shop Bulleted Fishing Report today. Fishing well this week. Wear temps making it happen on the hatching end. Lots of guide trips out this coming weekend. Happy faces, cold feet so far this…
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Wednesday Image
Wednesday Image Hump Day and all is well. Great fishing today. Pretty good all week long. Snowing. Cold. Bugs hatching. This summer image should get you ramped up today. P.S. Practice casting. Jut a few minutes a week, not the…
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Monday Afternoon Missouri River Fishing Report
Monday Afternoon Missouri River Fishing Report Getting better every day. As the water temps rise so does the mood of the trout. Both good and not so good reports from both the upper and the canyon, depending on the day.…
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Headhunters Annual Spring Special April 2021 3 weeks left!
Headhunters Annual Spring Special April 2021 3 weeks left! Yes, your favorite Missouri River Fly Shop is yet again running discounted spring guide trips. Lodging in the area is on sale too. You will have to call up the friendly…
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Headhunters Friday
Headhunters Friday Looking like the lean side of average for our 2021 water year. Unless Mother Nature disagrees. TGIF. Predicting the future would be like betting on Gonzaga to take it all.
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Change, when Change happens
Change, when Change happens April, May, June. One thing in common of all three is change. High water, low water, falling and rising. Water temps along with the left over weeds or peculiar dam operations can change the water conditions…
Read More Little Green Machine JAV
Little Green Machine JAV You need the Little Green Machine tucked away in your fly vest this spring Possibly the most popular fly at Headhunters of Craig. If it isn’t, it still holds its own against many top notch techy…
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Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service Anniversary
Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service Anniversary It all began 13 years ago today. Headhunters opened the doors for the first time. Been a great ride. Enjoyed meeting all of you. Laughing, learning, and fishing with you too. Nothing stays…
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Dick’s Super Dialed Swing Report
Dick’s Super Dialed Swing Report Ed Note: Dick’s Spey Report today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Is this the totally dialed report? You will have to see for yourself! But I will say that it is a report. A…
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Friday Foto Osprey are Home
Friday Foto Osprey are Home Yes, the Osprey have returned home. The annual migration back to the summer roost has ended. Most return to the river March 30, 31, or April 1st. Like clockwork. It is one of the signs…
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Opening Day 2021
Opening Day 2021 April 1st is a big day. Lots happening in 2021. April Fools Day We have for years thought of spoofing you folks. But we really have not found or come up with anything funny that seems appropriate.…
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You haven’t booked your summer trip yet?
You haven’t booked your summer trip yet? You are not totally screwed yet. But that time is nearing. Like later this week… June and July are nearing the ceiling for both guide and lodging booking capacities. Just a simple heads…
Read More Mystic Eyes Them along with Van Morrison
“Mystic Eyes”, Them, along with Van Morrison On of our illustrious Headhunters members let us in on the link between these two songs. “Mystic Eyes”, Van Morrison, along with the band Them. And finished with everybody’s favorite “GLORIA.” Happy Sunday…
Read More Into the Mystic Van Morrison
Into the Mystic Van Morrison Love this tune. Many, many do. That is why today I had to post it. Cause even if you have heard it umpteen times, it still sounds great every time you are graced by Morrison…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Spring is here. For the most part. This coming week we see temps in the 40’s, 50’s 60’s with rain, wind, sunshine, and snow. Pretty standard for our Montana Spring Weather. Guide Trips out daily with our Spring…
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Thursday in Craig Montana
Thursday in Craig Montana Second vaccination clinic here at Headhunters Fly Shop in downtown Craig Montana. Big day. Snowing now. Fishing is good. The reports coming in daily are increasingly better and better. The nymph bite is on. The dry…
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Spring Fishing Report.
The Parks family – Missouri River regulars – enjoyed some great fishing over the weekend with us. Andrea shows off a nice Rainbow above, and Skylee does a great – possibly the best we’ve ever seen – Whitfish imitation at…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Redux Jana
New Breed Chicks Rule Redux Jana Found this image roaming through the files last night. My cousin Jana Raisler with this nice rainbow from a couple years back. Jana lives in Sea/WA and shops at Avid Angler in Lake Forest…
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Wolf Creek Classic #TBT
Wolf Creek Classic #TBT Squeeky lived in downtown Wolf Creek in the late 90’s. Many trout bums have lived in Wolf Creek Montana. A great little community with many amenities that any trout inclined slacker would enjoy. The Canyon Store…
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