Missouri River Fly Fishing Report - Page 17 of 64

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life, Nature

2021 Missouri River Water Update Spoke with the water managers this past week and here ar the updates. Stephanie Micek stated that it may be a lower than average water year. Of course there is lots of time before the…

Silly Sunday Scenery

March 14, 2021

Birds

Silly Sunday Scenery These guys will be sitting on island points soon. Yes, the Geese are here. And they will be making babies very shortly. Sunday and the Geese, are here. Which means spring is near.

Little Green Machine Tying Video

March 9, 2021

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

fly tying, Little Green Machine, Scumliner Media, video

Little Green Machine Tying Video You read a couple days ago that these guys are swimming around subsurface. So tie them!

Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 3.8.21

March 8, 2021

Monday Missouri River Fishing Report 3.8.21 Water temps crawling higher. And the fish are responding. A better bite this weekend for many. We had come out of a hit and miss period and let’s hope that has passed! Consistency is…

HELP! Two hired, have backed out! Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring Shop Staff 2021

March 2, 2021

2021, fly, Hiring, Shop, Staff

HELP! Just had the second individual we had hired for the 2021 Season back out. Unfortunate circumstances for us, but maybe the best opportunity for you out there in HeadhuntersLand! If you were not hired for this season, please give…

Talking About Tippet, Leader, etc

March 1, 2021

Fly Fishing Gear

etc., leader, Steve Collie, tippet

Talking About Tippet, Leader, etc Ed Note: Steve Collie speaking to you today about way deeper topics than SOL generally does. So soak this in folks as content this good only graces these pages occasionally. Steve educates us today with…

Montana’s Sunday Snow Pack

February 28, 2021

2021, Forecast, Snow, Summer Water

Montana’s Sunday Snow Pack Looking good. Lots more time to add to this total. We are looking for an average water year. But Mother Nature generally does not include us in the decision making process.

Saturday 2.27.21 Missouri River Fishing Report

February 27, 2021

fishing report, winter

Saturday 2.27.21 Missouri River Fishing Report Water flows 3300cfs lower then normal. To find those deeper winter buckets you may have to search a bit. The fish are holding in them. But those spots may be off the shore farther…

Friday Foto

February 27, 2021

Big Slick, friday foto, Joe, Winter Run

Friday Foto Fishing Friday. Nymphing. Somewhat slow. The fish were not all that excited. But a few were. While winter fishing be sure to be diligent. And try hard. Shop open daily 8am. Guide trips out. More and more as…

Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph Dakota Angler Vid

February 24, 2021

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

Jig, Quill, Tungsten, tying, video

Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph Dakota Angler Vid Our friend to the east Hans Stephenson with this cool tying video with a Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Daily Blog. Hans owns a great shop…

Tuesday. February.

February 23, 2021

Tuesday. February. Tuesday. February. Re-tooling. Re-fitting. Refining. Summer will be here soon. Craig will be bouncin.’ Take the time to prepare your self and gear for when that happens. Reminder: The fish don’t care that you got a new fly…

Hot Dog…The Movie Trailer

February 20, 2021

Hot Dog The Movie Trailer For fellas from John and Mark’s generation that worked in the ski business Hot Dog The Movie plays out the fantasy of what got males into the industry. Some of it is true. Most of…

Friday Foto Half Breed Rapids

February 19, 2021

Friday Foto Half Breed Rapids Warmer this weekend. Anglers around the latter part of this week. Watch for shelf ice. Floating icebergs. Kinda dangerous in some reaches. Just below this image the river is frozen across bank to bank. The…

Mid February Fishing Report

February 18, 2021

Fishing Report, Uncategorized

fishing report, Late Winter Fishing Report by Richard, winter

Mid February Fishing Report Richard writes the Headhunters Fly Shop Mid February Fishing Report today The last several weeks showed us that Montana is no place for the faint of heart during winter months. Daily air temps have been struggling…

Dick Magill Chronicles: Summer of 2021

February 16, 2021

Dick Magill Chronicles: Summer of 2021 Another installment of the Dick Magill Chronicles. Thanks Dick for keeping us up to date on all things Craiglandia. Dick has one ear to the ground locally and gives us this February update! The…

Update: All the info for CRAIG FISHING ACCESS SITE DRAFT ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT

February 16, 2021

boat ramp, Camping, Comment PEriod, craig, Expansion, FAS, FWP

FWP ACCEPTING COMMENTS ON CRAIG FISHING ACCESS SITE DRAFT ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT NEW CONTENT: See Image! Here is the Environmental Assessment I forgot to add! Read on. Recent news from the FWP office in Helena. Some movement in the Craig area…

Valentine’s Day Love and Kids

February 14, 2021

Valentine’s Day Love and Kids Sending Craiglandia Love to all of you folks out there. We love you and thanks for being a part of our Headhunters Family. We know you love your kids too! Here in Craig we love…

Feeling Cold Feeling Alright

February 13, 2021

Feeling Alright, Rebelution

Feeling Cold Feeling Alright Feeling Cold, Feeling Alright by Rebelution today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Yesterday morning the low was -28F. Today much warmer with an overnight low of just -20F creeping upwards when we will endure a…

#TBT 2008 Snow Fly Shop

February 11, 2021

#TBT 2008 Snow Fly Shop The first year. 2008. It snowed then too. This image from the first week open. It may be the first day open April 4th 2008. Snowed heavily that week. Bluebirds were traveling through. The BWO’s…

Squeeky’s Top 10 Boat Items you may not know you need

February 10, 2021

Squeeky’s Top 10 Boat Items you may not know you need As I spend the half of my life in a drift boat I find myself enjoying the little things in fishing life. And most of the items below are…

Headhunters Cold Weather Week

February 9, 2021

Arctic Weather, Closed, COLD, Too cold to fish, ZERO or BELOW

Headhunters Cold Weather Week Too cold to fish. Which means too cold to be open. Although we do have a warm-(f)ish body in the store for phone calls, ice fishing reports, online orders, and making sure that anybody lost on…

Best Time to Fish the Missouri River for Beginners

February 8, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique, Future Fly Fishers

Best Time to Fish the Missouri River for Beginners A common question we get here at Headhunters as we book guide trips and lodging for first time or beginner anglers…is When should I come? Best Time for Beginners We here…

Dry Fly Super Bowl still a few months away

February 7, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique

Casting, DFO, dry fly, Practice, summwer

Dry Fly Super Bowl still a few months away Image: Long time Headhunter Jim Arkin sizing up a PMD flat. Patience along with accurate confident first drifts put Jim in the right mood for success. A big game today. All…

Snow Days. Bitter Cold. CLOSED Sunday, Monday, Tuesday…?

February 5, 2021

Closed, Day, Schedule, Snow, winter

Snow Days. Bitter Cold. CLOSED Sunday, Monday, Tuesday…? First real storm of the true winter. Had some snow back in September and October. Then not much to speak about for the next three months. Until this weekend. Looks pretty good…

From several years back…

January 31, 2021

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Drift Boat Sledding, From several years back..., Scumliner Media

From several years back… This was the precursor for the Classic Scumliner HH Flick Somewhere Out West. Sunday in Craig Montana. The weather while not much for snowmaking or water generation for the summer, has provided a great period for…

TBT 2010 HH Fly Shop

January 28, 2021

#TBT, 2010, fly shop

TBT 2010 HH Fly Shop Headhunters Fly Shop nearing year 14 here in Craig. This image shot in 2010. Great times then, great times to come. Live it.

Tuesday Trout Spey

January 26, 2021

Troutspey

Trout Spey

Tuesday Trout Spey Starting off with 10F and light snow this morning. Not a good day for tossing the Trout Spey. You may get a couple casts off between breaking ice from the guides. Maybe. The good news is the…

Seasons of the Mo

January 25, 2021

4 Seasons, Mo, Seasons, SOL

Seasons of the Mo We love the winter season. A slower pace of life. Time moves slower. Winter can do that to a feller. Time to think about… …the Seasons of Fishing. How different they are. How enjoyable the summer…

Sunday Ice Image

January 24, 2021

Craig Montana Winter, ice, Shelf, winter

Sunday Ice Image Ice image yesterday on the river. Winter here on the Mo. But not really the weather of winter. Highs in the 20’s for the front end of the week ahead, then 30’s, then the 40’s. Great fishing…

Saturday January 23rd Missouri River Fishing Report

January 23, 2021

fishing report, Midge, Nymphs, Streamer, Trout Spey

Saturday January 23rd Missouri River Fishing Report Still kinda winter here in central Montana. Cool this morning as well as yesterday with air temps dipping into the single digits. Not much snow, if any accumulations int he last couple months.…

Friday Foto

January 22, 2021

friday foto

Friday Foto Rainbow Release. Fishing pretty well out there for 34.5F. Winter rules apply. Follow them for winter success. Shop open daily 8-5.

Explore.org

January 19, 2021

Explore.org, Live Feeds, YouTube

Explore.org Winter time requires some background visuals as SOL works at the house. And Explore.org is one of the media outlets most entertaining. What a way to travel from the comfort of your at home work space. A couple to…

Squeeky’s Top 5 Missouri River Winter Fly Fishing Tips

January 18, 2021

Squeeky's Top 5 Missouri River Winter Fly Fishing Tips, WInter Fly Fishing Techniques

Fly Fishing Technique

Top 5 Missouri River Winter Fishing Tips from Squeeky today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. The 5 tips do not center around actual rigging techniques, but more about the approach to winter fly fishing. Winter Fishing is different, a…

RIO SlickCast Test Video

January 16, 2021

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

Fly Line, RIO, SlickCast, video

RIO SlickCast Test Video Slippery fly lines use RIO SlickCast! The new line of RIO Fly Lines utilizing this technology and an improved core make the new series of RIO Elite Fly Lines something to behold. Come by the shop…

TAKF

January 15, 2021

Future Fly Fishers

TAKF

TAKF Why not bring your kid fishing this year. Or the neighbor kid. Or your nephew, or niece. Take a Kid Fishing.

Open 8-5 Daily

January 14, 2021

Open 8-5 Daily

Open 8-5 Daily Too much like spring for us to stay away any longer. Now open 8-5 daily. That 8-1 game just does not make sense anymore this winter. Open yes. Masks yes. Shuttles yes. Guide trips yes. Casting lessons…

Saturday Zep Nobody’s Fault But Mine

January 9, 2021

DFO, Led Zeppelin, Saturday

Saturday Zep Nobody’s Fault But Mine Second reminder this young year to practice casting if you are a dry fly expert. Or wanna be DFO angler. Casting accuracy is damn important if you like to put yourself in the right…

Friday Foto

January 8, 2021

friday foto

Friday Foto Winter in Craig. A bit of snow yesterday. Calm. Snowing. Overcast. Swing trips out there swinging. TGIF

Redfish with Capt. Jeff Arnold in Louisiana

January 7, 2021

"Hatred for guides overtaken by Massive Pink Flamingo Floaty", Capt. Jeff Arnold, Guide, LA, Louisiana, redfish

Fly Fishing Travel

Redfish with Capt. Jeff Arnold in Louisiana Fished a bundle with Capt. Jeff Arnold over the years. To say that he lives to be on the water is an understatement. Fishing courses through his veins. Jeff is one fishy dude.…

Tuesday Fly Casting Tactics w/ Simon Gawesworth

January 5, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Casting, DFO, dry fly, Hopper, Simon Gawesworth, Streamer, Technical casting, Technique

Tuesday Fly Casting Tactics w/ Simon Gawesworth A great tip from Simon Gawesworth fo RIO Line Company today. Tuesday here in Craig and all is well. The fly shop staff is out on the casting lane often fine tuning personal…

Mask Mandate Continues at Headhunters Fly Shop

January 3, 2021

Mask Mandate Continues at Headhunters Fly Shop As we move into the New Year Headhunter Fly Shop is updating you on our Mask/Face Covering Policy. John and I have decided to keep a mask mandate in effect for the foreseeable…

Silly Saturday Scenery

January 2, 2021

Silly Saturday Scenery

Silly Saturday Scenery Hanging out with the horses. Swinging. Winter on the Missouri River. Quiet. Unless you whisper horse.

Happy New Year

January 1, 2021

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Maybe it’s a good thing the Annual Craig Polar Plunge is not gonna go off today. Montanans are super bright white in the winter! Happy New Year from us here in Craig. Let it be a damn…

Dick’s End of Year Nymphing Report

December 30, 2020

2020, Dick Magill, fishing report, nymph, Nymphing, winter

Dick’s End of Year Nymphing Report Dick Magill Series today with the latest nymph report It’s the end of the year and the river is in great shape. I’ve been out there mostly swinging, but have found some time to…

Grape Slushy Tying Video

December 29, 2020

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

Grape Slushy, JAV, Tying Video, video

Grape Slushy Tying Video Tie this one up this holiday for summer fishing love. Add a red bead for weight and some added bling to make this fly sing this spring. Hope you are enjoying the family this week. If…

2021 Hatches, Guide Trips, Lodging, and Booking Projections

December 28, 2020

Fly Fishing Travel, Headhunters Life

2021 Hatches, Guide Trips, Lodging, and Booking Projections This holiday period is a tie when many book their 2021 Guide Trips and lodging looking forward to the Mo River Season ahead. A few insights, tips, suggestions and the like in…

Friday Foto Swing Pic

December 26, 2020

Troutspey

2HTROUT, Friday Foto Swing Pic, spey, Trout, Trout Spey

Friday Foto Swing Pic Brought to us a gain today from Billy. He’s ben swinging here a bundle this December, and November. So probably January too. Said he had hi best day in 15 years last week. He was super…

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Holiday Viewing

December 24, 2020

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Dead Flies Don't Swim Holiday Viewing

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Holiday Viewing Dreaming of summer while enjoying the Holidays here in Craig Montana. Dry flies come to mind. It couldn’t happen today as the wind is blowing a hundred. Enjoy the holidays. Be safe. Dream of…

The Days Get Longer…

December 21, 2020

The Days Get Longer...

The Days Get Longer… The shortest day is today. Thank goodness. Tomorrow the days get longer, and that alone can get us through til June. That one warm thought. The next hatch is in a couple months. The lowly midge…

Silly Sunday Scenery

December 20, 2020

Troutspey

2HTROUT, Image, Swing, Trout Spey

Silly Sunday Scenery Shop friend Billy P sent this along form last week. Billy is here again this week. Swinging? Yep. Have a Merry Swing out there Billy!

Last Minute Gift – Echo Gecko

December 19, 2020

John Arnold

We just received a bunch of Echo Gecko Kits for that young angler looking to get into the quiet sport. We’ve been out of stock for a couple of months, and these will likely go quick. The Echo Gecko is…

Friday Foto

December 18, 2020

friday foto

Friday Foto Streamer man. You’d look good as streamer man. Try it. The Mo in your background gives you stupor strong streamer guy cred tho.

Thursday 12.17.20 Missouri River Fishing Report

December 17, 2020

fishing report

Asked the shop staff what the previous 10 flies out the door were and they are as follows. Kures Micro Zonker Red Delicious Doppleganger in Grey Fruit Roll Up Black Pig Pen Leech Wooly Bugger Black Grizzly Beth’s Briches Arnold’s…

Dick’s Mostly Swing Fishing Report

December 14, 2020

2HTROUT, Dick Magill, Swing, Trout Spey

Dick’s Mostly Swing Fishing Report From the Chronicles of Dick Magill comes todays fishing report. Thanks Dick! We are in the thick of swing season here on the Mo, and for the most part the bite has been stellar. The…

The Movement | Dancehall | Sugarshack Sessions

December 13, 2020