Red Jammer. Best Guide Rig Ever?
Best Guide Rig ever? It may be just that. Pack a ton of folks, gear, and even your lunch. Wiki with the Red Jammer here. These are so cool. I want one. When you visit one of the parks that…
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Tuesday Fishing Missouri River Update 09.24.24
Tuesday Fishing Missouri River Update 09.24.24 Facts today on the HH Blog… BWO’s will not be here shortly. True BWO’s may not even come in October either. Sometimes November, now. Water temps need to be much cooler. We have not…
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5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing
5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing A few reminders, tips and techniques to get you off the ground this fall. The Missouri River can hand your ass back to you this month. Pseudo’s are out, the weather…
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Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop
Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop Getting there. Yes, fall like, somewhat, conditions this last week with rain for a couple days and cooler tempertures. We love it. On to FALL! Nymphing truly heating up as the season progresses. Better…
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Wednesday and all is well
Get here now. Or next month. It is getting serious. Fish are keying in on the feed. Yes, the food in the water column. Captain Obvious this Humpday. Rain the last two days. Looking good out there for those from…
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Silly Saturday Scenery Autumn Daze
Silly Saturday Scenery Autumn Daze Swingers. Two-Handers. Trout Spey. Autumn. Saturday. September.
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Friday Fly Fishing Facts. Or a Squeaky Autumnal Rant
Friday Fly Fishing Facts. Or a Squeaky Autumnal Rant Ed Note: This blog from 5 years ago, this week. This is still a problem for casters. The rainbow cast. The waving of the rod tip fore and aft without purpose,…
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Skwala Backeddy Sale!
Sale on Skwala Backeddy Collection today thru Sunday. 20% off these dandy waders and jacket in store only. Cool stuff for sure. Bombproof too. Our favorite outdoor gear specialist, Skwala! The copy form Skwala: Some people dread the fall season.…
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Mid month, turning the corner, and remembering
Mid month, turning the corner, and remembering Boy howdy, we are nearly mid month and we love it. The dog days of summer are behind us. The great days of autumn and fall ahead of us. We here in Craig…
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My Sweet Summer…is gone?
My Sweet Summer…is gone. A short review of the summer. The best PMD hatch, and focus of the court, in a couple decades? Yes. My, SOL, opinion. A short and pretty abysmal Trico event. A short 2 week bonanza followed…
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Fishing Report and Water Outlook
Fishing Report and Water Outlook 61F water temps. 4K cfs Water Flows. Fishing improving daily. Weeds still with us for a month or so. Seasonably warmer than average ai temps with us for the next 10 days. Nymphers like the…
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Foxee Minnow Tying Kit JAV
Foxee Minnow Tying Kit JAV Pretty crucial for Missouri River fall streamer fishing. This perennial locals favorite works! The weather this week has us thinking more and more about chucking the big fly for big fall brown trout. Rainbows too.…
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Fall Fishing will get better and better…
Untouchables Bridge and hooked up! Fishing is fair with better hatches to come in the near future. Put yourself in this Foto and dream of wild fighting Rainbows and Browns. Book your fall trip today. We love October and November.…
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Don’t forget about Zeptember
Nobody’s Fault but Mine… Robert Plant claims to have sold his soul to the devil for Led Zeppelin success. I did the same here on the Missouri River. Although some days it does not seem to be working… …
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Missouri River September 2024 Fly Fishing Forecast
Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast Headhunters Fly Shop delivers for you today the Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast. We have shed the heat of August as we stare into the fold of fall. And we like what we see.…
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Fly Fishing Fellowship
Fly Fishing Fellowship There are several reasons that we start fly fishing. Fly Fishing Fellowship is why most of us stay in the game as long as we do. We see lots of good friends, fishing partners, and spouses that…
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Do you Row?
Today we talk about the individual charged with helping the angler in the bow of the boat. The angler, albeit important, does not hold the singular responsibility in the vessel. The guy holding those 9′ overpriced sticks is the guy…
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Monday, Summer Fading, Atlantic Salmon Fly International PSA
Monday, Summer Fading, Atlantic Salmon Fly International PSA Quiet time on the Mo. Last week ands this week, quiet. September will wake us up and we will get back into the game. You will too. This morning I felt like…
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Weekend Fishing Report for late August / Book your Fall Trips Today!
Weekend Fishing Report for late August Flows 4500cfs-ish. Water Temps 63F. No restrictions. No Hoot Owl. Low smoke levels. Today, clear w/ roving thunderstorms. Power out for a couple hours. Callibaetis will be happening soon. Some out now. August and…
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5 Tips for Late Summer Fly Fishing Success
5 Tips for Late Summer Fly Fishing Success Here we are approaching the end of summer and we bring you 5 Tips for Late Summer Fly Fishing Success. The Missouri River will stump you if you do not do the right…
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How to Approach your August Fishing Day
How to Approach your August Fishing Day No longer do you have to get up early for the summer fishing session. Nope. You can sleep a bit longer as the days get shorter, the nights cooler. Daytime water temps are…
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One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion…
One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion… You gotta cast at the trout. You gotta. Well, only if you wanna catch ’em. #1 reason more folks don’t catch dry fly fish on the Missouri River? The angler is afraid to cast at…
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Just Add Vise Clouser Crayfish Tying Video @ Headhunters Fly Shop
Popular fly this time of year. Guides and guests alike are tossing this big fly up front and getting it deep…or shallow. Try one with a tiny mayfly dangling off of his Crayfishy tail. Come in and get the Crayfish…
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Weekend Fishing Report HH of Craig
Weekend Fishing Report HH of Craig Open early, open late, get your shuttle from HH of Craig. Hoppers are an option. Ants too. Faster oyhen rich waters are what you search for. Present accordingly. Pink and purple and green? Upper…
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Craig Caddis Festival Saturday Aug 17th!
Craig Caddis Festival this Saturday Aug 17th! Come and bring the entire family, grandma too! Gone be some vendors of crafts and such before the event. Stop and peruse the Silent Auction Table for cool fly fishing and additional goods!…
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Sharpie your Hopper
Do you use Sharpie, Pantone or Prismacolor markers to add some personalized color to your hopper patters? Lots of Missouri River guides do. So do some of the more particular local anglers. Their belief is that an “out of the…
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Water Flow Projections for the future
Water Flow Projections for the future Water flows just popped up over 10% to 4710cfs. (We) Like that action. Water temps are 65F during the day, returning to 63F for those dark hours. Looking pretty normal for the upcoming year.…
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Friday Fishing Report Mid August & Rodeo Tonight in Cascade
Friday Fishing Report Mid August & Rodeo Tonight in Cascade Montana Closed or Hoot Owl Restricted Waters Does not include the Missouri River. Current water temps 63F. Weed levels about a 5. Nothin’ to us locals. But some dislike it.…
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Closing at 1pm Today for Baseball
Closing at 1pm Today for Baseball Generally open late, but today we are closing at 1pm for staff mayhem. See you tomorrow. Enjoy. Cloudy and smokey today. Calm. Bet they are rising out there…
Read More Zirdle Bug Just Add Vise Tying Kit and Video
Zirdle Bug Just Add Vise Tying Kit and Video Tie these up for summer and fall fishing success on the Mo. Ever thought of fishing it on your trout spey rod? A few of our gang has been flirting with…
Read More August, mornings, afternoons, and a ball game Thursday
August is a strange month. Or can be. Hot temps generally keep the fishing confined to the morning hours. But not always. This year, sort of. The fishing is pretty good in the mornings so far this year. The cool…
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Silly Sunday Scenery Canyon Image
Silly Sunday Scenery Canyon Image Awful pretty this time of year. Enjoy your Sunday. We will be fishing, and watching baseball. How about you? Felt the first edge of fall this morning. Not too soon, but around the corner? We…
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Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Craig Montana
Hot out there today. 100F today, 100F tomorrow. But, next week we see some rain and cooler times in the mid 70’s! Hooray. No river restrictions by the state on the Mighty Mo. Most anglers off the river about lunch…
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Hump Day Foto: That’s Cliff Edition
Cliff looking for rising trout about ten years ago. It was really tough shitty that particular last week of July. Not too good either. But Cliff did not fall off the turnip truck yesterday. Seek and he shall find. He…
Read More Corn-Fed Caddis Tying Video JAV
Corn-Fed Caddis Tying Video JAV A good one for the Mo. And beyond. Many swear by this pattern. The Corn-Fed Caddis. Enjoy your week. All good here in downtown Craig. Book your August trip today. Buzzball $2.50 Select options This…
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Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast
Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast Missouri River August Weather Hot. Super hot. Abnormally hot this past week. Will it continue? The forecasters state that the temps will bounce around in the 80’s-90’s- and one day in the 100’s this…
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Time to Book Your Fall Fly Fishing Trip to the Missouri River Montana
Time to Book Your Fall Fly Fishing Trip to the Missouri River Montana It is coming up quickly. The fall months of September, October and November will be here shortly. Just getting into summer? Me too, but…but it will soon…
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CraigFlyShop.com is LIVE!
CraigFlyShop.com is LIVE! It has arrived. In-house design and implantation by my biz partner John has brought us the newest of our web stores with this beauty at www.Craigflyshop.com If you got a few minutes to day to peruse the…
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Missouri River Fishing Report 07.24.24
Water Temps getting to 68F afternoons with 64F mornings. Water Flows at 4100cfs No Hoot Owl restrictions locally. Many are on and off early. On at 6am and off shortly after, noon. Our guides are following this program. Some guided…
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Where do all the little ones live?
We constantly get questions about our big fish. Not just how and why we have so many fish over 18″ but also where all the little ones are. And where do they live? And, why don’t we catch any little…
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Wade fishing the Missouri River
A great year to wade fish the Missouri River. Low flows have allowed the wade angler to access a ton of fishy water. Dry fly guys are happy that they can wander and find noses, sometimes a lot of noses.…
Read More Redington Taco Tour Video w/ Mark Raisler of Headhunters Fly Shop
Redington Taco Tour Video w/ Mark Raisler of Headhunters Fly Shop Had a ball tossing PMD dries, drinking Special Beers, and making Birria Tacos with Guide Mario Guel of Redington last summer. This video is just 1 of several episodes…
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Thursday Fishing Report Mighty Mo 7.18.24
Thursday Fishing Report Mighty Mo 7.18.24 Nymphers headed into the Zirdle Bug era. 6 weeks of big fly up top, little fly on bottom. Weeds in the water column are developing. The warmth of the summer is here. We may…
Read More Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video + 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing
Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video + 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing Today is the day to repost this quite popular video and remind everyone that the primary topwater diet for all Mo River trout are dead flies.…
Read More Oh boy it’s hot Reach Cast Video
Reach Cast Video Getting hotter here on the Mo. Trico’s in full swing. PMD spinner falls daily. Caddis best in years. Plugging along mid-July. It’s hot. The fishing can be difficult on the dry. ut not terribly difficult lately. Even…
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PMD’s Up Close
Here’s a couple of detailed shots of our favorite Missouri River Mayfly for those who have never looked close, or those who can’t because the eyesight ain’t so good no more. To learn more than you need to know about…
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Friday Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop
Friday Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop Flows 4220cfs. Water temps at 62F. Trico’s Daily. Males hatch brightly, females in the morning. Emergence 7am. Spinner fall 930-ish. Clusters, singles, spinners, emergers. Buzzball and Quill’s Cluster are good choices. Spent caddis…
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Trico Swarm
Trico Swarms daily. Nearly. Cool weather will put the hatch off a couple hours. Be calm. They generally come. Then set up and wait for the fall. Lots of folks on the upper river. Find solace below the Dearborn.
Read More 2.0! New Edition! Headhunter Fly Line for Serious Dry Fly Only Anglers
Headhunter Fly Line for Serious Dry Fly Only Anglers Editor Edit: 2.0 Version of the Headhunters Fly Line now in Staock at HH of Craig. Add to the already terrific dry fly specific taper is RIO SlickCast coating. Way more…
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Monday July 8th Missouri River Fishing Report
Monday July 8th Missouri River Fishing Report Flows are 4160 cfs. Water temps are 62F. Trico’s? Yes. PMD’s? Yes. Caddis? Yes. Yellow Sally’s? Yes. Nymphing is great? Yes. Deep and shallow. PMD nymphs, caddis nymphs, Yellow Sally nymphs, Trico nymphs.…
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Missouri River Trico’s
Great Trico hatches on the Mo daily. The Trico’s came on time this year. Caddis on the. PMD’s on time. Are you, are you on time? Top to bottom you can find your favorite white winged black friends coming off…
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Happy 4th of July
Happy 4th of July Slow day on the river. Family days. good times. PMD’s and Caddis dominate the dry fly day. Frenchies, SplitCase’s, and sows generate interest subsurface. Soon Trico’s will be added to the diet. Ants, hoppers, more and…
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Tuesday on the Mo. Yes, it’s good.
Yes, the fishing is good. Nymphing solid. Dry fly action strong. Streamer fishing? Don’t really know. There are fish rising. Swingers? See you in the fall. July. We love July.
Read More Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video
Dead Flies Don’t Swim fly fishing video from Scumliner Media. Trico’s. We love Trico’s. This filmed many years ago during an epic Trico season. It is forthcoming for the year ahead. Enjoy the video today. We are on the water,…
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