Friday Foto All Hooked Up on the Dry Fly
Friday Foto All Hooked Up on the Dry Fly Great dry fly fishing this month. More ahead. Trico’s coming on strong. TGIF. The river is in perfect shape.
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Thursday July 16th Fishing Report Missouri River
Thursday July 16th Fishing Report Missouri River All is well here in Craig Montana. Flows at 6K. Temps at 63F. Trico’s waxing. No fabulous spinner falls yet. Crowds on the upper. Not as much lower. Dry fly guys looking. Waders…
Read More AC/DC For those about to Rock…We Salute You!
While the past couple days have been quirky on the dry, we feel that the cork will come out this week. Yessir. Great times ahead. For the DFO angler. I’d come now if you can. You heard it here. For…
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Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report
Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report Facts for the day…meaning yesterday. Fishing reports are always, a day late! Today is a new day, and live it man! Flows dropping daily. Inflows at 4K-ish/Toston. Flows here under 6. Wade fishers paradise.…
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Friday July 10th Fishing Report
Friday July 10th Fishing Report Water levels just a hair above 7K. Not scheduled to fall today, but would not surprise us if it did. The water levels will follow the inflows, downward as we move through the month. Check…
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Two-For Tuesday Missouri River Montana
Two-For Tuesday Missouri River Montana A Montana double today on the HH Blog site featuring a married couple that fishes together. Well, Ben for the most part, but now Amanda as she shows her partner who the real angler is…
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Sunday July 5th Water, fish, bug update
Sunday July 5th Water, fish, bug update Amanda this last week fighting her first Mo River Trout fishing with HH Guide Mark Raisler Water dropping under, or about, 10K today. We expect it to drop all week. Inflows at Toston…
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Happy Independence Day
Happy Independence Day All is well in Craig Montana. Happy Independence Day from all of us at Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service located downtown. Be safe. Be sane. Make the first cast count. Shop open 7-3. Our crack staff…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Stephanie Returns Edition & 4th of July Fishing Report
New Breed Chicks Rule Stephanie Returns Edition Stephanie graced the early pages of the blog and has more than one installment in the New Breed Chicks annals. Stephanie and friend Amanda, you’ll see her early next week as she too…
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Wednesday Fishing Report July 1st 2020
Wednesday Fishing Report July 1st 2020 Water headed up today 1K. Water levels heading up tomorrow 1K. The dry fly fishing was holding on as we held on to the 10K levels. Yesterday with water levels heading upwards the fishing…
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Monday Morning Fishing Report 6.29.2020
Monday Morning Fishing Report 6.29.2020 Just the facts today on the Headhunters Fishing Report. Monday morning and heavy rain falls from he sky. More today, more tomorrow. What will the total rainfall amounts be? Ohh, the weather guessers think about…
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Weekend Update: Rain Coming, Maybe more Dearborn Floating, and Mask up Please!
A Saturday Afternoon update for those on the Missouri River, or planning to be here in the next couple of days. Many people on the water this Saturday afternoon. Most angling pressure the last 2 days has been concentrated from…
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5 for Friday June 26th 2020
5 for Friday June 26th 2020 5 great tips to get you through the Missouri River summer weekend ahead. We are currently sitting just 10K @ 9840cfs. Water temps 58F. Will it come down this weekend? Maybe, or not. We…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Amanda Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Amanda Edition Fished with Amanda along with the Tabert Gang this past weekend. And she caught her first Missouri River trout. A few of them! We love to see gals like Amanda get stoked on fly…
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Missouri River Headhunters Fishing Report June 24th 2020
Missouri River Headhunters Fishing Report June 24th 2020 Photo: Mike Farris tying up another PMD dry fly to fool the Misouri River sipping trout Tuesday Morning. Water levels flirting with 10K as the water managers evacuate the flood pool that…
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For Immediate Release: Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring Today!
For Immediate Release: Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring Today! 2nd year shop stud Peter Longoria with this nice brown above he plucked for the shore with a streamer. See yourself catching a few like this? We do too! Apply today. Hiring…
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Fathers Day 2020 Missouri River
Fathers Day 2020 Missouri River All is well here in Craig Montana. Happy Fathers Day 2020. Calm, 65F, water levels 8600cfs, dry fly fishing daily, nymphing too. Honoring our fathers out there in Craiglandia and beyond as we meet the…
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Friday Headhunters Fishing Report June 19th 2020
Friday Headhunters Fishing Report June 19th 2020 All good here on the Mo. Beyond the maneuvering of the dam waters the past couple days and maybe a couple days into the future we are doing just fine! The fish are…
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Dearborn River: Last Call
We were just about call an end to the Dearborn River Float season, but thanks to Mother Nature, the Dearborn just got a shot in the arm. Heavy rains in Central Montana have pushed the river up to the 400cfs…
Read More Tuesday Tying Video from the JAV Family
Tuesday Tying Video from the JAV Family Buzzball Fly Tying A great fly for the Mo. Squeeky’s favorite summertime pattern! Been tossing it the past couple weeks. A good time for sure. It is not red hot, yet. It will…
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June Mid Month Missouri River Report
June Mid Month Missouri River Report Weather is the first story today on your Headhunters June Mid Month Missouri River Report. Weather Patterns for June Cooler than normal air temps coupled with over an inch of precipitation forecast for the…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Dearborn falling to 318cfs today. We are nearing the end of flatablilty. Maybe the remainder of the week though. Look us up for flies, shuttles, and info! Tomorrow is Monday. PMD’s will be on the menu.
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Dearborn River Fishing Report 6.10.20
Dearborn River Fishing Report 6.10.20 Not too bad out there on the Dearborn River. Fished it yesterday with Chef John of Izaak’s and Steve of Headhunters Fly Shop. A few fish caught on a Rubberlegs dangled below a fluffy dry…
Read More Shelter from the Storm, Dylan, afternoon Water Update 6.8.20
Shelter from the Storm, Dylan, afternoon Water Update 6.8.20 The rain has stopped today. 3 days of a very good wetting. We were a bit behind our annual rainfall. And now the hills are green again. The Dearborn is still…
Read More High Water Nymphing Video
High Water Nymphing Video Missouri River water levels heading up this past weekend and potentially this week too. Get ready for a bit of high water. And nymphs can be one way to get into a few. Check out this…
Read More The Rain Song for this Rainy Weekend…
The Mighty Zep with the Rain Song for the rain we have received this weekend. Posted this first 5 years ago. Been listening to the Mighty Zep a bunch this past month. The Rain Song has been in my Top…
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First Mo River Dry Fly Fish for Chris!
First Mo River Dry Fly Fish for Chris! Nice dry fly trout for Chris who recently moved to GF from the east coast. He came here for this kind of thing. Welcome Chris. He almost landed in Montana 25 years…
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Thursday June 4th Missouri River Fishing Report
Thursday June 4th Missouri River Fishing Report Just the facts today on the Headhunters Thursday June 4th Missouri River Fishing Report. Flows 5220cfs. Gonna creep up in the next two days. Near 6K? More next week. Water temps currently 56.5F. Up…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Tess Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Tess Edition Tess and her first trout on a fly. Nice work Tess. Great times with Tess and her family this week. Sunny, fishing, fellowship. A perfect June week. The Dearborn coming down in flows. Fishable…
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Missouri River June Water Forecast
Missouri River June Water Forecast Looking good for the month ahead for the Missouri River June Water Forecast. Yes, normal is what we should expect as we heading the first of the two peak dry fly months fishing he Missouri…
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Montana Opens the Borders Today
Montana Opens the borders today Today is the day when Montana opens its borders to out fo state and non quarantined visitors. And that is a big deal. June 1st the Governor will allow anglers, visitors, tourists access to the…
Read More Achilles Last Stand Led Zeppelin
Achilles Last Stand Led Zeppelin Montana’s Last Stand this weekend. And float and fish they have been. Today again as many Saturdays in the past month have been the Montanans were out in force. A 100 boat trailers at Mid…
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Friday Foto and Missouri River Fishing Report May 29th 2020
Friday Foto and Missouri River Fishing Report May 29th 2020 It’s almost summer! June 21st will usher the sunshine in full time! But the days get longer until the solstice and then turn the other direction. Evening fishing is fun…
Read More Tying the Rusty Parachute Video
Tying the Rusty Parachute Video Squeeky believes that we may see these bugs this week? Water temps in the mid 50’s range! Working their way upwards this week as well with the warmer and hot afternoons towards the weekend! Historically…
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Tuesday Trout Bum
Tuesday Trout Bum Local Shop Rat Peter again today with his latest post of what he finds to do when not fishing! It does not happen often as the shop staff is on the water any moment they are not…
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Future Fly Fishers
Future Fly Fishers Great image today on the Headhunters Blog. Baby Callum patiently waiting while dad finds some good flies. And so it goes. Forward.
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Friday Foto The Muddy Mo!
Friday Foto The Muddy Mo! Muddy waters here in the Mighty Mo. Today it is the Muddy Mo! The Dearborn River is blown. Blowing mud from the DB has made the Muddy Mo look like this at Pelican Point. Probably…
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly II
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly II Thursday in the Missouri River Canyon. And all is good. Sort of. The Good The fishing is damn good. The entire river was fishing well with lots of anglers in the canyon…
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14 Day Quarantine Ends June 1st. Montana Tourism Open! What does that mean?
14 Day Quarantine Ends June 1st. What does that mean? It means that out of state visitors and anglers can begin to travel to Montana without a mandatory 14 Day Quarantine Monday June 1st. No longer do you have to…
Read More Montana Opens June 1st 2020
Montana Opens June 1st 2020 Governor Bullock announced 11 minutes ago that he will lift the 14 Day Quarantine effective June 1st. That means out of state residents can visit, stay, and fish in Montana. Until June 1st it is…
Read More Tuesday Tying Video
Tuesday Tying Video The Longhorn Beetle today on the Tuesday Tying Video from Headhunters Fly Shop of Craig Montana. Beetles on the Mo? Yep. Not right now. But I have seen lots of black flying ants! You don’t have to…
Read More Joe Walsh Rocky Mountain Way
Joe Walsh Rocky Mountain Way Another installment of great Rocky Mountain music today on the Headhunters Blog. Today rocker Joe Walsh and Barnstorm with Rocky Mountain Way. John mentioned this tune yesterday as a lock for the blog this week.…
Read More High Country Gems Clayton and Arnold
High Country Gems Clayton and Arnold This is a great piece. Pat Clayton, FishEye Guy Photography, of Phillipsburg Montana and John Arnold, Scumliner Media, of Craig Montana put this together a couple years ago. Awesome footage. Visit John at Headhunters…
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Diane New Breed Chicks Rule #769
Diane New Breed Chicks Rule #769 Either her 3rd or 4th post from Diane today. Nice work Diane. We have come to expect nice brown trout from you one the past 10 years. Keep up the good work! Happy Friday…
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Mid May Missouri River Weekend Update
Mid May Missouri River Weekend Update All good in the tiny fishing ‘burb of Craig Montana this week. Still slower traffic as many of the out of state guests cannot be in Montana without the 14 day quarantine. But this…
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Shop Closed Thursday Afternoon – Extended Hours This Weekend
Headhunters Fly Shop will close around 2 or 3 on Thursday afternoon. We’ll be undertaking a little exterior construction project, and the front door won’t be accessible. We will be available on the phone, and we’ll be in the office…
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Guide Report – Max Mattioli
The Following fishing report is from longtime Headhunters Guide Max Mattioli. It’s a rare occasion that one of our guides offers to “give it up” on the blog, and we appreciate such a detailed report from one of the rivers…
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Mothers Day 2020
Mothers Day 2020 Ed Note: Again this week Peter speaks to us from Headhunters HQ in Craig Montana. We all have a Mother to thank. Thanks Mom! FYI this is not Peter’s mother. Nope. But it is a mom we…
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Weekend Fishing Report from Headhunters of Craig
Weekend Fishing Report from Headhunters of Craig Turning towards better fishing? Boy we hope so. Inconsistent it has been. And for some, not good at all. We totally agree. For those who do not spend most everyday on the water…
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Izaak’s Open Thursday May 7th
Izaak’s Open Thursday May 7th Open May 7th. Izaak’s! We love our neighbor establishment and Thursday May 7th is opening day! The season started out good, then trouble, now social distancing, sanitizing, and reduced occupancy. May Day has passed. And…
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Extinction of the Trout Bum?
Extinction of the Trout Bum Ed Note: 2nd year shop staffer Peter with todays blog post. We love it. If you follow the progression of both John and Mark it includes many nights, weeks, months in tents, pickup beds, sleeping…
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Missouri River and Craig Montana Monday May 4th Update
Missouri River and Craig Montana Monday May 4th Update All good in this neighborhood. The update of all things Missouri River, Craig, and Montana today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Craig Mostly open for business. Headhunters Fly Shop open…
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May Day in Craig Montana
May Day in Craig Montana Plugging along here in central Montana. The first week of Phase One. Shop open, guides out, shuttle crew shuttlin’, flies flying out of the shop. Open daily 8-6. Enjoy the first day of the weekend!
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Hump Day Fishing Report
Hump Day Fishing Report Not too bad out there Wednesday. Much better than the disappointing bite on endured by many onTuesday. John said it best when he said it seems like an every other day bite. After today, I think…
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HH Shop Open, fishing report, and Purple Lightning Bug Tying Video
Purple Lightening Bug Tying Video Tie this Purple Lightening Bug up today, fish it tomorrow! BWO’s on the water. Midges on the water. Sometimes fish looking up. Probably not with this high and bright spring weather pattern we are locked…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Re-Opening
We will be re-opening Headhunters Fly Shop tomorrow Monday April 27. The Missouri River Business Community has been communicating with one another, and while we are excited for the season to start (again), we are also cautious about an influx…
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