Two Great Fellas
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Two Great Fellas Tony May and Sandy Bing. Both of them have passed on. RIP fellas. I have enjoyed fishing with a number of folks over the last 18 years. A bundle. But these two were the tops! Tony, a…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery August. Dry fly can be good. Nymphing can be good, or bad. Yesterday not too bad at all. Most are on the upper river. But it is fishing up and down. Check the north wind forecast before…
Read More Meet Me in Montana Dan Seals and Marie Osmond Video
Meet Me in Montana Dan Seals and Marie Osmond Video Great tune. Perfect for this Friday. Warming today. Cool the past couple days. Enjoy Meet me in Montana We’ll meet in you under that big Montana Sky.
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Thursday Missouri River Image
Thursday Missouri River Image Not a ton of traffic on the Missouri River. A few boats in the Craig section today. Most were nymphing. Eddies seem to be the key for the collection one masses of dead Trico’s sinking and…
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Water levels, Weather, and a short State of the Mo
Water levels, Weather, and a short State of the Mo Hump Day here in central Montana as we talk about Water levels, Weather, and a short State of the Mo. Water levels look to be steady as we get the fresh…
Read More UV Para Ant Just Add Vise Kit & Video
UV Para Ant Just Add Vise Kit & Video One of Bloom’s best patterns for the Missouri River and beyond. Tie this one up for late summer and autumn success! Look it up at the shop pre-tied by the handful…
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Monday Morning July 31 Missouri River Fishing Report
Monday Morning July 31 Missouri River Fishing Report Trico’s. Going good. Some mornings they seem to not get out of bed though. So, we hope they are getting after it as you are out on the water. Yesterday was a good day. Floated…
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Valley Girl
Valley Girl By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16828177 Here is where Squeeky is mentally. Fried for sure. The sun has baked my head. Love me some Frank Zappa. And this brings me back to the summer of ’82. Only 35 years…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto Rising Rainbow Trout Hot and windy for the most part. Dry fly fishing great, if you are into that sort of thing. Hatches have been delayed in the mooring for some reason. A short window of rising trout…
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Take A Kid Fishing Photo Contest Submissions
Take A Kid Fishing! Headhunters Fly Shop held a photo contest with the theme “Take A Kid Fishing” this week on our Facebook page. The response was awesome! We received 130+ images of kids fishing. We love taking kids fishing…
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July 24th Missouri River Fly Fishing Report
July 24th Missouri River Fly Fishing Report Just the facts today not he Headhunters Fly Shop July 24th Missouri River Fly Fishing Report. That is all you need. No? Yes. Fishing early is the key. Fishing late can work. Fishing the…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Summer Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Summer Edition Cathy with this nice trout on the upper river. It was her second trout of all time! Nice work Cathy. Looking forward to more success in the future. Cathy a New Breed Chick Rules!
Read More Friday Video el SOL
Friday Video el SOL Check it out on this smoky and hot Friday mooring here in central Montana. Smoke from forest fires somewhere have obscured the sun. But, it’s still plenty hot. Damn hot. Windy too. So, beyond that the…
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Late July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast
Late July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast The best July we have had as far as dry fly fishing in some time. Honest. I have not den here as long as some, but longer than many and that is Squeeky’s…
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Take a Kid Fishing Photo Contest
Take a Kid Fishing Photo Contest Headhunters Fly Shop is hosting a “Take a Kid Fishing” photo contest on our Facebook page. The contest will run for a week from today until next Monday, July 24. The winner will receive…
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Silly Sunday Scenery Paul Taylor Release Image
Silly Sunday Scenery Paul Taylor Release Image Long time clients of 18 years Paul Taylor releasing this nice fat Spruce Moth caught rainbow on Saturday morning. Lots of non-local locals here as we reach the mid month mark. The water…
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Squeeky’s Words of Wisdom
Squeeky’s Words of Wisdom If you ask a gal to dance, then step on her toes…she may not say yes again. Just think about that when casting at rising trout. Stepping on their toes hurts, and they behave differently. Don’t…
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Friday Foto Night Vision
Friday Foto Night Vision Good times last night on the ‘ol Missouri River. It’s good in that evening slot. Night vision is worth it! But, bring Mosquito repellant! Skittering caddis was my game. The Weilenman’s CDC and Elk seemed to…
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Spents and Spinners
Spents and Spinners Dead shit. That is what we throw. July is full of dead bugs. And live ones too. The dead ones are easier to eat. Honest. Fish them with confidence. As you can see I am becoming sun…
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Mid Week Missouri River Update
Mid Week Missouri River Update River dropping to 4100 cfs today. Lets hope it stays at least that level. We need it for the remainder of the summer. Keep those water temps down. Only time will tell how it will…
Read More Tuesday Tying the Buzzball
Tuesday Tying the Buzzball Fishing is good. Not much to report on other than the dry fly fishing is fabulous. Nymphing is great. But, get out early. The afternoon bite has been inconsistent with the advent of hot temperatures. Tomorrow…
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Depth Perception Scumliner Media July on the Mo!
Depth Perception Scumliner Media One of my favorite shoots, and one of my favorite Scumliner Media videos. Ben Hardy, John Arnold, and Mark Raisler out for a evening quickie on the Mo Mid July 6 years ago. Fun. Evening fishing…
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Sunday Mid-Summer Missouri River Tips
Sunday Mid-Summer Missouri River Tips A few quick tips from your friends at Headhunters Fly Shop in downtown Craig Montana this sunny and seasonal Sunday Mid-Summer morning. The fishing is great. Get out early and enjoy the day before the…
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Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video July 5th
Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video July 5th Yep. Trico’s. Shot late July a few years back. All the regular things apply here. First cast. Good drifts. Great presentations. Deead drifts…etc. Because, dead flies don’t swim bro.’ Ever. Enjoy this flick…
Read More Montana Vets Montana Waters Promo Film
Montana Vets Montana Waters Promo Film Check it out today on the Headhunters Blog a short film about Montana Vets Montana Waters. An org for Montana Vets by Montana Vets. This killer film today on the Big Hole in SW…
Read More Fairies Wear Boots Black Sabbath
Fairies Wear Boots Black Sabbath This tune rocks. Ozzy rocks. Black Sabbath rocks. Rock it today, Sunday. PMD’s waning. Trico’s waxing. June is put to bed. July is waking. Lots of non-anglers out there this weekend. The Missouri is a…
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Rule #1 Don’t Ever Let Your Guide Touch Your Rod
Rule #1 Don’t Ever Let Your Guide Touch Your Rod This is a given to may long term clients. This Rule #1. But yesterday, day 6 with Ed and Jim, I lulled Jim into a sleep state and got hi…
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Thursday in Craig Montana
Thursday in Craig Montana Raining this morning. Much cooler indeed. But if you look into the future you will see very warm temperatures greeting us for the weekend and the holiday ahead. So enjoy today and the cloudy conditions. All…
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Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Report June 28th
Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Report June 28th We’ll give you the bulleted list today on the Headhunters Fly Shop updated fly fishing report for June 28th. Lots of folks around and sunny skies have all smiling. If you have…
Read More Alpha Blondy Wish You Were Here
Alpha Blondy Wish You Were Here Not much to say today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. Other than I Wish You Were Here. This cover from Alpha Blondy rules. First heard Alpha Blondy on Greg Stumps 1987 epic ski…
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June 26th Missouri River Fishing Report
June 26th Missouri River Fishing Report Coming at you live from the banks of the Missouri River this wonderful sunny Monday morning in late June from Dry Fly HQ @ Headhunters Fly Shop in downtown Craig Montana. All things are…
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Silly Sunday Scenery New Breed Version
Silly Sunday Scenery New Breed Version So many good looking gals with trout this last week we have to populate our blog with both women and trout. We have enough pics of you sir. No harm intended at all. But…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Lily Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Lily Edition Nice trout from Lily yesterday with guide Mark Raisler. The Batley group was here in full fore with some from the local neighborhood and stretched out as far as Florida. An annual migration and…
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Missouri River Summer Weekend Outlook
Missouri River Summer Weekend Outlook Gonna be real busy here this weekend if last night was any indication of the near future. Streets of downtown Craig Montana clogged with RV’s, drift boats, aimlessly wandering fly fishing vagabonds, locals, non-locals, those…
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X Caddis Tying Video Just Add Vise Kits
X Caddis Tying Video Just Add Vise Kits These legendary tying its come with everything you need for tying 25 flies. And a video to boot! Slow it down, speed it up, pause it…you are the boss! Folks love these…
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Summer Solstice 2017
A long one yesterday. Longer this week to come. The 4th of July right around the corner. PMD’s rocking. Some caddis around, and yes, they will eat it. Trico’s on the horizon. Fish up all over the place. The…
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The Spokane New Breed Chicks! Spokane Women on the Fly!
The Spokane New Breed Chicks! Spokane Women on the Fly! This group was refreshing. We need them to come once a month and breathe new life into this stage fishing town. The Spokane Women on the Fly group to day…
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Mellow Monday, Craig MT, and BBQ Tonight!
Mellow Monday, Craig MT, and BBQ Tonight! Hello and good morning from Craig Montana. All is well here on the Mighty Missouri River as we approach the Summer Solstice. Fishing is quite goo, the water is high, and we see…
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A Father’s Advice to us all
Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s out there in Blogland. Today we celebrate the institution of Fatherhood. Hooray for Father’s. Today a plea for boat ramp courtesy from a Father in the local neighborhood. We agree Josh. We can…
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UMOWA Annual, Fishing Report, and Water Update
UMOWA Annual, Fishing Report, and Water Update UMOWA Annual Meeting tonight in downtown Craig at the Firehall 6-9pm with free food. Auction items as well as they let us know the Missouri River State of the Union. Love to see…
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2016 UMOWA Water Quality Report
2016 UMOWA Water Quality Report Yesterday we summarized the 2016 UMOWA Macroinvertebrate Report written by David Stagliano of the Montana Biological Survey. Today we are going to discuss the 2016 UMOWA Water Quality Report. Study Design In 2016, UMOWA began…
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2016 UMOWA Macroinvertebrate Report
2016 UMOWA Macroinvertebrate Report On March 17, the Upper Missouri Watershed Alliance (UMOWA) published the results of the 2016 bug study performed by David Stagliano of Montana Biological Survey. We are late in sharing the results, but with the UMOWA Annual…
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Wednesday Missouri River Fishing Report 6.13.17
Wednesday Missouri River Fishing Report 6.13.17 Water levels may be rising as we had a pretty wet Tuesday. It must have been wet towards the upper drainage as well as we are witnessing an increase in water flows. The Canyon…
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Crawfish Flies For the Missouri River
At some point every spring, trout in the Missouri River start eating a lot of crawfish. It is difficult to know exactly when this will happen, but below are some facts that should aid in your angling success. The Spring Spawn…
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Saturday Water Flows
Saturday Water Flows 8410cfs. That is good. For fishing that is. Dry fly fishing. Should be much better at these lower flows. Will it get to 6K this month? Later maybe. July for sure. But the flushing flows that many…
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June 9th Missouri River Fishing Report Headhunters Edition
June 9th Missouri River Fishing Report Pretty good dry fly action at these levels. These levels is currently 10K. On the nuts. Will it satay that way? Maybe. The DNRC cancelled an increase late Thursday. The lake level is 93.3%…
Read More Two Mussel Encrusted Boats Intercepted
Over Memorial Day weekend, two mussel encrusted boats were intercepted in Montana. Invasive species pose a constant threat to the quality of our waterbodies in Montana. As anglers, it is our responsibility to be educated about invasive species and our…
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Missouri River Water Update
Missouri River Water Update/Forecast Here is the latest from the water management team. Looks like 7K, or 8K, or higher. But not 12K. Maybe. Look at the projection below. We are 99% of our 30 year average. We have 108%…
Read More Retro Blog Post Saturday February 21st 2009
Top 10 Fly Fishing Rides of all Time Ed Note: A blog post written by Squeeky in February 2009. I like this one. Still pertinent today 8 years later. Some spelling errors, per usual. Enjoy this for what it’s worth!…
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Monday Morning Fishing Report June 5th
Monday Morning Fishing Report June 5th Well into June and we are pretty revved up. The dry fly game is taking shape. The bugs are coming on strong. It’s June man. We have arrived. Bust coming up in the coming…
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UMOWA: The Case For Flushing Flows
The Case For Flushing Flows The Upper Missouri Watershed Alliance (UMOWA) recently released their spring newsletter. Within the letter, UMOWA discusses the history of Missouri River flows and the beneficial contribution that flushing flows have upon the health of the Missouri River.…
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Friday Foto June 2nd
Friday Foto June 2nd PMD Spinner on Amadou What does this mean? It means June has arrived. And we are in it. Lower that water level and we will be covered up in it. PMD’s I mean. But the water…
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A Bulleted Missouri River June Forecast
A Bulleted Missouri River June Forecast A short run-down of the Missouri River June Forecast today. A long winded over the top informational version may come in the near future, or not. So we hit you today with the crib…
Read More High Water Vid from a few years back
High Water Vid from a few years back A quick video from 6 years back, our last high water era, with instructional overtones. While this video is a few years old, it still applies to us today. Meaning today! Fish…
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