SIMMS G3 Waders In Stock!
SIMMS G3 Waders In Stock! We have the SIMMS G3 Waders in stock daily here at Headhunters in Craig. It certainly is the time of year when flip flops and board shorts do no apply. Swing Season is here and…
Read More RIO How to Fish a Soft Hackle
RIO How to Fish a Soft Hackle Fishing the soft hackle near dark has been really quite good the last week or two. But you gotta stay out later. Not terrific during the mid day though. But with the bugs,…
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Friday Foto Spey Season is in Season
Friday Foto Spey Season is in Season Throwing the Trout Spey rod daily as we move into November. Friday today. Sunny. Let’s dismiss the sun and get into the real fall. Bring it. We are heading into a weeks worth…
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Thursday Sunset
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Thursday Sunset Stunning views out late fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Swinging soft hackles with Simon Gosworth of RIO. Fun times this week with industry anglers in town. The streamer bite yesterday, following a pretty good showing Tuesday…pale in comparison. But…
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Missouri River Streamer Fishing Update
Missouri River Streamer Fishing Update Better yesterday than the previous several weeks. A few boats out fishing streamer exclusively yesterday fared pretty well. The wind was not too horrible and the clouds obscured the sun for a while. We boated…
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November 1st Missouri River Montana Fishing Report
November 1st Missouri River Montana Fishing Report Fishing along in November. Happy last season of the year. The Spey Season. TroutSpey is here and we love it. Still some single handed love to be had and we are having it.…
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Saturday Missouri River Fishing Report 10.29.16
Saturday Missouri River Fishing Report 10.29.16 Some BWO’s around but not tons of them. We are hoping that we will see far more this weekend. Today, tomorrow, and Halloween for sure. The weather on Monday looks fishy for sure. Rain…
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Friday Foto Classic Shuttle Vehicle Breaking Away
This Classic Shuttle Vehicle has not fallen from style…ever. The cheapest way to fish with your drifter. No overpriced shuttle done by some fly shop who is already overcharging for flies, rods, free coffee… This bike at Stickney Creek FAS…
Read More Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles Living for the City
Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles Living for the City This is classic. Love both of these entertainers. This is a little slick for my liking with the orchestra, backup singers, and brass section. A bit overproduced. But the soul is…
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Who’s in your Boat?
Who’s in your Boat? Who’s in your boat for a day of fishing? Sometimes includes the guide, sometimes you are the guide, sometimes you may be stuck with your rotten neighbor, and even sometimes family! Can be good?! Can be…
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Attn DFO’s One Month Left
Attn DFO’s One Month Left Saw the new web site banner that John updated this morning and was reminded that we getting short. The time left to throw that dry fly at a specific target is waning. And if you…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.24.16
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.24.16 About another month of single handed dry fly fishing. We have seen some real BWO’s around and it should pop this week. Will it? Oh, on the baetis gods really know. But we can…
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Silly Sunday Scenery BowFace
Silly Sunday Scenery BowFace Pretty nice day today. Cold this morning at 33F. Clear. Today partly could with hope of more. BWO’s and clouds. Yesterday in the Craig region I saw some true baetis. Today? More? I’m sure I’ll be…
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October Missouri River Fly Fishing Report 10.22.16
October Missouri River Fly Fishing Report 10.22.16 All is well here in the 406. The only thing we would like to see is more overcast skies. Yep. Overcast skies, 45F, moist, and wind free. Calm. Eerily calm. Yes indeed, the…
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Friday Fall Foto
Friday Fall Foto Last third of October is upon us. You better get that rod out of the case on e more time. Or two more times. Or three. Streamer fishermen are just getting their arms all lubed up. How…
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Headhunters Fly Fishing Schools
Headhunters Fly Fishing Schools Lots of education offered by Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig Montana. The leader in information, education, entertainment, and customer service on the famed banks of the Missouri River. Coming up this weekend we have our second…
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Hump Day Brown Trout
Hump Day Brown Trout As I stated a couple days ago…the lid is about to come off this baby. Folks always ask me if I would call, email, let them know when the fishing is great. It is almost that…
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SIMMS DOWNStream Jacket @ Headhunters
SIMMS DOWNStream Jacket @ Headhunters Love this new outerwear piece from SIMMS of Bozeman Montana. SIMMS DOWNStream Jacket @ Headhunters. This past week we got to put it to the test for the first time this fall. And it performed…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report October 17th 2016
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report October 17th 2016 The lid is about to come off this place. You are now reading the Missouri River Montana Fishing Report October 17th 2016. The most updated fishing report on the planet. Certainly in our…
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Headhunters Advanced Fly Fishing School See Jane Fish
Headhunters Advanced Fly Fishing School See Jane Fish Jane putting her new skills to work here on the Missouri River. The Headhunters Advanced Fly Fishing School ends today with another session starting this coming Thursday. Something you may want to…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery It is sure nice here on the Mo. It is not epic fishing, yet. It is merely damn good. Short leashing is on fire. Mid length nymphers rejoice. Dry fly anglers still searching for the change of…
Read More Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media
Montana Trout Spey Video this Friday in October. Enjoy. The fishing is great. A bit windy here in Central Montana. Spey Season is coming on the Missouri River. Get on board. Check out more from Scumliner Media.
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Short and Sweet Missouri River Fishing Report
Short and Sweet Missouri River Fishing Report Things are all good here in central Montana. The snow came, and the snow went. At least from the roadways. Still some good snow in the hills that started us off in the…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.10.16
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.10.16 Currently snowing on this Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.10.16 morning. About an inch on the ground and the weather forecasters predict even more on the way for the next 36 hrs. Then Wednesday?…
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Guide, Rental Boat, Wade Fish
Guide, Rental Boat, Wade Fish A natural progression for some who visit the Missouri River any time of the year. Get guided one day. Rent a boat the next. And wade fish to finish out the week. Hire a Guide…
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Friday Foto Fall Edition
Friday Foto Fall Edition Soft hackles come out of the boat box this time of year. Swinging for those finicky BWO eating trout is a great pastime. A forgotten technique. For some. Get out here and enjoy one of our…
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Keeping Warm on the River
The first really cold week is behind us, and some of our visitors got to enjoy some downright cold and wet weather. If you didn’t have all of the right cold weather gear on Monday, you froze. And we definitely…
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October 5 Fishing Report
Fishing reports are all over the place right now. As is the weather. And your options. Typically fall in Craiglandia, and we love it. Is it easy fishing like April? No, but it’s really damn good and you can choose…
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Early Swing Season Tips
The two-handed crowd is beginning to show up for the fall streamer experience. Last year I stated it was a bit early. I still think that, with the opportunity to present dry flies to 20-inchers on a daily basis, but…
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October Foto-Shadowing
October Foto-Shadowing A few shots to get you all revved up for October and November fishing. October Foto-Shadowing You oughtta come on out. Give us a shout on our Fall Fishing Hotline 406-235-3447 or 877-DRY-FLYS. Operators standing by 7am-8pm daily!
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Silly Saturday Scenery Man with Dog Edition
Silly Saturday Scenery Man with Dog Edition The sun ends today as we head into weather that gets our blood pumping. Overcast along with moisture makes us happy. The bugs like it. The fish like it. Anglers like it. What’s…
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2016-17 Spey Clinics
MONTANA TROUTSPEY The Swing Season is upon us, and we are starting to line up our free Spey Clinics for the 2016-17 season. Folks are asking about it and many have already swung a fish or three this season. Our…
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Jana Noges New Breed Chicks Rule
Jana Noges New Breed Chicks Rule We love having females in the boat. They generally out fish their male counterparts. Are you gonna ring your wife, or girlfriend? Why not bring her out this fall with you to finish off…
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Mid-Week Missouri River Update
Mid-Week Missouri River Update The sun is out, the bugs are not, the subsurface bite is on. The sun will go away as we roll over this hump day and look towards the weekend. Rain on Saturday. Back to fall…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Great Falls Edition
New Breed Chicks Rule Great Falls Edition Patty B. with this nice rainbow trout on Friday. Fishing with Headhunters All Star Brett Matula. Tuesday and all is well. Sunny and warm this week. Winter, or near fall as we get…
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Missouri River Late September Fishing Report
Missouri River Late September Fishing Report Pretty good on the river this week. Nymphing is categorized in the rockstar area. Pretty good The blind dry fly game is coming on as well. The headhunting is pretty damn good in the…
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Friday Missouri River Fog Foto
Friday Missouri River Fog Foto Craig Boat Ramp. Launching. Fading into the fog. Friday Missouri River Fog Foto. It’s about to get real good here…
Read More Yellowstone is more valuable than GOLD!
Yellowstone is more valuable than GOLD! We keep saying NO to mining in Montana. We still say NO. Not too much more to it that that. No mining near our National Treasures. Period.
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A week for dries and streamers
A week for dries and streamers The weather is perfect. Gentle rain, overcast, and cool. Maybe some mega hatches of baby Baetis. Will you be ready for action? A clean fly line…
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Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report
Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report Marcie caught this bad brown on a tiny small olive mayfly. A sz 20! She is kicking off our Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report! Nymphing is on fire this week, and last, and…
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Sunday Brown Trout
Sunday Brown Trout More of these on tap this fall! Don’t put that fly rod in the closet yet…
Read More SIMMS Wader Maker Series The Fixer
SIMMS Wader Maker Series The Fixer SIMMS waders made int eh USA, and fixed in Bozeman Montana. Try picking put the phone and getting someone to answer questions about your overseas made wader? When we have problems we just pop…
Read More River Nomads Video
Pat Clayton – CEO at Fisheyeguy Photography – and I put together another “Life Aquatic” nature video, this time featuring some of the original Montana natives… Bull Trout. Took some work and some bushwhacking but we got some very nice footage,…
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New Breed Chicks Rule #879
New Breed Chicks Rule #879 New Breed Chicks Rule #879 with Betsy straight outta Michagan today with this nice Missouri River Rainbow. She and her husband roaming around Montana this week. Here first and then off to Boz-Angeles fro more…
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Tuesday Missouri River Fishing Report
Tuesday Missouri River Fishing Report The river is active out there as we are headlong into this popular September month. Nymphers love to visit in September as the fish get off of the August slow down. Although this last August…
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Here we go into winter like weather…
Cooler weather today and tomorrow. Check out the forecast if you are heading up or out here for a fishing spell. Bring warm gear. If not pick it up at your cold weather fly shop in Craig, Headhunters. Check out…
Read More Best Goalie Hockey Fight Ever!
Best Goalie Hockey Fight Ever! From 1998 Patrick Roy v. Chris Osgood. A good Saturday diversion. Cool this morning, warm this afternoon. Windy all day. Nymphing pretty good. Not many anglers on the water. Saw some Callibaetis. A few Green…
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Friday Foto Blackfoot Sunburst
Friday Foto Blackfoot Sunburst Fun times on the Blackfoot. September is a nice time to be there. Get over the divide and enjoy. Fishing on the Mo? Pretty good. Read yesterday’s fishing report and we will see you this weekend!…
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Headhunters Fly Shop September 8th Fishing Report
Headhunters Fly Shop September 8th Fishing Report The big news this weekend and the following week is the weather. IT is a much cooler September already than it has been in the past several years. And we like it. Maybe…
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Blackfoot River September Fishing Report
Blackfoot River September Fishing Report Fished the Blackfoot yesterday and today. Can’t tell you what happened today, but I can chat at you what happened yesterday. Flows ar equate low with Bonner registering about 400 cfs. Boney, skinny, thin man.…
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Fall is on the way
Fall is on the way Leaves are turning now. This morning feels more like October than September. Still a few more warm days ahead. Several. Rain all night long and into today. Cooler temps all week long. Good BWO bite…
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Browns and Brews Review
Browns and Brews Review Good times last night in Craig Montana. Red Lodge Ales, The Front Brewing Company, The Mighty Mo Brew Co, and Eagle Beverage poured beer from 4-8pm. Yummy is all I can say. Many enjoyed the tastes…
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Big Half Price Fly Sale Today
Big Half Price Fly Sale Today Half Price Fly Sale today in conjunction with the Browns and Brews Fest. Come on down for the day and night. Float first. Drink local beers from local brewers second. Buy sale flies thirdly.…
Read More Friday Foto Mighty Mo Brew Co
Friday Foto Mighty Mo Brew Co Big party tomorrow in Craig. Big Sale too. Beer, Half Price Flies, Craig MT? Sounds like fun. Come buy and float the river, then have a few beers at the Browns and Brews Festival,…
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Missouri River Labor Day Weekend Fishing Report
Missouri River Labor Day Weekend Fishing Report Good reports from most coming into the shop int he afternoon. The Missouri River Labor Day Weekend Fishing Report looks pretty promising. Good decent not too hot weather with light winds and a party…
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UPDATED 9/2: The latest info on the Yellowstone River Fish Kill
Yellowstone River Fish Kill Here is the latest info. The Yellowstone is open, partially. Read carefully. The latest info on the Yellowstone River fish kill includes updates from the governor, the guides, and FWP. We have spoken to a…
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