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craig trout camp, fishing report, Guide Discounts, lodging, November

Good to great November fishing here on the Missouri River. Fantastic nymhing and swinging and some out there swinging the little soft hackled ones too. The best in the nymph game is to head down the sow and scud road. Choose…

Saturday Fishing Report

November 14, 2015

Saturday Fishing Report

Some damn breezy conditions yesterday and today. Not many folks fishing. But Sunday the weather will be much more conducive to trout fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Monday too. The short leash nymphing is still on fire. It will be good…

Tying Knots – Friday Photo Essay

November 13, 2015

Headhunters Life, Photography

essay, knots, photo

Going through the last 12+months photos recently and realized something. I have a lot of pictures of my friends tying knots. Lots. You’re probably asking yourself, “why in the hell would you take a picture of someone tying a knot?…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.12.15

November 12, 2015

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.12.15

If you love to nymph fish, November is your time. And if you love to fish near no-one, November is your Huckleberry. Some fishing deep, some fishing medium depth, and most in the afternoons fishing in the skinny. Sows and…

Some Flicks.

November 11, 2015

Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Fishing Video

video

Here’s a couple of fly fishing videos I recently viewed. That I like. Hide under your desk for a few minutes and watch. Or pretend that you just received some incredibly important email. Thats what I do.

Utah Stream Access Win!

November 10, 2015

Conservation

stream access, Utah

Occasionally greed loses. Even in Utah, the state leading the way to privatizing federal/public lands. This week, Utah Judge Derek Pullan struck down the states 5 year old “stream access”law (quotations denote sarcasm). Never-ending hard work from the Utah Stream Access Coalition,…

Craig Trout Camp Open All Winter

November 10, 2015

cabins, winter

The entire Craig Trout Camp at Headhunters will be open for the entire winter for those who spend just as much time fishing the Missouri during swing season. The Rainbow & Brown, Craig House and Sutton Place will all be…

OP Steelhead Rules Comment This Week!

November 9, 2015

Conservation, Fly Fishing Travel

JP, OP, Rules, steelhead

Headhunters guide JP Basile contacted me the other day asking us to let readers know that this is the final week from commenting on proposed regulations changes in Washington, some of which apply to Wild Winter Steelhead on the Olympic Peninsula (there…

Women’s Spey Clinic

November 9, 2015

Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life, Troutspey

clinic, spey, troutspey, women

Headhunters manager Sara Roholt and guide Beth Hood held our first women’s spey clinic this weekend. As expected from these two, the clinic was a success and all who attended learned a thing or two about spey casting, rigging and…

Sunday Fishing Report

November 8, 2015

Sunday Fishing Report

If you are not watching the Sunday Football Spectacular on your couch or cleaning the garage you may be fishing. Or hunting. Or napping on that couch. If you are near the Missouri River you may be fishing. If you…

Two-Handed Report

November 7, 2015

Fishing Report, Troutspey

report, spey, troutspey

above: Mark Raisler and Beth Hood readying the 2hand arsenal for a day on the Mo. FINALLY We’re finally getting the right conditions for both swing and boat streamer fishing to produce some fish. It’s been OK for the last month,…

When slumping, go back to the beginning.

November 5, 2015

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

go back to the beginning., When slumping

Been in a slump this last week. I’m done guiding daily and it is time to take myself fishing. I like fishing for me. I like fishing with me too. But I have been sucking. Slumping is really too tame…

Missouri River November Fishing Forecast

Missouri River November Forecast

November 4, 2015

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Missouri River November, Missouri River November Fact Sheet, Missouri River November Fishing Report 11.2.15, November Fly Fishing

Winter rates start on November 16th Missouri River Winter Lodging Craig Trout Camp is open for business with the Brown and Rainbow Cabins $125/night. Craig House which sleeps up to 6 anglers is also open all winter long. Full kitchen,…

Snow on Tuesday. Wednesday too…

November 3, 2015

Headhunters Life, Landscape

Snow on Tuesday. Wednesday too...

Snow on Tuesday. Wednesday too… Started snowing this morning. Still snowing this evening. About 3″ on the ground. More falling from the skies. Wednesday some snow in the morning. Later in the day? Very few anglers on the water Tuesday.…

Missouri River Montana November 2nd Fishing Report

November 2, 2015

Missouri River Montana November 2nd Fishing Report

Mark fishing with Zack Dalton on the annual RIO Products trip to the Mo last month. A fall day helped on this specific day. Zack claims that they will be moving the trip to November this coming year. Why? November…

Top 10 Missouri River November Flies

November 2, 2015

Bugs, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Technique

Top 10 Missouri River November Flies

Top 10 Missouri River November Flies These will get you through the front end of the month. Plus your fall favorites too. Bring it all when you visit the Mo this coming week or two. In your boat should be…

Silly Sunday Scenery

November 1, 2015

Headhunters Life, Photography

Silly Sunday Scenery

November 1st. A good month. Nobody around. Rising fish. Craig Ghost Town. Just drift boats and out of work guides. Perfect. Above is Darcy Richardson of Fernie B.C. He and his brother Darren see us annually after Darcy has finished…

Spooky Saturday!

October 31, 2015

steelhead, witch

Popular on Headhunters social media yesterday, our friend the Wicked Witch of the Grande Ronde is using her powers to try and skate up a Steelhead. The way the wind is blowing on the Mo’ this weekend, it seems as…

Local Boy Wins!

October 30, 2015

Guides, mattioli, Max

We rarely highlight any of our guides, we think they’re all awesome. A professional crew that does a huge number of trips every year, with smiles that last until mid-September (mine used to last until early June). If NFGuide Max…

Why not Soft Hackle today?

October 29, 2015

Sage ONE Trout Spey, Soft Hackle Fishing, Why not Soft Hackle today.

Been tossing the soft hackle for the last couple days. More yesterday than the day before. Got more on the softy-swing Wednesday. BH Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle Really enjoyed the Sage ONE Trout Spey 2109. The 10’9″ 2wt with a…

Missouri River Hump Day

October 28, 2015

Dry Fly Fall Fishing, Fall, Missouri River Fall

Tuesday. Just perfect. Today Hump Day. Sunny. Tomorrow? Perfect. Lots of bugs up on the surface yesterday. A real honest showing. A mega hatch? No, not yet. But certainly enough to get the upward looking trout doing push-ups. A Blue…

Fall has arrived!

October 27, 2015

Fall has arrived!

Raining and cold this morning. 37F and calm. As you know the weather tat we are looking for includes moisture, calm w/o wind and overcast. That is today. And that is the rest of the week. Perfect. Smiles on the…

Second look at the SAGE Pulse

October 26, 2015

Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life

Fly Rod Review, Fly Rods, Pulse, SAGE, Second look at the SAGE Pulse

The Second look at the SAGE Pulse. One of the newest SAGE fly rods to come out the Autumn of ’15. At Headhunters Fly Shop and across the industry this rod has come out of the gate strong. Well received…

“Mend” Kickstarter

October 25, 2015

Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Kickstarter, Mend

Simon Perkins/Sharptail Media and Nick and Kami Swingle/Two-Fisted Heart Media are seeking some support for this film project. Check out the trailer below By some accounts, Joey Maxim died on November 21st, 2011. The car crash was horrific, so bad…

Classic Dog Kissing Trout Shot

October 24, 2015

Classic Dog Kissing Trout Shot

Everybody loves this kind of image. Classic for sure. Saturday in October with overcast skies showing today? Yesterday afternoon some hazy skies with the air temperature dipping. Decent afternoon bite. Meaning if you found a couple fish they might eat…

Friday Foto along with BWO Report

October 23, 2015

Bugs, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

friday foto, Friday Foto along with BWO Report

Shitty bright sun this week. Some overcast yesterday afternoon. More this weekend. Thank the fishing gods for putting this sunny month to bed. Let’s finish the month with darker skies. Having said that I feel better. No more t-shirt afternoons…

Missouri River Swing Season

October 23, 2015

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

Education, Spey Lessons, Swing Season, Trout Spey

We are so damn close. After the dust settles on the BWO parade we dive right into Swing Season on the MO. Daily conversations about fly lines and the latest in 2 handed Trout Spey Rods here at Headhunters. While…

Missouri River Fall Fishing Images

October 22, 2015

Headhunters Life, Landscape, Photography

October can stand alone on the sheer beauty of Montana’s Missouri River. Yes, everywhere is damn colorful donning perennial flavors. Here too. Not as rich as the northeast but we got one thing they don’t. Kick ass fat trout. Who…

Missouri River BWO Fishing Report 10.21.15

October 21, 2015

Baetis, BWO's, Fall, fishing report, Missouri River BWO Fishing Report 10.21.15

Baetis are here. BWO time fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Light hatch yesterday and the day before. It should POP soon. We would love more of those clouds and drizzle and some fall like winter weather. Bring it. The streamer bite…

Guided Spey Trips

October 20, 2015

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

guided, Microspey, spey, trips, troutspey

Requests for guided two-handed Spey fishing trips on the Missouri River have been on the increase. We’ve actually done some the past few seasons, but have not formally made it an official part of our guided trip packages. Until now. Beginning…

El Nino Impacts Montana Winters

October 20, 2015

Conservation, Headhunters Life

el nino, snowpack, Weather, winter

excellent images and video from NOAAclimate.gov We’ been reading all summer that a potentially big El Nino event could impact North America this coming winter. It looks as though that forecast will prove correct. The Pacific is warming rapidly creating…

Fall Bug Sampling

October 19, 2015

Braden Lewis

Bugs

Bugs, missouri river, Nymphing, UMOWA

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had the privilege of aiding David Stagliano with the fall invertebrate sampling of the Missouri River. The Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance (UMOWA) initiated this sampling in order to establish a baseline data set that…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.19.15

October 19, 2015

Fall weather arrived yesterday and more today. Overcast skies, Pseudo’s but not a really big true BWO hatch yet. Are they coming? Yes. Today? Maybe. All reaches of the river are fishing well. Anglers spread from the top to the…

Foggy Sunday Mornings

October 18, 2015

fog

Fog. Finally. To us a classic Autumn morning in Craig begins with blue skies, crisp temperatures, and a dense stream of fog covering the river. We typically get it in mid-September, but with this seasons warmer than normal temperatures – especially…

Friday Foto

October 16, 2015

friday foto, Weekend October Fishing Report

Uncategorized

Randy Hicks of Rocky Mountain Angler in Boulder CO fishing with Headhunters in conjunction with the annual RIO Products trip to the Missouri. Randy fishing the Missouri River for the first time. He has fished many other Montana rivers and…

SIMMS Vapor Wading Boot Review

October 14, 2015

Fly Fishing Gear

SIMMS, Vapor Wading Boot

Simply awesome. Those were the words I literally said out loud as I removed my Simms Vapor Boots last week. This was the third time I wore them and while I was impressed after my first two trial runs, this…

The Missouri River October Experience

October 13, 2015

Fall Fly Fishing Montana, fishing, missouri river, October, The October Experience, Why October is so Great

The Missouri River October Experience Playoff Baseball. It feels like fall when the Boys of Summer are playing fall baseball. Fish during the day and watch playoff baseball at night. October is great in my book because baseball feels good…

Trout Spey Line Selection

October 12, 2015

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

Echo, gear, OPST, Skagit, spey, troutspey

We’ve been receiving lots of questions about “Troutspey” rods and lines lately. Folks are getting geared up for the fall. Streamers are on their mind, and many folks are choosing to swing them on foot, rather than from the boat. We’ve already…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.12.15

October 12, 2015

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.7.15

Good times on the Mo. The high and bright sun is bothering us. Does it bother the fish? I think so. But we fish anyway. Why wouldn’t a feller. You are here or you are coming so why not get…

New Breed Chicks Rule Heidi Potter Edition

October 11, 2015

Idaho, New Breed Chicks Rule Heidi Potter Edition, Potters Rule, Rep Your Water

New Breed Chicks

Heidi Potter with this nice Rainbow caught on a dry-dropper fishing the Cascade reach. She has graced these blog pages before. The Potter family comes out once and twice a year to the Mo from C’Da Idaho. Fun times with…

Double Rigging a Streamer

October 10, 2015

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Technique

Double Rigging a Streamer

October and November are terrific streamer fishing months on Montana’s Missouri River. Everything this is donning their fall suits including the trees, animals, and our big and fat trout. Halloween is on the way and the Brown Trout are dressing…

Friday Foto

October 9, 2015

Headhunters Life, Photography

friday foto

Fall means wade fishing. Fall means great fishing with great friends. Fall is just plain fun.

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.8.15

October 8, 2015

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.8.15

Great weather to start the week with overcast and calm conditions. Sunny this morning with some clouds and light rain in the forecast. The bugs and fish and anglers sure like the grey tones of the sky. Will we get…

NRS Freestone Drifter @ Headhunters Fly Shop

Get your NRS Freestone this Fall @ Headhunters Fly Shop

October 7, 2015

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

DEMO Boat, For Sale, Freestone Drifter, NRS

Come out and try the NRS Freestone today. You want one? We got ’em. Our DEMO Boat is for sale and you can take it on home on the M&M trailer or put it on your Snowmobile trailer. Either is…

Fishing the Missouri River Short Leash

October 6, 2015

Fishing the Missouri River Short Leash, Missoiuri River, Nymphing, nymphing techniques, Rigging Techniques, Technique

Fly Fishing Technique

A great October nymphing rigging technique. The short leash is employed as well in this lower water period. Can you rig long and roll? Sure. Sometimes int he mornings and in the high and bright sun we love to go…

Sunday Scenery

October 4, 2015

Landscape

Sunday Scenery from Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig MT. John Harder of RIO Products fishing for a few sipping October trout. Are you coming? October is a good one. So is November. Bring your dry fly rod and pray for…

Leaves falling down, Trout rising up!

October 3, 2015

Bugs, Nature

Bugs, Fall, Leaves falling down, Trout rising up!

Hard rain and sleet this morning. Hard rain and sleet this afternoon. Tomorrow the same. Winter Weather advisory in effect. Fishing this morning? Good. Not as much wind as the forecast called for. Fishing this afternoon? Great. A mega hatch…

Missouri River Friday Fishing Report

October 2, 2015

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Missouri River Friday Fishing Report

Missouri River Friday Fishing Report. Cold this weekend with seasonable weather arriving with teeth! A hard bite for you folks. Dress warmly and enjoy the streamer, dry fly, and nymphing all day long. The bite seems to get better as…

Welcome to October

October 1, 2015

Day 1 of 31 fantastic October days. Welcome to October.

A Day on the Missouri River told through Images

September 30, 2015

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Headhunters Life, Landscape, Nature

A Day on the Missouri River told through Images, Craig MT, Hump Day Missouri River Images, Wildlife

Dawn til dusk. A day on the river. Last day of September. Tomorrow it will be October. We love it.Click on first image for slider view.

SIMMS Top 5 for Fall

September 29, 2015

Fly Fishing Gear

Fall Clothing, Online Store, SIMMS, Top 5

SIMMS Top 5 for Fall here at Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig Montana. While the weather is currently hot on the Missouri River it will turn sour as fast as your Mother-In-Law during wedding negotiations. Being prepared for any weather…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 9.28.15

September 28, 2015

Fall, fishing report, September Fishing

The bulleted fishing report this Monday morning to get your engines running… The weather is taking a turn for the better, meaning not as much sun, this week and the fish and fishermen will applaud this fall-like change. Temps dipping…we…

Red Shed Spey Gathering

September 28, 2015

Fly Fishing Technique, Travel, Troutspey

Clave, Red Shed, spey

above: Whitney Gould started off the morning instructional sessions. I headed over to the Clearwater River last weekend for the annual Red Shed Spey Gathering (aka Speyclave), a celebration of spey casting and Steelhead fly fishing that incuded product demo’s…

Late September Missouri River Flies

September 27, 2015

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear, Uncategorized

Late September Missouri River Flies

Flies for the late September time frame. Fishing the last couple days pretty tough. Inconsistent for sure. Guides and anglers alike soaking their sorrows at both Izaak’s and Joe’s Bar the last couple nights. The water levels dropped a bit…

Xtreme Saturday

September 26, 2015