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Headhunters Fly Shop brigs you the weekly Friday Foto installment. Beth qualifies for New Breed Chicks Rule as well. Beth is a guide here on the Mo who is gaining a strong following. Not all that fishy around here this…

Headhunters Winter Fly Fishing Events & 2015 Lodging Update

December 4, 2014

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

2015 LODGING, Headhunters Events, Missouri River Winter, spey

Getting throughout the holidays can be difficult. Getting through the holidays without either fishing or planning for fishing can be really difficult. We suggest either route to get you through. If you need a fix right now you can check…

Black Sabbath War Pigs California Jam ’74 Video

December 3, 2014

Black Sabbath War Pigs California Jam '74, Rock, Rock Video

Having a hard time getting the engines revved after the holiday weekend? Ya, us too. I have a great idea to get rid of those Too Much Turkey Blues. Sabbath. Go to full screen. Turn up the volume. Stand up.…

Good Old Days…

December 1, 2014

Dwayne Sutphin

Dewey, Good Old Days..., Holter Dam, The River Runs Through it, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

I was sitting in Joe’s Bar the other day, no really, and someone made the comment, You should have seen the river years ago, it was so much better. So being a nosy guy I thought I…

Great Falls Sporting Goods 1924 Image

December 1, 2014

Great Falls Sporting Goods 1924 Image

Cool image from the inter-web yesterday doing some surfing about. Check out the stuff in this 1924 image of Great Falls Sporting Goods Store. Cool creels hanging, upper left has a hook display or two, I think reels on the…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.29.14

November 29, 2014

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Windy and cold. Some snow too. While there are a few anglers tough enough to come on out on days that make most stay indoors you don’t have to feel bad if you don’t make it out on questionable holiday…

Headhunters Fly Shop Staff Top 5 Christmas Gifts

November 28, 2014

Christmas gifts, fly fishing gear, Headhunters Fly Shop Staff 5 Christmas Gifts

Polled the staff this last week for their favorite Christmas items. Most of them said it was difficult to pick out only 5. Working in a fly shop with all the cool fly fishing tackle, flies, and fly fishing gee-haws…

Happy Thanksgiving from Headhunters Fly Shop

November 26, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving from Headhunters Fly Shop

Happy Thanksgiving from Headhunters Fly Shop. Open today 8am til about noon on this very birdy holiday. We know a number of folks that fish on Turkey Day. Not much pressure generally speaking. Friday is supposed to be a bit…

Shop Small this Saturday

November 26, 2014

Headhunters Fly Shop, Small Business

Shop Small this Saturday at your local stores. Whether it be in the small fishing ‘burb of Craig or your hometown…do your community a favor and Shop Small this Saturday. Wouldn’t hurt your local retailers to shop small on Monday…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.25.14

November 25, 2014

Missouri RIver Montana Fishing Report 11.10.14

Looking like light snows for the week ahead.This holiday week of Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.24.14 Snow? Not the first of the year and will not be the last. Not a ton is predicted but a smattering. That is…

Some Simms Stuff on Sale

November 24, 2014

Simms Sale

Say that 3 times fast? We just want to let you know that some discontinued/redesigned Simms products are on sale at Headhunters. And not beanies. No, we got some waders and boots on sale. Screaming deals if you’re in need.…

Missouri River Swing Season

November 24, 2014

Casting Education, Free Spey Clinic, Swing Season

Fly Fishing Technique

Missouri River Swing Season is upon us. We have $300 Spey Casting/2 Handed Rod Guided Trips for the rest of 2014. All the way until the 31st of December. We have done a few and have a few more slated…

Sunday Spey

November 23, 2014

spey

Ninch stretching it out on the upper river. He didn’t get one on this cast. It was the next. The entire Headhunters crew has been out swinging with two-hands. A lot. Try some swinging. You’ll like it. You can wear…

Missouri River Swing Season Fishing Report

November 22, 2014

Missouri River Swing Season Fishing Report

Today we bring your the Missouri River Swing Season Fishing Report. You know the nymphing is good. It is November and the river is quiet. You know the dry fly fishing in not too good. It is November and the bugs…

Friday Foto

November 21, 2014

November fly fishing on the Mighty Mo in the shadows of Eagle Rock. Pretty good stuff and a pretty good time. Bait anglers, swingers, and a few nymphers out on the river today. We had a few folks in and…

Micro Indi’s from Strike Foundry

November 21, 2014

Micro Indi's from Strike Foundry

These little buggers are sensitive. Yep, as we love to fish the short leash here on the Mo ad these techy mini Strike Foundry Indi’s fit the bill. Use as opposed to the Palsa Tabs or if you’re ready to…

DamNation Video today from Max

November 20, 2014

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DamNation Video today from Max

Patagonia’s documentary film DamNation is now available for streaming on Netflix. I first saw this film last summer and I have to say it is very well done and a must see for anglers. I think the film hits home…

Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report Missouri River Montana

November 20, 2014

fishing report, Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report Missouri River Montana, missouri river

Fishing is OK. Not great, but not terrible either. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being off the charts the fishing comes in at a 7. A strong 7 though. You could give it another point or two if…

Workshop Wednesday. Tying a Soft Hackle Fly Video

November 19, 2014

Fly Fishing Video, Uncategorized

fly tying video, Soft Hackle, Tying Video

Cool video produced by In the Riffle about the proper way to tie a soft hackle. Many only wrap one full wrap as too many hackle fibers can minimize the effectiveness of this should be tied slight pattern. Enjoy on…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.18.14

November 18, 2014

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.18.14

Sunny and warm. Warm considering the last couple weeks. Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.18.14 Well over 30F yesterday and some folks on the water. Early cabin fever setting in as it is way too early for that oh so…

Strike Foundry visits the Missouri River

November 18, 2014

Adipose Boatworks, Missouri River Video, SAGE, SIMMS, Strike Foundry

Pretty good stuff from our friends over at Strike Foundry. The new video was shot in October while the Strike Foundry gang led by Marko Baxter came out and shot some video for Strike Foundry Indicators. Fun group of fellows…

Montana from Above Video

November 17, 2014

Montana from Above Video, Montana Landscape, video

Montana from Above video today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. Awesome. The weather is back on our side today. A few of us are fishing. Enjoying Montana here in Craig. More from The World from above here in…

Looping the Loop

November 15, 2014

Looping the Loop, RIO Products

Fly Fishing Technique

Read this entry. Stolen right off of the RIO Products website today is this tip. I see this incorrectly done, a lot! So very easy to make the mistake. A 50/50 shot. Happy Friday. Check it out here on RIO…

Missouri River Arctic Blast Fishing Report 11.14.14

November 14, 2014

Arctic Blast, fishing report, November

Got real cold this week. Looks like it will extend through the weekend. So, not much fishing going on here in the Missouri River canyon. Looks like snow today on the somewhat accurate forecast. More accurate than normal. Unfortunately accurate.…

10 Missouri River November Streamers

November 13, 2014

10 Missouri River November Streamers, Fly Patterns, November, Streamers

The month has settled in to weather and temps we are more comfortable with. Not really the ZERO degrees stuff, but the overcast and snow and such is familiar territory for us in central Montana. Fishing Montana’s Missouri River in…

Down and Across Video. Sara Swings the Missouri River

November 12, 2014

Down and Across Video, Sara Roholt, Scandi Lines, Spey Casting, team Headhunters, winter

This very popular video from Scumliner Media featuring Headhunters very own Sara Roholt 3 years ago swinging a two handed rod in the dead of winter. The Missouri River is the winter playground that many of you may recognize. More…

Stickney to Palace. A shuttle driver’s story

November 11, 2014

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Dearborn to Mid-Canon, Max Speaks!

Stickney to Palace: A shuttle driver’s story Max brings us this story from inside his brain. He and John fished yesterday, Monday, and endured the cold weather. Max penned this Sunday morning… With winter weather moving in I think…

Storm 1

November 11, 2014

fishing, Max, winter

Fall no longer exists. We go from flip-flops to Muck Boots in a day. Yesterday Mark, Chad and clients got caught out in it. They new it was coming, but you never believe the temp is really going drop 40…

Now, it’s winter.

November 10, 2014

November, Snow

Yep. Winter. Now. @1630 Sunday it was 45F, partly cloudy and dead calm. @ 1632 Sunday it was 31F, blowing out of the north 17mph, and snowing. Sunday night snowing hard and damn cold. This morning. Cold. Snowy. Maybe baetis…

Superstition Sunday with Stevie Wonder

November 9, 2014

Superstition Sunday with Stevie Wonder, video

Superstition today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Sunday Blog. We are superstitious about the BWO. I personally have not tied one good knot as I wait for the baetis. That is how I am holding out. Will they come? Steve…

NRS Freestone and Diablo Kayaks. Boats For Sale

November 8, 2014

Boats For Sale, Diablo Paddlesports Chupacabra, EMR Drift Boat, NRS Freestone, NRS Inflatable Drift Boat

Check out these great boat deals today on the Headhunters Blog. All boats are located in downtown Craig MT on the property. Beginning with the EMR for a scant $4500. Extra everything spare tire, oar locks, 4 life jackets, anchor,…

Friday Foto

November 7, 2014

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Friday Foto this first full week of November shows us the last gasp of fall color. While we still have a bit around the wind of the last month has taken its tool on the leaves here in the Missouri…

Thursday Great Blue Heron

November 6, 2014

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Headhunters Life, Photography

Thursday Great Blue Heron

We see the Great Blue Heron on Montana’s Missouri River corridor nearly daily. They do not go too long without a meal on this 4 season river. I’ve seen them get many fish. Juvenilles, teens, and a few adults. Once,…

New Breed Chicks Rule Halloween Catch

November 6, 2014

Dianne Gross, New Breed Chicks Rule Halloween Catch, Spokaners

New Breed Chicks

Diane Gross with this nice Rainbow from Montana’s Missouri River. She is now stranger to the Mo, nor is she to the New Breed Blog. The entire Gross clan was out as Ron, Dan, Len, Diane and the brother from…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.5.14

November 5, 2014

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.5.14, November Fly Fishing

Two Words. Quiet. If you say it slow enough and pause on each syllable it blends into two words. The Missouri River update is as follows… Water temps in the lower 50’s. Air temps daily in the upper 40’s and…

Echo Glass Spey Rod – First Look

November 4, 2014

Fly Fishing Gear, Uncategorized

Echo, fibergalss, spey. switch

With the resurgence of fiberglass fly rods, it was only a matter of time before someone brought archaic glass technology to the two-handed market. Leave it to ECHO to be the first with a production model (there are some blanks…

Headhunters Glass by Phil

November 4, 2014

Headhunters Glass by Phil, Project Healing Waters

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This super cool triple layered hand made glass plate arrive this last week from our friend Phillip Allen from Pennsylvania. Phil fish with buddy John a few years back in conjunction with Project Healing Waters. We love you Phil. Say…

KAST Steelhead Gloves

November 3, 2014

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

Fall Fly Fishing Gear, Gloves, KAST Raptor Gloves, KAST Steelhead Gloves, WInter Fly Fishing Gear

KAST Steelhead Gloves are truly the best. We have been selling these bad boys to our customers since they came out of the mold and the KAST Steelhead Glove continues to be our best selling foul weather glove! A must…

Missouri River Montana November Fishing Report 11.3.14

November 3, 2014

Missouri River Montana November Fishing Report, November Fun, November Guided Fishing Trips, Streamer fishing

Halloween is beyond us and that signals the end of the month. It is over. Now we move into the hopefully cooler and cloudier month. A month that we encourage. So, the water temps are falling, albeit slowly. Today they are…

New Breed Chicks Rule WI Edition

November 2, 2014

New Breed Chicks Rule, New Breed Chicks Rule WI Edition, Strike Foundy, Wisconsin

New Breed Chicks

Jackie today on the Headhunters Blog New Breed Chicks Rule Wisconsin Edition. Really cool Jackie. She was out for the first time to the Mo with Headhunters Guide Jared Edens. He husband Ken has made a few trips out with…

Future Fly Fisherman Konner

November 1, 2014

Future Fly Fisherman Konner, Killer Kids

Future Fly Fishers

The picture is my son Konnor fishing streamers yesterday. He told me today that Craig is his new favorite place to go for the weekend. Randall Johnston (Father) Good choice Konner. Many anglers agree with you! Fortunately you discovered…

Friday Foto

October 31, 2014

Friday Friday from your friends at Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service. This is not a shot from today, or yesterday. I thought if I put up a shot of what fall generally looks like Mother Nature might find it…

Fly Tying Video Medusa’s Halloween Streamer

October 31, 2014

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Patterns, Fly Tying Medusa's Halloween Streamer, Streamers

Check it. Halloween Streamer pattern. Tim Cammisa ties this cool pattern that would work about anywhere. Enjoy. Be safe tonight. Kids out wandering. Out of work fishing guides drinking. Designated drivers are the key! Smart.

October and November Missouri River Flies

October 30, 2014

Flies for the weeks ahead on Montana’s Missouri River. As I mentioned in a previous post, lots of out of work guides and industry folks around as they pop on over for a visit to their favorite river the Missouri.…

The Trout Fishing Water Temperature Game

October 29, 2014

Fly Fishing Technique

Here are few Missouri River Water Temperatures that you may be interested in. I know we have been waiting patiently chewing off my fingernails for a month now for the BWO Hatches that we are accustomed to on this great…

Mike Tyson Mysteries

October 28, 2014

comedy, Mike Tyson Mysteries, What?

Does anyone else think this is ludicrous? Boy I do. So I will probably watch it. I know what you’ll be watching on Mondays… I came from a time where Iron Mike was one tough SOB and cartoons were part…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.27.14

October 27, 2014

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.27.14, Novmebr fly fihsing, October Caddis, October Fly Fishing, Streamer fishing

Today we are having the first cold weather in a decade. Or so it seems. We have had themost pleasant fall that many can remember. Sunny and 70F. Standard for the 2014 season. Today it changes. We command it to…

Abel “Dancing Bears” Reel Available now!

October 27, 2014

Mark is Impressed! Headhunters just received a few of the new Abel Grateful Dead “Dancing Bears” Special Edition fly reels. They will go quickly, as only 250 have been made… and that’s it! Don’t believe us? Ask the thousands of people…

Silly Sunday Scenery | Just Duck Edition

October 26, 2014

Secret Waters, Silly Sunday Scenery

A few years back we got flack for posting a banner image during construction of the bridge that followed this bridge. But since this bridge is gone, history, in the archives…I wonder if we will get beef from folks who…

November is the New October | Missouri River Chronicles

October 24, 2014

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Dry Flies, November is the New October | Missouri River Chronicles, Swinging Flies

John wrote an article about the too nice, the way too nice late October weather we have been experiencing and I concur. Let’s move on into the fall, the true fall conditions we have so come to love. Not expect,…

New Breed Chicks Rule #997

October 24, 2014

Jo Ellen Darling, New Breed Chicks Rule #997

New Breed Chicks

Jo Darling fished with Headhunters Guide Mark Raisler this past week. Mark fished with here husband Greg last year in conjunction with the RIO Line Co trip and he returned this year with his better half. They will be back…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.23.14

October 23, 2014

Dry Flies, Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 10.23.14, Nymphing, October Fly Fishing Report, Streamer fishing

The success rate goes like this… Nymphing Streamer Chucking Dry Fly Angling That is how the numbers stack up. We all fish for different reasons. Sometimes just one fish is enough. While we do occasionally go blank one fish seems…

Titan Rod Vault

October 22, 2014

Titan Rod Vault

The Titan Rod Vault is the key to your fishing success. Will it help you fish better? No not really. But will it help you be prepared so you can spend more time on the river? Certainly! Headhunters Fly Shop…

It’s nice. A little Too Nice.

October 21, 2014

Mark Raisler, Zak Dalton

A beautiful fall day yesterday in what was – I assume – record high temperatures. Nearly 80 degrees in North Central, and not a breath of wind. Too sunny for a big hatch, and the water is still too warm…

Tuesday in October | Red Shafted Flicker

October 21, 2014