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Bugs, Fishing Report

The 10 Most Important Missouri River Flies for Fall Checking out the fly boxes for the fall season in Craig. Removing the PMD boxes, alas, the caddis boxes although we still have that autumn tan caddis size 14-16 and the…

A few words today about life, moving forward, and fishing?

September 20, 2023

Encouragement

A few words today about life, moving forward, and fishing? Enjoyed this piece. Sent to me by a reader of this blog. I thought it was great. We all need encouragement, success, and the ability to get up every day…

Hello Monday Tips for Missouri River Love this week

September 18, 2023

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

fishing report, tips

Hello Monday: Tips for Missouri River Love this week Start a bit later if you like the dry fly action. No need to be first boat out. Fewer dry fly anglers means a lazy appropriate start time. Fish the large…

Missouri River Late September Fishing Report

Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report 9.17.23

September 17, 2023

Autumn, Fall, fishing report

Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report 9.17.23 Water flows currently 4960 cfs. Water temps currently 63F. All good here on the Mo. Weeds not terrible. average is about where the feel this level is. Some insides nice and clean. Cleaner nearer…

RIO Compostable Spool

September 15, 2023

Conservation, Fly Fishing Gear

Compostable Spool, RIO, video

RIO Compostable Spool Hey now. Compostable Spool. RIO Products Idaho Falls, Idaho. Happy Friday. Cooler weather. Autumn, in full swing. Love it! Swingers getting out there finding some jewels. Stop in for the best in Swing Gear. We got it!…

Friday Foto Fall Foreshadowing

September 14, 2023

Fall, friday foto, photo

Friday Foto Fall Foreshadowing This image from the Blackfoot River. Bobby Clark after catching couple Cutthroat on a Chubby Chernobyl. The Blackfoot is about over as we move into cooler weather on the westside. But it is just heating up…

Weekly Hatch Schedule for Mid-September

September 12, 2023

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

fishing report, September Fishing

Things, meaning the bite, are looking up thisMid-September and partly due to the number of bugs around. Funny huh? Still some damn good Trico fishing in some areas. A good spinner fall can bring the fish up top. Many have…

Missouri River Montana Flows for the month, year

September 10, 2023

Missouri River Montana Flows for the month, year Average. We like average. Trout like average.

Morning Sunrise in Craig

September 9, 2023

craig, Craig Bridge, September, Sunrise

Morning Sunrise in Craig Have a great Saturday. Many are out wing shooting, spotting elk, and sneaking around in the highlands. Other are here, fishing. Flows are normal. Temps are normal. The bite, is normal. It’s peaceful ’round here starting…

Summer in Craiglandia

September 8, 2023

Keenan Morrison Headhunters Fly Shop 26, August 2023 Summer In Craiglandia In the beginning, starting work @ Headhunters Fly Shop I was pretty nervous. I knew I was going to be surrounded by people who have a much greater knowledge…

Dam Nice Rainbow Image!

September 7, 2023

Dam, Holter Dam, Kevin Cumley Image, Rainbow Sky Image

Dam Nice Rainbow Image! Rainbow arch above. Dam in the middle. Rainbow trout below. Image provided by Kevin Cumley. Thanks Kevin. Stunning shot.

Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video

September 6, 2023

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video

Just Add Vise Kit Frenchie w/ Video Still selling boatloads of Frenchie fly patterns this Autumn. Zebra’s, Frenchie, and Little Green Machines. May be all you need for a great nymphing day all season long! Love this fly. We love…

Remembering Labor Day 2000

September 5, 2023

Labor Day

Remembering Labor Day 2000 Snowing 23 years ago this weekend. Today. I was producing flies, streamers, at my tying desk Wolf Creek Montana. Drinking Bailey’s and Coffee, just like this morning, and watching the oversized flakes fall heavily to the…

Missouri River September Fly Fishing Facts

September 4, 2023

Missouri River September Fly Fishing Facts

Early September and all is good here on Montana’s Missouri River. Water temps are good, the bite is good and getting better through one of our favorite months on the Mo. The days are shorter and the nights are cooler.…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 9.3.23

September 3, 2023

fishing report

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 9.3.23 Fishing well the first week of September on Montana’s Missouri River. A grade? How about a B. A bit above average as we come out of the two hottest months, air temps, of the…

Famous Mo River Shot

September 3, 2023

Headhunters Life, Landscape

Famous Mo River Shot We like this one. Shot several years ago on magical September morning. No filter. As is baby. Happy Holiday Weekend.

Silly Saturday Scenery Eagle Shot

September 2, 2023

Birds

Silly Saturday Scenery Eagle Shot This fella in the sun flaring. Have a safe weekend! Fishing is quite good. Floaters abound as well. Crowds end Monday with cooler weather. Streamer fishing Monday?

Missouri River September Fishing Forecast 2023

September 1, 2023

Autumn, Bugs, dry fly, Fall, Headhunters Fly Shop, nymph, Terrestrial, Water Flows, Water LEvels, Water Temps

Rolling into September 2023. All good here as we welcome Autumn with cooler daytime highs, today only forecast to reach the 80F mark. The nighttime lows are not dipping below the 40F point yet, but it Isi certainly coming soon.…

Monday Upper River Image

August 28, 2023

Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life

Monday Upper River Image Hangin’ Loose on the Upper River this Monday in late August. Knocking on the door of Autumn. Bring it.

Silly Sunday Scenery Headhunters Life

August 27, 2023

Silly Sunday Scenery Headhunters Life All good at Headhunters of Craig Montana. Sunny and warm for the next week. Tricos in the am for the dry fly set followed by hopper/ant afternoons. Nymphers like the dam and Zebra midge for…

Statewide Fisheries Management Plan Comment Period

August 26, 2023

Conservation, Uncategorized

Statewide Fisheries Management Plan Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) recently released for public comment their new draft comprehensive Statewide Fisheries Management Plan. “The intent of the statewide management plan is to let people know not only what FWP does but…

Straight Lines

August 25, 2023

Straight Lines | John G “I don’t always want things to go straight”…simple words stated assertively and without pretense as we slowly drift downstream on a moving ribbon of clear blue looking glass, filled with illusions and internal promises of…

Missouri River Fishing Report 8.24.23

August 24, 2023

Missouri River Fishing Report 8.24.23 Flows in the mid 4K’s. Average. Perfect. Water temps low at 62 in the am, a bit higher during the day. No fear of closures or fish health issues based on water temps. Weeds a…

Stick Figure | Edge of the Ocean Video

August 22, 2023

Stick Figure | Edge of the Ocean Video One of SOL’s fav’s these days is Stick Figure. This mighty river flows to the ocean. I guess they all want to. Think about that one. The second sentence. Trico’s still pretty…

Mo River Water Temps looking good

August 20, 2023

August, Water Temps

Mo River Water Temps looking good 61F on that chart. Looks like we will get through the summer without restrictions here on the Might Mo. We like that. Mornings still rule. Afternoons not as slow as of late. Weeds in…

Bashin’ Trash 2023 UMOWA Events

August 17, 2023

Bashin’ Trash 2023 UMOWA Event UMOWA Speaks below… With summer coming to an end, we wanted to let everyone know about some exciting things happening this weekend! 1. You have an opportunity to help our team participate in the…

Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 19th!

August 16, 2023

17th Annual, Caddis Fest!

Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 19th General Timeline 3 p.m. Vendors -The parade kicks off the afternoon – don’t miss it! Line up at 2:45 at the fire station to participate and have your cameras ready at 3 when floats…

Baseball with the HH Gang

August 16, 2023

Baseball, HH Outings

Baseball with the HH Gang Saw the GF Voyagers win it Tuesday nite 5-4. 40+ HH on hand for this activity. Dogs were good, beer was cold, Sara got a foul ball, fellowship was fantastic. Hey, want to work at…

Time for Living HH Day Off

August 15, 2023

Time for Living HH Day Off Time for Living baby. If you don’t like Punk Rock you may not like this tune. Day off for us here in Craig. Great Falls Voyagers tonight with the entire HH gang. Open tomorrow,…

5 Tips for Missouri River August Success

August 14, 2023

Fly Fishing Technique

5 Tips for Missouri River August Success Go early. Early bird gets the worm. First to fish is a good plan. If you think about warfare and the tactics that never fall from favor, you will understand. If you like…

Headhunters Fly Shop Closed Tuesday August 15th One Day Only

August 13, 2023

Closed

Headhunters Fly Shop Closed Tuesday August 15th Yep. Closed this coming Tuesday. One Day Only! A rare day with not one guide trip on the water. We have a shop sponsored ball game in Great Falls that evening and why…

August 16th Missouri River Fishing Report

August 12th Missouri River Fishing Report

August 12, 2023

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life

Ant, August 16th, Dam Fishing, Hopper, Summer, Tiny Nymphs

August 12th Missouri River Fishing Report Not too bad out there for this August 12th Missouri River Fishing Report. Fished this morning again before the heat of the day. When is the heat of the day occur? Seems like 11am. 11am…

Searching with Attractors Fishing Montana’s Missouri River

August 11, 2023

John Arnold

attractor, Education, Hopper, Long Leader, Technique

Scumliner penned this article a few years ago. Information like this is pertinent today as ever! August, typically some of the most productive attractor fishing of the year on the Missouri. And because afternoon hatches can be slim, it’s often the…

Hopper Box

August 9, 2023

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Grashoppers, Hopper

Hopper Box Is this the best hopper fishery in the west? Nope, not by a long shot. Do we fish grasshoppers on the Mighty Mo? Oh yeah. Would I come to the Mo for the hopper fishing alone? Oh, no…

Just Add Vise Zebra Midge Tying Kit

August 8, 2023

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

Just Add Vise, Kits, Midge, Midge Patterns, Online Store, patterns, video, Zebra

Just Add Vise Zebra Midge Tying Kit The best nymph for the Mighty Mo? Open to discussion. But you could argue that more fish have been caught on this pattern than any other nymph. So why not tie a bundle…

Missouri River Monday Fishing Report 8.7.23

August 7, 2023

Autumn, Caddis, Fall, PMD, Summer, trico, water

Missouri River Monday Fishing Report 8.7.23 Drizzle and rain this past weekend. A nice cooling effect for us here in central Montana. While the warmer water temps have affected the remainder of the state and beyond, the cool tailwater of…

Silly Sunday Scenery

August 6, 2023

August HAtches, trico

Silly Sunday Scenery Trico’s. Tricorythodes. The Mo has lots of them. Daily, For 4-10 weeks. It’s good right now if you like this sort of thing. It is summer. Many are up top near the dam, nymphing. You have some…

Friday Mo River Foto

August 4, 2023

Bugs, Uncategorized

Friday Mo River Foto Trico’s in the dam reach. August on the Mo. Image courtesy of Tim Plaska.

UV Para Ant Just Add Vise Tying Kit

August 3, 2023

UV Para Ant Just Add Vise Tying Kit

Fly Fishing Video

UV Para Ant Just Add Vise Tying Kit UV Para Ant Fly Tying Kit The ant is a popular fly for the Missouri about 6 months of the year. Those who do not believe in the ant, that is OK.…

Missouri River Montana August Water Forecast

August 2, 2023

Missouri River Montana August Water Forecast Warmer and wetter than normal is there NOAA August forecast. Normal water conditions. Cooler this next week. Let’s hope it continues. Dry fly anglers smiling. Not much DFO pressure. Most anglers nymphing. Both are…

A couple on an ant

August 1, 2023

A couple on an ant Long time Mo River Outfitter/Guide Tim Plaska/Missouri River Expeditions and Mark fished Tuesday. Got a couple on an ant. Also Trico Spinner, CDC. Caddis, PMD Spinner, Parachute Adams, Purple Haze. Sizes 14-20. Once again, drift…

UMOWA Boat Raffle

July 29, 2023

Conservation

UMOWA BOAT RAFFLE

UMOWA Boat Raffle Check it out. Win yourself a new RO Drifter. Scan the QR code and enter today! Help the river, and get your son to row you around for life. What’s better than that? Nothin’.

Monday July 15th Missouri River Fishing Report

Friday Fishing Report from Your Information Source in Craig Montana

July 28, 2023

Friday Fishing Report from Your Information Source in Craig Montana Update from your full time information leader in Craig Montana. Open daily for guide trips, shuttles, nightly cabin rentals, the Best Flies Under the Big Sky, rental boats, and so…

The twice annual Reach Cast Discussion

July 27, 2023

Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life

The twice annual Reach Cast Discussion

The twice annual Reach Cast discussion kicks off today this Thursday in late July. The other time we talk about this is when me, Mark, has nothing else to say in the mid winter. Or nothing of value daily to…

We rarely say…

July 24, 2023

We rarely say… The dry fly fishing is damn good. At least on Monday. Water under the bridge? Yep. Tomorrow, Tuesday. Will the fish be as bitey? Who knows. We do know that warm night promote early fish rise. If,…

Sunday Mo River Drifter

July 23, 2023

Sunday Mo River Drifter A hot one out there this weekend. Anglers out just after daybreak. Afternoon nap. Slept in. Splash and giggle out at the crack of noon. Nearing the latter part of the month. July. Minute Treeeeco’s or…

Silly Saturday Scenery

July 22, 2023

Silly Saturday Scenery Wade fishing Valhalla. Trico’s spent downstream. PMD spinners; trout candies. Ska dancing caddis skittering. The Mother Mo reveals her varied personalities. Anglers rejoice.

Weekend Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River in Craig

July 21, 2023

Ants, August, Caddis, fishing report, Hoppers, Hot, July, nymph, PMD, Spruce Moth, Summer, trico

Weekend Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River in Craig Short and sweet today. Your information source here on the Mighty Mo. Headhunters in downtown Craig MT. Flows dropping according to the BOR. Threatening 4500ish. Currently 5100ish. Perfect. We love 5-6K. They…

Friday Fly Box Image

July 21, 2023

Friday Fly Box Image Get out your dirty caddis fly box . Employ the flies that scumliners enjoy. The dirty flavors. Need some? Come by the shop. We got dirt.

Mo Flows are Perfect

July 20, 2023

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Flows

Mo Flows are Perfect You like dry fly wade fishing? Or wade fishing at all? Then this is your time. We like 5K-6K. But will accept lower flows. Enjoy your Thursday. We will be hanging at the shop daily 630.

Wednesday Mo River Fishing Update

July 19, 2023

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Friday Foto | Taylor Edition

Wednesday Mo River Fishing Update Flows currently 4770cfs. Wadeable. Trico’s am. Spinner falls daily, unless the wind blows them away. PMD spinner fall mid morning and into the afternoon some days. Saw good caddis hatches before noon and into…

X Caddis Just Add Vise Tying Video

July 18, 2023

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

X Caddis Just Add Vise Tying Video & Kit

X Caddis Just Add Vise Tying Video A great fly for many rivers. Including the Missouri in June, July, August, and September. Just those four months. Tie it up and fish it. We like sizes 14, 16, and 18. How…

Monday Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 7.17.23

July 16, 2023

Dry Fly Report, fishing report, July 16, Nymph Report

Monday Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 7.17.23 All good on the Mo River front. July is half over and the dry fly fishing has been good, the flows are declining, the weeds are not terrible yet, and most are smiling.…

It’s Dry Fly Season! The Headhunter Fly Line

July 15, 2023

Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life

BWO, DFO, Dry Fly Line, Fly Line, Introducing the Headhunter Fly Line

The Headhunter Fly Line Today speaking about the Headhunter Fly Line. A dry fly line designed by Headhunters manufactured by RIO for our dry fly obsessions! It is finally dry fly season here on Montana’s Missouri River. And no better…

Friday Foto | PMD Caught Brown Trout

July 14, 2023