Missouri River Fly Fishing Report - Page 9 of 64

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Core, DFO, dry fly applications, HH of Craig, R8, SAGE, video

Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video Not terrible out there this week. Nearly 50F, and certainly brought joy to all of us here in Craig. Summer foreshadowing? Boy, we thought so! Cool video with Mark…

Spite Hill Caster

February 6, 2023

Casting, ECHO Micro Practice Rod, Fly Rods, Practice

Spite Hill Caster Just dreaming on this Monday. Reminding myself, and all of you out there, to practice casting. I practice in my garage with my practice rod. The inclement weather, and the damn incessant wind , will keep the…

Silly Sunday Scenery

February 5, 2023

Headhunters Life, Photography

Silly Sunday Scenery

Wolf Creek Bridge, in the snow. We hope it no blow, no Mo. Sunday, today. February is short, hooray! Tie midge flies, if you wish. Because soon trout will steadily rise, and we will dry fly fish.

Friday February Foto

February 3, 2023

Foul Weather February Weekend

Friday February Foto Looking pretty good for the weekend comparing to the past week. Gonna creep over the freezing mark today. That is good news. Spitting snow off and on all week long with the white blanket of snow comforting…

Fortunate Youth Thursday

February 2, 2023

Headhunters Life, Un-Fishing

Fortunate Youth, Music, Raggae

Fortunate Youth Thursday Not as cold, but equally as windy as the past week. looks like more wind on the way as we move towards the First February weekend. The fishing should pick up, as the weather allows us to…

Missouri River February Fishing Forecast 2023

February 1, 2023

clinics, Dates, February, Flows, Forecast, Hatches, missouri river, Montana, Vacation Planning, Weather, winter

Missouri River February Fishing Forecast 2023 Welcome to February. Football is nearly over, baseball is around the corner, and the fishing has been above average, when the weather has let us get out there. We are getting nearer to spring…

February Blues and a Couple High Points

January 31, 2023

February Blues and a Couple High Points

February Blues and a Couple High Points February pretty much sucks. Historically average fishing, that means for the winter months. Not comparing the February fishing to the summer months, but comparing it to the winter months. And average is just…

Swing Tips: Fish Broadside

January 28, 2023

John Arnold

Fly Fishing Technique

broadside, spey

Ed Note: A great article from John and Mike McCune. Swing Season is in full effect, with a slight hiccup in the fishing with the below zero temperatures and snow! We’re often asked about how we present the fly when fishing…

Winter returns to Craig Montana

January 27, 2023

Winter returns to Craig Montana And the rockies. That is the grander result. Snow in Craig today. And tomorrow. And Sunday will be cold. Below Zero Cold. So we wait again for the break. We believe we will be on…

Silly Sunday Scenery Winter Trout Edition

January 22, 2023

Winter trout release. Windy again today. 34F. Sunday. Football on the TV. Not one angler in the shop yet today…they will come. Late start I guess. Enjoy your week ahead. Remember to send in any broken rods and/or reels as…

Some days you shouldn’t fish.

January 21, 2023

Some days you shouldn’t fish. Today is one of them. Blowing a steady 20mph or better. Gusty beyond the base speed. Sunny. Cold. Some days you shouldn’t fish. It ain’t roses everyday.

Tuesday January 8th Headhunters Fishing Report

Headhunters Fly Shop Mid January Fishing Report

January 18, 2023

fishing report, Midges, nymph, pin k, Trout Spey

Headhunters Fly Shop Mid January Fishing Report All good this month. Waking up from the long and deep cold spell here in central Montana. Water temps are 34.3F. Water flows 3600cfs. Shelf ice present on the lower river. Not as…

Squeeky’s Winter Bobber Set-Up

January 17, 2023

Fly Fishing Gear

bobber, Indicator Leader, Pink Flies, RIO, Sage PULSE

Squeeky’s Winter Bobber Set-Up Looks like most of you will be either be swinging flies on your Trout Spey rod or nymphing for the next several months. I too will be engaging in both of these winter disciplines until we…

Silly Saturday Scenery

January 14, 2023

Silly Saturday Scenery

Silly Saturday Scenery Really nice fishing weather this weekend. And lots of anglers out and about. Several shuttles already in the books this morning. You fishing this weekend? We are.

On track, for now.

January 9, 2023

On track, for now. Looking normal out there, around here, following a normal seasonal path here in central Montana. Elsewhere on this earth, on both our our coasts, not as much normalcy happening. The chart above the prediction for the…

Missouri River Fly Fishing January Forecast

January 7, 2023

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

fishing, January, Missouri River January Forecast, Slush, spey, troutspey, Weather

Missouri River Fly Fishing January Forecast January Missouri River Weather Forecast Pretty stable for the next ten days with air temps in the mid 30’s at night along with daily highs in the mid 40’s. Lots of cloud cover predicted…

Friday Foto

January 6, 2023

Friday Foto Some fishing out there today. Yesterday as well. Wide yesterday though. Calm, overcast, and drizzly today. Looks quite nice. First week of January. Feels like it too. TGIF?

Essential Addt’l Items for your Drift Boat

January 4, 2023

Fly Fishing Gear, Headhunters Life

Drift Boats, Headhunters Life

Everybody has the basics in their drift boat. YETI Ice Chest, spare oar, extra oar lock, spare boat plug, rain jacket, a heater when it’s cold, gloves… Pictured above are some of the things that I feel are necessary for…

Summer Booking Alert!

January 3, 2023

A System for Success, Alert, booking, Summer

Summer Booking Alert! Guides and Lodging are scarce in June and July. This is your last real warning about June and July. As we stand, only Swiss cheese like availability for guides and lodging in June or July. Late July…

Happy New Year 2023!

January 1, 2023

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2023! Thanking you and all of our friends and guests. Thank you for a very nice 2022. Looking forward to the best yet? Always hoping. The true drive of any angler. Hope. We hope to see you…

Polar Plunge Craig Montana High Noon New Year's Day 2021

Polar Plunge in Craig at High Noon tomorrow

December 31, 2022

Polar Plunge in Craig at High Noon tomorrow Joe’s Bar once again sponsoring, meaning they are open to warm you up after the dip, the big New Years Day event in downtown Craig High Noon New Years Day! Wear your…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report Mid July

December 30th Summer Dreamin’, again.

December 30, 2022

Dreamin', Summer, winter

December 30th Summer Dreamin’, again. Can’t help but think about summer. Tomorrow is the final chapter of 2022. Bring on the new year. What will it bring? Water, bugs, sunshine. My top 3. Cold here today. Cold feeling. Temps in…

Scumliner’s FishSki today on the HH Blog

December 29, 2022

Scumliner's FishSki today on the HH Blog

Fly Fishing Video

Scumliner’s FishSki today on the HH Blog Not enough snow on the ground here in Craig to ski today. Just melting off after the cold two month period we just endured. Snow melting and temps returning into a normal winter…

Yep, you could fish.

December 28, 2022

Yep, you could fish. Pleasant weather out there this week. Beyond the wind. And some were fishing. Yep, you could fish. Gonna sneak out of this year this weekend. We are looking forward to the new year as well. Good…

Merry Christmas from Headhunters

December 24, 2022

Merry Christmas from Headhunters Thankful for the past year. Thankful for you, our guests. Thankful for this great river. Til we meet again, we love and appreciate the Headhunters out there. Happy Holidays from all of us here in downtown…

As cold as it gets…we hope!

December 22, 2022

As cold as it gets…we hope! -27 this morning with a bit of wind drops it to -48F. That’s too cold. Too cold to do anything. Except dream about summer. And that is what we gotta do here in downtown…

Mid Week Blues!

December 21, 2022

Mid Week Blues! No outside again today! Tomorrow really quite cold. Wind Chill Temps as low as 50 below. Yep, still closed today. How about Friday? Let’s hope…

Christmas Week Ahead / Last Chance Mailing!

December 19, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear

Christmas Week Ahead / Last Chance Mailing! Last Chance Mailing today, Or tomorrow. Or we will send it next week if Santa is gonna be late this year. Either way, we will make that angler in your family much happier…

Silly Sub-Zero Sunday including Shop Hours this Week

December 18, 2022

Silly Sub-Zero Sunday Looking damn cold outside for the next few days. Highs may not reach above the zero Fahrenheit threshold. Too cold to fish? Nope, ice fishing is always good when it’s cold. Fly fish? Yeah, too cold. Looks…

Let the fishing guide, guide…

December 17, 2022

Fly Fishing Technique

Clients, Expectations, Guides, Headhunters Guides

Let the fishing guide, guide… To get the most out of your fly fishing guide trip the best method is to let the fishing guide, guide you. Sometimes I get an angler in the boat who wants to guide me.…

Winters Grasp is Strong!

December 15, 2022

Winters Grasp is Strong! A cold start to the winter here in central Montana. Bitter temperatures coupled with snow daily here in central Montana has us smiling. Happy for the future and the water that the snow promises for the…

Redington Trout Spey Field Kit w/ Bonus Fly Box

December 13, 2022

Troutspey

Redington, sale, Trout Spey Kit

Redington Trout Spey Field Kit w/ Bonus Fly Box Want to get a new rod and try a new technique or fly fishing discipline in 2023? Why not. Want to skip the sometime difficult nomenclature of this somewhat mysterious line…

Euro Kit Christmas Special!

December 12, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear

Deal, Euro, Free Flies!, Kit, Nymhing, Rod, Special

Euro Kit Christmas Special! Euro/Competition nymphing has been one of the fastest growing sectors of the fly fishing industry in recent years. Many anglers have applied these different techniques to their local waters and have seen their catch count increase. …

Deep(er) Thoughts on the Headhunter Fly Line

December 10, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Technique

Deep(er) Thoughts, Headhunter Fly Line, Review

Deep(er) Thoughts on the Headhunter Fly Line We wanted to design a line for us. For Headhunters. A couple days ago we published the Headhunter Fly Line Review. As I thought about that blog, I recognized that I left out the…

Sunny Saturday with Snow the week ahead

December 10, 2022

winter

Sunny Saturday with Snow the week ahead Looks like a bundle of cold and snow ahead of us this week ahead. Bundle up, if you come on down. Continuing to be a real winter here in central Montana. Will it…

The Current Winter Outlook

December 8, 2022

The Current Winter Outlook Cold. More snow. That’s good. All courtesy of the BOR. More cold weather with wetter skies on the way. Bring it. Currently sunny and mid 30’s today. Love it. May bring an, an angler out today.…

When we were younger Wednesday

December 7, 2022

When we were younger Wednesday An image of long time guest Joe and the author, when they were both younger. I believe this image was taken in 2001, or 2002. Yep, 20 years ago. I fished with Joe my first…

Too Cold to Dream?

December 6, 2022

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Too Cold to Dream? Almost. Snowing this am with the mercury reading 5F. Winds from the North at 10-15mph. Wind chill values well below ZERO. I like the look of falling snow. The feel. The fantasy. Out in it 8-10…

Squeeky’s Thought of the Day

December 5, 2022

Guessing Games, Is this the year of change?, Rant, SOL, Squeeky Oar Lock

Squeeky’s Thought of the Day The weather has not been conducive for trout fishing in central Montana for the past 5 weeks. The last day I guided was November 5th. It blew as hard as it has, while I’ve been…

City Life Rebelution Video

December 4, 2022

Headhunters Life, Un-Fishing

City Life Rebelution Video, Life Choices

City Life Rebelution Video Fishing as much as you wish? Is this how you planned it? You know, your life. SOL’s advice to the youth that step into the boat, or frequent Headhunters porch is this… You can control your…

SkwalaClaus

December 2, 2022

contest, sale, Skwala, soft goods

SkwalaClaus Enter to win $2000 in Skwala gear and a chance to win two guided days from any of the Skwala Dealers around this great nation. Including us! Enter here! And we have a Christmas bundle of the Skwala gear…

Cold and Snow…PMD Edition

November 30, 2022

Bugs

PMD

Cold and Snow…PMD Edition 6 months. Feels like a long time. This author is already dreaming of June ’23. But first, more winter. Lots more. Head on back a couple blogs to purchase your Euro Nymph rod for your local…

UMOWA & Upper Missouri Waterkeepers Giving Tuesday

November 29, 2022

UMOWA & Upper Missouri Waterkeepers Giving Tuesday Our local watershed organizations always need money. We here at Headhunters believe in both of these organizations. We donate to both of theme as well. Today is a good day to donate. Giving…

The Sun Sets on 2016 Final Fishing Report

Silly Saturday Scenery and Small Biz Saturday

November 26, 2022

Silly Saturday Scenery and Small Biz Saturday Come by today for a shuttle, a new rod, flies, HH Logo Gear. All of that stuff. Yep, open per usual. Daily. The weather yesterday and today the best this month! Honest. Air…

Thanksgiving 2022

November 24, 2022

Headhunters Life, Landscape

Thanksgiving 2022 Happy Thanksgiving. Here’s hoping you are spending it with your family and friends. If not today, then a memorable sometime in the near future. We are in between storms in Craig Montana. A spit of snow yesterday, a…

Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying Video JAV

November 22, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video

24/7, JAV Kits, Just Add Vise, Online Shopping, Rainbow Czech Nymph, tying, video

Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying Video JAV RAINBOW CZECH NYMPH The legendary Rainbow Czech was popularized on the Missouri River by the crew at Headhunters. Works every day of the year. We’ve put together this Rainbow Czech Nymph Fly Tying kit…

Holiday Week Report Montana’s Missouri River

November 21, 2022

November, spey, Thanksgiving Week, Wint4er

Holiday Week Report Montana’s Missouri River Flows just under 3K. Water temps continue to fall at 42.5F. Boat ramps are usable, but with variable weather this past couple weeks, and ahead, you should check any of the steep ramps for…

Silly Sunday Scenery

November 20, 2022

Landscape

Silly Sunday Scenery

Silly Sunday Scenery Gorgeous. Snow on a Sunday morning. Bring more snow and winter please Mother Nature. We need it for the summer ahead. We all need it. Looks like fishable weather as we look forward to this holiday week. Not…

Friday Frigid Foto

November 18, 2022

friday foto

Friday Frigid Foto Snowed this wee a couple days. Put a white coating on the river. Water temps falling fast. 41F this morning. Water flows 3280cfs. Air temps this am 2F. Yes, damn cold. Un-fishable?!?! Quiet. Quiet on the river. Except…

Black Fly Day Sale @ Headhunters of Craig

Hump Day Fishing Report 11.16.22

November 16, 2022

November, Snow, winter

Hump Day Fishing Report 11.16.22 Cold. Snow. Quiet. Not too much happening out there this past couple weeks. Looks like more silence on the horizon with snow falling today and the air temp dipping into the sub-zero region tomorrow. We…

Silly Sunday Scenery

November 13, 2022

Headhunters Life, Photography

Throwback image today this Sunday in November. Way back to the first couple years at the shop. The original sign shown here of this shop. Steve Butt and The Parrothead Fly Shop. A few still around that were contemporaries of…

Montanans Fish in the Winter

November 12, 2022

Montanans Fish in the Winter

Montanan’s Fish in the winter. Or ski. Or both. Some even nordic ski around here when there is enough snow on the ground. And recently we had enough to ski a bit. November is a great month to work on…

Friday Foto Untouchables Winter Bridge

November 11, 2022

Friday Foto Untouchables Winter Bridge

Friday Foto Untouchables Winter Bridge Cold and snowy. Friday. Winter. The air temps have crawled above the freezing mark. But not all that nice out there yet. Looks like highs int he 30’s this weekend. 30’s next week as we’ll…

Monday Morning, 12F, Winter.

November 7, 2022

Below Freezing, COLD, winter

Monday Morning, 12F, Winter. Monday and winter seems to have arrived. Looks like it will be colder tomorrow as well. Things, fishing included, have slowed. Today, stopped. The fishing has been good. A few rising in the pm. Nymphers are…

Silly Saturday Scenery | Fall Colors Edition

November 5, 2022