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Destination, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Travel

Advanced Fishing School, Fall, October, September, Trout Spey

Time to Book Your Fall Fly Fishing Trip to the Missouri River Montana It is coming up quickly. The fall months of September, October and November will be here shortly. Just getting into summer? Me too, but…but it will soon…

The Comprehensive Guide to Guided Fly Fishing Trips

February 7, 2024

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Travel, New Breed Chicks

Guide Trips, Guides, Headhunters Guides, How to, The Comprehensive Guide to Guided Fishing Trips

Lots of folks call the shop and inquire about guide services. Many of you who have not had the wonderful opportunity to be guided before, you are in for a trout fishing treat. Squeeky’s father suggested he write this blog…

Book Missouri River Summer (Fall too) Lodging Today

April 21, 2021

craig trout camp, lodging, missouri river

Sara said to me the other day…you should write a blog about the Missouri River Summer Lodging conundrum soon. You like PMD’s like the photo above? Caddis hatches dawn til dusk? Being able to walk to all the fly shops,…

Redfish with Capt. Jeff Arnold in Louisiana

January 7, 2021

"Hatred for guides overtaken by Massive Pink Flamingo Floaty", Capt. Jeff Arnold, Guide, LA, Louisiana, redfish

Redfish with Capt. Jeff Arnold in Louisiana Fished a bundle with Capt. Jeff Arnold over the years. To say that he lives to be on the water is an understatement. Fishing courses through his veins. Jeff is one fishy dude.…

2021 Hatches, Guide Trips, Lodging, and Booking Projections

December 28, 2020

2021 Hatches, Guide Trips, Lodging, and Booking Projections This holiday period is a tie when many book their 2021 Guide Trips and lodging looking forward to the Mo River Season ahead. A few insights, tips, suggestions and the like in…

Rent a Cabin from Headhunters Fly Shop this Fall

October 2, 2018

Rent a Cabin from Headhunters Fly Shop this fall

Rent a Cabin from Headhunters Fly Shop this Fall Want to fish out front of your riverfront Missouri River cabin this fall like this dude? If you do see www.CraigLodging.com for all of your options. Like more info from a…

HH Guide Max Mattioli catches New Zealand Eel

February 13, 2018

Destination, Fly Fishing Travel

Max Mattioli, New Zealand

HH Guide Max Mattioli catches New Zealand Eel Max checks in from New Zealand where he and fellow HH guide Brett Matula are fishing their way around that fishy country. Max on his first visit with Brett making his second journey…

A Million Miles Away. Sort of.

January 18, 2017

A Million Miles Away, Book Today, Don't be late, Plimsouls, Summer Foreshadowing, Valley Girl

A million miles away. Sort of. The summer is coming. It feels like a million miles away. Sort of. But the reality is that a few blinks of the eye and it will be upon us. Time to book that…

Real Scary Shit

August 20, 2016

Conservation, Fly Fishing Travel

ANS, Scary Shit

Real Scary Shit This developed yesterday. Actually the day before the signs were in place. The entire stretch of the Yellowstone, the trout fishing reach, is CLOSED TO ALL RECREATION. That is serious. Read it all at RT News, or…

Commando Style – Explore Rentals

July 6, 2016

Camping, Explore, Phasmid, Rentals

As we head into a drought year with at least some fishing restrictions, we thought we’d throw a long overdue shout-out to our friends at Phasmid Rentals (now Explore Rentals) in Bozeman. Owner Will Cassella has been a customer for…

Living Rivers – Cast

April 20, 2016

Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Fishing Video

Big Hole, Fellin, Waterkeeper

From Epic Montana comes a very nice video about our friend, fellow guide and Upper Missouri Waterkeepers PD Wade Fellin. One of the better fly fishing videos I’ve seen in a while, and one with a message that matters. Check it out…

Spring Special March 15th thru April 30

March 14, 2016

Fly Fishing Travel, Headhunters Life, Travel

April 30, Cheap Lodging, Discounted Guide Trips, March 15th, Spring Special

Spring Special March 15th thru April 30 It starts tomorrow. The Annual Headhunters Spring Special March 15th thru April 30. $350 Guide Trips in conjunction with discounted local lodging on Montana’s famed Missouri River. Want to fish earlier than you…

Book your Blackfoot River Trip Today

February 10, 2016

Blackfoot River Trip

Add a Blackfoot River trip to your annual Missouri River vacation. A short scenery packed 1 hr jump over the Continental Divide to freestone bliss. It can be tough to drag guests from the gentle runs and mega hatches of…

Chrome F3T Trailer

January 29, 2016

Conservation, Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Fishing Video

Chrome, F3T, steelhead, video

A cool one this Friday. Friday Foto moving style. West Coast Steelhead rule. A conservation slant on this one. We totally agree. This week Save Our Smith, and this film by Conservation Hawks Chrome.

Spey Resource – Deneki Outdoors

January 7, 2016

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Travel, Troutspey

Deneki, spey

Spey junkies are constantly hounding us for opinions, info, gear reviews, line recommendations and technical advice. I don’t think everyone who stops by or emails a question needs an answer. They just want to get a discussion going. It’s winter after…

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.

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…

Beaver Island Redoux

July 6, 2015

beaver, carp, island

I have just returned from my second annual trip to Beaver Island, MI. Fantasy land for Carp fishermen. I wasn’t scheduled to go this year, but filled in at the last minute for an angler who had to cancel. Glad…

Headhunters Famous $300 Spring Special

April 1, 2015

Fly Fishing Travel, Headhunters Life, Uncategorized

Headhunters Famous $300 Spring Special

Headhunters Fly Shop is in full swing with the $300 Spring Special. Yes, guided fishing trips and discounted lodging here in Craig Montana. Craig Trout Camp has lodging starting @ $125 and it has become very popular for this 45…

Hunter and Angler Dollars important to Montana

Hunter and Angler Dollars are important to Montana!

March 28, 2015

Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Economics, FWP, Montana, recreation business, video

A quick video from the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Winston Greely shoots and produces the videos for the department. Nice short vids about the topic of fish, wildlife,a dn parks. I see…

Spring Special Starts March 15th!

February 28, 2015

Discounted Guide Trips, Discounted Lodging, Hooray!, Spring Special

Our annual much appreciated and welcomed Sprig Special is nearly upon us here fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Missouri River Guide Beth Langel fishing near Pelican Point last March shows us that the fly fishing season is here. Almost. While we…

Brett Matula New Zealand Fishing Walkabout

February 2, 2015

Brett Matula New Zealand Fishing Walkabout

today a blog from Headhunters Guide Brett Matula. Brett has been with us for about 5 years coming form all over the NW. He has a background in sports education teaching snowboarding and fishing for 15+ years. The last couple…

Missouri River Holiday Booking Reminder Redux

December 31, 2014

Guide Trips, lodging, Missouri River Holiday Reminder

Now you are coming home from the Christmas trip. Did you think about your 2015 trip? The time is now. Do it while availability is strong. The months of June and July are nearly booked. The front end of June…

Winter Lodging Craig Trout Camp Montana

December 30, 2014

craig trout camp, lodging, winter

Craig Trout Camp is open daily, nightly. Rainbow and Brown Cabins rent for $125/night and the Craig House starts at $150/2 night and $50/head beyond the first 2 anglers. Spending the weekend in Craig Montana? Craig Trout Camp is open.…

Latest Catch

December 17, 2014

Fly Fishing Travel, Photography

Catch, magazine

The most recent issue of Catch Magazine is out now. As usual, great imagery from Brian and Todd. Tarpon, trout and a bad dam in Chile. If you haven’t paid for the 1 year subscription, do it. Catch ain’t the…

Beaver Bash 2014 – Beaver Island Carp

June 24, 2014

carp, travel, video

I’m sitting in the Traverse City, MI airport with Alex Landeen (above), waiting for our respective flights home. Alex to Tuscon, myself to Great Falls. We’ve both got our laptops out and are reviewing the images and video we captured on our…

Beaver Island Carp

June 12, 2014

carp, travel

So I get invited to go on this Carp fishing trip by me friend Cameron Mortenson of the Fiberglass Manifesto. It’s to a place called Beaver Island, which sits in the middle of Lake Michigan. I’ve heard of it, and…

I guess we’ll fish here…

June 11, 2014

Dry Fly Bite, Flat Tire, Show stopper

Have you been here? We have been. Many of us were in this situation at one point on the Missouri. Damn. Still here.

$300 Missouri River Guide Trips | Headhunters Spring Special

February 19, 2014

$300 Guide Trips, Headhunters Guide Staff, Headhunters Guide Trips, Spring Special

Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service Annual Spring Special begins March 15th and runs thru April 30th. $300 Guide Trips with your favorite Headhunters Guides. Try on our LOG Trips for $495 with Captain Ryan McCourtney. Yep, Ryan says bring…

Louisiana Marsh Report

January 19, 2014

saltwater, travel

You know we love to fish for Redfish in Louisiana. Mark and I got weathered out in December and had to cancel our trip. Fortunately, Headhunters guide JP Basile and his wife Teal are making up for it this week.…

New Breed Chicks Rule: Friday Edition

January 17, 2014

Fly Fishing Travel, New Breed Chicks

saltwater

Our good bud Teal Basile holds a fat Louisianan Redfish caught yesterday. Look familiar? You’ve seen her around the shop, and you saw her in the last issue of the Drake. Way to go Teal! – photo by JP Basile

Missouri River Summer 2014 | 10 Things you should know

January 13, 2014

The summer will be upon us sooner than we would like to think. The winter can move very slowly, the spring somewhat quicker. We are winter fishing here on the Missouri, as we do all year, and our mind can…

Itu’s Bones

December 24, 2013

Fly Fishing Travel, Fly Fishing Video

A cool video that has been out a couple years. Worth the 10 minutes on this Christmas Eve. Any Saltwater plans in your future? Well if there are this holiday period, we wish you the best. It’s Tuesday. The holidays…

50 Best Tailwaters to Fish @ Headhunters Fly Shop

December 18, 2013

50 Best tailwaters to Fish, books, Terry Gunn

50 Best Tailwaters to Fish by Terry Gunn is here in the shop. A good read this Holiday PEriod about many, well 50 Tailwaters. Is the Missouri River included? Well, hell yah. It is one of the Top 5. Right?…

April Vokey | Missouri River Flyfishers Nov. 14th

November 13, 2013

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Travel

Tomorrow Night the Missouri River Flyfishers present April Vokey @ Great Falls Real Estate Association 401 13th Ave. Sth. Be there @ 730 for the presentation Missouri River Flyfishers is pleased to welcome our November genreal meeting guest speaker…

RIO Products | Missouri River Annual Trip

November 4, 2013

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Travel

Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service hosted the RIO Products team this year here in Craig fishing the Mighty Missouri River this last month of October. A fun time had by all. RIO hosts a number of dealers from around…

DIY Motivation from Skinny Water Culture

October 1, 2013

saltwater, skinny water culture, travel

We don’t re-post content from other blogs much anymore. Plenty of other fly fishing blogs do. You can check out Moldy Chum or The Fiberglass Manifesto and pretty much see everything of interest that pertains to fly fishing and conservation. But…

Restigouche River Lodge

September 11, 2013

Atlantic Salmon, Restigouche, travel

Back in the shop after a long day of travel from the legendary Restigouche River in New Brunswick, Canada. Ben Hardy and I made the long trip back east to experience the fly fishing for Atlantic Salmon on one of…

Sunday Redfish Scenery

August 25, 2013