Missouri River Montana Fly Fishing Report

January Missouri River Water Update 2025

January 14, 2025

January Missouri River Water Update Looking normal. We would love to get to the water levels we did last spring and early summer. Average water levels are good. Let’s head that route. Doing snow dance(s) daily. You? Plan your summer…

Craig Montana January 2nd 2025

January 2, 2025

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Travel, Headhunters Life

2025, Happy New Year, January

Craig Montana January 2nd 2025 Currently 8F in downtown Craig Montana. High of 14F today. Snowing. Calm. Quiet. Only thing happening is the phone ringing. What? Yeah, booking 2025 guide trips, lodging, and otherwise. Questions too. Lot so of ’em.…

Mid December Missouri River Fishing Report

December 13, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Mid December Missouri River Fishing Report Just saw the water dip below the federally mandated, suggested, lows of 2800cfs. Now back to 2920cfs. Frightfully low below the 2800 mark. Let’s keep the water up, message to water managers. A good…

Friday Mo River Fishing Report 12.6.24

December 6, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Friday Mo River Fishing Report 12.6.24 All good out there. Warm, windy, an uncommon December. Staff party tonight. May leave a bit early from the shop at 4pm. Got pre-funking to do. Water temps 40.5F. Water Flows 2830 CFS. Swingers…

December Missouri River Fishing Forecast

December 2, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

December Forecast, winter

December Missouri River Fishing Forecast All good here on the Mo this early winter. Above average daily temps, along with the ubiquitous wind. Below average numbers of anglers with November in the rear view mirror. A decent fishing month, but…

Missouri River Fishing Report 11.27.24

November 27, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Missouri River Fishing Report 11.27.24 All good in this neighborhood. Water temps falling to 43F. Water flows 3080cfs. Swingers are the most common angler on the water this month. Will have some college kids and adults this weekend. Brawl of…

Trout Spey Flies

November 22, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Trout Spey Flies

Trout Spey Flies Squeeky’s Trout Spey Fly selection has grown over the years. The more flies you have, the more fish you can catch. Right? But, can a feller really have too many flies? No is the answer, if you…

Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana

November 15, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Fall, fishing report, November

Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana 2900cfs, low. Probably for the winter. Temps 47.5F. Falling a degree every two and a half days. Once below 40F, we consider winter fishing techniques, norms, etc. Pretty nice out there. Not many craft…

Weekend Update Missouri River Montana Headhunters Fly Shop

November 8, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Fall, fishing report, November, Swing, Trout Spey

Weekend Update Missouri River Montana Headhunters Fly Shop 3250cfs with 49.5F temps. Some BWO action with a few other mayflies around. Small ones. A great drift combined with a size 16-20 dark mayfly cripple, emerger, or dun. Plenty of trout…

November Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast

November 4, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Troutspey

BWO, Guide Trips, November Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast, October Caddis, Private Lessons, Trout Spey

November Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast We are looking forward to the month ahead. November is great fishing. One of the best parts of the month include the lack of anglers around. Another highlight is the fish that like to…

Low Water for the Fall Period on Montana’s Missouri River

October 24, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Fall, Water Flows, Water Temps

Low Water for the Fall Period on Montana’s Missouri River Lower water this fall, this October, and into the future? Look at the graph above?!? Water management procedures and policies have changed over the past 30 years. I could go…

Fall Fishing Montana’s Missouri River

October 21, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Fall Fishing Montana's Missouri River

It is pretty good out there. The big bugs, large BWO and may hatch in localized areas, but have not seen a river-wide event in some time. Although, the dry fly fishing can and has been pretty good. Different stretches…

Jim Hill Memorial & Celebration of Life Oct 16th 4pm

Friday Fishing Update Headhunters Fly Shop Craig Montana

October 18, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Fall, fishing report, October

Friday Fishing Update Headhunters Fly Shop Craig Montana Longer fishing report a couple days ago, reference if you wish. Flows low at 2870cfs. Pretty dam low. Water temps have fallen 2 degrees in the past 2 days. Currently 56F. Perfect!…

Tuesday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana 10.15.24

October 15, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

A few Missouri River October Fly Fishing Tips, Fall, fishing report, October

Tuesday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana 10.15.24 Looking like fall out there. The leaves and the color changes are stunning right now. A great time to be spending time in the outdoors wherever you may stand. Certainly adds to the…

Weekend Fishing Report 10.10.24 Montana’s Missouri River

October 10, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Fall, fishing report, October

Weekend Fishing Report 10.10.24 Montana’s Missouri River Water Flows at 3200cfs. Water Temps 57.5F Dry fly fishing looking up. Fished a couple days this week hunting heads along with blind fishing dry flies, attractors, and am finding some success. Good…

Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2024

October 7, 2024

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Dry Fly Fall Fishing, Dry Fly Fishing, November, Nymphing, October, Streamer fishing, Streamer Fishing the Mo

Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2024 Bring on the cloudy, wet, and fall weather that we just love in October. Let’s not wait until November. We do want it in November as well but the October time frame will suit…

October Missouri River Fishing Report 10.5.24

October 5, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

October

October Missouri River Fishing Report 10.5.24 Better. Getting better most everyday. The weather is not helping though. Warm, sunny, albeit with light winds for the next ten days. The new October, is November. Headed that way for a number, a…

Tuesday Fishing Missouri River Update 09.24.24

September 24, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Tuesday Fishing Missouri River Update 09.24.24 Facts today on the HH Blog… BWO’s will not be here shortly. True BWO’s may not even come in October either. Sometimes November, now. Water temps need to be much cooler. We have not…

5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing

September 23, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

Fall, missouri river, Technique, tips

5 Tips for early fall Missouri River Fly Fishing A few reminders, tips and techniques to get you off the ground this fall. The Missouri River can hand your ass back to you this month. Pseudo’s are out, the weather…

Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop

September 20, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Friday Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop Getting there. Yes, fall like, somewhat, conditions this last week with rain for a couple days and cooler tempertures. We love it. On to FALL! Nymphing truly heating up as the season progresses. Better…

Mid month, turning the corner, and remembering

September 11, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Mid month, turning the corner, and remembering Boy howdy, we are nearly mid month and we love it. The dog days of summer are behind us. The great days of autumn and fall ahead of us. We here in Craig…

Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast

Missouri River September 2024 Fly Fishing Forecast

September 1, 2024

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Fishing Report

Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast

Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast Headhunters Fly Shop delivers for you today the Missouri River September Fly Fishing Forecast. We have shed the heat of August as we stare into the fold of fall. And we like what we see.…

Weekend Fishing Report for late August / Book your Fall Trips Today!

August 23, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Augsut, Headhunters Fly Shop Weekend Fishing Report, Weekend Fishing Report

Weekend Fishing Report for late August Flows 4500cfs-ish. Water Temps 63F. No restrictions. No Hoot Owl. Low smoke levels. Today, clear w/ roving thunderstorms. Power out for a couple hours. Callibaetis will be happening soon. Some out now. August and…

How to Approach your August Fishing Day

August 21, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Ant, August, Hopper, Hot, Make a plan, Summer

How to Approach your August Fishing Day No longer do you have to get up early for the summer fishing session. Nope. You can sleep a bit longer as the days get shorter, the nights cooler. Daytime water temps are…

One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion…

August 20, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Uncategorized

DFO, One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion...

One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion… You gotta cast at the trout. You gotta. Well, only if you wanna catch ’em. #1 reason more folks don’t catch dry fly fish on the Missouri River? The angler is afraid to cast at…

Water Flow Projections for the future

August 11, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Water Projections

Water Flow Projections for the future Water flows just popped up over 10% to 4710cfs. (We) Like that action. Water temps are 65F during the day, returning to 63F for those dark hours. Looking pretty normal for the upcoming year.…

Friday Fishing Report Mid August & Rodeo Tonight in Cascade

August 9, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Uncategorized

Friday Fishing Report Mid August & Rodeo Tonight in Cascade Montana Closed or Hoot Owl Restricted Waters Does not include the Missouri River. Current water temps 63F. Weed levels about a 5. Nothin’ to us locals. But some dislike it.…

Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Craig Montana

August 2, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Caddis, Hot, PMD, Summer, trico, Zirdle

Hot out there today. 100F today, 100F tomorrow. But, next week we see some rain and cooler times in the mid 70’s! Hooray. No river restrictions by the state on the Mighty Mo. Most anglers off the river about lunch…

Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast

July 29, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast

Missouri River August Fly Fishing Forecast Missouri River August Weather Hot. Super hot. Abnormally hot this past week. Will it continue? The forecasters state that the temps will bounce around in the 80’s-90’s- and one day in the 100’s this…

Time to Book Your Fall Fly Fishing Trip to the Missouri River Montana

July 28, 2024

Mark Raisler

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…

Missouri River Fishing Report 07.24.24

July 24, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Caddis Flies, fishing report, Hot, July, Shuttle

Water Temps getting to 68F afternoons with 64F mornings. Water Flows at 4100cfs No Hoot Owl restrictions locally. Many are on and off early. On at 6am and off shortly after, noon. Our guides are following this program. Some guided…

July Trico's Missouri River Fishing Report

Thursday Fishing Report Mighty Mo 7.18.24

July 18, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Thursday Fishing Report Mighty Mo 7.18.24 Nymphers headed into the Zirdle Bug era. 6 weeks of big fly up top, little fly on bottom. Weeds in the water column are developing. The warmth of the summer is here. We may…

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video + 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing

July 17, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Dead Flies Don't Swim Video & 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing, DFO, dry fly, July, Technique, tips

Dead Flies Don’t Swim Video + 5 Things to Never Do Dry Fly Fishing Today is the day to repost this quite popular video and remind everyone that the primary topwater diet for all Mo River trout are dead flies.…

Friday Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop

July 12, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Caddis, July, PMD, Summer, trico, Yellow Sally

Friday Fishing Report from Headhunters Fly Shop Flows 4220cfs. Water temps at 62F. Trico’s Daily. Males hatch brightly, females in the morning. Emergence 7am. Spinner fall 930-ish. Clusters, singles, spinners, emergers. Buzzball and Quill’s Cluster are good choices. Spent caddis…

Monday July 8th Missouri River Fishing Report

July 8, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Csaddis, July, PMD, trico

Monday July 8th Missouri River Fishing Report Flows are 4160 cfs. Water temps are 62F. Trico’s? Yes. PMD’s? Yes. Caddis? Yes. Yellow Sally’s? Yes. Nymphing is great? Yes. Deep and shallow. PMD nymphs, caddis nymphs, Yellow Sally nymphs, Trico nymphs.…

You haven't booked your summer trip yet?

Tuesday on the Mo. Yes, it’s good.

July 2, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

July

Yes, the fishing is good. Nymphing solid. Dry fly action strong. Streamer fishing? Don’t really know. There are fish rising. Swingers? See you in the fall. July. We love July.

Missouri River July Fly Fishing Forecast

June 30, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Caddis, Forecast, July, PMD, Terrestrial, trico, Water Flows, Weather, Weeds

Missouri River Mid-July Fly Fishing Forecast Welcome to July! We have made it through the busiest month of the year, June, and have emerged on the other side with the hope of continued summer hatches and sunshine. I’m sure we…

PMD Thursday

June 27, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

PMD Thursday

PMD Thursday Rain today. PMD’s like rain. Get your Skwala Rain Gear at Headhunters of Craig. It’s the good stuff man. Dry fly powders, GINK, Super Power Fly Floating, and light tippet material coupled with accurate reach casts will bring…

Mid Week Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop Craig Montana

June 26, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Flows dropping today to 4100cfs. Water Temps 58F. PMD’s and Caddis currently hatching on the upper and lower reaches. Yellow Sally’s on the lower half. Best post up dry fly action on the upper half. Good blind fishing dry flies…

Headhunters Advanced Dry Fly School July 25-29 2019

Silly Sunday Scenery

June 24, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Photography

Scenery, Summer, sunday

Silly Sunday Scenery All good in Craig. Flows dropping. Fish rising. Happy Sunday.

Missouri River Flows for Late June

June 20, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Flows, June

Questions about flows following the rainstorms of the week. It spit again today with significant rains the past couple days. What will happen with the flows in the near future? Inflows at Toston are currently 6750cfs. Outflows at Holter are…

Tuesday Brown Trout

June 18, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Image by Dave W. Just awesome. What a creature. Fishing is good. June is good. We are in the peak season right now. Time is now, Now is the time. PMD’s daily. Never saw more PMD’s on the water than…

Missouri River Montana Weekend Foreshadowing

June 14, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Flow increasing today to 6500cfs. Weather cooperating this tail end of the week with wind free days yesterday and today. Water flows increasing, temperature decreasing, rain developing on Monday and Tuesday. PMD’s waxing. Caddis waxing. BWO’s waning. Midge holding steady.…

Happy Mondays here at Headhunters Fly Shop

5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June

June 13, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June

5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June Yes there is dry fly fishing. Not all day long yet, but that is coming. It’s mostly on-ish?! Missouri River water flows are fluctuating between 4.5K and 6.5KK. Will we see lower flows?…

Monday June 10th Missouri River Fishing Report

June 10, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Monday June 10th Missouri River Fishing Report All good here on the Mo. The Mo is at the peak of traffic as we head into the middle June weeks. Weekends of course very busy. Friday is the new Saturday. Saturday…

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 6.3.24

June 3, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Caddis, fishing report, June, PMD

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 6.3.24 Flows 6K. Water Temps 54F Spoke with Tyler Stremcha at BOR this am. Says we have not seen all the high elevation snow come off yet. Still freezing in high elevations at night.…

Water Levels perfect for June ahead

May 31, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Looking pretty good out there. Both the Missouri River below Holter Dam and out local tributary Dearborn River both in great shape for late May and June ahead. Missouri River below Holter Dam currently falling at 5680 cfs. Looks like…

Last week, this week, next week.

May 27, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Took the week off from writing. Last week. This week back. A good mental break. Fished the Dearborn twice, and the Mo twice. Variable. Unstable. Hit and miss. Those are all words used to describe the past week of fishing.…

Missouri River Trout Confusion

May 19, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

fishing report, Monday

John and I talked about this recently. The May trout confusion factor. Yes, sometimes we think we got this thing all figured out. News Flash: We, the collective angler(s), we don’t. Living and fishing here for decades will teach you…

Weekend Tips from Headhunters of Craig

May 17, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dearborn River, fishing report

Weekend Tips from Headhunters of Craig Windy here in Craig Montana this morning. Is it windy here all the time? No. But almost. Average wind speed in our neighborhood is 12.4 mph. Chew on that for a minute. And practice…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 5.16.24

May 15, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

fishing report, fly fishing technique, Guide Trips, missouri river, Spring Fishing

The water downriver is clearing already. The LPP Creek has about half the volume of mud as it was yesterday. Today, half as much again. Good vis all the way to Craig. The water is green but not dirty. I’d…

Meditate. Monday. Updates.

May 13, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

fishing report, March Brown, May, Midge, Mother Day Caddis, Spring Run-Off

Meditate. Monday. Updates. Water levels on the river primary stable. A bit of upward movement from the deluge this past mid week. Tributaries have been slowly growing and the river proper is somewhat off color in sections. Little Prickly Pear…

Rain makes small impact on the Missouri River

May 10, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Rain the past couple days. Over 2″ fell on the region. Prickly Pear and Dearborn rivers peaked yesterday. Now will follow a long slow fall the next week. Some dirt in the water below both. Impacting the fishing? Nope. A…

Will the Missouri River see a rise in water levels?

May 8, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dearborn River, HH Predictions, Little Prickly Pear, LPP, May, Rain, runoff, Water LEvels

Will the Missouri River see a rise in water levels? Currently raining hard. 1.65″ in the last 24 hours. More to come. How much? Who knows. Forecast for a another few hours of rain. Will the Missouri River see more…

May Missouri River Fishing Forecast 2024

May 7, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

BWO, Caddis, DFO, dry fly, Hatch Chart, March Brown, May, May Missouri River Fishing Forecast, missouri river, Mother's Day, Nymphing, River Flows, Streamer, Timing

May Missouri River Fishing Forecast Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog you get the May Missouri River Fishing Forecast. What to expect, wish for, and believe for the month ahead. Things to look forward to in May include… More…

Hump Day Missouri River Summer Water Projections

May 1, 2024

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

fishing report, Information Source., Spring flows

Hump Day Missouri River Summer Water Projections NOPE. This is stock file PHOTO. The Dearborn is not blown. We will not see this kind of runoff this year 2024. Unless we have a large rain event in the Rockies. Stock…

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