Headhunting with the Sage PULSE
Lots of Headhunters around this month on the Mo. A recent tool of choice? The PULSE by Sage. My dentist just bought one yesterday. He’s sold. He said the PULSE is only half the price of a root canal. We…
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May is a month for Streamers!
May is a month for Streamers! May is a month for Streamers! Most of the HH staff loves the month of May and one of the reasons is the streamer bite. Some really big brown trout come in May. Still…
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Living Rivers – Cast
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…
Read MoreSage PULSE Video
Sage PULSE Video The Sage PULSE video featuring Mark from Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig Montana. Come in and test one out if you wish. We love both the Sage PULSE 590-4 and the 690-4. Perfect rods for the Missouri…
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March Mobile Fishing Report
Braden Lewis is bringing us the Mobile Fishing Report for mid-March. Fishing continues to change with the seasons as we move from winter to spring. Nymphs, streamers and now… dries. We should be talking about mayflies on next months video…
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Montana Fishing Film Festival Teaser ’16
Montana Fishing Film Festival Teaser ’16 The Montana Fishing Film Festival Teaser ’16 today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. We will be again hosting this event on Friday Night May 20th at about 8pm. Come out and enjoy this Headhunters…
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X Caddis JAV Kit and Tying Video
X Caddis JAV Kit The X Caddis is a killer fly! Still a couple months away from needing this bug. But I truly believe that the X Caddis originally tied by Craig Mathews is one of the 5 caddis you…
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Howler Bros Spring ’16 Collection
Howler Bros Spring ’16 Collection Back at you this Friday with the Howler Bros Spring ’16 Collection. If you are not revved up for sun, longer days, and of course longer nights the arrival of the Spring Howler Collection might…
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Mobile (or not) Video Fishing Report
If you check out the home page of the Headhunters Website today, you see a tall skinny video in the blog section, featuring our new Mobile Video Fishing Report. We’ve threatened to do this for years. Looks like we’re actually…
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Tailout Steelhead Video Scumliner Media
Killer Steelhead video from Scumliner Media today on the Headhunters Blog. This is a few years old. I watch the Scumliner Headhunters videos often. They really are cool. We love the 2 handed game all winter long here fishing Montana’s…
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The Scandinavian Way F3T Trailer
Coming up in Helena February 5th. Spokane, Seattle for couple nights and then Helena. The 10th Annual run across America the F3T has become a favorite for many winter anglers needing a fly fishing fix. Enjoy it in your town…
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Chrome F3T Trailer
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.
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Rainbow Czech Nymph Video
Rainbow Czech Nymph Video Headhunters very own Fly Tying Kits for your winter fly tying consumption. Winter is a good time to tie up a box full of the #1 selling fly on the Missouri River. It is losing ground…
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Listen to the River: A Packraft Adventure
Cool video today from up on the Bob. This gang really has some balls, and legs. Makes us here on the Mo look lazy. Towing boats behind SUV’s! Wild Confluence Films brings us this pleasant video on this snowy and…
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Adipose Flow New Boat Smell for the New Year
Adipose Flow. New Boat Smell for the New Year I picked up my new Adipose Flow yesterday. I’m pretty stoked. Not long ago I thought I would row my Clackacraft Guide LP for life. I would have been just fine…
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Tying the Pink Lightning Bug
Tying the Pink Lightning Bug Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog we tie the Pink Lightning Bug. In conjunction with our popular Just Add Vise brand this video is purely simple. No talking, no postulating about materials, and no…
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The Montana Warmwater Project
The Montana Warmwater Project A warm water fly fishing video edition sent to us from Matt Devlin today on the Headhunters Blog. Travis Bradford with the Montana Warmwater Project trailer for us to view today. It is a Montana Fishing…
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Summer Video in Winter Big Sky PMD’s by Todd Moen
We have entered the 6 month countdown until the PMD’s arrive. And I for one am damn excited. We have snow on the ground, high temps sometimes exceeding 40F, w/ a side of a brisk and chewy breeze. Historically the…
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SIMMS Bulkley Jacket Review
SIMMS Bulkley Jacket Review A good piece for 8 months a year! Lots of interest in the New SIMMS Bulkley Jacket this season. With the recent advent of winter, it has been brewing but now it has certainly arrived, this…
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Some Flicks.
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.
Read More“Mend” Kickstarter
Simon Perkins/Sharptail Media and Nick and Kami Swingle/Two-Fisted Heart Media are seeking some support for this film project. Check out the trailer below By some accounts, Joey Maxim died on November 21st, 2011. The car crash was horrific, so bad…
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Get your NRS Freestone this Fall @ Headhunters Fly Shop
Come out and try the NRS Freestone today. You want one? We got ’em. Our DEMO Boat is for sale and you can take it on home on the M&M trailer or put it on your Snowmobile trailer. Either is…
Read MoreIt’s a good time for the Blackfoot River
September is a great month for heading across the divide and checking out Montana’s Blackfoot River. John shot this video about a year ago with 3 trips to the Blackfoot with Mark. Pretty cool shit. It is Always Worth the…
Read MoreBadfish TV
A pretty cool new website called BADFISH.tv appeared a few weeks ago. For those who like fly fishing videos, this is a one stop shopping option, an aggregator of all fishing videos. Or most. It’s based on a very…
Read MoreSimms Summertime Fishing
From the Simms Video Library Fly Fishing Videographer RA Beattie spends of day with sometimes Headhunters guide Tony Valeriano and Eric Adams on the Missouri River in SUPER SLO MOOOOOOTION… Cool stuff. Check out more at Simms Fishing.
Read MoreSkwala PMD Productions Video
Love cool videos here at Headhunters. This from Matt Devlin over at PMD Productions who also sponsors our Drift Boat Drive-In in May here n Craig. Enjoy on this Monday morning. Quiet here in Craig this am. We are enjoying…
Read MoreJohn Foust Video
John Foust is a legend in Montana. Probably outside Montana too. Would not surprise me at all. Almost nothing he says is true, yet I have been believing everything from his mouth since I met John in the late 90’s.…
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Saturday Meditation
It’s July, and that means hot fishing, hot weather and sometimes some hot tempers. You people are too wound up. It’s just fly fishing! Take ‘er easy this morning and check out some uber-mellow Scandinavian fly fishing. Calming tunes, Sea-trout, Howler…
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Henry’s Fork Country
We kind of consider Henry’s Fork anglers to be our brothers. Or maybe cousins. They actually enjoy using 6X. We see a ton of them up here in the weeks after the RR Ranch opener, and we’re all looking for…
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The Shark is not the Issue, Dude…
Dave Hartman from Stripn Flywear over on the west side sent us this Shark Fishing/Big Lebowski tribute. Good stuff. Anything Lebowski is good stuff.
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Get Out of the Boat – Summer Haze
From the boys at Montana Wild over the hill comes their latest flick, ‘Summer Haze’. Some great dry fly shots while fishing for Cutties somewhere wild. Check it…. In another week or two you’ll be able to wade fish most…
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Saturday Video – Art of the Storm
Along with the rise in air temperatures come an increase in gnarly and violent thunderstorms. We’ve had a few, but are heading into the peak of the season. Check out this incredible short from Nicolaus Wegner from just over the…
Read MoreArctic Seasons – Video
Here is a sweet video that came through the feeds the other day. Incredible footage and fishing from those inspired filmmakers in Scandinavia (I think?). These guys from Northern Europe always seem to combine great footage with some emotional narrative.…
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Latest Issue – Catch Magazine
The latest Issue of Catch Magazine is out. Some great articles and incredible photos in this one. Really cool photo spread on Africa, and some great shots from the Salmonfly Hatch on the Henry’s Fork. Todd Moen shows you some…
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New Trout Spey Stuff – Video
When Mike McCune and Whitney Gould were here in April on their annual Montana spey fishing tour, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days fishing with Mike and talking about the new “Trout Spey” gear he has…
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Just Add Vise Tungsten Dart
Today on the Headhunters Blog we have the Bloom’s Tungsten Dart. A great pattern for the Missouri River May, June, July, August…you get the point. Tie this on and get after it. We got them in stock for a cup…
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Montana Fishtales – Video
I recently spent a few days down in the Ruby Valley fishing with an old friend. Mike Stack and I used to guide together down in the “5 Rivers” area (Madison, Jefferson, Ruby, Beaverhead, Big Hole), and it is truly…
Read MoreAlpenFlow Reverence Video
Wet, cold, sleeting at the time of this post. Check out this video made by Montanan’s. It has snow in it. Just like today. The 9th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off is in the books. Way more folks…
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Drift Boat Drive-In RAIN PLAN Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival Friday Nite May 15th
Drift Boat Drive-In RAIN PLAN Headhunters Fly Shop Montana Fly Fishing Film Festival Friday Nite May 15th! Come one come all to this FREE Event in Craig MT With the advent of Montana weather we got you covered, literally, for…
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Always Worth the Trip Scumliner Media Blackfoot River Montana
Spending a week here on the Missouri River? Why not a trip across the Continental Divide for a beautiful day on one of the world’s prettiest streams. The Blackfoot River. We love to dip over the to the other side…
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Hunter and Angler Dollars are important to Montana!
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…
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Kreelex Just Add Vise Video
This maybe the most popular JAV Tying Kit we have? You’d have to ask Ninch. He’ll know. It is one of the most talked about streamers on the Mo, and rivers, streams, lakes, and of course bass ponds. A few…
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Just Add Vise Kits Live
Over 10 new Just Add Vise kits created by Ninch and John this last winter. They are in stock and already finding homes at vises near you. New videos for the new additions. New packaging too. Headhunters Fly Shop Just…
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Howler Bros. gets in bed with Smith
Check this collection out. Howler Bros/ Smith Backdrop Glass w/ ChromoPop John and I received our front end Smith Howler Bros. sun glasses the Dockside model a few days ago and we are enjoying them. What is not to like.…
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Howler Bros. Spring 2015
The Howler Bros. Spring 2015 Collection is out. In typical Howler Fashion, a dope new video goes along with it. This is pretty much what my life is like every day. Don’t hate me. Lots of cool new stuff from our…
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Fly Tying Night in America w/ Rainbow Czech JAV Video
The most popular fly pattern in an inanimate menagerie not of animals but of insects…or simple representations of them. And the Ranibow Czech stands a top of this long list of must haves for the Missouri River nymph patterns. A…
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Titan Rod Vault
Our friends over at Strike Foundry put this together while product testing here last fall. Who does not want a Titan Rod Vault. We here at Headhunters are big fans. We have guided many through the installation process and many…
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Just Add Vise UV Para Ant Video
Ants are flies that fish eat on the Missouri River. Talk to any ol’ timer and he can tell you 12 stories about either floating any sort of rodent from a shingle…and a few stories about ants. That’s truth there…
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Longhorn Beetle JAV | Fly Tying Night in America
This pattern developed by John Arnold of Headhunters Fly Shop. John also shot the video, tied on the video, and authored the JAV tune! When do we use this fly on the Mo’? Well, when there are beetles around, Longhorns!…
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Echo Rods. Rajeff the rod breaker video
Tim Rajeff and Jaime over at Echo Rods in Vancouver WA trying to break this Echo 10wt. Watch on and enjoy. Lots of ways to break fly rods…he likes the forklift method.
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The New Fly Fisher Missouri River & Headhunters Fly Shop on WFN
Here is the promo from The New Fly Fisher TV Show host Colin McKeown fishing with Headhunters Fly Shop Montana’s Missouri River on World Fishing Network WFN February 3rd 930pm est. Airing again @ 130am est and again throughout the…
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Fly Fishing Film Tour F3T 2015
The annual F3T Tour will be stopping in Helena for an independent show Saturday January 31st. The Fly Fishing Film Tour is brought to Helena MT by Pat Barnes Missouri River Trout Unlimited. All proceeds from this event will benefit…
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The Mozuri Minnow Just Add Vise Video
John created this Mozuri Minnow based on the widely popular Yo-zuri Minnow that many of you are familiar with outside of fly fishing. Toss this Mozuri Minnow and catch a few walleye, or those pesky trout too. Great winter fly…
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Abandon Hope by HH Guide Ben Hardy
Hope. It’s a good thing, right? Wiki says that hope is an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes related to events and circumstances in one’s life or the world at large. As a verb, to…
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