RIO GOLD Max Fly Line Intro
You like to huck junk? (changed a typo here that was pretty funny!? Thanks to MT for pointing it out to me!) Yeah, we do too, sometimes. If this is you game, and you like have fly lines to accomplish…
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$1 Nymph, Dry Fly, & Streamer Fly $ALE!
Nymph, Dry Fly, Streamer SALE! Only $1 Check out the Nymph, Dry Fly, and Streamer Sale Prices at only $1 Online here. Been selling a bundle of these sale flies. Now available to you, ONLINE for only ONE DOLLAR! Now you…
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SOJA Not Done Yet. We agree…
Snowy here in central Montana and beyond. Is it time to re-focus today. In February. Often a gloomy month for the angler. But don’t let the month that brings many of us down. I believe this is a depressing month.…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring 2025
Headhunters Fly Shop Hiring 2025 Headhunters Fly Shop hiring for shuttle and shop staff 2025. Yes, we begin to gather all stars for the Missouri River fishing season. Want to come join us for the next dry fly campaign? Want…
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Missouri River Water Update
Missouri River Water Update The projection for the upcoming year. Will it change? Oh yeah. Got the wettest months of the year ahead of us. June, May, April in that order top 3 wet months. Love the new chart form.…
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Snow Days. Bitter Cold. Maybe (probably) Closed this Weekend.
Snow Days. Bitter Cold. Maybe (probably) Closed this Weekend. 4th storm in a month. Definitely winter here in central Montana. Bring it. It is February. Historically cold and sometimes snow laden. Some times below zero temps hold us for a…
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Tito Puente Take Five
Many of you know Tito Puente from Oye Como Va fame. yeah, he wrote that. Today he is playing Take Five. Another famous tune written by Paul Desmond and made famous by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. The biggest selling jazz…
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$1 Online Fly Sale, In-Store Specials, Late January
$1 Online Fly Sale, In-Store Specials, Late January Cold and snow on the ground. Warming this week and may see some anglers on the water with air temps crawling into the 40’s! Lots of good sale stuff happening too. Shop…
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Silly Saturday Foto January Edition
Snow on the ground in the past couple days. 6″ in Cascade, lesser around. Cold? Yes. Too cold? No. Sun out today. A perfect afternoon. Nymphing with big pink flies. Effective. The fish are in slow water but found several…
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Hump Day Winter Fly Fishing Forecast
Hump Day Winter Forecast A winter weather pattern has descended upon us here in central Montana. Finally. Snow a couple ties this past week spitting a couple inches each storm. Today spitting more snow with air temps crawling out of…
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Got Fly Fishing Problems? Call 877-DRY-FLYS for help today!
Your one stop fly fishing source in Craig Montana. Call today for summer fly fishing help. Like guides, rental boats, Craig Montana lodging, on-line fly fishing equipment, trout-spey information rods, lines, and gear, and pretty much anything trout related. We…
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Redington Taco Tour Video w/ Mark Raisler of Headhunters Fly Shop
Redington Taco Tour Video w/ Mark Raisler of Headhunters Fly Shop Had a ball tossing PMD dries, drinking Special Beers, and making Birria Tacos with Guide Mario Guel of Redington last summer. Just viewed long time friend Wayne Peterson of…
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Closed today Monday
Closed today Monday Out for the cold and primarily snow today. A bit sketchy for the drive for the staff. Back in the store tomorrow. Well below freezing as well. Guides may freeze up after two casts. Save them for…
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Craig Montana January 2nd 2025
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.…
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Happy New Year 2025!
Happy New Year 2025! Thanking you and all of our friends and guests. Thank you for a very nice 2024. Looking forward to the best yet? Always hoping. The true drive of any angler. Hope. We hope to see you…
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Hurricane Helene Guide Relief Raffle!
Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, made landfall on Thursday, September 26th, in Northwestern Florida before moving through Georgia, Western North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee. The ensuing winds and heavy rains caused unimaginable flooding and damage to small towns in…
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One of the great John Cusack Quotes
One of the great John Cusack Quotes What do you want to do? Are you doing it? Did you have a crossroads decision at one point? We all did. This is a fantastic scene with John Cusack in Say Anything…
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Swing Season Tuesday Scenery
Swing Season Tuesday Scenery Swinging this Tuesday. Happy Holidays. If you are in the neighborhood swing by for a cup of coffee. And a fishing chat. Get your hands on a Headhunters Fly Shop Gift Card for you, your neighbor,…
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Christmas Spey by Jeff Kennedy
Christmas Spey by Jeff Kennedy Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah. Wishing you the best today, this week and throughout the upcoming year. Thanking all of you for a fantastic 2024. Looking forward to a wonderful 2025. A cool Christmas…
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Monday in Craig Montana | Gift Card!
Pretty boring in town in this winter month, specifically pre-Christmas as we are located in the middle of nowhere. 45 miles from both Great Falls and Helena. Not too close for Christmas shopping. But, we do have a great new…
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This from the Water Managers
This from the Water Managers Love the new addition of the numbers on the bottom of this chart. Gives us a bit more to think about. I like the projections for the summer. We do need to get going on…
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You’ll Shoot your Eye Out!
You’ll Shoot your Eye Out! Spey casting is easier than shooting your Red Ryder. You won’t shoot your eye out with a 11′ 3wt. Merry Christmas from all of us here in Craig! Don’t Shoot your Eye Out!
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Fly Fishing To Do List. December.
Fly Fishing To Do List. December. Warmer than normal this month. A touch of snow last night, for about an hour. A scant coating this morning greeted us. Gone now. 30’s and 40’s the entire next week. Un-seasonable weather. A…
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Shop Small November 29th
Shop Small November 29th The time is coming for that shopping blitz known as Black Friday. Yeah, the mobs arriving at stores at midnight has been lessened the past few years, but still fanatical shopping time in the states. Today…
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TBT @ Headhunters Fly Shop
TBT @ Headhunters Fly Shop Water temps falling. Anglers waning. Did not see an angler on the water yesterday. Mid November. TBT from 15+ years ago.
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Mid Week, and cold.
Mid Week, and cold. 18F at the shop this morning. Currently calm, will it last? Our first test of winter like weather this week in Craig. It was time. Water temps falling quickly. Most are swinging out on the river.…
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Silly, meaning stunning, Saturday Scenery | Steamin’ Edition
An awful beautiful place, the Missouri River is. We love it. Have you made your reservation for lodging yet? For 2025? February is too late for prime time lodging options. Just sayin’. You don’t want to miss out on Missouri…
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Veterans Day
Celebrating all veterans today November 11th. We honor, remember, and celebrate the service of all US Armed Services in peace and during war. Today we honor the bravery and service of all veterans. We at Headhunters keep these men and women…
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Thursday Throwback
Flashing back to a decade ago, summer, BBQ, fellowship. We like all of those things. Except, we look forward as we are glancing back. That is more realistic. Currently sunny and windy. Common for the season. We prefer calm and…
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Hump Day in Montana
Hump Day in Montana Personally thinking about the future today here in Craig. Conservation took a hit yesterday locally and nationally. Public Lands will be in question, human rights, and even our opportunities to recreate in one of the greatest…
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Friday Foto Fall in Montana
Friday Foto Fall in Montana It’s pretty nice out there. Maybe some snow next week. Maybe. Temps dipping a bit as time goes by. TGIF.
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After the Boys of Summer are gone…
After the Boys of Summer are gone… Slowly seeing an open and empty river. Many reading this love this fact. The fish do too. The locals do, and we do as well. The Quiet Season is upon us. Swingers Unite.…
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Silly Saturday Scenery Craig Montana
Silly Saturday Scenery Craig Montana Moving towards the final days of October. Decent dry fly fishing afternoons. Good enough streamer bite in between. Nymphers paradise. Fading traffic. Late October. Wade fishing paradise. Flows @ 3K. Temps 54F. Fallen two degrees…
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Friday Foto Fall Edition
Friday Foto Fall Edition Cold out this morning. Below Freezing. Finally. No wind too. Overcast. Happy Friday to all out there not fishing today. For those that are? See you on the water. Stripping and hunting heads will be my…
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Low Water for the Fall Period on Montana’s Missouri River
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…
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Endless Summer – The Elovators
Feels like an Endless Summer here in Craig Montana. Temps nearing 70F in the next 5 days, getting us close to the end of the month. The last 4 days will get us near the historical averages in daytime air…
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Tuesday. It’s Sunny Outside.
October is 2/3 of the way over. Bummer. Good news, is that we have November ahead of us. It’s sunny outside today. We like fall conditions instead of the late summer weather patterns. It is cooler outside this week with…
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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…
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Sunday Swing Image
Blue Skies and Spey Casts. Looking for more, or any, overcast skies and dry flies? Or both. A sunny October. I always believed that 4-5 perfect days o the Mo in October is the average. This year, a couple overcast…
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Missouri River Birds | Western Grebe
The Western Grebe visits us here on Montana’s Missouri River every fall. This year it seem like there is more. Some young around for a few weeks but they have gone elsewhere. I think. They could be lurking in some…
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Thank You Izaaks. Final 2024 Nite in Craig!
Thank You Izaaks! Final 2024 Nite in Craig! Want to give a big shout out there the great local businesses in Craig Montana that help our guests enjoy the time here in this dusty fishing ‘burb of Craig. Chef John,…
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Silly Saturday Scenery Casting Image
Silly Saturday Scenery Casting Image Montana’s Missouri River. Looks like the weather forecast is tipping in the correct direction. More fall please. Give us a nice fall, before Ol’ Man Winter arrives. Shop open daily 7am.
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Missouri River October Fishing Forecast 2024
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…
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Sunday Brown Trout Image
Sunday Brown Trout Image Blake with this nice Brown Trout. Just got done hosting and guiding Blake and his gang outta Gig Harbor Washington. You wanna put together a group to come on out to the Mighty Mo? Yes? Call…
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Stream Access Rally Bozeman Wednesday Oct. 2nd
Stream Access Rally Bozeman Wednesday Oct. 2nd 5-7pm What: Celebrate Montana’s Best in the Nation Stream Access Rule and learn more about what you can do to protect our access! When: Wednesday, October 2nd // 5:30 – 7:30PM MST Where: Gallatin County…
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Friday Foto Whoa Dude!
Friday Foto Whoa Dude! I’m not sure if the anglers even see this cliff dweller. And it probably does not matter either way. Happy Friday. Enjoy your weekend!
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Montana River Recreation Survey
Montana River Recreation Survey Ever want to weigh in on the current Montana river recreation use? Today is the day man. Take this Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks survey about how you feel about the last 3 years on any…
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Red Jammer. Best Guide Rig Ever?
Best Guide Rig ever? It may be just that. Pack a ton of folks, gear, and even your lunch. Wiki with the Red Jammer here. These are so cool. I want one. When you visit one of the parks that…
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Wednesday and all is well
Get here now. Or next month. It is getting serious. Fish are keying in on the feed. Yes, the food in the water column. Captain Obvious this Humpday. Rain the last two days. Looking good out there for those from…
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Silly Saturday Scenery Autumn Daze
Silly Saturday Scenery Autumn Daze Swingers. Two-Handers. Trout Spey. Autumn. Saturday. September.
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Friday Fly Fishing Facts. Or a Squeaky Autumnal Rant
Friday Fly Fishing Facts. Or a Squeaky Autumnal Rant Ed Note: This blog from 5 years ago, this week. This is still a problem for casters. The rainbow cast. The waving of the rod tip fore and aft without purpose,…
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Fall Fishing will get better and better…
Untouchables Bridge and hooked up! Fishing is fair with better hatches to come in the near future. Put yourself in this Foto and dream of wild fighting Rainbows and Browns. Book your fall trip today. We love October and November.…
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Don’t forget about Zeptember
Nobody’s Fault but Mine… Robert Plant claims to have sold his soul to the devil for Led Zeppelin success. I did the same here on the Missouri River. Although some days it does not seem to be working… …
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