4th of July Recovery
We have done it. The big 4th of July party here in Craig Montana is over. Over for another year. Lots of folks around for the only big 4th of July host in Craig Headhunters Fly Shop with our famous…
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4th of July Celebration @ Headhunters Fly Shop
4th of July Celebration @ Headhunters Fly Shop. Yes one of our favorite holidays. Celebrate America’s Birthday with us here in downtown Craig. We will be BBQ’s up some burgers and dogs and hanging out all day long and well…
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Bob Lay Rules…
Bob Lay Rules… 10 Words that describe Bob. Genuine Crass Mentor Fun Honest Giving Thirsty Smiling Family Honorable Those are the words that I think describe Bob. We should al be so lucky. Those are the Bob Lay Rules. Thanks…
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Friday Fishing Report and Foto
Dentist Joe releasing this fabulous Brown Trout this last week on a PMD Spinner. Awesome. The PMD Spinner has been one of the stars this last couple weeks with it’s cousins the Cripple and the Emerger. Really great PMD hatches…
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An article of love written by us here at Headhunters in March. Bob worked for Headhunters for a summer and we all fell in love with him. Tomorrow is his memorial, party, gathering, remembrance in Craig at the Vaders House…
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Beaver Bash 2014 – Beaver Island Carp
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…
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Drift Boat Drive-In Recap
Drift Boat Drive-In Recap today not eh Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Great turnout last night on a long day. About 100 folks showed to view the Montana Fishing Film Festival in Craig last night. Fished all day, dinner at Izzak’s,…
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Tonight Only! Drift Boat Drive-In Friday June 20th @ Headhunters
Tonight in Craig Montana at the World’s Funnest Fly Shop the Drift Boat Drive-In @ Dusk! Drift Boat Drive-In June 20th. Yes, the 2nd Annual-ish Drift Boat Drive-in here in downtown Craig Montana. If you remember the Brian O’Keefe event here…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 6.11.14
The Missouri River Fishing Report. You know when you should be here? Today. Or tomorrow. A few PMD’s, caddis…tomorrow better. The day after too.
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I guess we’ll fish here…
Have you been here? We have been. Many of us were in this situation at one point on the Missouri. Damn. Still here.
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Headhunters Weekend Fishing Report Missouri River Montana
The weekend looks good. While winter is over, spring is still around, and summer has still yet to set in. Bring your rain jacket, your fleece, and some sort of warm hat if you headed out for the day. Waders…
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Silly Saturday Scenery | Road Less Traveled Edition
You coming to Montana? It may be the Road Less Traveled. We will welcome you. This is the road to the Blackfoot River over the other side, the wet side of the divide. We will be traveling across soon enough.…
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Missouri River Fly Fishing Map
We’ve done a little tweaking to our popular Missouri River Montana Fly Fishing Map recently. Cleaned it up a little, and made some adjustments that reflect changes to access over the last few years. The new copies will be arriving…
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GigaPan Technology
Our good buddy Andy Watson at Bull Stock Media took this cool GigaPan image of our shop after work last week. Very cool stuff. You can zoom way in and out, pan around and even read the leader packs on…
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Save a Trout, Kill a Walleye
You’ve seen a lot of Walleye pic’s from us this spring. Most of them dead. Which is how they should be. If I were a religious zealot I would say that God put Walleye on Earth to make fish tacos…
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Missouri River Ch-Ch-Changes. Brought to you by Bowie
Check it. The Mo is going through some changes. Dry fly changes. Happy Wednesday, Hump Day, a day for changes. Should you come in June? Nah, you wouldn’t like it anyway. All those fish rising and long afternoons and even…
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Missouri River Flies for early June
The bottom is dropping out right now as I write this Tuesday evening. Look at the chart. You will approve. Already speculation that there will not be enough water to fill the reservoir. It is just that until we see…
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June Events Missouri River Montana
A few June events to keep in mind as we move into my favorite month of the year. Summer has arrived albeit not officially til later in the month. The days are getting really nice, and really long. More time…
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Not yet on the Blackfoot River
Just did some recon on the Blackfoot River yesterday and today. Still blown. No surprise to those who know how freestone streams behave in the spring, and searly summer, and sometimes mid summer. According to Cathy at the Blackfoot Angler…
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Skipping Rocks
Ninch, Mark and I headed out on the river yesterday. The plan was to shoot some video and get a day on the water together. An option that will be rare for any of Team Headhunters for the next few…
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Trout Porn Stars
We received a visit from Team Trout Porn last week, as they hit the Missouri River as as part of their annual spring tour of Montana. Talk about enthusiasm, this crew seems to always have a smile on their face,…
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Waiting for the Man | Velvet Underground
A fly fishing break for you folks at home. Check out the video today from Velvet Underground with an appearance from Andy Warhol. Cool shit man. The holiday is nearly over and the three day weekend has gone away from…
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Headhunters BBQ Tonight!
Headhunters BBQ Tonight! Yes, it is the first sign of summer. A free BBQ @ Headhunters. We are rolling out our finest Tube Steaks from Hebrew National along with the bun! Yes, for you the hungry angler. Get in on…
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Friday Foto Memorial Day Fishing Report 5.23.14
Hooray for the weather, for the holiday weekend, for the trout. All good things happening here in Craig Montana. Kicking off the weekend in the west! If you are not coming this weekend, we certainly hope we see you this…
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Row Jimmy Row
Row Jimmy Row today on the Headhunters Blog. The art on the TShirt above is called Row Jimmy after the Dead tune. You have seen the Dead Drifter art on our TShirts last year so we give you this Row…
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Yep, we got high(er) water.
The Missouri River is higher than normal. It certainly is not High. High water is way higher than it is now. Like double. Does it affect our trout? Yep. They just get bigger. With an average trout int he 18″…
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Sunday Scenery from Ben McNinch
Sunday Scenery brought to us today from our very own fly guru Ben McNinch. Ben caught this image mid eek down below his house. They boys caught some fish too! Fishing with Headhunters Guide Nick Stipech. We are just getting…
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Opening Day. Take a Kid Fishing.
In my case, it’s my kid. This Saturday marks the opening of many smaller streams in Montana. While many (most?) area creeks will be too high for good fishing and safe wading, there will be some small stream opportunities available…
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Craig Caddis Festival & BBQ Cook-Off Tomorrow!
Hello to all! This Saturday is our 8th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off! Activities begin at 4pm with about 10 BBQ contestants grilling awesome food like Ribs, BRisket, Wings, Pork and much more! Max Hay and Rocket to…
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May State of the Missouri River
May State of the Missouri River from Headhunters Fly Shop in downtown Craig Montana. The river is fishing well. Nymphing great. Streamer fishing well. Dry fly fishing just OK. The water levels are higher than normal with the current flows…
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Derek DeYoung @ Craig Caddis Festival Saturday May 17th
Izaak’s Restaurant and Craig Caddis Festival hosting Derek DeYoung at this years 8th Annual Craig Caddis Festival Saturday May17th 4pm. Be here for the BBQ Cook-Off which is part of the fun as 10+ BBQ contestants smoke, roast, and grill…
Read MoreCraig Caddis Festival & BBQ Cook-Off next Saturday
Craig Caddis Festival & BBQ Cook-Off next Saturday May 17th in the tiny fishing ‘burb of Craig. Events start at 4pm with the Parade, the 10+ BBQ contestants, silent auctions, live auction at 8pm with guide trips from around the…
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Friday Foto | Sara Spey Edition
Friday Foto today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Montana’s best photo blog every Friday. Sara Roholt, a Headhunters All Star learns from Mike McCune of international Spey Casting Fame. Last weekend we hosted Mike and Whitney Gould here on…
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My Day with Nick and the Fish Magnet
Ed Note: This article sent to us by Headhunters Fly Shop friend Terry Armstrong in regards to their annual guided trip through Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service during the Spring Special. Headhunters Guide Nick Stipech is the guide in…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Rain day on the Missouri River. Raining as I rose this morning and may continue all day long. The tribes have jumped a bit in the last 24 hours and the Dearborn is tossing some mud our direction. Brown for…
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Friday Foto | Coming Home
Love this shot of the Wolf Creek Bridge. How do you feel when you drive down this grade to the Missouri River? I know that even today I still get jazzed when I get the first glimpse of the Missouri…
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Yes, they are here. The bugs that is.
A common question the last couple weeks. Have the bugs arrived? I think we can certify that they have arrived. Yes, they are here. Midges? Yes. BWO’s? Yes. You? We hope so. Check out the all new IDB. The…
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Silly Saturday Image
Check it out. Mark rowing switch. He thinks he invented it. I for now believe he did. Thanks to westside Tony for sending this image. He said: I think an appropriate name for this trick would be the ‘switch 180 inside…
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Friday Foto. Brown Town.
A ton of these guys in the river this year. Is this the year that we see a large number of Brown Trout in the system? Maybe. We have been seeing a number of larger Brown Trout this year already,…
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Soon. Missouri River Baetis
Baetis on the docket. Soon. Have seen some movement and have seen some fish respond. More on the way. Soon. Your objective? Be at the right place at the right time. Your task? Drift well. We know you have the…
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Friday Foto and Fishing Report
Lee straight outta Seattle Washington with this Bamboo caught Brown Trout. Nice Lee. Headhunters Guide Nick Stipech put him on this behemoth yesterday. As Lee was battling this Missouri River Brown Trout he turned to the guest in the back…
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Hank Patterson on Pebble Mine
Montana funny-man and fly fishing guru Hank Patterson lays down his opinion on the Pebble Mine issue. http://www.stoppebblemine.org
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New Boat Smell | Tax Day Edition
It is the time of year when we see a ton of new boats coming out to the Missouri River for the inaugural float. Why not christen your craft on the Missouri? This is one more of the many new…
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Land of the Giants – Missouri River
Our “Land of the Giants” guides are running some great trips right now. Spring fishing at LOG is pretty good. You’d be hard pressed to fins any better in the state right now. Of course, if you don’t like catching…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Blog. This sign at the top of Spring Creek exit I-15. Get off heading North 7 miles outside of Wolf Creek. IT parallels the Little Prickly Pear Creek. Damn pretty and…
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RO Deville For Sale
Headhunters Guide Jared Edens selling his 2010 RO Deville. New Tires Sawyer Dynalite 9′ Oars 3 Box Seats NRS Low Back Rowers Seat Black Dog Double Roller Trailer Chines and Hull in great shape. Rowed on the Missouri River its…
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Clean, fishable, and open
Yes indeed. We here on the Missouri River have clean water, it is quite fishable, and we are open. Sounds like the boys from the west side have some color. Too much I am guessing. The Dearborn is flowing at…
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Fly Rasta | Ziggy Marley
Fly Rasta today Montana’s Missouri River Fly Fishing Blog. Headhunters has been known to play a little reggae from time to time. Today we like Fly Rasta. The title is appropriate. Could the legendary son of Bob be an angler?…
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Guiding 101
Always remember your clients name. Here is a tip from my first endorsing outfitter Steve Butt. You may remember Steve as the fellow who had Parrothead Fly Shop in our very location in the early 90’s. Steve passed on to…
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Fiberglass Manifesto on the Missouri
Fellow blogger and friend Cameron Mortenson of The Fiberglass Manifesto visited us this week following the Orvis Guide Rendezvous in Missoula. He and I spent a couple of days pounding the Missouri with the finest glass rods from Epic, Graywolf,…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery. Dog, Otis, at the Craig Boat Ramp. Art knows Otis is checking things out for him. Kinda like a messenger or a sentry. Or a spy… Good one Art. I wouldn’ta thoughta that one. Today is…
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Friday Foto Missouri River Spring Edition
Yes. The Spring Edition. Thursday felt like spring. Sorta. This weekend promises to feel like spring. A lot. Today brings us some sun. Saturday some sun. Sunday some sun. Sunday the Orvis Guide Rendezvous in downtown Craig 4pm with a…
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Final Post on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog
We are sorry to inform you readers that this is the last post on the Headhunters Blog. We have run out of content so we will no longer be able to keep you informed on the fishing report, the New…
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Sunday Scenery | New Breed Chicks Rule
Sunday Scenery Brown Trout Edition New Breed Chicks Rule today on the Headhunters Fly Shop. Sunnier skies, brighter browns, warmer bones. Still feels like winter most days here in Craig. While it bothers us, it does not bother the trout.…
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Orvis TU 1000 Miles Campaign Video
Orvis TU 1000 Miles Campaign Video today for your viewing @ Headhuntersflyshop.com. Sunday and all is well. Check the video and volunteer today. Volunteer for anything that makes your heart beat. For some it is kids fishing education. For others…
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The Waking of a Trout Town. Craig Montana
The Waking of a Trout Town. Our favorite Trout Town. Craig Montana USA. Lots of movement this morning and last evening. We were in the shop tip 9pm…our latest this year. The town is buzzing with trout anticipation. Do you…
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