Santa Claus is Coming to Town: Springsteen
Santa Claus is Coming to Town Love this Bruce Springsteen version. Happy Holidays to you and yours from all of us here on the banks of Montana’s Missouri River
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Why we love the shortest day in Craig MT
Why we love the shortest day in Craig MT Closed Sunday and Monday 24th and 25th. Open today and Saturday. See you Tuesday morning. Not toooo early though… We have crossed over the Winter Solstice here in Craig MT and…
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2023: Remaining To Do List
2023: Remaining To Do List A few things to get done before we tear the final page from the calendar. We still have a couple weeks left in the current year and why not scratch these items from the list…
Read MoreSunday Christmas (W)Rap
Christmas in Craig Hollis A throwback to 1987. About the time when Weight forward fly lines were coming a big thing. Pre-beaded fly patterns, VHS was king, and many anglers still casting fiberglass rods. What a time. The Mighty Mo…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery 40’s today with light wind. Pretty nice out there. Some are Christmas shopping. Others are dipping a fly in the water. We, we are here, shuttling, playing Santa, and jamming to a bit of reggae. Enjoy your…
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Friday Foto Headhunters Holiday Shot
Friday Foto Headhunters Holiday Shot We are in the full holiday swing here at Headhunters. The phone is ringing for fly fishing gift items and we are mailing gifts not only to Santa but to husbands, wives, friends, and families…
Read MoreAnd Winter Arrived on the Mo
And Winter Arrived on the Mo Day 1 of winter, today. It has arrived. Not a soul in Craig. A couple, meaning a couple waterfowlers roaming. A long fall preceded this moment. Great fishing for the swinging and stripping set.…
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Missouri River Fishing Map
Where are you going? This winter, this spring, this summer. Are you coming? Have you fished the entire river? If you have not it may be time to give yourself a treat and fish some new waters, on the Missouri…
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Headhunters 2023 Christmas Party: Closing early Saturday Dec. 2nd
Headhunters 2023 Christmas Party: Closing early Saturday Dec. 2nd Closing it up early on Saturday. A good time for our staff and guides with a homespun pizza party in the tiny fishing ‘burb of Craig. Maybe some wings, salads, and…
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29 Reasons to visit Missouri River Montana
We know you have your own reasons for visiting Montana’s Missouri River every year. Here are a few more reasons to visit this summer. Plus, you need to try out that new Sage R8 on our hard fighting jumping Rainbows!…
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Fly Shop Small Saturday
Fly Shop Small Saturday Yes we are open. Yes we are small. Yes we are a fly shop. Yes today is Saturday. Shop with us today. Everyday! Yes we thank you. Always online, in store, or on the phone. We…
Read MoreLouis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World this Thanksgiving 2023
Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World this Thanksgiving 2023 Up and down weather this past week. The Turkey Holiday with snow today, and cooler weather for the remainder of the weekend. Open at 9am Friday morning with guide trips out…
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Happy Thanksgiving from Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service
Happy Thanksgiving Week from Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service Hello all! Have a great holiday wherever you may cast your line. Closed Thanksgiving Day 2023. We will be watching football too, eating, napping, drinking, napping.. Come by and see…
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Friday Foto Fall Edition
Don’t let the fall season pass you by. Or, if you do…no worries. The fish are trapped in the river. They are pretty healthy for this time of year. Do see some Saprolegnia in some brown trout. Has occurred before…
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Falling in Love – with a River
Ed Note: Today on the Headhunters Blog we have a guest writer. A good friend of ours Mark wrote this 5 years ago. A re-post today as I find this a good read. Thanks Mark! That day is today. Mark is…
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Thursday on the Mo
Thursday on the Mo A nice time of the year to be here! Today specifically. Overcast, moist, light winds, cool. Perfect. A few swing trips out there along with the streamer strippers and an occasional dry fly angler. It is…
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Headhunters THANKS! Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches
Headhunters THANKS! Mo River Eats Missouri River Lunches Kelli has been doing a great job for us here at Headhunters for several years! And sadly now the peak summer season is coming to an end. And Kelli’s lunches are going…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Cold and snowy here @ Montana’s Missouri River. Although we have seen several anglers out there. Bearing it. Grinning? Pretty good out there. Kinda got the place to yourself. Put in late. Stay out til you are cold. Smile.
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Thanks Izaak’s! Izaak’s Closing Tonight October 28th for the Season!
Thanks Izaak’s! Izaak’s Closing Tonight October 28th for the Season! A sad day in our Craig Life today as Izaak’s last night for 2023 is tonight October 28th. We thank Chef John and his staff for the great year. The…
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Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner
Late October November Missouri River Fishing Planner Good times here on the Mo. Calm this week and last. Calm most of the month. Cold all week long, this week past, including snow and vacant waters. That is the type of…
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Friday Foto
Fall colors in full effect. But, leaving as the snow fell the past couple days. Heavy, decomposing leaves, falling to the ground. Streamer fishing? Getting closer to full throttle. Dry fly fishing? Pretty sweet the past week. True BWO’s showing.…
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In The Life of a Headhunter
The daily routine of a Headhunter might just go like this… Wake. Look outside to verify cloud cover. If sunny, sleep for as long as you want. If not, rollover and sleep until 10am. 10am. Get out of bed. Make…
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Missouri River Montana Snow Ahead
Throwback image today on theHeadhunters Fly Shop Blog. May have been the 3rd year open. 2010 image? Highs in the 20’s later this week. Lows in the single digits. Lots of snow forecast as well. 10″-20″? BWO weather? Swing weather?…
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World Series Missouri River Style
I am personally pulling for the National League team, the Phillies. I hate the Astros, cheaters, and dislike the Rangers. Both in the same division as the Mariners. Arizona is kinda boring, so the Phillies with the characters on that…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Good colors this week.The length of this fall is forecast to be lengthly. Yep, the colors will stay around for a while. Uncommon. Generally we get a hard freeze when the colors begin to shine, and the leaves die, then…
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3 Guide Tips for Fall Missouri River Success
Do you ever fall into a rut? Fish the same water every trip. Fish it because you had success some time ago, some trip where you caught a bunch of beauties? Then, it just has no t been the same?…
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Trout. A glimpse…
All we get is a glimpse of the elusive trout. We only get glimpses. Mere Glimpses. If you break down the time we tie flies, we plan trips, we talk about trout angling around the water cooler, the leader tying,…
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Fly Line Cleaner. Important!
Fly Line Cleaner. Important! The most important thing you can do for your cast today, that will make immediate impact, is to clean your fly line. Lots of products out there that are terrific. The easiest, effective, and inexpensive offering…
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Saturday October Caddis Image
Saturday October Caddis Image Love these big bugs. The largest caddis of the season! Got a few in the past week with one of these orange skaters hanging off the line! Enjoy. Fall is here. The fishing is strong. The…
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Friday Foto of Fall
Friday Foto of Fall Tail. Enjoy your Friday. Hope to see you this fall knee deep!
Read MoreCowgirl in the Sand Neil Young Farm Aid 2000
Cowgirl in the Sand Neil Young Farm Aid 2000 Love this jam. Love Neil Young. Saturday. Final Day of September. Enjoy the overcast skies and rain on the way. Looks like the water temperatures are falling accordingly for the season.…
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Friday Foto End of September Image
Friday Foto End of September Image Good looking month will pass us by when we blink this weekend. A better looking, certainly fishing, month as we happily skip into October. Definitely a slower pace as the seasons change which allows…
Read MoreAutumn Leaves, again
Autumn Leaves, again Posted several, maybe 4 or 5 versions of this killer jazz standard on this very blog. This year, Bill Evans, plays Autumn Leaves. If you like jazz, and standards at that, then it would behove you to…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Sunday. Football. Fall. Stalking trout. Swinging up a few. Deep breathing. Silence. Hope.
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Friday Foto Fall Foreshadowing
Friday Foto Fall Foreshadowing This image from the Blackfoot River. Bobby Clark after catching couple Cutthroat on a Chubby Chernobyl. The Blackfoot is about over as we move into cooler weather on the westside. But it is just heating up…
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Weekly Hatch Schedule for Mid-September
Things, meaning the bite, are looking up thisMid-September and partly due to the number of bugs around. Funny huh? Still some damn good Trico fishing in some areas. A good spinner fall can bring the fish up top. Many have…
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Morning Sunrise in Craig
Morning Sunrise in Craig Have a great Saturday. Many are out wing shooting, spotting elk, and sneaking around in the highlands. Other are here, fishing. Flows are normal. Temps are normal. The bite, is normal. It’s peaceful ’round here starting…
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Dam Nice Rainbow Image!
Dam Nice Rainbow Image! Rainbow arch above. Dam in the middle. Rainbow trout below. Image provided by Kevin Cumley. Thanks Kevin. Stunning shot.
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Remembering Labor Day 2000
Remembering Labor Day 2000 Snowing 23 years ago this weekend. Today. I was producing flies, streamers, at my tying desk Wolf Creek Montana. Drinking Bailey’s and Coffee, just like this morning, and watching the oversized flakes fall heavily to the…
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Famous Mo River Shot
Famous Mo River Shot We like this one. Shot several years ago on magical September morning. No filter. As is baby. Happy Holiday Weekend.
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Monday Upper River Image
Monday Upper River Image Hangin’ Loose on the Upper River this Monday in late August. Knocking on the door of Autumn. Bring it.
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Silly Sunday Scenery Headhunters Life
Silly Sunday Scenery Headhunters Life All good at Headhunters of Craig Montana. Sunny and warm for the next week. Tricos in the am for the dry fly set followed by hopper/ant afternoons. Nymphers like the dam and Zebra midge for…
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Stick Figure | Edge of the Ocean Video
Stick Figure | Edge of the Ocean Video One of SOL’s fav’s these days is Stick Figure. This mighty river flows to the ocean. I guess they all want to. Think about that one. The second sentence. Trico’s still pretty…
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Bashin’ Trash 2023 UMOWA Events
Bashin’ Trash 2023 UMOWA Event UMOWA Speaks below… With summer coming to an end, we wanted to let everyone know about some exciting things happening this weekend! 1. You have an opportunity to help our team participate in the…
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Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 19th!
Craig Caddis Festival Saturday August 19th General Timeline 3 p.m. Vendors -The parade kicks off the afternoon – don’t miss it! Line up at 2:45 at the fire station to participate and have your cameras ready at 3 when floats…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Closed Tuesday August 15th One Day Only
Headhunters Fly Shop Closed Tuesday August 15th Yep. Closed this coming Tuesday. One Day Only! A rare day with not one guide trip on the water. We have a shop sponsored ball game in Great Falls that evening and why…
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Searching with Attractors Fishing Montana’s Missouri River
Scumliner penned this article a few years ago. Information like this is pertinent today as ever! August, typically some of the most productive attractor fishing of the year on the Missouri. And because afternoon hatches can be slim, it’s often the…
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Hopper Box
Hopper Box Is this the best hopper fishery in the west? Nope, not by a long shot. Do we fish grasshoppers on the Mighty Mo? Oh yeah. Would I come to the Mo for the hopper fishing alone? Oh, no…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Silly Sunday Scenery Trico’s. Tricorythodes. The Mo has lots of them. Daily, For 4-10 weeks. It’s good right now if you like this sort of thing. It is summer. Many are up top near the dam, nymphing. You have some…
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The twice annual Reach Cast Discussion
The twice annual Reach Cast discussion kicks off today this Thursday in late July. The other time we talk about this is when me, Mark, has nothing else to say in the mid winter. Or nothing of value daily to…
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Silly Saturday Scenery
Silly Saturday Scenery Wade fishing Valhalla. Trico’s spent downstream. PMD spinners; trout candies. Ska dancing caddis skittering. The Mother Mo reveals her varied personalities. Anglers rejoice.
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Friday Fly Box Image
Friday Fly Box Image Get out your dirty caddis fly box . Employ the flies that scumliners enjoy. The dirty flavors. Need some? Come by the shop. We got dirt.
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Mo Flows are Perfect
Mo Flows are Perfect You like dry fly wade fishing? Or wade fishing at all? Then this is your time. We like 5K-6K. But will accept lower flows. Enjoy your Thursday. We will be hanging at the shop daily 630.
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Wednesday Mo River Fishing Update
Wednesday Mo River Fishing Update Flows currently 4770cfs. Wadeable. Trico’s am. Spinner falls daily, unless the wind blows them away. PMD spinner fall mid morning and into the afternoon some days. Saw good caddis hatches before noon and into…
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It’s Dry Fly Season! The Headhunter Fly Line
The Headhunter Fly Line Today speaking about the Headhunter Fly Line. A dry fly line designed by Headhunters manufactured by RIO for our dry fly obsessions! It is finally dry fly season here on Montana’s Missouri River. And no better…
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