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November Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast

November 4, 2024

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…

G. Loomis Trout Spey Rod Demo Daze Saturday and Sunday

April 24, 2024

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

Demo Daze, Loomis, Short Spey, Trout Spey

G. Loomis Trout Spey Rod Demo Daze Saturday and Sunday\ This weekend at your favorite Trout Spey Shop in Craig we present to you G. Loomis Short Spey Demo’s this weekend at Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig. What: Loomis IMX-PRO…

March Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast

March 2, 2024

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Forecast, MArch, Spring

March Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast The first thing that most anglers ask on the phone is if we are gonna have high water. The second question is if we will have low water. Then the third is if we…

Superbowl Spey Scenery

February 11, 2024

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

Scenery, spey, Super Bowl

Enjoy the game today. About half and half at the shop. Some puling for the Chiefs, Mahomes, and Swifty. Some lean toward the young QB in SF. Whichever team you are pulling for we hope it is a good match.…

Weekend Tip: Keep Those Hands Down

February 10, 2024

mccune, spey, Trout

Look at this picture and let it burn into your memory banks. For you spey junkies planning on hitting then river this weekend, here’s a tip. In fact it’s THE tip. This is without a doubt the #1 mistake that…

Endless Winter

Endless Winter

January 15, 2024

Endless Winter The Swing fishing will become good again. Soon? Endless Winter still has a long ways to go. Stop by for any trout spey gear you need. Montana’s 2HTROUT HQ. Open daily during the Endless Winter.

Swing Pic

Saturday Swing Pic

December 2, 2023

2HTROUT, Mid Week Swing Pic, Swing, Trout Spey

Saturday Swing Pic Enjoying the solace here on the Missouri River near Craig Montana. Late fall-ish windy and cold weather has settled in here in Craig. It will continue through the new year, beyond into the spring months. Get used…

Mike McCune – Perry Poke Video

November 21, 2023

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Casting, mccune, Mike, perry, poke, spey, troutspey

REPOST: Love this video shot by John and Mike several years ago. Worth the watch again nd again. Enjoy if you are viewing after the turkey this Thursday! If you haven’t had a chance to attend one of our clinics…

Trout Spey on the Missouri River

Trout Spey on the Missouri River

October 20, 2023

Trout Spey, Trout Spey on the Missouri River

Trout Spey on the Missouri River Swinging daily here fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Good success swinging soft hackles for the BWO feeding fish. Good success with the leech and smaller buggers this week. Next week? Success with floaters and intermediate…

Redington Trout Spey Field Kit w/ Bonus Fly Box

Redington Trout Spey Field Kit w/ Bonus Fly Box

December 13, 2022

Redington, sale, Trout Spey Kit

Redington Trout Spey Field Kit w/ Bonus Fly Box Want to get a new rod and try a new technique or fly fishing discipline in 2023? Why not. Want to skip the sometime difficult nomenclature of this somewhat mysterious line…

RIO Spey Line Sale

RIO Spey Line Sale

September 29, 2022

RIO Spey Line Sale A mid summer trout spey line sale at Headhunters. Your source for all things 2 handed trout! Check out the SALE SELECTION and fill in some holes in your line wallet!

Friday Fly Tying Just Add Vise

Mid-WeekFly Tying Just Add Vise Mozuri Minnow

September 28, 2022

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying, Troutspey

John Arnold, Mozuri Minnow, Streamer, Swing, Trout Spey, Tying Kt, Tying Video

Mid-Week Fly Tying Just Add Vise The Mozuri Minnow from the vise of John Arnold. John patterned this streamer pattern from the Yozuri Minnow fished on light tackle when living in the Florida Keys. Originally tied with Walleye in mind…

Arnold’s Mozuri Minnow Tying Video

September 1, 2022

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying, Troutspey

JAV, Online Store, Tying Kits, video

Arnold’s Mozuri Minnow Tying Video This from the Just Add Vise Tying Kits video vault. A popular streamer that we not only strip in the fall we just as often swing it. The fall and winter months here on the…

Classic Rewind: Winter Spey Video

February 20, 2022

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Winter Spey Video

Classic Rewind: Winter Spey Video This vid from Scumliner Media Switch It Up. Longer rods earlier in the progression of Trout Spey lines, rods, tips, etc. No longer are we tossing a short and light 6126’s! 3’s ands 4’s are…

Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review

February 4, 2022

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

Headhunters Fly Shop, Trout Spey G5

Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review Shop All Star Dick Magill with the Sage G5 Trout Spey Rod Review today. Dick fishes with a Trout Spey rod most of the time. His single handed c pst is much better than…

Swinging with Dick

December 16, 2021

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Swinging with Dick Richard writes the fishing report today as catches us up on the Swing Season. Pretty damn good out there on the Mo and the water temps still reasonable. Snow on the ground today and spitting throughout the…

Troutspey Techniques

Mike McCune – Troutspey Retrieve Methods

November 15, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

mccune, Technique, troutspey

Mike McCune does an excellent job of covering the primary methods we use to add action to the fly when swinging for trout with our two-handers. You also get to watch some excellent, relaxed, compact, troutspey casting. Watch enough and…

2021 Trout Spey Gear Roundup

November 8, 2021

2HTROUT, spey, Trout, Trout Spey, troutspey

Our annual Trout Spey Gear Roundup is typically here to let you know about all the great new gear available! Because there’s not much to report on the “new Trout Spey gear” front, we debated publishing this. The Pandemic has…

Is the Swing Bite good?

Is the Swing Bite good?

April 19, 2021

Fishing Report, Troutspey

2HTROUT, 7wt., Rainbow, Swing, Trout Spey, Where is 7wt.?

Is the Swing Bite good? Ask HH Guide Ben McNinch, aka 7wt, what he thinks of the swing bite. He’d say something like “Well, you can see the result above.” Matter of fact. Rick yesterday caught this beauty on a…

Dick's Super Dialed Swing Report

Dick’s Super Dialed Swing Report

April 3, 2021

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Dick’s Super Dialed Swing Report Ed Note: Dick’s Spey Report today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Is this the totally dialed report? You will have to see for yourself! But I will say that it is a report. A…

Tuesday Trout Spey

Tuesday Trout Spey

January 26, 2021

Tuesday Trout Spey Starting off with 10F and light snow this morning. Not a good day for tossing the Trout Spey. You may get a couple casts off between breaking ice from the guides. Maybe. The good news is the…

Friday Foto Swing Pic

Friday Foto Swing Pic

December 26, 2020

2HTROUT, Friday Foto Swing Pic, spey, Trout, Trout Spey

Friday Foto Swing Pic Brought to us a gain today from Billy. He’s ben swinging here a bundle this December, and November. So probably January too. Said he had hi best day in 15 years last week. He was super…

Silly Saturday Scenery

Silly Sunday Scenery

December 20, 2020

2HTROUT, Image, Swing, Trout Spey

Silly Sunday Scenery Shop friend Billy P sent this along form last week. Billy is here again this week. Swinging? Yep. Have a Merry Swing out there Billy!

Two-handed Trout Report 11.24.20

November 24, 2020

Fishing Report, Troutspey

We are at the peak of trout spey season here on the Missouri River. A month ago, the water was too warm, weedy and buggy. A month from now, the water will likely be getting real cold. Right now it’s…

Montana Trout Spey

Trout Spey Gear Roundup

November 12, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey

2 Handed Rods, Fly Rod Review, gear, Leaders, lines, OPST, reels, Review, RIO, Running, SA, Scientific Anglers, spey, Spey Lines, Swing, tips, Trout Spey, Trout Spey Lines, Trout Spey Reels, TROUT2H

Ed Note: A re-post of this comprehensive Trout Spey Gear Roundup scribed by John this past month. We thought it important to post again as we now headlong into the TROUT2H Season. Swing Season has arrived! SWING SEASON 20-21 October…

Montana Trout Spey Headhunters

Two-handed Trout Season

October 19, 2020

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

guided, spey, Two Handed

We’ve started Two-handed Trout season a little earlier than normal this year. Actually, some of are swinging every month of the year, but Late October to late December are what we consider “prime time”. The fishing is pretty good right…

Trout Spey Outlook

March 31, 2020

Troutspey, Uncategorized

We’re still in Trout Spey season on the Missouri, and the swing bite remains good. As the weather and river slowly warm, the fish continue to get more active. The Rainbow trout are spawning right now in good numbers. It’s…

Two-hander Report

March 10, 2020

Troutspey, Uncategorized

Darn good swing fishing for early March on the Missouri, and more than a few spey anglers out searching. At least when the weather is nice. The water is still chilly, and you’ll find fish in the deep slow tanks…

The Dungeon Keeper

January 23, 2020

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Tying, Troutspey

Kelly Galloup’s Sex Dungeon is without a doubt one of the most popular large tandem streamer patterns in the West (World?). The articulated movement, swimmy materials, and large deer hare head that pushes water making noise is a great combination.…

Montana Spey Report

January 7, 2020

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Still swinging here on the Missouri River, but those water temperatures have dropped and the fish have really tanked up in those winter lies. Sink tips and gentle presentations are key, and productive spots are far fewer than they were…

Endless Winter Image

Endless Winter @ Headhunters Fly Shop

December 21, 2019

Endless Winter @ Headhunters Fly Shop

Endless Winter @ Headhunters Fly Shop This image by John and it is available on a cool hoody at your favorite fly shop. A great swing bite out there. See you in Craig this holiday season. Or next June. Trout…

Swinging with Dick

Swinging with Dick

December 19, 2019

Echo, Loomis, Richard Magill, Swinging with Dick, Trout Spey

Swinging with Dick Ed Note: An article today from Richard Magill, Dick, who works in the shop. Dick is headed into his 3rd year here on the Mo and has no intentions of leaving soon. He fishes a ton. When…

Strong Trout Spey – Finally

December 16, 2019

Troutspey, Uncategorized

So we’ve now had a week straight of solid swing fishing And the river seems to have stabilized. It’s still high for this time of year at 4600cfs, but it has stayed there for the last several days. Water temps…

Trout Spey Report

December 11, 2019

Fishing Report, Troutspey

The swing-bite has been inconsistent this fall. I blame it on inconsistent weather and inconsistent flows from Holter Dam. Mother Nature dictates the weather, and continuing construction on the spillway at Holter Dam Is affecting the flows. The flows have…

November Spey Report

November 12, 2019

Fishing Report, Troutspey

I get asked all the following question all the time: “When is the best time to swing flies with a two-hander on the Missouri River?” And I always give the same answer: “November and December”. And here we are in…

Sunday Scenery Sunset Spey

November 10, 2019

Landscape, Photography, Troutspey, Uncategorized

The longest lasting and most incredible sunset I’ve witnessed in a long time occurred the other night. Mike, James and I had a hard time concentrating on fishing. The swing bite had been fantastic all day, until this last run.…

OPST Micro Skagit Rods

November 6, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear, Troutspey, Uncategorized

We’ve just received a handful of the new OPST Micro Skagit rods designed by Skagit legend Ed Ward. We’ve been excited to see these long-awaited rods, and feel fortunate to have gotten in on the initial small run, which was…

Swing Report

November 5, 2019

Fishing Report, Troutspey

Its been a tough last month if you have been chasing fish with a two-hander on the Missouri, but things seem to be turning on. The fish are a little grabbier and they’re eating with a bit more authority. At…

Trout Spey Camp Roundup

October 21, 2019

Headhunters Life, Troutspey, Uncategorized

above: Whitney Gould offers some tips to one of the casting competition competitors. WHAT A CRAZY WEEK! Somehow, we managed to set up for, hold, and clean up after a 3+ day event at the shop and get to Denver…

Trout Spey Camp Fly Contest

October 15, 2019

Fly Tying, Troutspey

Here’s a great group of swing flies submitted for our fly tying competition at Trout Spey Camp. Maybe they will inspire you to get on the vice and whip up a new Trout Spey home brew of your own. Thanks…

Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update

Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update

October 12, 2019

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

#troutspeycamp, Casting Competition, Craiglandia, Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update, Trout Spey

Saturday Trout Spey Camp Update Halfway through day 3 of our 2019 Trout Spey Camp. Sunny 52F. All is well! 7F Thursday morning. Feels good to have the sun on our backs! The anglers are out fishing the Mo. Swinging.…

Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019

Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019

October 11, 2019

#trotuspeycamp, Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019

Friday Foto #troutspeycamp 2019 Fun times. Trout Spey Camp 2019. #troutspeycamp Fishing not too good. The catching part. The fishing part real swell. The swinging is good. Lots of fun trying new rods and lines and such from he product…

Montana Trout Spey Video

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media

October 8, 2019

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media

Montana Trout Spey Video Scumliner Media New, no. Cool, yes. I have watched this a ton of times. And I’m gonna watch it many more today. I love watching good casters. It never gets old. Mental training is important in…

Trout Spey Camp Fishing Forecast

October 7, 2019

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

More winter on the way this week, which should ramp the swing fishing up another level (it’s already pretty good)! Right now we are under a Winter Storm Watch for Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by cooler temperatures for the rest…

Double Spey River Right

Double Spey River Right Video

October 6, 2019

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Double Spey River Right, Spey Cast, video

Double Spey River Right Video A quick video today on this Sunday previous to our big Trout Spey Camp beginning this Thursday. Funtimes ahead. The spey bite has been good with streamers primarily followed by the soft hackle. Seconded. Not…

Trout Spey Camp – Intro to Spey Clinic FULL

September 30, 2019

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

Just a heads up for those who still haven’t signed up for our Trout Spey Camp. Our “Intro to Spey” Clinic is now completely full. You can still sign up for the Camp, but you’ll need to attend Mike McCune’s…

Trout Spey Camp Update & Report

September 23, 2019

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

Fishing today is the priority, so let’s get right to the spey report. The crew is starting to get out with the two-handers now, and we’ve been running a few guided spey trips as well. Fishing the swing is pretty…

Trout Spey Fly Tying Contest

September 11, 2019

Fly Tying, Troutspey

competition, contest, fly tying, Trout Spey

As part of our new 2019 Trout Spey Camp, Headhunters will be holding a fly tying competition for the best Trout Spey Pattern. We are looking for some great new Trout Spey “Swing” patterns for the Missouri River and beyond,…

Trout Spey Camp Event Page

September 2, 2019

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

camp, spey, Trout

DEDICATED EVENT PAGE We’ve created an EVENT PAGE for our first annual Trout Spey Camp so you can see a complete – but fluid – itinerary. I will keep updating the page as changes and additions are made. We’ve also…

Sage Trout Spey HD

August 26, 2019

hd, SAGE, spey, Trout

“Swing Season” is just around the corner, and we’ve even been out doing some prospecting with our ultra-light Spey Rods already. While we’re still in the middle of dry fly season, we’re starting to get some tackle questions revolving around…

ACR Nova Closeout!

August 25, 2019

ACR, Nova, spey

Anderson Custom Rods (ACR) has been slowly replacing their popular Nova series Spey Rods with the new “Nova 2” series. Last spring we received the 3 and 4 weights, but the 2 weight was a while in coming. But it’s…

NFG – Mike McCune joins our Guide Staff

August 14, 2019

Headhunters Life, Troutspey

Headhunters is stoked to announce that legendary Spey caster Mike McCune is the latest addition to our excellent guide staff. Mike has been doing a few Spey trips this year, but as we roll into autumn, we know that many…

Event Announcement: Trout Spey Camp October 10-12

August 12, 2019

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Tying, Headhunters Life, Troutspey

We’re excited to announce a long anticipated and oft requested event, our first annual Trout Spey Camp here on the Missouri River. It will involve 3 full days of Trout Spey Casting instruction, demonstration and interactive clinics, dinner presentations, and…

Friday April 8th Missouri River Fishing Report

Sunday Scenery

March 31, 2019

Landscape, Photography, Troutspey

or is it supposed to be a Saturday? I can never remember. Mark is basking in the glorious SoCal sun this week, so here’s my ode to a Springtime Swing. Jim Chalmers getting it done on the lower river.

McCune Gould Spey Clinics – only a few spots left!

March 30, 2019

Fly Fishing Technique, Troutspey

clinics, spey, Trout

UPDATE – Both Clinics are now full. You can sign up as a backup. Mike and Whitney’s annual spring Spey clinics are coming up and nearly full. In fact the “rookie” clinic on April 20th is full, but there a…

Gould McCune Spey Clinics Spring 2019

Gould McCune Spey Clinics Spring 2019

March 4, 2019

Fly Fishing Technique, Troutspey

2019 Clinics, Gould McCune Spey Clinics Spring 2019, Mike McCune, spey, Spey Education, Technique, Whitney Gould

Gould McCune Spey Clinics Spring 2019 Headhunters Fly Shop is excited to announce the ever popular Whitney Gould and Mike McCune Spring Spey Clinics coming Spring 2019. April 20th 2019: Intro to Spey Casting April 21st 2019: Intermediate/Advanced Spey Casting…