Mid Week Hit from HH of Craig Hot and kinda stale these days on the Mo. Fished from Craig to Mt. Palace and had weeds, periods of no weeds, lots of weeds, and some weeds. Kept the terrestrial on all…
Friday Foto July Sunshine Dawn Patrol. Reserved for those who like to rise early. Trico Spinner Falls Daily. Witnessed a few of the most amazing Trico hatches this author has ever seen. Biblical in nature. July. It’s awesome.
Silly Sunday Scenery July 3rd 2022 Rain day here in Craig. Calm. 58F. Dead grey skies. Slow start in a trout town for a family holiday. The air temps coupled with liquid sun will keep the tubers at bay. The…
Headhunters Fly Shop June 15th Missouri River Fishing Report Water levels coming up. Looks like 6390cfs today. Will it go higher? We don’t think so, but we did not see the current affairs looking quite like they have in Montana…
Pat Barnes Trout Unlimited Annual Banquet Helena MT April 23rd Hop on in to the PBTU Annual Banquet. Support your local TU organization. April 23rd at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena Montana. $65 tickets available at WC Angler and…
Happy Easter Headhunters Enjoy today, Easter. We are in Craig Montana. Snow this past week, snow this coming week. Periods of sun, wind, rain, snow, sleet, and clouds. Springtime in the Rockies. Springtime on the Mo. Fishing is pretty good.…
Helena MT F3T Tuesday March 22nd This coming Tuesday at the Myrna Loy 7pm. $20 Tix. Get your fly flicking stoke on in Helena March 22nd. A couple pretty decent eateries and bars downtown before and after the show. Enjoy!…
Friday Foto Yep. Friday Foto. There are some fish around! Have a great Presidents’ Day weekend. Thanks to Billy P for the image. He fishes the Mo a bunch! Fishing Report Update Anytime Available now through your phone!?!? Yessir. Call…
Sunday Fundraiser for UMWOA Upper Missouri River Watershed Winter Fundraiser happening now! Get a few tickets and win one of these great prizes. Local lodging, two guide trips in the grand prize from Headhunters/Get the Drift Outfitters. A Fly Rod…
Tuesday Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Water temps cold. Water low. Traffic light. Shelf ice pretty non-existent. Shop open 8am daily. Sows, scuds, Zebra’s, Pink flies of your desire. Deep and slow water. Split shot. Almost stopped for the nymphers.…
Taking Flight Monday Back open Monday 8am. All good here at the shop in Craig. Shook the Covid bug. Feeling fortunate. Thanks to all who sent their love. Fishable air temps all week long at 35F-45F. A spit of snow…
Drought Conditions Exist. Do your rain dance daily! Exceptional Drought Conditions Exist. Not a great forecast for the future. Nope. Unless, unless you continue to rain dance daily. Or at least after a few Tom and Jerry drinks this holiday…
Tuesday Mo River Update 11.16.21 Open Wednesday November 17th 8-10am. Closed the remainder of the day for a Shop Fishing Day. Windy today. Not too bad tomorrow with lighter winds and fishable conditions. Although there are a few out there…
Friday Foto from Headhunters of Craig Fall is good. We had a long one this year. Thank you 2021. The leaves are nearly gone. Soon we will go back to our primary color, tan. We are enjoying the remaining moments.…
The Jet and Randy Steal Home Unreal. The ability to steal home requires smarts, speed, and patience. Just like a good dry fly angler. The dry fly angler, a successful one, has to be smart. Watching the rise form, understanding…
Hmmm. How do you account for this? Are the USGS river gauges accurate? 3080cfs is what the Holter Dam gauge reads. 2530cfs is what the Cascade gauge reads. 2530cfs in Cascade MT Strange huh. Lower water downstream of Holter Dam.…
Kitty’s Back Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Bruce and The E Street Band. A great rock and roll roller. Loud. And awesome. Happy Sunday. Raining here.
It’s not really that difficult. You add the flies you want to your cart then at checkout there’s a field that says “coupon code”, next to a button that says “apply coupon code”. On the right you will see your…
Silly Saturday Scenery Sandy approves of trout by Conor. Raining hard today. Water temps still falling. Hoot Owl gone. Parking lots empty today on this river cleanup day. Saturday.
Tokyo Ska Paradise Skaravan Long time Ska band Tokyo Ska Paradise with their cover of jazz standard Caravan. Enjoy on this Tuesday. Smoky here. Fish rising. Not many folks around. Tuesday and the Tokyo Ska Paradise band!
Friday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana Flows 3K. Water temps at the Dam 63F-66F. We are in peak season. Lots of anglers out there. Lots of non-anglers out there. Summer and Montanans are recreating. Shop open daily 6am. Shuttles daily.…
#TBT Hardy Bougle Throwback Tuesday with Jim Arkin’s Hardy Bougle. He loves this reel. And had it by his side fishing the Mo for nearly 20 years. Happy Thursday. What is your favorite reel?
The 5 Don’ts of Dry Fly Fishing We speak often about the ways to catch fish. Today we speak briefly about the way you can assure that you do not catch as many dry fly fish. The number one way…
Yep. It’s that time. Summer. Hope you tied up a bundle of good ones this past winter. Because it is time. Summer. Dry fly action. Headhunting is in vogue here on the Mo. Epic? Not yet. Good enough to find…
TBT Jim Arkin Waiting Waiting for the PMD spinner fall in 2010. Jim Arkin patiently watching and waiting for it to happen. Will it happen this weekend? Ohhh, maybe.
Covid Vax Clinic Tomorrow May 20th in Craig MT @ HH and Craig Trout Camp Thursday May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drive-thru. General Population 12+. Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccines available. (Must be 18+ for Moderna and…
Greater Helena Gives UMOWA Greater Helena Gives is live. Check out the site and donate today. All proceeds go to our local Watershed Group. Give today. Check out UMOWA.org for add’l info and check out the studies page too.
Monday Afternoon Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 4.26.21 Short and sweet update from this afternoon. Sunny. Bugs lift from the water quickly when the sun shines. Add a bit of breeze and total time mayflies are on the surface is…
We, Adipose Boatworks et al, are really excited to host the popular Drift Boat 101 Clinic again this year. Last year we had to cancel due to COVID, but believe that we can hold the clinic and keep everyone safe. If you…
Tuesday. February. Tuesday. February. Re-tooling. Re-fitting. Refining. Summer will be here soon. Craig will be bouncin.’ Take the time to prepare your self and gear for when that happens. Reminder: The fish don’t care that you got a new fly…
Hot Dog The Movie Trailer For fellas from John and Mark’s generation that worked in the ski business Hot Dog The Movie plays out the fantasy of what got males into the industry. Some of it is true. Most of…
Mid February Fishing Report Richard writes the Headhunters Fly Shop Mid February Fishing Report today The last several weeks showed us that Montana is no place for the faint of heart during winter months. Daily air temps have been struggling…
Seasons of the Mo We love the winter season. A slower pace of life. Time moves slower. Winter can do that to a feller. Time to think about… …the Seasons of Fishing. How different they are. How enjoyable the summer…
We just received a bunch of Echo Gecko Kits for that young angler looking to get into the quiet sport. We’ve been out of stock for a couple of months, and these will likely go quick. The Echo Gecko is…
Friday Foto Swing Pic We’re out there swinging daily. And fish like to eat the trout spey fly. Yep. TGIF. Carrie Special $2.50 Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Echo…
From today through Sunday we will have a few select items at special prices for “Black Friday”. You can find everything on our sale page in our webstore. A lot of these items, like our “Dry Fly Master Kit”, make…
Happy Headhunters Thanksgiving Have a great day with or without your family and friends today. A Thursday Throwback to November 2008. Our first year as Headhunters Fly Shop. We had just returned from taking the entire staff, less than 10…
Headhunters Fly Shop Going Forward We here at Headhunters feel pretty fortunate for 2020. We do, and we thank you the Headhunters out there. Our customers. Below is the outline for the Holiday period ahead of us. We are updating…
Missouri River Montana Mid-September Fishing Report Water temps falling and currently 61F. Looks like it will be at or below this temps as we move into the remainder fo the month and on to October into winter. She has peaked…
Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such Some housekeeping today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Hot out there this week as we already are flirting with triple digit daily air temps and that makes the fish sleepy too. Most fishing…
River closures around Montan Several rivers in southwest Montana will close to fishing during the afternoon each day due to a seasonal rise in water temperatures. “Hoot-owl” restrictions prohibit fishing during the hottest times of the day. A hoot-owl restriction…
Friday Foto and All is Well Feels like summer here in Craig Montana. Trico’s falling daily. PMD’s still in the mix. Caddis at a 10 year high. Hoppers getting chomped. Ants flying about. And this rock cairn on the river…
Monday July 13th Headhunters Fishing Report Facts for the day…meaning yesterday. Fishing reports are always, a day late! Today is a new day, and live it man! Flows dropping daily. Inflows at 4K-ish/Toston. Flows here under 6. Wade fishers paradise.…
Friday July 10th Fishing Report Water levels just a hair above 7K. Not scheduled to fall today, but would not surprise us if it did. The water levels will follow the inflows, downward as we move through the month. Check…
We were just about call an end to the Dearborn River Float season, but thanks to Mother Nature, the Dearborn just got a shot in the arm. Heavy rains in Central Montana have pushed the river up to the 400cfs…
Silly Sunday Scenery Dearborn falling to 318cfs today. We are nearing the end of flatablilty. Maybe the remainder of the week though. Look us up for flies, shuttles, and info! Tomorrow is Monday. PMD’s will be on the menu.
Headhunters Fly Shop Open Monday Montana State Governor Steve Bullock spoke at noon today about the opening of Montana Shelter in Place is lifted Sunday in Montana. The Stay at Home order will be lifted for Montana residents. 14 Day…
The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20 Sunday was awful nice in Craig Montana. Nearly 60, light winds, with a ton of Montanans dragging their outdoor summer toys with vigor through our recently quiet fishing ‘burb. Here are the facts…