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Brown Trout, Sunday Brown Trout

Happy Mothers Day Happy Sunday. Happy Mothers Day. Super sunny ands warm this weekend. Perfect for Mom’s. Happy Sunday. We rejoice in the names of your mothers today. Hope you are spending it with yours. Squeeky holding a fish that…

Friday Foto

March 17, 2023

Brown Trout, MArch, Streamer, winter

Friday Foto A streamer fish today on the HH Blog. Sunny and cool this morning. A bit warmer tomorrow and Sunday followed by snow again next week. Winter for another couple days here in central Montana, and then some more…

Friday Brown Trout

October 28, 2022

Brown Trout, Fall, friday

Friday Brown Trout Windy today. Windy yesterday. A bit nicer Saturday. See you on the river.

Silly Sunday Scenery PMD Brown Trout Edition

Silly Saturday Scenery PMD Brown Trout Edition

June 18, 2022

Brown Trout, PMD

Silly Saturday Scenery PMD Brown Trout Edition Kelley caught this on a PMD Spinner. Also successes on the PMD Cripple. And, the Buzzball. Flows good today. Falling to 6300 cfs. Father’s Day coming up tomorrow. Take your dad fishing! All…

The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles

February 12, 2022

Fly Fishing Video

Arnt Mollan, Brown Trout, mayfly, video

The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles Great Saturday flick today suggested to us a friend. Worth the watch. If you like mayflies and brown trout. Enjoy.

Mid-Week Fishing Report 10.27.21

October 27, 2021

Brown Trout, fishing report

Fishing Report

Mid-Week Fishing Report 10.27.21 Flows: 2700cfs. Lower than mandated. Federally mandated suggests low flows are 2800cfs. Lower than that, by less than a centimeter. Fish the faster water, has been the theme. But do not disregard the skinny flats when…

5 Must Do Tips for Missouri River June

June 29, 2021

Fly Fishing Technique

5 Must Do Tips for Missouri River June, Brown Trout, dry fly, First Cast, June, PMD's

A quick overview of the things that you must do in June on the MO. They include not only technique but also timing for your best shot here on the dry fly stream of choice in central Montana. No run-off…

New Breed Chicks Rule Joan Kelly Edition

June 10, 2021

Brown Trout, Joan, NBCR, New Breed Chicks Rule

New Breed Chicks Rule Joan Kelly Edition Joan, a lifelong angler from the Florida Keys, joined us for a week here on the Mo. This time she brought her family. Daughter, son, grandkids, and the like! Fun time here on…

New Breed Chicks Rule Baliey Edition

August 29, 2020

August, Brown Trout, Hopper, New Breed Chicks Rule, New Breed Chicks Rule Baliey Edition, Summer

New Breed Chicks Rule Baliey Edition A good one from New Breed Chick Bailey on this Saturday morning. Caught this one on a hopper. And yes, it was Bailey’s first day fly fishing. What a stunner for her first fish…

Tuesday Fishy Update

March 19, 2019

Fishing Report

Al, Brown Trout, Spring, Streamer, Tuesday Fishy Update

Tuesday Fishy Update I guess they’ll eat a streamer. Al got this one as well as a couple more Monday fishing the Mo with Mark. Our Spring Special is on. Al and Duncan rocked it all day long. Fun times.…

Brandon goes to Brown Town!

June 8, 2018

Brandon goes to Brown Town!, Brown Trout, High(er) Water, June

Brandon goes to Brown Town! Brandon has been there before. But he said he would like to go back. A nice brown trout here today Brandon. We here at Headhunters like all sizes of fish. I guess some only post…

Brown Trout Like Snow!

April 8, 2018

Brown Trout, Snow, Spring

Brown Trout Like Snow! Guide Shane Wilson and this fishy feller got on top of the heap Saturday while snowing and cold on the Mighty Mo. Good to great fishing on a daily clip. Midges? Sometimes. Gotta go to know.…

Headhunters Spring Special thru April 30th!

April 2, 2018

Headhunters Life, New Breed Chicks

Brown Trout, Cheap Lodging, craig trout camp, CraigLodging.com, Spring Special

Headhunters Spring Special thru April 30th! Our annual discounted guide trips and local Craig lodging have become quite popular. If we believe Oscar Wilde and his quote, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”…

Darrell, Carla, and Barley

May 19, 2017

Braden Lewis

Brown Trout, Craiglandia, New Breed Chicks, Spring Fishing

Darrell, Carla, and Barley Darrell, Carla, and Barley stayed in our Brown Trout Cabin this past week over their anniversary while they fished the Missouri River. We love getting the chance to share our knowledge of the river with awesome folks…

Hump Day Brown Trout

April 12, 2017

Brown Trout, JP, Maine Boys

Hump Day Brown Trout JP with this nice Brown Trout Sunday in the snow. Fishing a streamer. Directly before the boat ramp. Maybe last cast, or second to last cast before beaching the Adipose. Bam. Brown Trout. Lesson? As in…

Hump Day Brown Trout

October 19, 2016

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

Brown Trout, Fall, Wednesday

Hump Day Brown Trout As I stated a couple days ago…the lid is about to come off this baby. Folks always ask me if I would call, email, let them know when the fishing is great. It is almost that…

Thursday Morning Brown Trout

July 21, 2016

Brown Trout, July, Mornings, Summer, Thursday

Thursday Morning Brown Trout Big trout love mornings too. Thursday Morning Brown Trout gets our blood pumping. Get out there early or head out there late. But the most actiove time for brown torut is the hour before daybreak. Early…

New Breed Chicks Rule March Brown Edition

May 1, 2016

Brown Trout, New Breed Chicks

New Breed Chicks Rule March Brown Edition March Browns treated New Breed Chick Casey Hamel this last week fishing with Hh Guide Nick Stipech. She caught several of these. Nick texted me several images of the days success fishing the…

MRDF 455 Lab Summer Quarter 2016

December 30, 2015

Bugs, Headhunters Life

Brown Trout, Casting, Education, information, Mayflies, Trout, Trout University

MRDF 455. Lab only. 3-5cr.(days) Summer Quarter. Class location Missouri River Craig MT. Missouri River Dry Fly 455. PREREQUISITE: An intense desire to learn. Examines and explores Missouri River dry fly technique primarily with mayflies. Dry fly casting techniques will…

Silly Sunday Scenery Brown Trout Edition #47

July 26, 2015

Headhunters Life, Photography

Brown Trout, photography, Silly Sunday Scenery Brown Trout Edition #47, Trout

Brown Trout on the dry fly. The big fly. Looking like a July week ahead. A 2015 July week with unsettled weather. Looking like a high on Monday of 52F. A typical non-typical year. The cooler weather should keep some…

New Breed Chicks Rule Gigi Edition

May 2, 2015

Brown Trout, New Breed Chicks Rule Gigi Edition

One of our favorite people Gigi with this Brown Trout on our New Breed Chicks Rule Gigi Edition. Gigi and Terry are fixtures at the shop. Well more Terry than Gigi but we really love seeing Gigi around. And Terry…

Silly Sunday Scenery | Brown Trout Edition

July 27, 2014

Brown Trout, fishing report, Silly Sunday Scenery, team Headhunters

Brown Trout on a dry fly. A big purple Hopper. Ninch said it would work. It did. Enjoy your day of rest, this day, today, Sunday.

New Breed Chicks Rule Saturday Edition

May 31, 2014

Brown Trout, MJ, New Breed Chicks Rule

MJ Baglin fishing all week with Jared Edens of Headhunters Fly Shop & Guide Service. MJ rules. Clearly. Husband Frank is here #1 fan and they fish well together. We have enjoyed getting to know both MJ and Frank this…

Friday Foto. Brown Town.

April 25, 2014