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May 30th Headhunters Fly Fishing Report Missouri River Montana All is well in downtown Craig Montana. Nothing to complain about here other than the slower than average dry fly bite. The nymphing is good and the streamer fishing…well nobody is…

Friday Foto Missouri River Net Job & Weekend Tips!

May 12, 2017

Ben, fishing report, flies, Hardy, high water, May, net

Friday Foto Missouri River Net Job Guide Ben Hardy netting this one up with guests Mary and Kevin straight outta Michigan. Their first trip to the Mo with friends Betsy and Charlie. Both families are in the golf business. They…

Headhunters Weekend Quick Hits

May 6, 2017

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Headhunters Weekend Quick Hits An up to the minute, at least when I wrote this, report and Headhunters Weekend Quick Hits blog from the information leaders in Craig Montana. Water is up. 7310nat time of press. Water temps 47F. Fish…

Late April Fishing Report from Headhunters

April 25, 2017

April, bobber, BWO, fishing report, Midge, nymph, Streamer

Late April Fishing Report from Headhunters The water levels are holding just below 7K. Water temps are in the 45F range. Both real good. May see some movement in the water column this week and will let you folks know…

Saturday Missouri River Fishing Update

April 22, 2017

April, fishing report, Spring Special

Saturday Missouri River Fishing Update Flows stable at 7020 cfs. Higher water means learning for not only the trout but anglers too. Some have state that the fishing is not too good. Not consistent is the word from us here…

Hump Day and all is well

March 29, 2017

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Hump Day and all is well 4240cfs and a stones throw from 40F water temperature. More precipitation this week with moderate temperatures. A chance of snow showers in the forecast for the coming weekend and beyond. Don’t forget your foul…

Monday Morning Fishing Report

March 27, 2017

End of March, fishing report, Spring Guide Trips

Monday Morning Fishing Report Headed into the final week of March. We are looking forward to leaving March. Just like February, just another annoying month as we wait for the real action to start. Not that we don’t like the…

Weekend Advice

March 18, 2017

There’s going to be some folks out on the water this weekend. With temps near 70’s, and minor flooding shutting down a few streams around the state, we expect to see plenty of folks on the Missouri. We’ve had plenty…

Missouri River Weekend Fishing Report

March 17, 2017

Big Shoals, BWO, fishing report, Pink, Shuttles, SmithFly, Weekend

Missouri River Weekend Fishing Report Looks like, fishes like, we are heading into that first big spring fishing transition. Many Headhunters out this week with both the staff and guided trips fishing a number of days. Consensus? Change is happening…

Missouri River Fishing Report March 2nd

March 2, 2017

fishing report, MArch, missouri river, Spring

Missouri River Fishing Report March 2nd Spring is on the doorstep. Another couple weeks and we will reach the 1st day of spring. It’s coming. Although the Groundhog thing said we would face another 6 weeks of winter last month.…

Weekend Update Fishing Report

February 17, 2017

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique, Headhunters Life, Nature

The ice is gone on the upper river, most of the ramps are clear and the first thunderstorms of 2017 rolled through unannounced last night. We’ve just experienced two consecutive days with temperatures around 60 degrees and the forecast for the next…

Fishing Report – Get Out There!

February 12, 2017

Braden Lewis

fishing report, fly fishing technique, Missouri River Montana Fishing Report, Weather, winter

This Past Week It’s hard to believe that the Super Bowl was only one week ago. A lot has changed on the river in the past week. We received significant snow fall during the middle of last week that added to the…

Fishing Report – Warming Trend!

February 8, 2017

Continued COOOOOOLD conditions have hampered our fishing efforts. But not our enthusiasm. The only nice weather we’ve had recently coincided with last weekends spey clinics. It was beautiful, but we were teaching, not fishing. There were folks some folks out…

Thursday Fishing Report. A warming trend

January 19, 2017

fishing report, flies, Pink, winter

Thursday Fishing Report. A warming trend The air temps have risen above the freezing mark. Nice. The water temps? Not really. Well, they are above the 32F locked up solid mark. But not much. Current water temps are below. A…

The Sun Sets on 2016 Final Fishing Report

December 31, 2016

2016, fishing report, Last Day

The Sun Sets on 2016 Final Fishing Report The last day of the year. 2016 has been a good ride. 2016 Review Normal water levels again with out the weed infestation of the recent couple years. The year in review?…

Missouri River Montana Pre-Holiday Fishing Report

December 20, 2016

Christmas, fishing report, Holidays, wind

Missouri River Montana Pre-Holiday Fishing Report Hey there. It is warming up. About 3 weeks of non-fishing weather has passed us…at least temporarily. The weather yesterday was about as windy as it gets. But the air temps climber above freezing…

Cyber Monday Fishing Report

November 28, 2016

$450 Guide Trips, Cyber, fishing report, Monday

Cyber Monday Fishing Report Some of you are busy shopping online on this Cyber Monday. What are we doing here in Craig Montana? Filling orders not only form our web store but running shuttles, chatting with folks ’bout trout…

Missouri River Fly Fishing Report 11.18.16

November 18, 2016

fishing report, holiday, November, Swinging

Missouri River Fly Fishing Report 11.18.16 Gonna be on the cool side this weekend and cold today. Winds from the south and southwest should not be too offensive. Too much sun for our liking but still have not figured out…

Short and Sweet Missouri River Fishing Report

October 12, 2016

Fall, fishing report

Short and Sweet Missouri River Fishing Report Things are all good here in central Montana. The snow came, and the snow went. At least from the roadways. Still some good snow in the hills that started us off in the…

Mid-Week Missouri River Update

September 28, 2016

BWO, Fall, fishing report

Mid-Week Missouri River Update The sun is out, the bugs are not, the subsurface bite is on. The sun will go away as we roll over this hump day and look towards the weekend. Rain on Saturday. Back to fall…

Missouri River Late September Fishing Report

September 24, 2016

BWO's, Dry Flies, Fall, fishing report, September

Missouri River Late September Fishing Report Pretty good on the river this week. Nymphing is categorized in the rockstar area. Pretty good The blind dry fly game is coming on as well. The headhunting is pretty damn good in the…

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report

September 19, 2016

Fly Fishing Gear

dry fly, Fall, fishing report, Monday, Nymphs, Streamer

Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report Marcie caught this bad brown on a tiny small olive mayfly. A sz 20! She is kicking off our Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report! Nymphing is on fire this week, and last, and…

Tuesday Missouri River Fishing Report

September 13, 2016

BWO's, Fall, fishing report, Nymphs, September, Streamer, Weather, Weeds

Tuesday Missouri River Fishing Report The river is active out there as we are headlong into this popular September month. Nymphers love to visit in September as the fish get off of the August slow down. Although this last August…

Blackfoot River September Fishing Report

September 7, 2016

Blackfoot River, BWO's, Chubby Love, fishing report, Nymphing, September

Blackfoot River September Fishing Report Fished the Blackfoot yesterday and today. Can’t tell you what happened today, but I can chat at you what happened yesterday. Flows ar equate low with Bonner registering about 400 cfs. Boney, skinny, thin man.…

Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report

August 13, 2016

Ants, August, fishing report, missouri river, Terrestrials, Trico's

Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report Really a rosy outlook after yesterdays fishing here with your Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report from the information source in Craig Montana. At least that is how I look at it. Trico show in…

Late July Missouri River Fishing Report

July 28, 2016

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Late July Missouri River Fishing Report As good as you are. That is the way it will be for a while. Warm weather for the remainder of the week with the weekend heating up even more. We will see 90F…

Falling off in late July

July 23, 2016

Falling off here in July, fishing report

Falling off here in July The masses have left, or gone to the Madison. Wherever they may have gone we are moving on here on the Missouri River. Trico’s are the game here with the terrestrial making up the remainder…

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Late June Missouri River Fishing Report

June 27, 2016

Caddis Flies, fishing report, June, PMD's, Technical

Late June Missouri River Fishing Report The weather is nice. The temps are good. The water is normal. The crowds are a bit below average. The dry fly fish are a bit tougher than we would like. The nymphing is…

Your Missouri River Monday Morning Fishing Report

June 6, 2016

Caddis, dry fly, fishing report, June, Nymphs, PMD

Missouri River Monday Morning Fishing Report We are headlong into the one of the best months of the year. June brings lots of great fishing for those who like to nymph and dry fly fish. We love it because of…

May Missouri River Fishing Forecast

May 9, 2016

Bugs, Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Technique

BWO's, Canyon Ferry, dry fly, fishing report, Forecast, Hatches, Inflows, March Browns, May, Mother's Day Caddis, Nymphing, Outflows, Projection, Streamer

May Missouri River Fishing Forecast Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog you get the May Missouri River Fishing Forecast. What to expect, wish for, and believe for the month ahead. Missouri Rive May Weather and Water Forecast May is…

Cinco De May Missouri River Fishing Report

Cinco De Mayo Missouri River Fishing Report

May 5, 2016

Cinco De Mayo, fishing report, May, Spring, Thursday, Weekend Update

Cinco De Mayo Missouri River Fishing Report A different approach to the fishing report this Mexican Holiday. A few observations today from this past week of events, fish, and the shop. Early May is a good time to be here…

April 28th Missouri River Fishing Report

April 28, 2016

April, April 28th Missouri River Fishing Report, Baetis, BWO's, fishing report, March Browns, Mayflies, Midge

Shit hot short fishing report today this Thursday in late April. BWO’s: Top to bottom. Hatch generally in the afternoon, but yesterday started about 937am and did not stop. March Browns: Yep. This is a short lived hatch and when…

Tuesday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report

April 26, 2016

Tuesday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report Good weather breeds good fishing. Many having a slow morning with faster afternoons. BWO’s everywhere in the PM. March Browns showing too. Well front he top to the bottom. Really pretty good days had…

Missouri River Post Tax Day Report

April 16, 2016

April, fishing report, Snow Day, Spring, Tax Day

Missouri River Post Tax Day Report Not only is the Missouri River Post Tax Day Report it is the post snow day report as well. The snow will be melting today as the weather turns once again to the seasonal…

April Fools Missouri River Fishing Report

April 1, 2016

April, fishing report

April Fools Missouri River Fishing Report Our warmest weekend greets the April Fools Missouri River Fishing Report today. We love the 60’s in the spring months. We have just come out of a snowy and rainy period that lasted a…

Monday Morning Montana Fishing Report

March 28, 2016

Bobbers Lobbers, DFO's, fishing report, MArch, Nymphers, Spring Special, Swingers

Monday Morning Montana Fishing Report Fished yesterday afternoon with my wife. Saw a few other boats on the water below Craig. Boats from the top to the bottom and some Easter wade fishers as well. Looked like family time on…

Easter Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report

March 26, 2016

Easter Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report, fishing report, Saturday

Easter Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report The machine is in full motion here on Montana’s finest tailwater fishery as we move into the Easter Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report. The Midges are in motion, the BWO’s are nearly a topic of…

Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Update

March 23, 2016

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Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Update Snow on the ground as it snowed all day yesterday and looks like we will witness more of the same as the week moves toward the weekend. As they say, “May get a bit…

St Patty’s Day Missouri River Montana Fishing Report

March 17, 2016

fishing report, Flows, MArch, Rainbows, Spawning, Spring, Spring Special, St Patty's Day Missouri River Montana Fishing Report, Water Temps

St Patty’s Day Missouri River Montana Fishing Report Wearing green today and fishing the green too. St Patty’s Day Missouri River Montana Fishing Report here on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog this Thursday March 17th. Green buggers, Little Green Machines, Green…

Mobile (or not) Video Fishing Report

February 20, 2016

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Video

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If you check out the home page of the Headhunters Website today, you see a tall skinny video in the blog section, featuring our new Mobile Video Fishing Report. We’ve threatened to do this for years. Looks like we’re actually…

Headhunters Fly Shop Monday Fishing Report

Friday Foto & Fishing Report

February 5, 2016

Fishing Report, Landscape

fishing report, friday foto, Weekend

Looks pretty good as far as the weekend looks. Save for the wind forecast. Will they be wrong again? Who knows. We’ll report to you after the fact. Predictions are for stockbrokers. Although I’m sure I will try to see…

Sunday Morning Fishing Report Headhunters Style

January 24, 2016

Fishing Report, Uncategorized

fishing report, Midge, Warm, winter

Ever use a hook sharpener? A good idea if you want to increase your hook-up rate. A cheap investment for a giant return. Write it off as an investment in your fly fishing year. While cooler yesterday than the high…

Missouri River Weekend Fishing Outlook

January 14, 2016

craig trout camp, fishing report, January, Missouri River Weekend Fishing Outlook, winter

Missouri River Weekend Fishing Outlook The weather has turned for the better. Way better. Or warmer. Some wind attached to the warmer temperatures as well. Pretty normal. We get a few spells like this every winter and the local anglers…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 1.12.16

January 12, 2016

fishing report, January, winter

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 1.12.16 A break in the cold weather yesterday led some anglers to creep into the cool winter waters. Central Montana’a Missouri River never closes. It does become un-fishable a few times a year, but these…

Missouri River Montana Winter Fishing Report 1.7.16

January 7, 2016

fishing report, January, missouri river, Nymphers Unite, Slush, winter

Still winter out here, out there, on the river. Cold as she goes. As John stated yesterday we have cancelled our Saturday Trout Spey Clinic as it will be too damn cold for any good kind of learning. One of…

Missouri River New Years Fishing Report 1.1.16

January 1, 2016

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

2016, fishing report, Forecast, Missouri River New Years Fishing Report 1.1.16, New Year, Nymphing, Streamer fishing, winter

Missouri River New Years Fishing Report 1.1.16 New Years Day Missouri River Montana Fishing Report starts out with cold air temps. The Umteenth (21st) Annual Craig Polar Bear Plunge is at High Noon today a the Craig Boatramp. Were you…

Holiday Week Fishing Report 12.21.15

December 21, 2015

Christmas, fishing report, Holiday Week

Monday morning here in Craig and we are adjusting nicely to the holiday week ahead. Most of you will be traveling to or from family and friends houses for the holiday. Any of you planning on doing some fishing? We…

A break in the weather

December 20, 2015

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life

A break in the weather, December, fishing report, winter

Fishing weather has returned, albeit temporarily, for the weekend and front end of the week. Although we have been loving the snow. A good feel of winter with snow falling most of the last week. And the week ahead looks…

Missouri River Winter Fishing Report 11.8.15

December 8, 2015

December, fishing report, Nymphing, Streamer

Missouri River Winter Fishing Report 11.8.15 One windy bitch here on the Mo. Truly windy. Ninch above with a nice rainbow trout on swung Hot-Eye Kreelex at the Spey Clinic Saturday. Fishable on Monday afternoon with some shores windless enough to…

Missouri River Montana Monday Fishing Report 11.30.15

November 30, 2015

fishing report, November, Nymphing, Streamer, Swinging, winter

Missouri River Montana Monday Fishing Report 11.30.15 Missouri River Montana Monday Fishing Report 11.30.15 is cold, but getting warmer. The holiday weekend is over and we are back to work at the shop prepping for the upcoming weekend Trout Spey…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 11.16.15

November 16, 2015

craig trout camp, fishing report, Guide Discounts, lodging, November

Good to great November fishing here on the Missouri River. Fantastic nymhing and swinging and some out there swinging the little soft hackled ones too. The best in the nymph game is to head down the sow and scud road. Choose…

Missouri River BWO Fishing Report 10.21.15

October 21, 2015

Baetis, BWO's, Fall, fishing report, Missouri River BWO Fishing Report 10.21.15

Baetis are here. BWO time fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Light hatch yesterday and the day before. It should POP soon. We would love more of those clouds and drizzle and some fall like winter weather. Bring it. The streamer bite…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 9.28.15

September 28, 2015

Fall, fishing report, September Fishing

The bulleted fishing report this Monday morning to get your engines running… The weather is taking a turn for the better, meaning not as much sun, this week and the fish and fishermen will applaud this fall-like change. Temps dipping…we…

Missouri River Fishing Report 9.1.15

September 1, 2015

fishing report, Montana

“All over the place” could be the best term to describe fishing conditions right now. Early starts for some (above image), hoppers for others. Streamers are working great. Some days. So are Callibaetis. Some days. Nymph fishing on the upper…

Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 8.11.15

August 11, 2015