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2025 February Fly Fishing Forecast Montana’s Missouri River

January 30, 2025

clinics, Dates, February, Flows, Forecast, Hatches, missouri river, Montana, Vacation Planning, Weather, winter

Missouri River February Fishing Forecast 2025 Welcome to February. Football is nearly over, baseball is around the corner, and the fishing has been above average, when the weather has let us get out there. We are getting nearer to spring…

Friday Foto | PMD Caught Brown Trout

July 14, 2023

Mark Raisler

Headhunters Life, Photography

friday foto, Hatches, June Fly Fishing, missouri river, PMD Dry Fly Brown Trout

A PMD dry fly caught Brown Trout. Trusty Rusty Spinner. Love it. You coming to see a few PMD rise forms this month? How about next. We will welcome you. We love talking about trout.

Missouri River March Fishing Forecast

March 8, 2023

Mark Raisler

Birds, Bugs, Fishing Report

Bugs, Flows, Hatches, MArch, Missouri River March Fishing Forecast, Weather

Missouri River March Fishing Forecast Things to think about in March Day 8 3rd month here on the Missouri River. The Missouri River March Fishing Forecast looks strong. Below average water levels and warming water temps are what we will…

Friday Foto Summer Dreams

December 4, 2020

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Headhunters Life

dry fly, Foto, friday, Hatches, PMD, Spider web, Summer

Friday Foto Summer Dreams PMD trapped by the single thread spun from a spider. Tough luck. And if you don’t book your June trip soon, you may be left out. Don’t leave yourself hangin’. Happy Friday.

Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such

August 17, 2020

Mark Raisler

Uncategorized

Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such

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…

The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20

April 20, 2020

Mark Raisler

Uncategorized

2020, April, BWO, COVID-19, craig, Hatches, Nymhps, Spring, The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20, Traffic

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…

Important Dates this Spring

February 28, 2018

Mark Raisler

Uncategorized

Craig Caddis Festival, Dates, Hatches, Summer

Important Dates this Spring Turn the calendar to March, tomorrow. Winter has passed us, almost. Spring, while not knocking in our neighborhood yet, is on the horizon. Below is a list of important spring dates. Now. March 1st. Midges hatching…

Missouri River Summer Foreshadowing

January 24, 2018

Mark Raisler

Bugs, Fishing Report

Ants, Beetles, Brown Drake, Bugs, Caddis, Guide Trip, Hatches, Hopper, lodging, PMD's, Streamer, Summer, Terrestrials, trico

Summer Foreshadowing Just the 24th of January today. We have more than our toe dipped into the proverbial year, more like our ankle has entered the water. We are just beginning. And having that ankle submerged made me think of…

Missouri River Winter-Spring Info Sheet

January 2, 2018

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report

Dates, Guide Trips, Hatches, Info Sheet, lodging, Save the Date

Missouri River Winter-Spring Info Sheet 2nd day of the year here in downtown Craig as we take a look at the future. The past is so last year. Still damn cold here thru today but it will crack the freezing…

State of the Missouri River Craig Montana 8.26.16

August 26, 2016

Mark Raisler

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Conservation, Fishing Report

BWO's, Callibaetis, Fall, Fly Shop HOurs, Hatches, Temps, Trico's, Trout, UMOWA, Water Flows, Weeds, www.craiglodging.com

State of the Missouri River Craig Montana 8.26.16 Bringing you the State of the Missouri River Craig Montana 8.26.16. Headhunters is the information source on the banks of the famed Missouri River. Keep it tuned here for your daily bite of…

May Missouri River Fishing Forecast

May 9, 2016

Mark Raisler

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…

Missouri River February Fly Fishing Forecast 2016

February 9, 2016

Mark Raisler

Birds Bugs and Wildlife, Fishing Report

Bugs, February Fly Fishing Forecast 2016, Hatches, Nymphs, Streamers, Weather, winter

February Fly Fishing Forecast 2016 We can start be saying the winter weather has left us for the next 10 days. Monday the daytime high achieved 58F. Look ahead. More to come. Today we bring you the February Fly Fishing…

Welcome to the Missouri River December

December 1, 2015

Mark Raisler

Fishing Report, Headhunters Life, Troutspey

December, fishing, Hatches, spey, Trout Spey, Weather, winter

December 1st. All is well. Cold as it should be. A common winter question at the shop is “Do you really fish during the winter? When the weather is like this? Really? Oh yeah. And we are not the only…

Too Many Bugs?

December 15, 2014

John Arnold

Fly Fishing Technique

fishing, Hatches, winter

There can be, and I’m not talking about mosquitos. When the weather does the right thing and the bugs go nuts, Missouri River trout often get so focused on emerging insects that they start to ignore everything else. That includes my…

2025 February Fly Fishing Forecast Montana’s Missouri River

Friday Foto | PMD Caught Brown Trout

Missouri River March Fishing Forecast

Friday Foto Summer Dreams

Autumn Hours, Hatches, Safety and Such

The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20

Important Dates this Spring

Missouri River Summer Foreshadowing

Missouri River Winter-Spring Info Sheet

State of the Missouri River Craig Montana 8.26.16

May Missouri River Fishing Forecast

Missouri River February Fly Fishing Forecast 2016

Welcome to the Missouri River December

Too Many Bugs?

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