Guide, Rental Boat, Wade Fish
Guide, Rental Boat, Wade Fish A natural progression for some who visit the Missouri River any time of the year. Get guided one day. Rent a boat the next. And wade fish to finish out the week. Hire a Guide…
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Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report
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…
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July Trico’s Missouri River Fishing Report
July Trico’s Missouri River Fishing Report Some good times and some not as good times for anglers here fishing Montana’s July Trico’s Missouri River Fishing Report. Depends on where you are at what time with what fly and a good…
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Silly Sunday Scenery Dentist Edition
A good scene here fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Today is the Dentist Edition of Silly Sunday Scenery. Last week fished with a few dentists. Dr. Mast lives here locally and loves Montana. He too is from Mt. Vernon WA. Mike…
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Weekend Fly Fishing Report
Weekend Fly Fishing Report All good here on the Missouri River. It is the middle of June and the bugs are up. The fish too. Per the last month lots of folks fishing the canyon with less pressure on the…
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10 Things anglers don’t like…
10 Things anglers don’t like… The goal of many fishing days is to get through the day, catch a couple fish, and avoid the 10 Things anglers don’t like. We have all made mistakes on the water and got too…
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Plenty of BWO’s around the Missouri River
Plenty of BWO’s around the Missouri River The sun will squash the great dry fly fishing for the most part this week. But, if you sneak around you will find some fish to cast at. Plenty of BWO’s around the…
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Sage PULSE Video
Sage PULSE Video The Sage PULSE video featuring Mark from Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig Montana. Come in and test one out if you wish. We love both the Sage PULSE 590-4 and the 690-4. Perfect rods for the Missouri…
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UMOWA Spring Meeting April 29th
UMOWA Spring Meeting April 29th This is the Newsletter from UMOWA as posted on their site. Missouri River UMOWA has set the date and program for the annual member’s meeting. The gathering will be April 29th at the Craig Fire…
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Tent with a Missouri River View
The Craig Campground has nice riverside placement. Tent with a View. Where else would you want to place your temporary home? You got me. Tons of anglers around this week and certainly on this holiday weekend. Presidents Day is Monday.…
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Macroinvertebrates On the Back of an Envelope
If you like aquatic macroinvertebrates (river bugs), here are some “back of the envelope” calculations that may amuse you. The UMOWA 2015 Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report reported that the greatest density of macroinvertebrates occurred between the Dam and Craig. The density…
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Missouri River Montana Winter Fishing Report 1.7.16
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…
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Macroinvertebrate Report from UMOWA
On December 22, the Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance (UMOWA) released the Baseline Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Report 2015 for the Upper Missouri River, MT, prepared by David Stagliano. The purpose of this study was to provide baseline macroinvertebrate (bug) monitoring data in order to assess…
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Weekend Re-Cap here in Craig Montana
Monday morning here in Craig Montana. A fun weekend here on the Mighty MO. Our first of several Free Spey Clinics went off without a hitch on Saturday. A few cancellations left us with a smaller group of about 15.…
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Fall Bug Sampling
Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had the privilege of aiding David Stagliano with the fall invertebrate sampling of the Missouri River. The Upper Missouri River Watershed Alliance (UMOWA) initiated this sampling in order to establish a baseline data set that…
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The Missouri River October Experience
The Missouri River October Experience Playoff Baseball. It feels like fall when the Boys of Summer are playing fall baseball. Fish during the day and watch playoff baseball at night. October is great in my book because baseball feels good…
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Montana’s Missouri River A river designed for all skill sets.
I have always said that the greatest thing about the Missouri River is that it is designed for all skill sets. Whether you be a rank beginner that has never held a fly rod or the top rod on your…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 6.26.15
“Cosmic Dude” Dan Gard would have said this. Or did. Or is. Have not spoken to Dan this year but gotta believe the Ghost of Dan Present is here…sayin’ “Cosmic.” I second that comment Dan. Cosmic is the word. Honest.…
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Missouri River March Brown Nymphs
March Browns are here in force. Well, sort of. This is a smaller hatch for us and not one you can plan your day around. Can you flirt with them for a portion of the day? Oh, yes indeed. Find…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 3.12.15
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report for March 12th 2015. All is well on the Missouri River. Some folks around as we are enjoying a little early spring. Earlier than normal for sure. Guide trips out nearly daily as we move…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 1.20.15
A bulleted list of all you need to know about winter fishing Montana’s Missouri River. January is warming. Will it last? Probably not. Fly Tying tonight at 6pm. Fishing is good. Water is cold. 34F. Pink Lightening Bug. Worms. Amex,…
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Missouri River Montana 2015 Water Update
The Missouri River Montana 2015 water flow projection. The snow is falling in the Rocky Mountains and stacking up for our summer water here in central Montana. Several bouts of snow here locally and I know that the scattered storms…
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Missouri River New Years Fishing Report 1.2.15
Happy New Year Headhunters. The Missouri River fared well as the Polar Plungers christened the waters once again in Craig @ High Noon starting the year of right! Water temps for the plungers was 34.5F. Oh so cold. The trout…
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Silly Sunday Scenery
Snow on the ground. More snow last night. More snow today. Then it gets cold. Subzero man. Happy Holidays. There are a bundle of folks wandering around. Meaning more than 10, less than 20. Stop in the only fly shop…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 12.6.14
Spey Clinic today! Fishing today as well. If you are not attending the 1st of our 4 Free Spey Casting/Fishing Clinics you might as well fish. So, what is happening on the river? Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 12.6.14 The…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report Missouri River Montana
Fishing is OK. Not great, but not terrible either. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being off the charts the fishing comes in at a 7. A strong 7 though. You could give it another point or two if…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 9.13.14
Missouri River Montana Fishing Report for this coming week including the weekend. Warming up although it started out cool this morning throughout the week with air temps apparently moving into the low 90’s this week. Do we believe it? I…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report September 4th
The Missouri River is fishing quite well. The Blackfoot too. Which river should you fish? How about both. John and Mark are heading over the hill today to fish the Blackfoot for a couple days to see the cool color…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 8.18.14
August is here. We are here. The trout are here. Mostly. The upshot of the week is this. It is short and bittersweet. Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 8.18.14 Trico’s Mornings can be really great. Strong hatches riverside. The most…
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Headhunters Fly Shop Fishing Report
All is well as we finish the first week of August. Generally a soft period fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Why? Because the rest of the rivers in Montana are actually fishing this time of year. While the Mo fishes all…
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Big Brown Trout on Dry Flies
You like good fish on top? We do. The Missouri River is producing some really nice fish on the dry fly. You can nymph them up too. Streamer fishing? OK I guess. “Not Much” is the quote from Dewey @…
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New Breed Chicks Rule
Annie today with a nice Rainbow caught not he Mighty Mo with HH Guide Mark Raisler Her husband Sam caught some too! A scorcher today with dry fly fishing for Trico feeders for about 2 hours. Longer in some areas.…
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It’s as good as you are…
Today’s Missouri River Montana Fly Fishing Report is as follows… It’s as good as you are. Simple and true. The yearly statement about your skill level and how it correlates to your catch rate. John and I were talking…
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New Breed Chicks Rule #1
The original New Breed Chicks Rule gal Stephanie Lisser returns to us today for an encore. A standing “O”! Stephanie fishes a ton. Well, only on the Mo, and this just her 4th time this last week. Stephanie also caught…
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Monday Morning Missouri Macro
Braden and I set up the Macro Tank the other day to see what exactly is squirming around in the Missouri River. Lot’s of PMD nymphs, and relatively few Yellow Sallies like last week. I do see many stages of…
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4th of July Recovery
We have done it. The big 4th of July party here in Craig Montana is over. Over for another year. Lots of folks around for the only big 4th of July host in Craig Headhunters Fly Shop with our famous…
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Missouri River Summer Fishing Report 6.23.14
Good fishing to be had in the month of June. Great? Some days yes indeed. Others, just good. Lots and lots of folks around this weekend as the Montana contingent was out in force. The Dearborn River received a ton…
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Tonight Only! Drift Boat Drive-In Friday June 20th @ Headhunters
Tonight in Craig Montana at the World’s Funnest Fly Shop the Drift Boat Drive-In @ Dusk! Drift Boat Drive-In June 20th. Yes, the 2nd Annual-ish Drift Boat Drive-in here in downtown Craig Montana. If you remember the Brian O’Keefe event here…
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Future Fly Fishers Father and Son Edition
Pierce caught this trout on an Elk Hair Caddis fishing with HH Guide Ryan McCourtney this last week. Fishing with Dad Robert Maloney on this Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all! Who said that you can only catch fish…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 6.13.14
Good to great depending on who you chat with. Weekend in the West is certainly upon us and with it brings thunderstorms last night and today. Bring your rain gear and your Gink. The dry fly bite has been good…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Thursday Edition
Lindsay Ruppert today on New Breed Chicks Rule. Lindsay fishing with here dad Mike on their annual trip. Mike fishes the Missouri River often with Headhunters Guide Mark Raisler. Thanks so much Lindsay for fishing with Headhunters and maybe we…
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Headhunters Weekend Fishing Report Missouri River Montana
The weekend looks good. While winter is over, spring is still around, and summer has still yet to set in. Bring your rain jacket, your fleece, and some sort of warm hat if you headed out for the day. Waders…
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Silly Saturday Scenery | Road Less Traveled Edition
You coming to Montana? It may be the Road Less Traveled. We will welcome you. This is the road to the Blackfoot River over the other side, the wet side of the divide. We will be traveling across soon enough.…
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Missouri River Fly Fishing Map
We’ve done a little tweaking to our popular Missouri River Montana Fly Fishing Map recently. Cleaned it up a little, and made some adjustments that reflect changes to access over the last few years. The new copies will be arriving…
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June Events Missouri River Montana
A few June events to keep in mind as we move into my favorite month of the year. Summer has arrived albeit not officially til later in the month. The days are getting really nice, and really long. More time…
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New Breed Chicks Rule Nearly Summer Edition
Kelsey Chambers rocking the New Breed Chicks Rule broadcast today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. I fished with Stephanie and Jerry Chambers in late April and Stephanie Chambers has also graced the New Breed pages. So Mother/ Daughter New…
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FLOW UPDATE! Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 6.2.14
Just in from the USBR Tim Felchle this morning. It appears the snowmelt runoff into Canyon Ferry Reservoir has peaked and inflows continue to decline. To control the rate of fill and assure the reservoir of refilling, releases out of…
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Skipping Rocks
Ninch, Mark and I headed out on the river yesterday. The plan was to shoot some video and get a day on the water together. An option that will be rare for any of Team Headhunters for the next few…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 5.28.14
Great weather and not many folks around make for a great week. Nice and quiet for the last time. For about 10 weeks. Then June, July, August. With the increase in guests we have an increase in the dry fly…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 5.26.14
Two things we are excited about this Memorial Day Weekend include the sun and at the river. The two stars of the show. And you. You are a star too! Missouri River Montana Fishing Report Water levels are Dearborn 1120cfs…
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New Breed Chicks Rule #6547
Lena with here first big trout from the Mo. Fishing with Headhunters Guide Brett Matula she got this beauty Rainbow a month ago. Nice work. She is looking forward to here next trip out hopefully when it is nicer weather.…
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Missouri River Montana Fishing Report 5.21.14
The water levels remain stable as the higher level snows have started to come off. Albeit just recently. Like yesterday. So when will the river be in the 6K range? Not for a while is my guess. Late June? Just…
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Sunday Scenery from Ben McNinch
Sunday Scenery brought to us today from our very own fly guru Ben McNinch. Ben caught this image mid eek down below his house. They boys caught some fish too! Fishing with Headhunters Guide Nick Stipech. We are just getting…
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New Breed Chicks Rule | Sunday Afternoon Dee-Light!
Lauren rocking it on the Mo. Her first trip here and not her last. The weather warmed enough this last week to get a few of us to take off some layers. First time all year. Let’s hope the last.…
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Craig Caddis Festival & BBQ Cook-Off Tomorrow!
Hello to all! This Saturday is our 8th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off! Activities begin at 4pm with about 10 BBQ contestants grilling awesome food like Ribs, BRisket, Wings, Pork and much more! Max Hay and Rocket to…
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Missouri River Montana May Dry Flies
Here is a short list of flies that are rocking it in May. While we do not have the caddis flies on this list, they are very near. Yep. Saw a this last week fluttering about while doing some evening…
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