Valentines Snow on the Mighty Mo!
Valentines Snow on the Mighty Mo! Snowing in Craig Tuesday, today, and tomorrow? Happy Valentines Day from all of us in downtown Craig Montana. Will you be mine? Love the continued snow. Bring it. Need more to fund our water…
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Water Flows Falling. Air Temps Increasing?
Water Flows Falling. Air Temps Increasing? Water flows falling this week to 4200cfs. That is low. The verbiage from the DNRC below… Reclamation is making a 500cfs decrease to conserve water for storage based on forecasted inflows. And what does…
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Still cold outside
Still cold outside Currently snowing outside. -18F. A couple inches on the ground. Total. Made up a bit of ground for the total spring number. We desperately need a bundle more. Lots more. Playoff football, AO Tennis, and 5 minutes…
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Snow. Finally.
A skiff approaching an inch today as we move through January with only our second snow sighting. The initial being in October for a weeks worth of winter. So we rejoice this Sunday. Many are rooting for the Montana Grizzlies…
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Merry Christmas! Headhunters Fly Shop Sara experiencing winter drift boat fun!
You may have seen this short 1 minute film with Sara having some winter fun. It is our traditional, now, film of the holidays here at HH of Craig. Play this when you feel the pressure of the family, your…
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It’s a Damn Snow Globe
It’s a Damn Snow Globe As of Thursday morning here in Craig Montana It’s a Damn Snow Globe. When will it stop? Spring is a long time coming this year. Is it normal weather pattern. Yes, it really is. But…
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Hump Day Fishing Report 11.16.22
Hump Day Fishing Report 11.16.22 Cold. Snow. Quiet. Not too much happening out there this past couple weeks. Looks like more silence on the horizon with snow falling today and the air temp dipping into the sub-zero region tomorrow. We…
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February Snow
February Snow Snow falling this morning. Began last night after midnight. It will continue to spit for another couple days. Off and on. Sure is pretty out there. Calm today as well. Uncommon. Montana Snotel map in the yellow. We…
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February Friday Foto Snowing Again!
February Friday Foto Snowing Again! Snow Showers this morning yielding to fabulous fishing weather this weekend. We would prefer a longer snow session as just a couple inches falling from the not so generous skies today. Looks like another hit…
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Snow Levels 2022: Stacking it up daily
Snow Levels 2022: Stacking it up daily The west coast is getting big storm after big storm. And some it is sliding eastwards from the Cascades into the Rockies. And we like it! Currently snowing hard in Craig with about…
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Happy New Year from Headhunters Fly Shop
Happy New Year from Headhunters Fly Shop Happy New Year to all the Headhunters out there! Cold and windy and snowy and beautiful. We are bundled up and staring outside. The shop All Stars are bundled up as well answering…
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Friday Foto
Friday Foto It’s winer again. Anywhere from 3″-12″ locally on the ground. Sunshine and 85 this past week. Rain tomorrow. Lots on Sunday with 3/4″ forecasted. Spring in the Rockies.
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Montana’s Sunday Snow Pack
Montana’s Sunday Snow Pack Looking good. Lots more time to add to this total. We are looking for an average water year. But Mother Nature generally does not include us in the decision making process.
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Snow Days. Bitter Cold. CLOSED Sunday, Monday, Tuesday…?
Snow Days. Bitter Cold. CLOSED Sunday, Monday, Tuesday…? First real storm of the true winter. Had some snow back in September and October. Then not much to speak about for the next three months. Until this weekend. Looks pretty good…
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Monday in Central Montana
Monday in Central Montana The snow storm has passed. The blizzard. It certainly was blizzard like for most fo the day yesterday. Today? Windy and not as cold. Drifting snow and blowing snow can make travel a bit difficult. The…
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Thursday Foto
Thursday Foto This is from two years ago. Snowing this weekend. 2018 Last year? Trout Spey Camp with over a foot of snow and temps not reaching above freezing for the week. In fact near zero for a couple days…
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Sunday Snow Report from Headhunters of Craig
Sunday Snow Report from Headhunters of Craig Still snowing here in Craig. Not as much as the doomsday report had got us ready for. But thankfully we were prepared. Blowing hard from the north as we write. Drifting snow around…
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March 5th Missouri River Seasonal Status Update
March 5th Missouri River Seasonal Status Update The water is high. The ice is too. Super High! Drove down the river today and it is higher than these photos tell. Flooding on some riverfront properties in the lower canyon. That…
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December 1st. Snow.
December 1st. Snow. A passing storm dropped a couple inches on us here in Craig. Slow angling traffic. Just right. Beyond booking, sending Christmas gift items, talking to you folks on the phone about hatch timing, and lots of Trout…
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Brown Trout Like Snow!
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.…
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Silly Sunday Melting Snow Scenery
Silly Sunday Melting Snow Scenery You have 3 more days, including today to get out tree and enjoy the river before we slip back into a winter pattern. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Then January brings winter in with snow an scooper…
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Winter Rewards Fishing the Missouri River
Winter Rewards Fishing the Missouri River Trout Spey casters up all the way from Big Sky. Bill, Jason, Rob, and Todd ventured up the state to the Mighty Mo to swing a few flies. And they were rewarded with nice…
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Monday Snow Day, Trout Spey, & Shop w/Headhunters
Monday Snow Day, Trout Spey, & Shop w/Headhunters Cold and snowing today here in the Missouri River canyon. We like it. While it is colder than most would like for tossing a fly into the famed winter waters of the…
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Silly Snowy Saturday Scenery
Silly Snowy Saturday Scenery Snow on the ground yesterday morning. Some it has blown away towards North Dakota. Some of it has stayed. Super Freakin’ Windy today as we hold our first of many Spey Casting Clinics during the Missouri…
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Shit Skiers Say Video
Shit Skiers Say Video In homage to the lack of snow here in the west we post Shit Skiers Say today on the Headhunters Blog. Not much in the way of fall or even winter weather as of late. Nothing…
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Mid Week Missouri River Fishing Update
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…
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Freezout Lake Snow Goose Migration
The Freezout Lake Snow Goose migration occurs each spring, and is a very popular event for nature lovers in the Great Falls area. Julie and I have logged many days at Freezout – but in the fall and with guns.…
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Friday Foto December Snow Edition
All is well here fishing Montana’s Missouri River. Friday Foto today here on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. Trout Spey Casting Clinic led by John tomorrow. SOLD OUT. The next one coming in January. The snow pretty much melted yesterday with…
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Now, it’s winter.
Yep. Winter. Now. @1630 Sunday it was 45F, partly cloudy and dead calm. @ 1632 Sunday it was 31F, blowing out of the north 17mph, and snowing. Sunday night snowing hard and damn cold. This morning. Cold. Snowy. Maybe baetis…
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