One man’s spey rod journey
Why should I take up spey “two-handed” fishing you ask? Could it be that new learning is good? Could it be that it looks like fun? Could it be that after watching people make that beautiful cast I just thought…
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A Chilly Spey Clinic
Our rescheduled January Spey clinic took place in some Chilly conditions on Saturday. As you can see in the image above, plenty of ice in those snake guides. Plenty. Despite the fridgid temperatures, we had a full house and no…
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Mike McCune & Whitney Gould Spey Clinic
The dates are set for our 2016 spey sessions with Mike McCune & Whitney Gould. For those looking for some hands-on Spey instruction in a small 3:1 classroom setting, you’ll find no better opportunity. Mike & Whitney are among the worlds best Spey-casters…
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Spey Resource – Deneki Outdoors
Spey junkies are constantly hounding us for opinions, info, gear reviews, line recommendations and technical advice. I don’t think everyone who stops by or emails a question needs an answer. They just want to get a discussion going. It’s winter after…
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Spey Clinic Bumped
Unfortunately, the weather is forcing us to move this weekends spey clinic to the following weekend, Jan. 16th, 2015. The forecast is for a high temperature around 12 and a low that morning of around 7 degrees. We have also…
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You’ll Also Need a Reel…
Spey rods garner all the attention when it comes to gear, but we get just as many questions about the right reel, and what budget reels are available for a new spey set-up. We posted some information on our current…
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Welcome to the Missouri River December
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…
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Missouri River Trout Spey Report 11.23.15
Missouri River Trout Spey Report 11.23.15 It’s been pretty good. The number of good runs for winter fishing here on the Missouri River is what makes us feel fortunate to be here during the several cold and snowy months. Great runs…
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Women’s Spey Clinic
Headhunters manager Sara Roholt and guide Beth Hood held our first women’s spey clinic this weekend. As expected from these two, the clinic was a success and all who attended learned a thing or two about spey casting, rigging and…
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Two-Handed Report
above: Mark Raisler and Beth Hood readying the 2hand arsenal for a day on the Mo. FINALLY We’re finally getting the right conditions for both swing and boat streamer fishing to produce some fish. It’s been OK for the last month,…
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Guided Spey Trips
Requests for guided two-handed Spey fishing trips on the Missouri River have been on the increase. We’ve actually done some the past few seasons, but have not formally made it an official part of our guided trip packages. Until now. Beginning…
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Trout Spey Line Selection
We’ve been receiving lots of questions about “Troutspey” rods and lines lately. Folks are getting geared up for the fall. Streamers are on their mind, and many folks are choosing to swing them on foot, rather than from the boat. We’ve already…
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Red Shed Spey Gathering
above: Whitney Gould started off the morning instructional sessions. I headed over to the Clearwater River last weekend for the annual Red Shed Spey Gathering (aka Speyclave), a celebration of spey casting and Steelhead fly fishing that incuded product demo’s…
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I guess we’re starting Troutspey a little early…
It seems like everyone is Jonesing to Spey. We still have several weeks of great dry fly and streamer action left! You’ll still be in shirt sleeves 6 weeks from now! But anglers are coming by, asking for the “swing”…
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Winter Spey Clinic Dates
We’ve set the dates for the 2015/16 Spey Clinics at Headhunters. As usual, these dates are somewhat tentative, as we occasionally move them due to weather. But we make every attempt to keep those dates solid. We get quite a few…
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WOMEN’S SPEY CLINIC
Headhunters Spey Casting instructors Sara Roholt and Beth Hood will be holding their first Women’s Spey Clinic this fall on November 14. Class size will be limited to 6-8 anglers. Rods will be provided and this class will be geared…
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Troutspey Around the Corner
Swing Season (spey season) is approaching. We’re not there yet. There’s still some big hatches to be had, as well as our epic Montana streamer fishing. But it’s getting close. Sara, Ninch and I are starting to get the lineup…
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New Trout Spey Stuff – Video
When Mike McCune and Whitney Gould were here in April on their annual Montana spey fishing tour, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days fishing with Mike and talking about the new “Trout Spey” gear he has…
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Back to Spey
Ok, I did a bobber report the other day. I hope you liked it, and that it helped you find success on the Missouri. If so, you should know that I made it all up. I only swing a two…
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Trout Spey
HAVE WE CROSSED A LINE? We wrapped up Spey clinic #3 this weekend, with 2 to go. It was a great group and the weather was fantastic. A SE wind forced the class to stick to their left shoulder for…
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Ninch & John’s Fishing Report
Ninch and I decided to try a little lower river action the other day, what with the unseasonably warm and balmy, shirtsleeve weather. The ice that locked up the lower river for a month is long gone. The wind was…
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Friday Fly Fishing Foto
Friday Foto today with a bent Switch Rod. This is one way to bend it. The other? FISH. TGIF. Go HAWKS!
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Friday Spey Foto
A nice shot on Friday. Friday Foto. Looking good this weekend of rSpey Casting the Missouri. We are The Missouri River Spey Shop. Demo’s galore, lines too. Stop in and see us for any of your single or two handed…
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Spey Lines – Diagrams for the Confused
It’s really not that complicated, but the massive amount of advice from all corners of Spey-dom seems to confuse those new to the style. Here’s a few diagrams from our Spey Clinic presentation. CLICK TO ENLARGE SCANDI & SKAGIT Both Scandi…
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Switch it Up – Montana Spey Video
Here’s the latest edit, featuring the crew that stays around Craig for the winter, fishing the Missouri River with two-handed or “spey” gear. The class at our last Spey Clinic got to see the world premier. Aren’t you jealous? MONTANA…
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Montana Spey Clinic
CLINIC #1 IS IN THE BOOKS An excellent turnout for our first two-handed Montana Spey clinic of the year. The weather was nice, and we had a little glitch with our google drive sign up list and overbooked it. That’s OK.…
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Silly Sunday Spey Scenery
Casting clinic yesterday at Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service. Lots of folks casting, a ton of fellowship, and some fish were caught too. Guide trips out today while the weather is cooperating. A few boats on the water using…
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Headhunters Winter Fly Fishing Events & 2015 Lodging Update
Getting throughout the holidays can be difficult. Getting through the holidays without either fishing or planning for fishing can be really difficult. We suggest either route to get you through. If you need a fix right now you can check…
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Sunday Spey
Ninch stretching it out on the upper river. He didn’t get one on this cast. It was the next. The entire Headhunters crew has been out swinging with two-hands. A lot. Try some swinging. You’ll like it. You can wear…
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