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Helios, Orvis, video

Orvis Helios Models Defined w/ Shawn Combs You’ve seen a few videos about this rod already I’m sure. The hype is pretty big. Does it stand up to other rods in the category? And what is the difference between the…

Missouri River July Caddis Flies Video

March 28, 2024

August Dry Fly Fishing, July Dry Fly Fishing, team Headhunters, video

As we move through, or just into this dryer than normal spring, we cannot help but think about July and swarming caddis flies. July & August bring sun, dry flies dawn til dusk, along with caddis flies in your ears.…

Firebead Ray Charles Tying Video

March 16, 2024

Firebead Ray Charles Tying Video, fly, tying, video

Firebead Ray Charles Tying Video Saturday in Craig Montana. St Pats Day tomorrow. Warm for the week ahead. Time to get out and fish. Weekend in full effect. Good swing action out there. Also getting into the pink period of…

Rainbow Czech Nymph Just Add Vise Kit, Video

March 7, 2024

fly tying, JAV, Just Add Vise, Rainbow Czech Nymph, Scumliner Media, tying, video

Rainbow Czech Nymph Just Add Vise Kit, Video The legendary Rainbow Czech Nymph offered by Headhunters Fly Shop of Craig Montana. Included is the video above. Come by the shop picking up the Just Add Vise Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying…

Foxee Minnow Just Add Vise Kit

February 16, 2024

fly tying, Foxee Minnow Just Add Vise Kit, JAV, Online Store, video

Lots of these flies swinging on the Missouri River the last couple months. So therefore the Just Add Vise Kits are moving too. Many ordered online. A great way to go. Order it today and POOF! it will be on…

Fishksi Video today in snowy, cold Montana

February 15, 2024

February, fishski, Scumliner Media, video, winter

Fishksi Video Fishksi Video today in snowy, cold Montana from Scumliner Media. Seemed appropriate as we move through this week of more and more snow. Good news. So the Missouri River slopes are primed for some killer POW turns, right…

One of the coolest Christmas Songs

December 24, 2023

Headhunters Life, Un-Fishing

Christmas Music, Headhunters Holiday, Peanuts, video

One of the coolest Christmas Songs Actually “Linus and Lucy” is the title of this tune. Composed by Vince Guaraldi the Italian Jazz Composer who composed most of the Peanuts animated television music. I also dig “Christmas Time is Here”.…

Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World this Thanksgiving 2023

November 23, 2023

Louis armstrong, video

Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World this Thanksgiving 2023 Up and down weather this past week. The Turkey Holiday with snow today, and cooler weather for the remainder of the weekend. Open at 9am Friday morning with guide trips out…

It’s Fly Tying Time Just Add Vise Kits!

November 13, 2023

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fly tying, Headhunters Own, Just Add Vise, Kits, video

It’s Fly Tying Time Just Add Vise Kits! It is tying time in America! Post Summer Blues got you down? Perk up with the JAV KITS and tie up some winter and spring flies. Many of us try to catch…

RIO Compostable Spool

September 15, 2023

Conservation, Fly Fishing Gear

Compostable Spool, RIO, video

RIO Compostable Spool Hey now. Compostable Spool. RIO Products Idaho Falls, Idaho. Happy Friday. Cooler weather. Autumn, in full swing. Love it! Swingers getting out there finding some jewels. Stop in for the best in Swing Gear. We got it!…

Just Add Vise Zebra Midge Tying Kit

August 8, 2023

Just Add Vise, Kits, Midge, Midge Patterns, Online Store, patterns, video, Zebra

Just Add Vise Zebra Midge Tying Kit The best nymph for the Mighty Mo? Open to discussion. But you could argue that more fish have been caught on this pattern than any other nymph. So why not tie a bundle…

JAV Fruit Roll Up Fly Tying Kit and Video

April 17, 2023

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Fly Tying Friday, JAV, video

JAV Fruit Roll Up Fly Tying Kit and Video A great 12 month fly here on the Mo is the Fruit Roll Up. A leech pattern that fish truly enjoy. Anglers too. An interesting profile and great leechy action make…

Spring Training Video

March 20, 2023

dry fly, Sara Spring Training, Spring Training Video, video

Spring Training Video It is here. Spring is here in Craig. We felt it last week. Super busy this weekend again. Lots and lots of boats, wade anglers, and guide trips out there. Spring lodging is happening as well. Always…

The Cars. Moving in Stereo

March 7, 2023

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Analogy, Moving in Stereo, The Cars, video

The Cars. Moving in Stereo I’ve always thought that we, anglers, need to move in stereo with the fish. So therefore I dig this tune. It calls to me, to the trout, to move in stereo Life’s the same, I’m…

Big Audio Dynamite Rush Video

March 4, 2023

BAD, Big Audio Dynamite, Rock & Roll, video

Big Audio Dynamite Rush Video A throwback today on the Headhunters Blog. This author digs it. Enjoy.

The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video

February 22, 2023

Conservation, Fly Fishing Video

The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video, Trout, video, Wild

The Montana Story 40 Years of Success Video Awesome. A great story about this great state. It is why we have trout like no others. Period.

Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video

February 8, 2023

Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Core, DFO, dry fly applications, HH of Craig, R8, SAGE, video

Dry Fly Applications w/ SAGE R8 Fly Rod Missouri River Video Not terrible out there this week. Nearly 50F, and certainly brought joy to all of us here in Craig. Summer foreshadowing? Boy, we thought so! Cool video with Mark…

Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying Video JAV

November 22, 2022

24/7, JAV Kits, Just Add Vise, Online Shopping, Rainbow Czech Nymph, tying, video

Rainbow Czech Nymph Tying Video JAV RAINBOW CZECH NYMPH The legendary Rainbow Czech was popularized on the Missouri River by the crew at Headhunters. Works every day of the year. We’ve put together this Rainbow Czech Nymph Fly Tying kit…

Foxee Minnow Just Add Vise Video

October 19, 2022

Foxee Minnow, Foxee Minnow Just Add Vise Video, Streamer, Trout Spey, video

Foxee Minnow Just Add Vise Video Really a cool pattern that was popularized here about 20 years ago. Easy to tie, easy to throw, and quite addictive to our trout here fishing the Mighty Mo. Just caught a couple in…

Arnold’s Mozuri Minnow Tying Video

September 1, 2022

Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying, Troutspey

JAV, Online Store, Tying Kits, video

Arnold’s Mozuri Minnow Tying Video This from the Just Add Vise Tying Kits video vault. A popular streamer that we not only strip in the fall we just as often swing it. The fall and winter months here on the…

Fruit Roll Up JAV Video

August 10, 2022

Bugs, Fly Fishing Video, Fly Tying

Fruit Roll Up, Fruit Roll Up JAV Video, Headhunters Own, JAV, Just Add Vise, Tying Kits, Tying Video, video

Fruit Roll Up JAV Video Love this pattern. Has been responsible for many trout during the Swing Season. You like stripping? Yeah, we do too. It works! Tie this feller up this spring for the remainder of the Swing Season…

Tenkarpa!

August 7, 2022

John Arnold

Beaver Island, carp, Tenkarpa, video

A fantastic video from the underground editing rooms in Craiglandia. This is what happens when a few of us go Carp fishing in Michigan with grandiose video ideas, yet no script, props or budget. On the fly, fueled by alcohol.…

Adventure Guides TV Show 2009

May 10, 2022

Adventure Guides, DFO, Fly Fish Chick, TV Show, video, Vimeo

Adventure Guides TV Show 2009 We shot this TV show Adventure Guides in 2009 with John Dietsch and Fly Fish Chick Christine Johnson. A fun couple days. Now available for us to view on Vimeo. Super fun vid with very…

Sage R8 Video

March 26, 2022

Fishing Report, Fly Fishing Gear, Fly Fishing Video, Headhunters Life

Come on by for a demo, Headhunters Sells Sage, Sage R8, SOL, video

Sage R8 Video Looking forward to the release of the next generation of Sage Fly Rods in early April. Headhunters will have a full rack of the Sage R8 in the most popular Mo River sizes 4-7wts. Until then, we…

The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles

February 12, 2022

Arnt Mollan, Brown Trout, mayfly, video

The brown trout and the mayfly….. two miracles Great Saturday flick today suggested to us a friend. Worth the watch. If you like mayflies and brown trout. Enjoy.

Why We Fish. This is why.

February 2, 2022

Inspiration, Joey, Orvis Film, video, Why We Fish

Why We Fish. This is why. Great short film today. Hump Day in Craig. Cold, -17F, sunny skies, fresh snow on the ground. Enjoy your day, practice casting for ten minutes, do something good for a co-worker, your neighbor, your…

Whatever Gets You Through the Night John Lennon

August 4, 2021

Headhunters Life, Un-Fishing

John Lennon, Music, video

Whatever Gets You Through the Night John Lennon Great track to get stuck in your head today. Sir Elton John on backup vocals. The duet version is sweet too. Happy Hump Day. Warm and smoky here in Craiglandia. The Harris…

Into the Mystic Van Morrison

March 27, 2021

Into the Mystic, Van Morrison, video

Into the Mystic Van Morrison Love this tune. Many, many do. That is why today I had to post it. Cause even if you have heard it umpteen times, it still sounds great every time you are graced by Morrison…

Little Green Machine Tying Video

March 9, 2021

fly tying, Little Green Machine, Scumliner Media, video

Little Green Machine Tying Video You read a couple days ago that these guys are swimming around subsurface. So tie them!

Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph Dakota Angler Vid

February 24, 2021

Jig, Quill, Tungsten, tying, video

Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph Dakota Angler Vid Our friend to the east Hans Stephenson with this cool tying video with a Goose Quill Tungsten Jig Nymph today on the Headhunters Fly Fishing Daily Blog. Hans owns a great shop…

RIO SlickCast Test Video

January 16, 2021

Fly Line, RIO, SlickCast, video

RIO SlickCast Test Video Slippery fly lines use RIO SlickCast! The new line of RIO Fly Lines utilizing this technology and an improved core make the new series of RIO Elite Fly Lines something to behold. Come by the shop…

Grape Slushy Tying Video

December 29, 2020

Grape Slushy, JAV, Tying Video, video

Grape Slushy Tying Video Tie this one up this holiday for summer fishing love. Add a red bead for weight and some added bling to make this fly sing this spring. Hope you are enjoying the family this week. If…

The Movement | Dancehall | Sugarshack Sessions

December 13, 2020

Headhunters Life, Un-Fishing

Dancehall, Raggae, Sugarshack Sessions, Sunday Ragge Flick, The Movement, video

The Movement | Dancehall | Sugarshack Sessions If you have not tuned into the Sugarshack Sessions, you will know what to do today if you are not a NFL fan. The Movement is one of my fav’s. If you need…

Smoke Jumper BWO Tying Video

September 24, 2020

BWO, dry fly, fly tying, Smoke Jumper, video

Smoke Jumper BWO Tying Video Our good friend Hans Stephenson over at Dakota Angler with the Smoke Jumper BWO today on the Headhunters Blog. We like this fly. We like cripples here on the Mo. We like small flies. We…

SIMMS Wader Repair Video

August 22, 2020

Fly Fishing Video, Un-Fishing

How to, Repair, SIMMS, SIMMS Wader Repair Video, video, Wader

SIMMS Wader Repair Video: How to Your waders leaking? Shouldn’t you get them ready for fall? Did you think to remind yourself of how freaking cold you were this past spring with that leak above your knee. Those wet feet?…

Wind Knot Video. 55% of Knot Strength!

August 21, 2020

55%-er, video, wind knot, Wind Knot Video

Wind Knot Video You ever lose a trout because of a wind knot? Yeah, we have too. But most would tell you it is a Bad Casting Knot. I know I would. When I’m guiding I always re-tie taking out…

Longhorn Beetle Tying Video

August 19, 2020

fly tying, Headhunters Own, How to, Longhorn Beetle, Scumliner Mediaklp;./, video

Longhorn Beetle Tying Video Tired of tossing the hopper ad nauseum? Don’t want to throw anything purple or pink? Want to turn heads at Izaak’s when you let the table know you caught the the Buttery Brown you were hunting…

George Harrison Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth

April 23, 2020

George Harrison, Peace On Earth, video

George Harrison Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth A great tune. A great message. From one of the Beetles. This will get me through Thursday. Opening Monday here in Craig. Give me love, give me peace, give me…

How a Fly Line is Made RIO Products

April 5, 2020

Fly Line, Manufacturing, RIO, The Headhunter Fly Line, USA, video

How a Fly Line is Made RIO Products Cool video from RIO Fly Lines today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. The Headhunter Fly Line is manufactured by the Idaho Falls gang. Not very often when you get a peek…

#TBT Headhunters Fly Shop OG Dry Fly Video

February 20, 2020

#TBT, #TBT Headhunters Fly Shop OG Dry Fly Video, dry fly, February, HH All Stars, video

#TBT Headhunters Fly Shop OG Dry Fly Video This is our original promo video from 2009. HH opened the doors April 4th 2008. Scumliner’s first video for HH of Craig. Of course he then went on to shoot some killer…

Casting Tip Today from Tim Rajeff

January 15, 2020

Fly Fishing Technique, Fly Fishing Video

Casting Technique, Echo, missouri river, Off Shoulder Cast, Tim Rajeff, video, your brother in law

Casting Tip Today from Tim Rajeff One of the great casters, instructors, and minds in todays fishing world. He also makes some pretty popular rods by the name of ECHO. Tim today talks about Off-Shoulder casting. Truly an important cast…

Seven Knots from Zack @ RIO

January 8, 2020

knot tying, knots, RIO, Technique, video, Zack Dalton

Seven Knots from Zack @ RIO Zack Dalton of RIO takes us through a few of the knots you should know heading out on the water. No more Monday Night Football? Go nuts. Tie knots. Happy Humpday.

Artifishal by Patagonia

December 8, 2019

Artifishal by Patagonia, salmon, steelhead, video

Artifishal by Patagonia Very cool and well done video about coastal waters and management thereof. Worth the watch on this snowy Sunday here in Craig Montana. And between football games, tying flies, and naps today!

Fish Smoker Friday

December 6, 2019

Cheese, Fish, NYC, salmon, Smoked, Trout, video

Fish Smoker Friday Been smoking cheese and fish for a couple weeks now. I always feel, near the end of the month long smoking session, that I have got ‘er dicked. I have it figured out. I am on, in…

Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis

December 5, 2019

learning, Observation, Orvis, Patience, video, Watch before you cast, Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis

Watch before you Cast A short by Orvis This is a great short from our friends over at Orvis. We love to watch fish rise, fish feed either on the surface or subsurface. Learning about fish feeding behavior is fun.…

Somewhere Out West

December 1, 2019

Fireball, Sara, Scumliner Media, Somewhere out West, video

Somewhere Out West One of the best from Scumliner Media. Enjoy. Back to work tomorrow. Yuck. Watch it twice, share it with friends. And, yes, that is real life during Craig winters… The Headhunter Dry Fly Master Kit $129.84 Select…

Double Spey River Right Video

October 6, 2019

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Double Spey River Right, Spey Cast, video

Double Spey River Right Video A quick video today on this Sunday previous to our big Trout Spey Camp beginning this Thursday. Funtimes ahead. The spey bite has been good with streamers primarily followed by the soft hackle. Seconded. Not…

Soul Saturday If you want me to stay Sly and the Family Stone

March 16, 2019

If you want me to stay, RHCP, Sly and the Family Stone, video, Walk Up Music

Soul Saturday If you want me to stay Sly and the Family Stone Super groovy. Sly has a killer voice! A legendary group from the past. Sly and the Family Stone made up of many family, Stone, members and a…

Summertime Covers

February 24, 2019

Gershwin Cover, Jazz, Miles, No more snow!, Summer Foreshadowing, Summertime, video

Summertime Covers Summertime is a few months away. Shucks. Snowing hard in Craig today. And the week ahead. Not many hints of summer out there. The river is frozen. It is wintertime. Not Summertime! Been singing this tune to myself…

Montana Spey Video Scumliner Media

November 4, 2018

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

Scumliner Media, Spey Especial, Trout Spey, video

Montana Spey Video Scumliner Media A cool vid this morning from Scumliner Media. Spey Specials on the Mo. It’s time for you to play with a two hander.

Just Add Vise Tungsten Dart

November 1, 2018

fly tying, Fly Tying Kits, Just Add Vise Tung Dart, video

Just Add Vise Tungsten Dart This fly works. Been fishing it in the canyon reach for months. It probably has another couple weeks of life this fall. A great fly starting in May and running into November. Tie them up…

Mike McCune teaches Perry Poke Scumliner Media

September 26, 2018

Mike McCune, Mike McCune teaches Perry Poke, spey, Swingers, Technique, Trout Spey, video

Mike McCune teaches Perry Poke Check out Mike KcCune today teaching the Perry Poke. Trout Spey Season is underway. Spey trips out this week already. Hooking up too. The newest of the ne Trout Spey lines and rods are in…

Just Add Vise Zirdle Bug Tying Kit Video

May 6, 2018

Exclusive, fly tying, Fly Tying Materials, Headhunters Own, JAV, Just Add Vise, video, Zirdle Bug

Just Add Vise Zirdle Bug Tying Kit Video High water means more bigger bugs. Yep. Big fly big water theory. Some say it. Some even mean it. If you are headed this way in the spring, summer, or fall you…

Single Handed Spey Video

April 5, 2018

Fly Fishing Video, Troutspey

RIO, Simon Gawesworth, Single Handed Lines, spey, Trout Spey, video

Single Handed Spey Video w/ Simon Gawesworth of RIO Today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog we bring you this fantastic video with Spey Casting Guru Simon Gawesworth of RIO Products. We get lots of questions about this newer style…

Spring Training in Montana

March 14, 2018