HeadHunters Missouri River Report

Tailout from Scumliner Media today on the Headhunters Fly Shop Blog. You may have seen this the first time around. Watch it again. You will enjoy it. We have Steelhead on the Brain. Well some of the staff. We love...

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We’ve just had our first big cold-front of the fall. Real cold. The one that brings rain, sleet and snow. Temps in the 30’s. Freezing hands. You forgot the coffee? This is the front that we wait for every year...

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Warm and windy today on Montana’s Missouri River. Temps in the 60’s and wind in the teens. Good stuff? No? Slower traffic on the river today with football match-ups keeping some away. Sounds good to me. Not many though, lots...

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Get out your streamer rigs and toss them in to the water. The Missouri River preferably. We like it. The streamer rig that is an option is this one above with a swivel in play. We like to tie the...

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Having a ball @ Headhunters Fly Shop this morning and every morning. October is a good time in Craig Montana. Get after it.   P.S. The fishing is shit hot! Headhunters Fly Shop. The information source for all things fly...

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Sun and cool temperatures for this weekend. Do we like the sun this time of year? Oh, we’d rather it hide behind a enormous bank of clouds, but who can be that choosey. I like the looks of the light...

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Getting the job done on the Mo. Psuedo pod action from this week. The colors are changing, the fishing is shit hot. Just a couple reasons we like fall on Montana’s Missouri River.  

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As far as the fall fishing goes, it is as good as it gets. The fish are happy at the water temperature of 56F and jumping like crazy. Hard fighting and certainly as fat as they ever are this time...

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As the snow fall this morning I am reminded that we are heading headlong into my favorite time of year. The colors changing, the browns spawning, the pace slowing as the days become shorter. The fishing is just fantastic. But,...

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Rain this last week and cooler air temps have allowed the falling trend in water temperatures and we are so very happy. Yes, the trout too. Anglers are here for the October goodness and many, wait all, are coming in...

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Swing Season is nearing, and the FedEx guy brought us some new toys to play with today. A box of the new Thomas & Thomas DNA-XF two-handers arrived and we are chomping at the bit to get out on the...

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We don’t re-post content from other blogs much anymore. Plenty of other fly fishing blogs do. You can check out Moldy Chum or The Fiberglass Manifesto and pretty much see everything of interest that pertains to fly fishing and conservation. But...

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Rumors have persisted for the last few days that Holter Dam and Boat ramp will be closing on Tues. due to the impending Government shut down. I made the call to the BLM office this morning to verify. “True that”,...

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Don’t forget about our Girl’s Rule, Boy’s Drool fly fishing photo contest. Yes, it’s still on and runs through October 15th. We’ve received a ton of great submissions from women all over the country fly fishing in both Fresh and...

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Trout as long as your leg here on the Missouri River. Get out your high wind gear today folks as it is blowing to beat the band. Having said that, the fishing is really, really good. The only exception being...

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Get here now. Or next month. It is getting serious. Today, wind. Tomorrow, wind. Tuesday, psuedo’s again. BWO’s on the porch, and they are struggling to enter the fray. Yep. Sunday Scenery today on Headhunters Blog. Your information, education, customer...

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PPL sell Montana dams to, forthcoming, Northwestern Energy. Big news in Montana, these parts for sure. Will this change the operation of said dams? No. “PPL clearly wants to get out of Montana,” Toole said. “So, good riddance to them....

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All you need to get through your nymphing session on the Missouri is a pocketful of mayfly nymphs. And maybe a Scud or two. A sow, a worm…or another mayfly nymph like a giant P-Tail up top! Missouri River Mayfly...

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Heard many anglers stating this past week…“Best day ever.” Not everybody. Because not everybody, every angler can achieve this peak daily. So, don’t want to get your expectations too high, but it is, and has been fishing quite well. Hope...

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Yes, this guy is a good angler. Fisher-bird Eagle. His nest is just around the corner, so the commute is not too far. Inclement weather brought us the best fishing this fall. Yet. More ahead? Foreshadowing the future? Yes, I,...

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Nobody’s Fault but Mine… Robert Plant claims to have sold his soul to the devil for Led Zeppelin success. I did the same here on the Missouri River. Although some days it does not seem to be working…    ...

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A heads up from my good buddy Jim “JP” Schmitz about this important project regarding the plight of Wild Steelhead. Filmmaker Shane Anderson is finishing up a year long project  to find out why our Wild Steelhead are disappearing. Jim...

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We’re already getting questions about the free Two-Handed clinics we offered last winter. Hold on boys! We haven’t even had fall dry fly season yet! Blue-winged Olives are yet to come… Starting around Nov. 15th, however, the “Swinging” really starts...

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An interesting photo came to us through our Facebook page this morning. Alexandra Amundson sent us a few pictures for our “Girl’s Rule, Boy’s Drool” photo contest. Interesting, because one was of a Northern Pike. It was caught at one...

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Moving the right direction for the fall. This is the chart we like to see. No dramatic ups or downs. Just a steady fall towards the 50’s. lue Winged insects like the 50’s Wednesday saw overcast all day long, with...

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Soggy today on Montana’s Missouri River. We like it. Just dress warmly and cast. A lot! Fishing this week is strong. Consistent is the word of the week. Not much for the dry fly, October is around the corner, but...

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Squeeky’s #1 Favorite Fly Fishing Item. Bar None. Rio’s Fly Line Cleaning Towelette. Money. Use this towelette many times per day for fly line health. I find myself using it about 3 times per day. Strictly personal use. It is...

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Scumliner stated in the Fall is for Streamers that while summer is still in our minds, and has been on the river too, fall is coming. True, fall is coming, and some of it will be here this week! Windy...

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A shift in the weather has anglers thinking about tossing the big stuff and ripping it through the shallows. Floating lines are replaced with sink tips. The 4 and 5 weights will feel neglected. The 6’s and 7’s are getting...

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Awesome weather will greet you this morning if you’re planning on hitting the Missouri River. Cloudy, cool, and a touch of rain. No wind right now, and hopefully it will stay that way. Bring Pseudo’s. Our big sale continues through...

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Good Sunday. Warm fall weather, pleasant temps, and sunshine w/ a chance of showers today! Feels like fall. Happy Sunday today. Stop by the shop for deals on gear. Then go fish. You have to. It’s is a day of...

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Lots happening this weekend on the Missouri River. The fishing is good, the fellowship is fun, and the Headhunters Sale and BBQ kicks off today! Why aren’t you here? Oh, you are waiting for the baetis? Yah, we are too....

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Today is the SALE! Get on out here and save some money. And fish a little. The weather is fall like, and warm. BBQ today with Headhunters Famous Onion and Garlic Burgers! Headhunters is not known as the “Sale Shop”,...

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Untouchables Bridge this morning on the Headhunters Friday Foto. Fishing is great with better hatches to come int he near future. Put yourself in this Foto and dream of wild fighting Rainbow and Browns. Big happenings this weekend at Headhunters...

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Good to great depending on who you talk to. The fishing can be real good if you get the flies in front of the fish. The difficult part of fly fishing the Missouri, is just that. Getting the fly in...

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Time to start thinking about staff for 2014. If you think you might want to work in a fly shop, you’re nuts. If your nuts, check out our job listing page. We also have one special job available immediately, but...

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Yep, Squeeky’s hot wife Danielle today on New Breed Chicks Rule, nepotism edition. Danielle loves to fish hoppers and be guided. Who doesn’t is my question. While we are on the subject of New Breed Chicks, check out our current...

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It is as good as you are. Truth today on Headhunters Missouri River Montana Fishing Report. Missouri River Fishing Report Some key points to make your day here on the Missouri River even better than it already will be. Yep,...

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You’ll notice a missing element when you visit Headhunters this fall. Jess “Firegirl” McGlothlin has packed her bags and headed off to the west coast to pursue her photography career in a more full time manner. Requests for Jess to...

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Great Falls artist Dick Lauritzen is an old friend of ours, and is the favorite fly fishing artist of the Electric City. Dick has been fishing the Missouri River for many years, as well as just about every other trout...

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OK Headhunters Nation, here’s our next Photo Contest. You know all about our “New Breed Chicks Rule” category. Lovely women… who  can fish! Well, we want to see some of your shots of your favorite gal-pal, wife, girlfriend, mother, daughter,...

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Getting better every day. Really a nice September shaping up here on the Missouri River. Nymphing is the most popular fishing style but that does not mean it is always the best. Many are blind fishing big hoppers, terrestrials, ants,...

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Thanks to Hunter and the boys for providing this video filmed on the Missouri River this past week. Fun stuff boys! See you again next year! Missouri river Days, Craig MT Nights on Vimeo by Hunter Jones

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Hopper fishing is done… not! Here’s guide Peter Skidmore with a nice one JT caught yesterday on a crunchy hopper pattern. A nice shot after I cropped all the fingers and thumbs out of the photo. Yes hoppers are still...

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Ninch’s cool fishy Mom with this nice Brown Trout. Hooray! Nice Brown Trout on a hopper. Happy Saturday! New Breed Chicks Rule!

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Bob Glassen with a  great Blog today about his obsession with Indicators. We know you fellers are out there with similar issues…I may fall into this category too!   If you’ve seen me on the river, you know I spend...

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Going in the canyon in the next few weeks? Well, if you are…take a few of these patterns along for subsurface surprises. The October Caddis must be around because these have been producing deep in the mornings and shallow in...

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Coming into fall and Rainbows are out and about. Like this one. New reed Chicks Rule! We love seeing gals on the river! Thanks Libby for your trout fishing prowess! You certainly do rule New Breed Chicks do Rule!

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Back in the shop after a long day of travel from the legendary Restigouche River in New Brunswick, Canada. Ben Hardy and I made the long trip back east to experience the fly fishing for Atlantic Salmon on one of...

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Cole and Rainbow rocking this stupendous rig on the Missouri this week. Met these cats this winter for their inaugural drift in their sweet Rivershed Boat. Perfect for the tow of themas they roam around Montana in search of freedom....

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