Fly Fishing Report for the Missouri River, Dearborn River and Blackfoot River Montana.
Mid Week Missouri River October Fishing Report Facts today for the Mid Week Missouri River October Fishing Report. Fishing is good. Not too good during the am session. Stay up late, sleep in. Get out late. Then fish. The afternoon bite is much better than the before lunch deal. If you did not get out til … Read more
Saturday Missouri River Fishing Report Good to great. Depending on the day. Recently good. But will turn into great today with the overcast and cooler weather. Bring your layers. It is a cold one here on the Mighty Mo at 35F this am. BWO’s coming off daily. Cripples are king. Emergers if you want. They … Read more
Hello October Welcome Missouri River Fishing Report! Snow on the ground yesterday morning. 65F today. And there you have it. Variable. The fishing will not be variable this month though. Strong will be the tone for October. Baetis | BWO’s | Blue Winged Olives BWO’s coming off daily. The Pseudo explosion happens daily at 2pm-ish. … Read more
Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report A cooling trend is upon us. And it should be with the advent of fall this past Saturday. We like it! Rain this morning and some strong hail yesterday afternoon has ushered the summer weather and temps right out the door. Water temps continue to diminish as the anglers … Read more
Wednesday Fishing Report Missouri River Montana Cooling trend in Montana. And certainly here in central Montana. Dress warmly for the next ten days. Highs will not exceed 70F beyond tomorrow. A cooling trend in the top water blind activity. Seriously. Trico spinner fall may happen still, but the hatch will not be until noon-ish. Hoppers … Read more
Monday Missouri River September 17th Fishing Report Cooling air temps and water temps have slowed that un-real top water blind fishing bite. Stopped it? No. But certainly not as red hot as it has been. Replacing the morning Trico’s are the Pseudos on the lower reaches. They are moving up river as the days pass. … Read more
Friday Foto Rainbow Release Coming into a cooler weekend wether wise. Bring your warm clothing. Or come by the shop and stock up on all of the cool fall SIMMS gear that arrived yesterday. Downstream Jacket Puffy, the staff favorite Bulkley, Pro Dry Rainjacket, Midstream Puffy, and layering stuff that is sure to keep the … Read more
Hump Day Brown Trout This is the fishing report. Above fish caught on an ant. Yes, Barret was rocking it pretty hard. End fishing report. Hump Day Brown Trout.
Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 9.10.18 Really pretty good fishing out there folks. Again, have said it a few times before this last 2 months, it is as good as it gets for this period. Best ever? Maybe. But best ever that we may see for a while. Monday Morning Missouri River Fishing Report 9.10.18 … Read more
September Blackfoot River Report Pretty good. Fish on dry flies. Not too many folks around. An awesome time to be on the Westside as well as the Eastside. A good time of year all the way around. Cool out this morning. Hot the afternoon. Then September weather rolls along. The dry fly bite on the … Read more
Monday Missouri River Labor Day Fishing Report We have said it many times already this late summer and will have to say it again… The fishing right now on the Missouri River outside of Craig Montana is about as good as it gets. We are gonna have a fabulous September! Honest. Fact and Fiction for … Read more
September Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast The Short September Synopsis The fishing has been as strong in August as it has in many, many years. We believe that the fishing will continue to be strong through the month of September as well. Generally September is not a terrific dry fly month but yet again we … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One Strong Dry Fly Suggestion… You gotta cast at the trout. You gotta. Well, only if you wanna catch ’em. #1 reason more folks don’t catch dry fly fish on the Missouri River? The angler is afraid to cast at the trout. Not just afraid, unwilling. Generally will not even try it once. One time. … Read more
Missouri River Monday August 20th Fishing Report Here we go headlong into the month and the Missouri River Fishing is holding up nicely. A few really great points in this report along with a few summer realities mixed in for good measure. Headhunters Fly Shop in downtown Craig brings you the most up to date … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Trico’s? Yes. Wednesday here on the Mo. Trico’s? Yes. Exceptional fishing for the dry fly enthusiast. Bring your “A” game man. You’ll need it. Flows and water temps are ideal and better than we could have expected. Weeds will play a part in your late August future. Not the gooey kind though. Just the … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mid August Missouri River Fishing Report Headlong into August. All is well. Today the Headhunters daily blog will update you on all things Missouri River. Just the facts man. No fluff on this Monday. Water Flows: 4880 cfs. Above average for the time of year. We like it. Water Temps: 64.5F Lower than average. … Read more
Wednesday Missouri River Fishing Report 8.8.18 The second call for all who like us to inform them that the dry fly fishing is good. This is your second call. Lots and lots of rising trout. Great Trico spinner falls. Pod behavior. Very few anglers on the water. Quiet. Pleasant. The best dry fly fishing of … Read more
Monday Morning August Missouri River Fishing Report If you are a dry fly angler you should be here. That is the call that many ask for. The call when it is good. That time is now. Dry Fly Valhalla. Trico fishing is superb. It is a good as you are. If you are great, the … Read more
Missouri River Fishing Report 8.2.18 Trico mornings rule most of the day for dry fly anglers. Followed by PMD spinner falls, and finally skittering caddis. You may want to tie on a blind fishing pattern for the late afternoon. Or early afternoon. Or some even get after it in the early am with the ant … Read more
Friday Foto Weekend Missouri River Fishing Report 7.27.18 Flows dropping to 4800 cfs today as we Monto the last gasp of July. Wade fishers paradise. Daily events include the Trico spinner fall @ 845 am. Later in the morning you may see the PMD spinner fall. Move past noon and get the caddis out of … Read more
Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report Missouri River Sunday Fishing Report brought to you once again by Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig Montana. Lots of anglers stop in stating that they read the blog and fishing report daily. We love to see the readers and anglers of the Mighty Mo. Just met Dan from Ohio. Awesome. … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Missouri River Monday. July. Just the stats, facts, and rumors from your information source on this Missouri River Monday. July. We are busy fishing. Shop open at 6am. Early birds welcome at Headhunters of Craig. Start every day @ Headhunters. River falling to under 6K this morning. Wade fishers paradise. And boat anglers can … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Friday Foto Missouri River Fishing Report July 12th All is well in our neighborhood. Water is dropping off nicely. The sun is out. Dry fly anglers are here. Nymphers too. All fishing is good. Come on out and join the fun this July, or choose August. Missouri River Flows and Temps The latest on … Read more
5 Tips for Missouri River July Dry Fly Success The water is dropping rapidly. Finally. It is July and we are all about the dry fly this Month! It is our namesake for goodness sake! Headhunting we will go as we move into the middle of the first dry fly month of the season. Flows … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast Headhunters Fly Shop brings you July Missouri River Fly Fishing Forecast on this day after America’s Birthday. We love July and June too. But July is one of the better dry fly months and we are looking better than we have for several months. Water Flows Falling. The water … Read more
Blackfoot River Report Fished the Blackfoot River Monday with longtime guest Kelley Lasek. Good times. A few big cutthroat and several junior trouts kept us busy most of the day. Got on the river early and enjoyed light traffic visiting a few fishing friends along the way. The dirt snake dangling from a Chubby proved … Read more
Water Falling in July! We think. Our latest guess is the middle of the month. Could happen much sooner but hesitate to guess as Mark has for the most part been wrong. The water is falling at Toston as I write again this Sunday. Currently 11,700 cfs falling an average of 1000 cfs per day. … Read more
Dry Fly Days Ahead Yes. Gotta be true. Not too good the past three days for rising trout. No bugs. No bugs, no trout. But that will all change today, right? Always thinking positively. PMD’s, Caddis, Sally’s. Water Report The river should be falling soon. Inflows at Boston are 16K and headed down the curve. … Read more
Missouri River Summer Solstice Report June 21st 2018 River flows came back above 15K this morning. The flows on the Dearborn are falling rapidly currently at the 3500 cfs mark. We expect to see the Dearborn flows continue to fall therefore the Missouri River below the confluence will be fishable again. Since the rain event … Read more
Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River Fishing Report June 16th 2018 The latest on Missouri River Flows Headed higher due to heavy precipitation basin wide today. Headed back above 12,000 cfs today. Rising above 13,000 cfs Monday. More precipitation Monday and Tuesday. An inch in this storm. Another inch combined Monday and Tuesday. June rainfall amounts … Read more
5 Tips for Missouri River Mid June Yes there is dry fly fishing. Not all day long yet, but that is coming. Missouri River water flows are holding about 12K. Will we see lower flows? Oh yes, soon. Meaning this week of next. It will be falling as the month progresses. The lake is in … Read more
The Dearborn is falling fast! Almost dried up. Not yet though. A few more days floating the Dearborn River and we will close the book for 2018. Fished it yesterday with Chef Winders. Fun. Beautiful. Fishy. Did not see one other boat. Water Walkers, worms, Purple Prince’s, and Rubber Legs. Awesome. Wednesday eve it was … Read more
Headhunters Fly Shop Missouri River June Forecast Weather Rain. A total of 6 days historically. 2.62″ on the average. Hopefully not snow. Sunshine. Yes. Mostly. Average high temp of 76F and low temp of 46F. Still a month where you should be prepared for anything. I have seen snow on the 11th. Only 9″ though. … Read more
Thursday High Water Fishing Report Current Water Flows 19,400 cfs. Clear and Clean. The tis the start of the Thursday High Water Fishing Report… No new news here on the watery last day of May front. All good, really. Toston inflows are stable and slightly falling at 26,100 cfs. Below Holter Dam the water temps … Read more
Memorial Day Weekend Fishing Report Headhunters Fly Shop Weather and Flows Higher and higher she goes. When she will stop? We think soon? Inflows at 25K at Toston. Flows here locally 18K and change. A warm weekend with Thunderstorms occurring in the afternoons. That will do it. We have not achieved our May rainfall numbers. … Read more
Tips for Missouri River Holiday Weekend Remember the reason for the weekend. Honor and remember those who have died in the service of our country. Remember them. Take a moment and give your respects to all who have passed. Fish early. Fish late. The most common put in time is about 9am. If you want, … Read more
She’s headed over 16K! Yep, she’s headed over 16K! It’s cool. She is fishing well if you like catching trout. If you like catching trout on dry flies…you may want to wait. The rain and sun forecast for the week and weekend ahead of us has encouraged the water managers to pump up the Missouri … Read more
Missouri River Fishing Report 5.21.18 Missouri River Flows 15K-ish and holding I will call Stephanie Micek again this morning and find out what the latest scoop on the water situation is. But I suspect it will be the same as last time we got the inside line. 15K and holding. As we have mentioned before … Read more
Headhunters Fly Shop has your Flies! The best and largest selection of Spring-Time Flies in the Missouri River canyon! Headhunters Fly Shop has your Flies! All of the favorite springtime high water flies are available at Headhunters of Craig. And lots of them. Sows, Scuds, and worm flavored muddy bugs fill the bins and fill your … Read more
Missouri River Montana Headhunters Fishing Report May 7th High water techniques apply. Fish towards the bank, or away from it. The best catch rates are those hugging the bank and tossing into the deep trough that lines the bank. Soft inside lanes are producing. Hard summer backlines are not holding fish. Too fast man. Pink … Read more
Missouri River May Fly Fishing Forecast Here we go out of April running full speed into the jaws of May! Hooray. Maybe spring will greet us this Month of May. Things to look forward to in May include… More water. How much? Again we can only speculate, smartly. The answer is more. We are currently … Read more
Missouri River Fishing Report April 29th 2018 Not normal Missouri River fishing. Lower than average catch rates. Difficult situations. Fluctuations in the water couple times a week. Swollen feeder creeks like the Dearborn and Little Prickly Pear. Lots of boats. No wade fishing to speak of. That is our reality. And we are one of … Read more
5 Ways to Skin the Spring Cat! Kinda been off and on out there. Some days better than others, but the theme could be described as not all that consistent. Waters rising off and on, mostly in this last month coupled with cold water temps currently at the 39F mark have made for tough sledding. … Read more
Monday Morning Missouri River Water Update & Fishing Report Montana’s Missouri River Water Update Yes indeed Mother Mo is treating us to above average water this spring. High? No. That is the question we and every other fly fishing professional gets numerous times a day when the water is above average for any period. And … Read more
Missouri River April Tuesday Fishing Report Warmer weather today, yesterday, and tomorrow. We dig it. Nymphing not too bad. I found it a bit difficult yesterday. And the fish are moving around a bit with the unsettled water. Today up to 7290cfs and 38F. Cold water for the season. Higher water than normal. It can … Read more
Top 10 Missouri River Spring Time Dry Flies Here they are. The flies we like for spring time dry fly action Missouri River style The dry fly fishing has been sporadic as of late. You can bump into comments of brilliance, but as far a s great dry fly bite, we have yet to see … Read more
Late March Missouri River Fly Fishing Report Water flows are above 6K coming out of the dam at 6230 currently. Then add a couple hundred at the Prickly Pear, the Dearborn, the Sheep Creep, Wagner, Prewitt, Stickney and you have above average water flows for March. That spreads the fish out. But, it also does … Read more
Missouri River Trout Spey Spring Swing Report In one word. Good. Some days great. The fish do make the ultimate decision. Fished with Ninch and our Sage rep Thursday and Ninth put on a show. Outfishing Kurt and I by a wide margin. Why? Lots of reasons. Ninch is a predator on the water. Not … Read more
Missouri River Tuesday Fishing Report The mercury tipping ht escapes at 62F today. The warmest day since the middle of November? October? Sure was nice. Same weather tomorrow and then headed into a stormy period Thursday and Friday with up to 6″ of snow and cooler temps. The weekend looks great for springtime anglers. Our … Read more
Missouri River Weekend Nymphing Report plus Midge Update Just the facts for this short Missouri River Weekend Nymphing Report. Fish the soft inside stuff. Most of the fish are stacked in that type of water. Although a few in one tick faster. So, stopped, plus 1 tick. Or 1 point 2. If you don’t find … Read more
Missouri River Swing Report While the wind blew snow around yesterday and it truly felt and looked like it may have been blowing 100mph, I know it wasn’t really. Just like saying you caught 100 fish, we know it felt like you did. It’s OK. You don’t have to lie to make friends. We love … Read more
Midges It is that time of year. Midges are here. They have been here for a few weeks. But the slush and cold and wind have kept us from the water. Looks like February heading into March may bring us some milder weather. A few of the HH gang heading out this week. Derek was … Read more
Mid February Missouri River Fishing Report The short and cold version of the Fishing Mid February Missouri River Fishing Report. It’s cold out there. And in the water. 34F water temp. Somedays the air temp crawls over the water temp. Some days. A few midges on non-windy days. The last couple days gusts to 50mph. The … Read more
February Top 5 Not my favorite month. Not too much going on. Slow. My February Top 5 below this Thursday February 1st. Midges may happen mid month. That is a breath of fresh air. Lends itself to spring thoughts. Already some midge action. Midges dancing around on the surface coaxing trout eyes upwards. Scattered and … Read more
Summer Foreshadowing Just the 24th of January today. We have more than our toe dipped into the proverbial year, more like our ankle has entered the water. We are just beginning. And having that ankle submerged made me think of wade fishing, which then made me think of flip-flops, and finally Missouri River summer PMD’s. … Read more
Late January Missouri River Fishing Report Mid Winter check on Montana’s Missouri River as we today give you the Late January Missouri River Fishing Report from your information source Headhunters Fly Shop of Craig Montana. Facts fill the fishing report in this Winter Edition. Again I remind you that what is reported, in fishing reports, … Read more