Headhunters Life

No one seems too interested in tying flies tonight, which is fine. You shouldn’t obsess with fly fishing every single hour of every single day. We will see you fer shur next Wednesday night.

Windy as bitch today on the Might Mo. A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 10am. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Check out the Upper … Read more

Headhunters Fly Fishing Guide Jared Edens speaks openly about his local eatery and drinkery in Cascade Montana today on this very fly fishing blog. Many of you know Jared from guiding with him, some by sitting  next to him on Headhunters porch, and some by his easy pace of life. He guides the same way. … Read more

It is January and the time has arrived to tie flies Wednesday nights @ Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig. Our 3rd or 4th season of weekly fly tying here on the Missouri River. Are you ready? Our program is different than other fly tying sessions hosted by fly shops. This is not a lesson based … Read more

5 Die Hard Spey Day participants attended Saturday’s Clinic. The roads were bad, the weather was bad, the learning was good. Our next shot is Saturday February 8th. Sign up today for the Spey Casting Clinic. We will see you there. Better weather is on tap. We think?   Remember we have a wide selection … Read more

The new year is upon us and we are damn excited. We never stop having a ball here at Headhunters. The excitement from learning is a driving force. We are always learning about you, the river, and advancing our fly fishing technique and skill set. A few things to put on your calender for the … Read more

Happy New Year from all of us here on Montana’s Missouri River. Today @ Noon the Polar Bear Plunge here in Craig. Take this day of rest. Then plan your upcoming Missouri River Trip. It is quite busy already for the mid June til mid July time frame. Lodging and guides. If you want in, … Read more

Had a customer say to us today ” You know what separates this fly shop from the rest? It’s the first rate customer service, friendliness, and professionalism of the the staff, that you are open all but a few days a year, the best guides we have been witness to, and the daily internet presence. … Read more

Come on in and enjoy the deeply discounted products here on the Mo. And, and then go fish! Or the other way around. Your choice. Quite a few anglers on the river Wednesday the 25th. Looked like most were swinging 2 handed rods. Some single handers as well mostly tossing streamers. The nymphing bite is … Read more

From all of us, to all of you…Merry Christmas. Ben, Sara, Julie, John, and Mark here in Craig Montana hop you and your family enjoy the holidays. See you the 26th, Boxing Day for those north of the border, for normal holiday operation. See you at 8am for hot cheap coffee…

We know you have your own reasons for visiting Montana’s Missouri River every year. Here are a few  ore reasons to visit this summer. Plus, you need to try out that new SAGE Method on our hard fighting jumping Rainbows! Or that 7 weight that has not met its match wrastlin’ a deep diving bulldog … Read more

Above photo shot after our 2nd season in 2009. The shop has metamorphosed a few times since this shot. Some have asked what we are doing this year? Many think winter work at fly shops is boring. Some days it is. But the rest of the days are filled with chatting with you folks on … Read more

Yah, we’re small. But we’re tough. Small Business Saturday created by the credit card company American Express is a great way for big business to care… Or something like that. Marketing 101, I think. We would appreciate that you bite on the small business campaign and spend some time with us…here in the tiny fishing … Read more

Thanks to you the loyal fishy friends. To all the folks that read this daily blog, that fish the Mo, and that enjoy the Headhunters Life. Thanks to you. Enjoy your day, the weekend too. Stop in if you are in our neighborhood for a shot of Joe. Or Redbreast. Most stop in for a … Read more

Headhunters and Missouri River friend Terry Armstrong today with this blog he sent to us via electronic mail. We’ve known Terry for a number of years and some of you have met him at our Saturday BBQ’s, out swinging a 2 hander, or his latest love, a Sweetgrass Bamboo Rod. He loves his wife Gigi, … Read more

I wonder if the rod companies get lots of letters like this. I mean from the Missouri River. Our trout are getting arguably larger. No shit. Do you think they have special Missouri River rider? Say no more…   Let’s hope that the Missouri River Broken Rod syndrome doesn’t visit your vacation.

Headhunters staffer Jake is famous. And carp got him there. You know the guy. A tall glass of water with an oversized smile on his face. Excited. Really excited. Yah, you know him. Former Headhunters All Star Jess McGlothlin writes, shoots great images, and roams the countryside whipping up photo-prose like the article in the … Read more

Yep, it’s true. $400 Missouri River Winter Guide Trips are here for the winter months. Shorter days with lots of fish is what you can expect from late fall and winter fishing trips on the Missouri. The good news is there is no danger with the winter trips. If the weather is shitty, no worries. … Read more

I was beat.  I’d been in the water at first light, hunting heads as the tiny trico duns came off.  Even if I didn’t get many, it was worth it just to escape the August heat and be there as the river came alive. When the sun hit the water, I whacked ‘em on a … Read more

The next meeting of the Missouri River Foundation is at the Oasis Bar in Wolf Creek 3pm. Come and join in the conversation as we create the Mission Statement. You got something to say? Come and join! See you at the Oasis Sunday Night. Missouri River Foundation Wolf Creek Oasis Bar @ 3pm.

I always thought that fly shop employees in the winter just watched YouTube. Lots of YouTube. Or Vimeo, we like Vimeo! The Top 5 Fly Shop Winter Activities will follow below. So what do those fly shop employees do all winter long? And texting, lots of texting. Actually, the winter activities of a fly shopper … Read more

Top 5 Winter Guide Activities. While we still have 2 guides on staff for the winter, most fly shop dedes and guides are looking for answers…to questions, they don’t even know. That is the conundrum. Top 5 Winter Guide Activities   YouTube Visiting your folks. For 6 months. Cleaning the cooler. Or chucking in the … Read more

The Missouri River Foundation Right now, it couldn’t be better. The Missouri has the biggest trout of any river around – healthy, hefty, strong, hard fighting fish.  The water runs cold and clear, the bugs thrive and the hatches are spectacular.  And, there’s lots of public access. Right now… But what if there’s more upstream … Read more

Silly Sunday Scenery Missouri River Scenery Image today is from last week. The leaves are all but gone, but I cannot stand having these images around without posting them. We are heading into the time period where there is only two colors in the canyon. Brownish Tan and Grey. That’s it! Enjoy this Sunday Image … Read more

All we get is a glimpse of the elusive trout. We only get glimpses. Mere Glimpses If you break down the time we tie flies, we plan trips, we talk about trout angling around the water cooler, the leader tying, the casting practice, the actual fishing when we make it to the creek…we only allow … Read more