The very latest happenings Craig Montana 4.20.20 Sunday was awful nice in Craig Montana. Nearly 60, light winds, with a ton of Montanans dragging their outdoor summer toys with vigor through our recently quiet fishing ‘burb. Here are the facts as we here at Headhunters World HQ see them this Monday morning. Lots of traffic … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Monday Morning Fishing Report 4.15.19 The Monday Morning Fishing Report 4.15.19. Midway through our Spring Special here in central Montana. Going well. The other fantastic rivers in the state are somewhat fishing. But, if you want the cleanest water in the TRICO County region, come to the Mo. Call first. We got yer back @ … 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
Late April Fishing Report from Headhunters The water levels are holding just below 7K. Water temps are in the 45F range. Both real good. May see some movement in the water column this week and will let you folks know here on the information source of the Missouri River as it happens. Photo above from … Read more
Saturday Missouri River Fishing Update Flows stable at 7020 cfs. Higher water means learning for not only the trout but anglers too. Some have state that the fishing is not too good. Not consistent is the word from us here at Headhunters Fly Shop in Craig. Tough others would say. You gotta hunt for them … Read more
Missouri River Tax Day Fishing Report Mid April and today we bring you the Missouri River Tax Day Fishing Report. The water is rising per the predictions and statements of Stephanie Micek of the DNRC. More rain, snow, precip means higher water. But, it is not high water. High water for us 25K cfs. And … Read more
Missouri River April May Fly Fishing Forecast Squeeky attended the annual Upper Missouri River water Advisory Meeting last week and got the skinny on the upcoming water flow predictions and the update on the trout populations. Lots of folks in the room from dam operators, the power company, FWP agents and biologists, TU Conservation, UMOWA … Read more
Monday April 10th Missouri River Stats Bugs are coming. Saw a pretty good BWO hatch yesterday on the lwer river. They will show more this week. It is near! Water Flows are in the 5K range. We should see this kind of flow for the remainder of the month according to the DNRC. I think … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week we collected our first sample of bugs from the Missouri River below the Untouchable’s Bridge. The bugs that we collected were about what you would expect for April. Sows and scuds composed the majority of the biomass, but midges and blue-winged olive nymphs were abundant too. Somewhat surprisingly, PMD nymphs were abundant and almost the … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Shit hot short fishing report today this Thursday in late April. BWO’s: Top to bottom. Hatch generally in the afternoon, but yesterday started about 937am and did not stop. March Browns: Yep. This is a short lived hatch and when you blink it will be gone for another year. 7-10 days of this bug … Read more
Missouri River Post Tax Day Report Not only is the Missouri River Post Tax Day Report it is the post snow day report as well. The snow will be melting today as the weather turns once again to the seasonal norm. BWO Bite BWO’s are here in a big way. John and I were talking … Read more
Missouri River Fishing Report Weekend Update All good heading into this April weekend here on the Missouri River. Izaak’s is open, the BWO’s have arrived for real, Midges abound, and the sun is shining. I understand the Oasis is open all days of the week as well. Joe’s Bar? 8-2am daily. Headhunters Fly Shop daily … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] April Fools Missouri River Fishing Report Our warmest weekend greets the April Fools Missouri River Fishing Report today. We love the 60’s in the spring months. We have just come out of a snowy and rainy period that lasted a couple weeks. After this weekend we dip back into the snow/rain for a day … Read more