Silly Sunday Scenery Dearborn falling to 318cfs today. We are nearing the end of flatablilty. Maybe the remainder of the week though. Look us up for flies, shuttles, and info! Tomorrow is Monday. PMD’s will be on the menu.
Silly Sunday Scenery Craig MT. Snow AM. Sun PM. No wind all day long. Happy Sunday from downtown Craig MT.
Silly Summer Sunday Scenery John Ewing casting at rising fish this past summer. John is a non-local local fishing the Missouri River at least a couple times a year traveling from Maine. A long time Missouri River lover and he today provides our image for Silly Sunday Scenery. John spent his career behind the lens … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Silly Sunday Scenery Sunny again today on our river. Rain this last couple days. Good for the river, good for the countryside. Good for you? Yep. Fish in the river. Good ones too. Eating dry flies. A few of them. Water levels dropping on the Dearborn. Water levels dropping on the primary river? Maybe. … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] St. Patty’s Say Silly Sunday Scenery The cork came out of the bottle yesterday. 25 plus boats on the water. Wade fishermen too. Today? Not as many as some are celebrating St Pat’s Day. Corned Beef tonight for sure. Fishing reports? Good to great. PINK for the nymphing crew. 6′ to split, one big … Read more
Silly Sunday Scenery Winter does not want to relinquish its grasp. So we must fantasize about warmer, longer, dry fly days ahead. Check out the family out wandering this Trico spinner fall flat just under the dam in late July. All I have to do is close my eyes to begin feeling the sun on … Read more
Silly Sunday Scenery Blackfoot River Sunday morning. Image shot from Scotty Brown Bridge. Temperature 13F. Still winter on the westside too. But, air temps in Craig 47F today. Getting warmer all week long reaching the low 50’s. A couple dozen drifters floating the Missouri River Sunday. This window of nicer weather has allowed a much … Read more
Silly Sunday Scenery New Breed Version So many good looking gals with trout this last week we have to populate our blog with both women and trout. We have enough pics of you sir. No harm intended at all. But the fairer gender certainly makes better blog posts! Abi Arnold fishing with HH Guide Shane … Read more
Silly Sunday Scenery PMD Brown Trout Edition Kelley caught this on a PMD Spinner. Also successes on the PMD Cripple. And, the Buzzball. Flows good today. 1 to 2 inches of rain forecast for Tuesday. Will that change the flows? Ohhh, maybe. Good times on the Mo right now. Plan your trip for 2018. June … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 2017 Craig Caddis Festival Wrap Up Last Saturday, Craig hosted the 11th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off. This year, the weather cooperated (it only poured rain for a little bit) and the turnout was great! The official count is still pending, but over $10,000 dollars was raised for the Craig Volunteer Fire … Read more
Silly Sunday Scenery Gorgeous. Snow on a Sunday morning. Bring more snow and winter please Mother Nature. We need it for the summer ahead. We all need it. Looks like some help later this week. Anglers all weekend and last week on the river. Getting out of the house is healthy. Enjoy your Sunday!
Silly Sunday Scenery Canyon Image Awful pretty this time of year. Enjoy your Sunday. We will be fishing, and watching football. How about you?
Headhunters Guide Max Mattioli rocking the upper river with a guest Saturday. Sun and some wind and some trout.
The week ahead looks like unseasonably warm weather again. Light winds too. Come out and fish. If you wish!
February is on deck. Look for a February Forecast on the way. More spey reports. More fishing reports. More summer 2016 updates. More fantastic daily rambling bullshit coming at you from downtown Craig Montana.
The epicenter of Missouri River fly fishing.
Relax today.
Tomorrow back to work.
The river is nice and slow.
The cold spell has dissipated. Now sunny blue skies for the near and long term future.
Chat with your family and friends and get that summer 2016 trip in the books. You’ll sleep better knowing it is taken care of.
Enjoy today. Nap. Eat. Then a long evening nap before Monday.
Howling again on Saturday! Blowing pretty hard. Overcast in the afternoon may have made the bite heat up.
Certainly a better post lunch byte than during the morning session.
Those trout out there look real, real, healthy. Big dogs.
Get in on some of the fatty bows on the Mo this coming week. A good mix of anglers here this weekend from Boise, C’DA, Bozeman, Calgary, Helena, Great Falls, and who could forget Havre.
Experiencing the trout dream daily here in central Montana.
The landscape is nearly all brown and tan ad shades thereof. Hence the B & W image today. Really the only color in our personal landscape is the Rainbow Trout.
That in itself will get us through the winter.
November 1st. A good month.
Nobody around. Rising fish.
Craig Ghost Town.
Just drift boats and out of work guides.
Perfect.
Above is Darcy Richardson of Fernie B.C. He and his brother Darren see us annually after Darcy has finished his guide season on the Elk River. Darren said they will be coming at least another 10 years for fantastic late October fly flicking. Dry fly and short leash will fill the day. At it does. Streamer fishing if you like.
They both loved the Sage ONE Trout Spey 2wt for soft hackled flies.
Now they have headed back north to the snows of Canada. No snow here. Shortly? Maybe.
See you wandering the back alleys of Craig.
Or on a lonely dry fly flat.
Windy this morning here on the Missouri.
Then high sun has kept some of the anglers at bay. Been pretty quiet on the river.
Still some late season holdout Trico’s around and giving some fisher dudes dry fly opportunities.
Enjoy the Silly Sunday Scenery today and let’s hope we get some overcast rainy weather this coming week! But it looks like sunny skies along with wind for the week.
Stop in and see our large selection of wind resistant clothing…
Trout on the Mo.
Tons of Rainbows and some Brown Trout too.
Spring seems to have arrived along with the high winds.
Bring your kite if the forecast deems appropriate.
Or your big stick.
See you blowing towards Cascade…
A nice shot of Mountain Palace.
I haven’t posted one this last week have I?
A pic of MP, my favorite formation on the Mo, near here, in central Montana.
Mountain Palace brought to you today by Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service.
A good Free Spey Clinic yesterday. Some new blood, some old blood, and a couple instructors, and lots of success by the attendees!
Thanks for coming, see us again in February and March. The 7th of the month for both of these upcoming clinics. And, Gould/McCune on April 11 and 12. Sign up today.
More on this fabulous clinic tomorrow.
Happy Sunday and enjoy the football. Tie a few flies too…
More snow over the weekend.
We may be catching up for the unseasonable weather leading up to today. Oh, save for the two periods with high temps topping out below zero. While we may not stay for long this weekend under zero, it may occur.
Some watched football and received front he holiday period. Some finished up the bird hunting season by storing their decoys right where they lay…until next year.
Others fished.
I thinking of warmer climates for a fish or two.
Like down south…
Snow on the ground. More snow last night. More snow today.
Then it gets cold. Subzero man.
Happy Holidays.
There are a bundle of folks wandering around. Meaning more than 10, less than 20.
Stop in the only fly shop open today.
Headhunters.
Enjoy the beauty of the river during the off-season.
It truly is a fabulous place.
Montana’s Missouri River.
Casting clinic yesterday at Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service.
Lots of folks casting, a ton of fellowship, and some fish were caught too.
Guide trips out today while the weather is cooperating. A few boats on the water using the only shuttle service in Craig. Quite a few wade anglers roaming the waters of the Missouri as well.
Enjoy fishing, napping, or watching football.
Or if you live here locally…all three.
Cold and snowy here @ Montana’s Missouri River.
The holiday weekend is nearly over. Good football on today. Better on your couch than here on the river right now.
Although we have seen a few anglers out there. Bearing it. Grinning?
Look at the forecast for the week ahead and plan accordingly. Warming as we move through the week.
Hope you enjoyed the holiday.
Check out the SIMMS Sale here. We got a bundle of other fishy stuff on sale too…
Wolf Creek Bridge in the snow.
It’s cold too.
The game changes tomorrow. We will be fishing.
See you swingers on the water.
Enjoy your Sunday. Today we stay inside one more day and watch football, tie flies, nap.
Hopefully see some fall for a couple weeks before the winter tide is too strong and overcomes us.
FREE Spey Casting Clinic Saturday December 6th. Sign up today 406-235-3447
A few years back we got flack for posting a banner image during construction of the bridge that followed this bridge.
But since this bridge is gone, history, in the archives…I wonder if we will get beef from folks who regard this locale sacred?
Silly Sunday Scenery is just that.
If you know where this bridge is, or was…don’t tell anyone.
See. The secret is safe.
P.S. I wonder how Lewis and Clark got under this bridge?
On another note. The weather is turning for the worse and we could not be happier.
Hopefully you are spending a little time on the river, this or your own, this coming week. Just a little time left before it may be too cold, football too god, hunting, or honey-do’s. Cast a few more times, duck out of the house one last time…
Trust me. I’m a guide.
Do it.
Looking for the rise form.
Eric Mondragon and angler Dave out for a day of fly fishing on Montana’s Missouri River.
The fall is a good time to get out.
Are you going to get out another time before we put on our snowy pajamas?
You should. Enjoy this Sunday. Fish if you can.
Love the fall colors. Could post an image every day from here on out.
Maybe I will.
Go Hawks.
Silly Sunday Scenery and Imagery from Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service in Craig Montana.
Good times here in the late summer of 2014.
Call today for the best in guides this fall. Still lots of good fishing to be had!
See you here in central Montana.
I think Brett sees a Unidentified Flying Object.
Or he thinks he does.
Or Just some Trico’s.
Or just too many days guiding.
Great mornings here on the Mighty Missouri . We dig August because of the the light pressure, the Trico’s, and hoppers in the water.
It’s hot, the nymphing sucks…but the fellowship is good amongst anglers. Fishermen are perpetual optimists.
Happy Sunday to you all!
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Brown Trout on a dry fly.
A big purple Hopper.
Ninch said it would work.
It did.
Enjoy your day of rest, this day, today, Sunday.
We like Mayflies.
The Missouri River has Mayflies.
Lots of them.
Happy Sunday.
Great get together yesterday honoring Fly Fishing Legend Bob Lay.
Today, the fishing goes on.
All things flow down river. All of them.