Missouri River Escape

Headhunter's on the Missouri River would be our center of operations for 10 days of great dry fly fishings. Once again the fantastic team at Headhunters, treated Mary and I like kings and queens during our visit. Sara, Julie, Mark and the rest of the crew really know customer service.

 The reason we would choose to spend the entire time on the river, would be the ample river miles one can cover, (over 30) and the crazy amount of bugs that are available on this river.  As you can see, from the photo below, the balls Trico's where thick. We managed to catch several fish on the spinners, as this would test our wits. These bastards were tough. 

One of the nice bows that fell victim to a nicely presented trico, finally.

Much like a steelhead, a fish of many casts.

 We would be present for the annual Craig 4th of July celebration.

Band playing at the Log Jam Stage at Issack's. We would have prime seats from our cabin

on 1st street, with a great view of the stage and fireworks on main street and the rooftop of 

Headhunters , Joe's Bar and 2 Private shows. What a great way to spend the 4th!

 A little highlight from the rooftop to Headhunters Flyshop

 The Grand fanalie!

We would share our stay between two nice cabins near the river one in Craig and 
our second residence on Cox Creek, a great little cabin off the main path.

 Isaac's would provide some excellent libations after a day on the river and fantastic 

food. Ribs and walleye were excellent. Not to mention the IPA's and Moscoe Mules.

When Traveling

When traveling, most die hard fly fishers, we find it most impossible to drive or pass a fly shop 

we have often heard of or seen in our readings. On this trip, we stopped in several along the way

both very, very good and some absolutely horrible, in which I will never walk through the doors again. 

John, Julie, Mark and Sara and the crew have a pretty solid business plan with Headhunter's

and there customer retention is impeccable . We continue to visit and rebook our trips and lodging with them, due to the level of service received on each visit. They simply separate themselves from 

there competition.

Another really nice shop we had the chance to visit and spend some money in was Trout Montana. Located in Cascade , MT, just off the beaten track. I would be inclined to look seriously at this Trout Montana, for our lodging the next time we visit this area, as there is ample restaurants, fuel , laundry and other support items, that Craig does not offer. Rates are a little cheaper although it is a little bit of a drive ( 16 miles) or so. Most of the guides live down this way.

Oh , Trout Montana's Fly Shop, top notch. great selection of everything, one could need. Including rods, reels, flies. clothing .etc....

Because I am always a supporter of Small Businesses , and especially Fly Shops, one that is especially disappointing is George Anderson's Yellowstone Angler. As Livingston is usually a fuel stop for our Montana stops, I like to frequent either Sweetwater or GA Yellowstone Angler as it is not 

far off the beaten track. Unfortunately, the shop is great, the CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS. In 3 visits, I have yet to be acknowledged by one employee. I guess if you do not fit the customer profile,

they do not want to help. Little to they know, Floatfisher , purchases a lot of shit. This is one small business I will never frequent or recommend again.

Another Montana Sunset

Been a little slow on the blogs as of late, both the handles of oars and fly rods have gotten in the way as of late. Another great Montana sunset from of cabin.

Downtown Browntown

PMD's, Caddis, Trico's are all on the menu right now, water levels are great, and the fish are crazy selective at times. Really nice for honing our fishing and casting skills as we have obviously gotten a 

little soft and sloppy fishing to our "easy" fish. Lots of fly changes, trying to figure out why the persnickety fish won't take my offering on the first 47 casts! WTF.

All worth the catch.