Fly Fishing in May
Fly fishing in May is wonderful because of all the different hatches occurring on the brookie streams. We just received some much needed [...]
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Fly Fishing in April
The hatches of three important mayflies and one caddisfly make fly fishing in April a favorite for many anglers. The Mr. Rapidan Dry [...]
Fly Fishing in March
Fly fishing in March starts to pick up on the mountain trout streams. There are several things going on that will prompt the [...]
Solitude Trout Fishing
Trout Fishing in remote streams beyond the sight and sound of others is very rewarding. Often this includes visions of long hikes in [...]
Winter Fly Fishing
Winter fly fishing for trout is tough but not impossible. I am talking about the brook trout fishing and not the stocked trout [...]
Fly Fishing in August
I try to do as much fly fishing on the native brook trout streams throughout the summer as I can. By this time [...]
Fly Rod
Fly Rod Many fly rod manufacturers have added new styles of rods for the coming year and thus are discontinuing earlier models. This [...]
Using Trout Tactics for Smallmouth Bass
Recently I had an angler in my smallmouth bass school from Ohio who said he really would like to catch a very large [...]
On The Stream Fly Fishing Schools
This month we are starting our on the stream smallmouth bass schools on various dates throughout the summer. For 55 years we have [...]
Virginia Fly Fishing Podcast–March 2017
Virginia Fly Fishing Podcast by Harry Murray for March Trout and Smallmouth Bass Fishing In this fly fishing podcast, Harry Murray discusses the [...]
September Fly Fishing Podcast
In today’s fly fishing podcast Harry Murray discusses the tactics and fly patterns which are effective for fishing for trout during the Brown [...]
Fly Fishing Podcast August 2016
In this fly fishing podcast, Harry Murray discusses the tactics which are effective for large trout using Shenk’s Letort Hoppers and Shenk’s Crickets [...]
Murray’s Pop Strike
When the dry fly fishing is fast and I am catching many cutthroats in the mountain trout streams in the Rockies or brook [...]
Take a Youngster Fishing
I started my son, Jeff, fly fishing when he was five years old. He enjoyed it tremendously. He learned fly fishing very quickly [...]
Twisted Line
You become aware that your fly line is twisted when you are standing in the river casting. This is easy to fix. Remove [...]
Clothing
Before the regular anglers around West Yellowstone got to know Charlie Brooks they called him Mr. Monotone. Brook’s, who was a very special [...]
Trip Information – Good Stream Notes
Trip Information in the form of Good Stream Notes help ensure fishing success in the future. When I return home from a fishing [...]
New Scientific Anglers Fly Line, Part Two
Part Two Blog on Scientific Anglers Sonar Sink 30 Warm Fly Line The new Scientific Anglers Sink 30 Warm is an outstanding fast sinking [...]
Bass Streamers
There are times when fishing streamers along the banks when floating smallmouth bass rivers can be very effective. However, some anglers on our [...]
Ostrich Plume
This pound of Ostrich will tie enough flies to catch many thousand fish. Ostrich Plume is used to tie streamers, Murray’s Pearl Marauder [...]
Simple Flies
Several years ago I stopped in a fly shop in Montana which was owned by a good friend. One of his employees was [...]
Where are the Natural Nymphs?
Many natural nymphs move to the downstream side of the cobblestones in the lower sections of the riffles at this time of the [...]
Selective Trout
A large trout comes up and looks at your dry fly but refuses it. There is a natural tendency to cast back to [...]
Wood Duck Flank
This is part one of three parts on dry fly winging material. The woodduck flank feathers you see here are one of my [...]
Smallmouth Bass Feed Heavily on Brown Drake Mayflies
Some of the most exciting smallmouth fly fishing takes place when they feed on natural Brown Drake mayflies. There are actually three different [...]
Switch Lines in Mid-River
You are standing in mid-river using a 9 foot rod and you decide you would like to switch from a floating fly line [...]
Stream Terms
Anglers just getting into fly fishing are often confused by some of the terms we use to describe the stream and currents. Here [...]
Dry Fly Cleaning
Dry flies that are coated with old floatant that have matted hackles can easily be brought back to life by carefully steaming them [...]
Murray’s Magnum Creek Chub
There are probably more creek chub minnows in most smallmouth rivers than any other single minnows. These are readily available to the bass [...]
Find the Good Water
Late last summer I drove a long distance to fish a mountain trout stream. When I arrived at the lower end of the [...]
Murray’s Magnum Hog Sucker Streamer Fly Tying Kit
In the forties and fifties, smallmouth bait fishermen on the Shenandoah River who were after the largest bass used live Hog Suckers for [...]
Murray’s Czech Nymph Leader
The NEW Murray’s Two Color Czech Nymphing Leaders are very popular for the way they help detect strikes. These come in 7 foot, [...]
Drag Free Drift
The speed of the current just inches below the stream surface is usually moving faster than the current on the surface where our [...]
Cold Hands?
During the winter and spring I always carry Simms Freestone Half Finger Fishing Gloves in my vest. Experience has shown me that if [...]
Releasing Trout
Always land your trout with a net as quickly as possible to prevent stressing them. Revive your trout completely before releasing him. Choose [...]
Popper Casting
When we make a back cast to pick a popping bug up off the stream to make another cast we may cause that [...]
Be Nice To Your Fly Rod
A friend recently purchased a new fly rod and broke it while casting the first day out. When I asked him if he [...]
Dying Fly Tying Materials
When I can’t locate the exact color of natural dubbing fur I need to tie a specific pattern, I dye some of the [...]
Blend Your Dubbing
Fly Tying Tip: Need dubbing material for fly tying? Blend your own custom colored dubbing to meet your fly tying needs. I am a [...]
Line Hand Strike
The more I fish, the more I find that I rely strongly on my line-hand strike to set the hook on the fishes [...]
Length of Casts
Experienced anglers know it is best to never cast further than is necessary to keep from scaring the fish when in freshwater. Excessively [...]
Drag Free Dry Fly Drift
I have been doing a great amount of experimenting this year with many different casts that are helpful in throwing slack line casts [...]
Quick Water
Heavy rains that last less than a day but deposit two or three inches of rain definitely cause our rivers to become too [...]
Riffle Hitch
Last year at my son’s encouragement, we started experimenting with the “Riffle Hitch” technique for smallmouth bass which I used many years ago [...]
Fly Fishing Workshop Podcast
Learn to Fly Fish with our Fly Fishing Workshop–This November we will be starting our fly fishing workshops on Saturdays in the fly [...]
Healthy Trout
Many beginning trout anglers are amazed to see a nice trout turn belly-up and die when they return him to the stream with [...]
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