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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report–Winter 2015-16
In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Harry Murray discusses the tactics and flies which are effective in fishing the large stream
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Custom Flies
We will be glad to custom tie special flies you need. Just send us 2 samples for our fly tyer to match and
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Cooling Bass Rivers
The smallmouth rivers are cooling and although I am catching nice bass throughout the rivers, I am aware that some of the largest
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Escape Technique
I had outstanding smallmouth bass fishing on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River with a method of streamer fishing I am calling,
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Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Early Fall 2015
Fly Fishing In Early Fall in Virginia. In this podcast Harry discusses the tactics to use in order to get your best fishing
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Tying a Deer Hair Bass Bug
When I teach my winter fly tying classes, the beginning fly tyers are amazed how quickly they learn to tie great deer hair
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Wading Staff
Wading safely is an important part of fly fishing. I use a Folstaff Wading Staff (3/4″ X 50″) in all of my fly
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Night Smallmouth Bass Fishing
You just might catch your largest smallmouth bass of the year by fishing at night. They feed heavily in the low light levels
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Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015
Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015 with Harry Murray In this fly fishing stream report Harry Murray discusses the best
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Hide Your Approach
Many of the large bass are very wary in the low clear rivers at this time of the year. Fortunately, the thick aquatic
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Delicate Presentation
When fishing 7X leaders with small flies a delicate presentation is difficult when the wind is blowing straight into your face. One option
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Save a Fly Rod
When a fly gets caught in a tree over the stream which is out of reach the proper way to attempt to free
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Change of Pace Flies
Large trout in heavily fished streams become very tough to catch this time of year. I believe part of the reason for this
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Wary Smallmouth Bass
As the smallmouth rivers get low and clear I find that I can prevent scaring the largest bass by wading upstream and fishing
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MFS Fly Fishing Podcast for July
Harry Murray discusses how to find the trout in the stocked trout streams and the best tactics and flies to use to catch
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Easy Trout
Now that the Trico hatch is in full swing on our trout streams you can rest assured that these trout probably have examined
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Stream Approach
The most valuable angling skill you can master is learning how to approach the specific piece of water you plan to fish. Sounds
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Keep Healthy
When we are floating the smallmouth bass river or climbing the mountain trout stream we usually carry a lunch and drinking water in
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Streamer Success
Here are two simple steps that can easily double the number of successfully hooked fish on your streamer fishing. (1) Always follow the
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The Best Action with Surface Bugs
In order to catch large bass consistently on hard surface bugs it is very important to be able to adjust the bug action
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June 2015 Virginia Trout and Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Reports
These fly fishing reports for Virginia covers 3 different areas of fishing: stocked trout streams, mountain trout streams and smallmouth bass in
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Reading a Smallmouth River
The most valuable skill a smallmouth angler can develop is learning to read the water accurately. The few minutes spent analyzing a section
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New Angler, part D
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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My Helpful Angler’s Calendar
My angler’s calendar is very large, having about two inch square spaces for each date. This allows plenty of space for me to
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New Angler, Part C
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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An Expert Anglers Insight
For many years a Cricket Dry Fly has been one of my most dependable flies all across the country in all types of
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New Angler, Part B
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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Switch-Hand Casting
I have a good friend who injured his right shoulder badly. Since he cast with his right hand he was very disappointed that
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New Angler
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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