Harry’s View

The late Charlie Brooks was the finest nymph fisherman I’ve ever know.  Not only did he convince me of the effectiveness of his [...]

The Eporus mayflies are very active in the extreme headwaters of many mountain streams now.  Large populations of these nymph can be found [...]

Many of the trout feed heavily on natural nymphs in the full streams early in the season.  Often these streams are slightly discolored [...]

Early in the season we often catch some of our largest smallmouth bass.  Three factors govern their feeding habits in the cool spring [...]

In the cold streams often we can catch many trout with nymphs fished deeply.  The difficult part of this technique is detecting the [...]

The most demanding aspect of nymph fishing is being aware of the strike quickly enough to set the hook before the trout detects [...]

I enjoy trout fishing in the winter and here is how I dress to stay warm and dry.  I like a layering system. [...]

This is a good time of the year to go through your fly boxes and get your flies ready for your next trip.  [...]

Giving a fly line the proper care will enable it to perform well and it will add years to the life of the [...]

Good bass fishing begins in mid April.  The streamers such as Murray’s Magnum Creek Chub size 4 and Murray’s Olive Marauder size 6 [...]

Good trout fishing begins in mid March as the streams begin to warm.  This prompts the insect hatches which in turn prompts the [...]

Virginia offers excellent fly fishing for both trout and smallmouth bass. Part 1- Trout The cool mountain streams flowing from the Blue Ridge [...]

You can get some great trout fishing at this time of the year if you can keep your tackle from freezing.  Each year [...]

You are fishing a dry fly in a fast run and a large trout comes up, but just as you think he is [...]

Several weeks ago I discussed fishing a three nymph rig.  A good friend complains about getting fouled and twisted knotted leaders with a [...]

Big fish choose feeding stations that give them the greatest amount of food while expending the least amount of energy. One of the [...]

Murray’s Magnum Creek Chub Fishes Like the Real Thing!   When you are designing new streamers to tie on your own or you [...]

Many years ago a chemical company admitted they had been dumping mercury into a feeder of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River.  [...]

When I started tying my own dry flies we did not have the nice high quality domestic dry capes we have now.  However, [...]

Earlier we discussed the methods to fish underwater flies when the natural Blue Wing Olive Mayfly nymphs become active.  This week let’s look [...]

The Beatis (Blue Wing Olive) mayfly nymphs approach full size and they are active in their preparation to hatch shortly.  There are two [...]

The soft hackle flies that are so great for trout are also very effective for bass.  However, we need larger soft hackle flies [...]

When the smallmouth bass are holding in the deep runs and are providing great action with streamers fished right along the stream bottom.  [...]

The late Charlie Brooks was one of my angling heroes and I really enjoyed fishing with him.  Brooks was only interested in catching [...]

As we prepared to fish a little Pennsylvania Spring Creek Vince Marinaro looked me straight in the eye and strongly encouraged, “Don’t overlook [...]

On heavily fished trout streams I often catch many large trout by fishing with what I call “changes of pace flies”.  These are [...]

Recently we discussed the tactics of landing large trout in freestone streams and these points apply well in most situations.  However, when we [...]

Strangely enough, ones chance to land that very large trout begins before the first cast is made.  You should be sure your hook [...]

At this time of the year the trout in the popular streams have received a great amount of pressure making them selective in [...]

If you or a friend is looking to start fly fishing and are not sure how, then consider one of our workshops.  Each [...]

Negative phototropism is a strong factor which influences the smallmouths feeding, especially in the summer and early fall.  Simply stated this means they [...]

Now that the smallmouth rivers are getting low and clear the large bass are becoming wary so I like to give myself any [...]