Snakes
The rattlesnakes and copperheads are starting to come out along our brook trout streams. Although they are not going to keep me from
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Harry’s View
Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Podcast 5-22-12
Listen to Harry Murray’s Podcast discussion on Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass from late May through early summer. Harry discusses stream conditions, smallmouth
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Bounce Retrieve Fly Fishing Technique
We seldom consider fishing streamers in mountain brook trout streams, but here is a technique that is very successful for me on the
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Smallmouth Bass in the Bank Bays
We are coming into the stream conditions when you can catch some large smallmouth bass in the “bank bays”. These are those 2
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NEVER TOO OLD TO FLYFISH!!!!
William Downey at age 99 draws on his experience from 80 years of trout fishing for brookies in the Shenandoah National Park and
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North and South Fork Shenandoah River Fly Fishing Report
The North Fork of the Shenandoah River is currently in great shape at Strasburg, VA but upstream from Edinburg, VA to Fulks Run, VA there is
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Fly Fishing the Sulphur mayfly hatch
The sulphur mayflies are coming off well now and the trout are feeding on both the nymphs and the adult (dun and spinner).
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Wildflowers
A wonderful fringe benefit of trout fishing for brookies in the Shenandoah National Park is the beauty of the wildflowers along the streams.
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Mountain Trout Fly Fishing Tactics May 2012 Podcast
In this Podcast Harry Murray discusses Mountain Trout Fly Fishing Tactics and the effective flies from early May until early summer for 2012.
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Little Yellow Stoneflies
I’m starting to see many natural little yellow stonefly adults on our streams and trout take these insects well and thus will take
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Sweep a Bass Streamer
Here is a smallmouth bass technique I use often at this time of the year when the rivers are high but reasonable clear.
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Feeding Stations
There are now good hatches of aquatic insects on our mountain trout streams and the trout are coming up well to feed on
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Good Bass Water Level
The North Fork of the Shenandoah is starting to drop back to fishable levels, but they are still carrying a great amount of
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Trout Pools
Many of our best stocked trout streams in Virginia such as Big Stoney, Mill Creek and the Bullpasture have gotten very high from
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Fly Fishing Bass in the Eddies
My son, Jeff, and I fished the North Fork of the Shenandoah River close to Edinburg, Va before the rain on Wednesday. The
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Fly Fishing Pop Strike for Brook Trout
The trout in the mountain streams in Virginia are coming up well to the hatches now and you can get great action with
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Fly Color and Flyfishing for Bass
</a Slightly discolored water which we have had often so far this year presents a problem when we flyfish nymphs and streamers for
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High Water Trout on the Fly: Bounce Retrieve
Many of our large trout streams such as Big Stoney, the Jackson River and the Bullpasture are still carrying full water levels. The
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Feeding Stations
There are now good hatches of aquatic insects on our mountain trout streams and the trout are coming up well to feed on
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Murray’s Fly Shop T-Shirts
Our new Murray’s Fly Shop T-Shirts just arrived. $15.50 for size S-XL and $17.50 for XX-Large
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Full Stream
All of the trout and smallmouth streams are running at full levels. This can be good because the fish are not as wary
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Online Ordering is down – Free Shipping
Our Online Ordering System is down for maintenance and upgrades for the rest of today (March 27, 2012). Give us a call (540-984-4212)
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Stop Drag
Now that our hatches are starting we need to be very careful when we are fishing dry flies so our flies drift naturally
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Stream BaIance
In the mountain trout streams there is a balancing interplay between the water temperature and the water level that dictates the feeding habits
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Drag
Trout in mountain streams normally refuse a dry fly which “drags” unnaturally: in fact, I’ve actually seen this spook trout causing them to
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Spotting Trout
The most fun and best success when fishing for cruising trout comes by actually spotting the trout and going one on one with
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Scientific Anglers Used As A Depth Gauge
10/29/2020 – The Scientific Anglers Indicators have been discontinued as of January 8, 2020. We began looking for a suitable replacement several years
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Too Good To Be True
In low clear trout streams it is very easy to be tempted to make ones first presentation to that trout you just saw
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Short Cast
How long a cast do you need to make in each fishing situation? For me personally, I never cast further than I need
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Fly Fishing Techniques | Sinking Nymphs
If you have trouble getting your nymphs to sink quickly as soon as you make your presentation casts you may by whipping them
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Preseason Fly Fishing Report for 2012 in the Shenandoah Valley
Listen to Harry’s preseason fly fishing report for smallmouth bass and trout fishing in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. https://shenandoahfishing.murraysflyshop.com/AudioFiles///preseason2012.mp3Podcast: Play in new
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Winter Workshop – Advanced Fly Tying
Winter Fly Fishing Workshop – Advanced Fly Tying – February 25, 2012 or March 3, 2012 from 10:00 – Noon. This fly fishing
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CARP on the Fly – Shenandoah River Style
Fly Fishing for Carp on the Shenandoah River throughout the late spring and summer months.
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Safe Wading
Wading large fast rivers can be difficult and even dangerous so it is wise to use a wading staff. However, here is a
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The Ultimate Reward
First you want to catch a great number of fish. Next you want to catch very large fish. Then you enjoy catching those
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Trick Them
When you are wading or floating a smallmouth river and the action is slow experiment by making every tenth cast in the wrong
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Deep Trout
The trout in the mountain streams feed deeply at this time of the year. The largest and most active mayfly nymphs in these
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Fishpond Flint Hills Lumbar Pack Video Review
In the fly fishing angler’s day to day fishing trips a lot of excess gear often complicates matters. The Fishpond Flint Hills Lumbar
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Low Water Streamer Fishing
Late in the summer many smallmouth rivers become low and the bass become wary. Wading and fishing streamers upstream very carefully will enable
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Fly Fishing Low Trout Streams
Late Summer/ Fall – The mountain trout streams are low and the large trout are very wary. Many of these trout move into
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Streamers
When fishing streamers across stream it is best to do this by pausing and standing still to impart the stripping action to the
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Selecting a Fly Fishing Rod by Action Part IV
Harry discusses a fast action 3 weight fly rod vs a medium action 3 weight fly rod and the benefits of each under
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Aquatic Grassbeds
Aquatic grassbeds are some of my most dependable areas for catching large smallmouth bass. For example when I was writing the book Virginia
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Selecting a Fly Fishing Rod by Action Part III
The Six Weight: Harry and Jeff Murray cover the benefits of a fast action and medium action fly rod in the 6 weight
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Selective Trout
Trout can become very selective when feeding in the middle of a heavy hatch of aquatic insects. However, as the hatch tapers off
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Selecting a Fly Fishing Rod by Action – Part II
We have put this video together to help you understand the different fly rod actions and their fly fishing application. Harry Murray discusses
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