Fly Fishing Podcasts with Murray's Fly Shop

Harry Murray’s Fly Shop’s fly fishing report in the form of a podcast. This report covers the streams in the Shenandoah Valley, both the North and South Fork of the Shenandoah River, Shenandoah National Park Trout Streams and the George Washington/Jefferson National Forest Streams in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Fly Fishing in May

May 4, 2022 (Updated: May 18, 2022)Harry

Fly fishing in May is wonderful whether you plan to fish the native brook trout streams or the smallmouth rivers. There are many [...]

Fly Fishing in the Shenandoah National Park

Fly Fishing in April

April 1, 2022 (Updated: March 30, 2022)Harry

Fly fishing in April on the native brook trout streams is excellent. This month is prime time as far as hatches, water levels, [...]

Mayfly Hatches in March

March 1, 2022 (Updated: February 25, 2022)Harry

Early in March the Epeorus pleuralis mayfly nymphs are reaching full size. By fishing the Mr. Rapidan Bead Head Nymph upstream dead drift [...]

Fly Fishing the Stocked Trout Streams

February 1, 2022 (Updated: January 28, 2022)Harry

The delayed harvest and large stocked trout stream are providing some excellent fly fishing with nymphs. You will probably catch most of your [...]

Fly Fishing Podcast for December

December 1, 2021 (Updated: December 1, 2021)Harry

The delayed harvest trout streams are providing some good fly fishing below the springs. These springs are easy to locate by the rich [...]

Fly Fishing in September

September 2, 2021 (Updated: May 24, 2024)Harry

Fly fishing in September can be excellent on the smallmouth bass streams. This is the time of year the Hexagenia hatch occurs. As [...]

The Hexagenia Hatch

August 18, 2021 (Updated: August 18, 2021)Harry

This Hexagenia was on the back window of the fly shop overlooking Big Stoney Creek yesterday. I don’t normally see them this early [...]

Fly Fishing in August

July 30, 2021 (Updated: July 29, 2021)Harry

Trout Fly Fishing in the Mountain Trout Streams The fly fishing on the mountain trout streams can be tough but not impossible in [...]

Fly Fishing in July Podcast

June 30, 2021 (Updated: June 24, 2021)Harry

Let’s discuss the different fly fishing options you can expect for the month of July. In the mountain trout streams, there are many [...]

June Fly Fishing Podcast

June 1, 2021 (Updated: May 30, 2021)Harry

June fly fishing on the mountain trout streams and the smallmouth bass streams can be very exciting. The Little Yellow Stoneflies and Sulphur [...]

Fly Fishing in May

May 1, 2021 (Updated: April 28, 2021)Harry

The water levels and hatches are ideal in May providing some excellent fly fishing on the native brook trout streams. There are good [...]

Fly Fishing in April

April 1, 2021 (Updated: March 31, 2021)Harry

Fly fishing in April is great for anyone that enjoys dry fly fishing. During the early part of the month there are still [...]

March Fly Fishing Podcast

March 1, 2021 (Updated: February 25, 2021)Harry

I always look forward to fly fishing in March on the trout streams. Early in the month the Epeorus pleuralis nymphs become very [...]

Winter Trout Fishing in February

February 1, 2021 (Updated: January 29, 2021)Harry

Often in the winter, while trout fishing, you will come across a stream with several inches of snow. Then when you see Little [...]

Fly Fishing in December

December 1, 2020 (Updated: December 6, 2020)Harry

Trout Fishing When fly fishing in December, I like to look for the springs along the trout streams. These play an important part [...]

Fly Fishing in November Podcast

November 1, 2020 (Updated: October 30, 2020)Harry

What can you expect when fly fishing in November? In todays podcast I will be discussing the trout and bass fishing in the [...]

Fly Fishing in October Podcast

October 1, 2020 (Updated: October 1, 2020)Harry

Throughout Virginia and the surrounding states the DWR are taking advantage of the cool streams to start stocking many large trout. This provides [...]

Fishing in September

September 1, 2020 (Updated: August 27, 2020)Harry

The major aquatic insect hatches are over. Therefore the trout are feeding heavily on the terrestrial insects, which can provide some excellent trout [...]

Fly Fishing in August

August 1, 2020 (Updated: July 30, 2020)Harry

Fly fishing on the trout streams can be tough as the streams are low and the trout are wary. The primary goal we [...]

Fly Fishing in July

July 2, 2020 (Updated: July 15, 2023)Harry

In today’s podcast I am going to discuss fly fishing in July on the mountain trout streams and the smallmouth bass rivers. July [...]

Fly Fishing in June

June 2, 2020 (Updated: June 16, 2020)Harry

Fly fishing in June in Virginia can be wonderful on both the mountain trout streams and the smallmouth rivers. The Shenandoah National Park [...]

Fly Fishing in May

May 1, 2020 (Updated: May 1, 2020)Harry

Fly fishing in May can be wonderful on both the mountain trout streams and the smallmouth rivers. As the stream levels drop and [...]

Fly Fishing Stream Report

March 20, 2020 (Updated: March 20, 2020)Harry

Yesterday I took a few hours to check the native brook trout streams so I wanted to give you an updated stream report. [...]

Flies to Use in March

March 1, 2020 (Updated: February 28, 2020)Harry

March is a busy month for the serious trout angler in the mountain streams. It is also the time of the year that [...]

Fly Fishing in February Podcast

January 30, 2020 (Updated: January 30, 2020)Harry

Today I am going to discuss fly fishing in February for large trout on our delayed harvest areas and large trout streams. During [...]

Fly Fishing in January

January 3, 2020 (Updated: December 23, 2019)Harry

Fly Fishing for Trout Many of our delayed harvest trout streams such as Back Creek and Passage Creek have exceptionally good midge fly [...]

Fly Fishing in December

November 29, 2019 (Updated: November 29, 2019)Harry

Fly Fishing for Bass A good friend routinely goes bass fly fishing in December. He catches large bass in the sections of the [...]

Fly Fishing in November

November 1, 2019 (Updated: November 1, 2019)Harry

Bass Fishing in November The cooling rivers prompt the smallmouth bass to head for the deeper sections of the rivers. They still need [...]

Fly Fishing in October

September 30, 2019 (Updated: November 18, 2019)Harry

Bass Fly Fishing in October Fly fishing in October for smallmouth fishing can be great. It is a transitional month for smallmouth fishing. [...]

Fly Fishing in September

August 30, 2019 (Updated: November 18, 2019)Harry

Bass Fly Fishing in September At dusk when the sun gets off the river many bass move onto the tails of the pools. [...]

Fly Fishing in August

July 31, 2019 (Updated: February 23, 2024)Harry

Harry Murray’s Podcast on what to expect when fly fishing in August for smallmouth bass and trout. Bass Fly Fishing The aquatic grassbeds [...]

Fly Fishing in July

June 29, 2019 (Updated: February 23, 2024)Harry

Trout Fly Fishing in July on Mountain Trout Streams Our mountain trout streams are in excellent shape for this time of the year. [...]

Fly Fishing in June

May 31, 2019 (Updated: May 30, 2019)Harry

The June podcast includes Harry discussing the mountain trout fishing and techniques to use for smallmouth bass. Trout Fishing The mountain trout fishing [...]