Penetrating Cement
For me fly tying cement has two main purposes. One is to hold the fly together and the second is to coat a
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Why the Mr. Rapidan?
Many years ago two elderly gentlemen in my advanced fly tying college class made a simple request: Teach us to tie a dry
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Streamer Flash
I often add a few strands of rainbow color accent flash in the wings and tails of streamers. These strands in with marabou,
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Natural Animal Fur Dubbing Materials
For very small nymphs I often use natural furs right off the skin after removing the guard hairs. These furs produce flies with
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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
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Dubbing for Fly Bodies
For dry flies I like to use a very fine poly blend of dubbing material such as Fly Rite 34 on the left
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Hen Saddles
Speckled Indian Hen Saddles are great for hackleing nymphs and soft hackles. They are dyed in many different colors, are inexpensive and you
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Effective Streamers
When you are designing a new streamer to match a specific minnow it is great to tie one that looks so much like
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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast August 2016
In this fly fishing podcast, Harry Murray discusses a broad variety of questions ranging from fishing small mountain trout streams to large western
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Hackle Cape and Saddle
This photo shows the difference between a Metz Grade 1 Light Ginger Rooster Neck Cape and a Metz Grade 1 Brown Rooster Saddle.
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Match the ???
Personally I enjoy entomology. I found that working with Art Flick in the sixties in order to identify the aquatic insects in Virginia
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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
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Ideal Flies
Ideal Flies. Select the flies you carry to the stream carefully so you can meet the demands at that specific time. One day
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Good Smallmouth Bass Fishing
Great sections of smallmouth bass rivers to fish are the areas just upstream of the public access areas. These receive much less serious
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Murray’s Hellgrammite
It is hard to fix it if you do not know what is broken. That is where I was when I started fly
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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers July 2016
In this Fly Fishing Question and Answer Podcast, Harry Murray discusses questions that he has been asked over the last month through phone
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Match the Minnows
About two hours before dark on a beautiful August evening I waded across the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, intending to fish
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Deer Hair Bass Bugs
Deer Hair Bass Surface Bugs are easy to tie and are very effective to fish. Here are some tips which help beginning fly
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Maps
Last summer a friend took two of his fishing buddies into a small remote mountain trout stream. He had fished the stream before
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Fly Fishing Podcast July 2016 Report
As I am doing this fly fishing podcast I am realizing that many of you are going to be enjoying the outdoors this
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Thermometer
My Stream Thermometer is a very important part of my trout and smallmouth bass angling. For example, on mountain trout streams the first
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Ruffled Grouse
Ruffled Grouse Body Feathers are some of my favorite materials for hackling nymphs and soft hackle flies. These feathers are easy to use
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Learn to catch Smallmouth Bass on Popping Bugs
It’s prime time for catching Smallmouth Bass on Poppers! Learn the three most productive tactics for catching Bass on Popping Bugs in our
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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers June 2016
This months fly fishing questions and answers podcast includes techniques to use for the trico hatch that is coming very soon, a simple
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Hen Hackle
The Grizzly Hen Hackle tips you see here is one of my favorite dry fly winging material when I want to show distinct
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The Blackfoot River
Every time I watch the movie The River Runs Through It my memory brings up the wonderful fishing I have had on the
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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
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High and Muddy Shenandoah River
Recent rains have left the North Fork of the Shenandoah River and the South Fork of the Shenandoah River high and muddy (6/5/16).
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Sunscreen
Some of the studies are now suggesting we reapply a broad spectrum water proof 50 sun blocking lotion every eighty minutes while we
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Fly Fishing Podcast–June 2016
In this fly fishing podcast Harry Murray discusses the outstanding trout fishing that is available now and what we can expect throughout the
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Have a Safe and Happy Memorial Day
Today, and every day, take a moment to remember all of those who made the sacrifice to make our country great. We wish everyone a
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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
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Proper Ferrule Care
I was fishing with a good friend on the Madison River when he called from two hundred feet downstream that he needed help.
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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Part III
This segment of our fly fishing questions and answers podcast includes Harry Murray discussing 1) the importance of recording stream notes on a
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Floating a New Section of a River
The most dependable way to get good information on what you might encounter on a new float trip is to talk to someone
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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
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Fly Fishing Stream Report May 2016
Fly Fishing Stream Report for May. In the first part of this podcast Harry Murray discusses the wonderful dry fly fishing that you
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Keep Your Car Ready
I keep a variety of tools in the back of my Jeep to help when unexpected events occur. It is amazing how often
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Murray’s Strymph
There are days when the smallmouth bass feed heavily on minnows and fishing streamers catches these fish. However, there are days when they
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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Part II
In this fly fishing questions and answers segment (part II) I will be discussing some of the questions you have presented to me
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Fly Fishing Nuts & Bolts Video – Fly Rod Repair
Fly Fishing Rod Repair Tip-Top from Murray’s Fly Shop on Vimeo. Have questions? Give us a call (540-984-4212) or drop us an email
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Trout & Bass Fly Fishing Report–April 2016
FlyFishing Report for Virginia including native brook trout and smallmouth bass fishing. April is the favorite month for trout fishing by many serious
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