The View From Harry's Window - A Fly Fishing Blog - Page 12 of 35 - Murray's Fly Shop Blog covering timely fly fishing advice for the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. <h1>Expert Fly Fishing Tips, Gear Reviews, and Stream Updates</h1>

New Scientific Anglers Fly Line, Part Three

March 25, 2016September 3, 2024Harry

Part Three Blog on Scientific Anglers New Fly Line The Scientific Anglers Sonar Sink 30 Clear Line is an outstanding intermediate fly line [...]

Trip Information – Good Stream Notes

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016Harry

Trip Information in the form of Good Stream Notes help ensure fishing success in the future. When I return home from a fishing [...]

Drain, Clean, Dry – Your Gear! Prevent AIS Spread

March 17, 2016March 22, 2016Jeff

Preventing the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species is everyone’s responsibility… It’s easy for each of us to be part of the solution. Drain Clean [...]

New Scientific Anglers Fly Line, Part Two

March 17, 2016September 3, 2024Harry

Part Two Blog on Scientific Anglers Sonar Sink 30 Warm Fly Line The new Scientific Anglers Sink 30 Warm is an outstanding fast sinking [...]

Fly Fishing Questions & Answers

March 16, 2016May 24, 2024Harry

Harry Murray’s discussion includes fly fishing questions he has been asked recently. He will be presenting these discussions periodically to help you find [...]

Bass Streamers

March 14, 2016September 10, 2023Harry

There are times when fishing streamers along the banks when floating smallmouth bass rivers can be very effective. However, some anglers on our [...]

Ostrich Plume

March 10, 2016September 19, 2021Harry

This pound of Ostrich will tie enough flies to catch many thousand fish. Ostrich Plume is used to tie streamers, Murray’s Pearl Marauder [...]

Fly Tying Video – Tying the Shenk’s White Streamer

March 10, 2016October 13, 2025Jeff

Fly Tying Video – Tying the Shenk’s White Streamer In this Fly Tying Video Jordan demonstrates how to tie the Shenk’s White Streamer. [...]

MFS Foam Leader Keeper – Make changing flies on the water easy!

March 8, 2016October 26, 2021Jeff

MFS Foam Leader Keeper Make organizing dropper rigs easy! Make organizing flies and pre-tied tippet easy! Organize your dropper rigs, tandem nymph rigs or [...]

Simple Flies

March 7, 2016April 18, 2018Harry

Several years ago I stopped in a fly shop in Montana which was owned by a good friend. One of his employees was [...]

Fly Tying – Deluxe Dubbing Twister Set Review

March 4, 2016September 19, 2021Jeff

Fly Tying – Deluxe Dubbing Twister Set Review Both beginner and advanced fly tiers in our classes often have difficulty with the “spinning” [...]

New Scientific Anglers Fly Line

March 3, 2016May 9, 2020Harry

Part One Blog on Scientific Anglers Sonar Sink Tip Fly Line Scientific Anglers New Sonar Sink Tip 3 Fly Line which sinks at [...]

Virginia Fly Fishing Report Podcast – March 2016 – Murray’s Fly Shop

March 3, 2016September 3, 2024Jeff

In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report, Harry Murray discusses the trout fishing in March including the natural nymphs that are active early [...]

Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – March 2016

March 2, 2016September 3, 2024Harry

In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report, Harry Murray discusses the trout fishing in March including the natural nymphs that are active early [...]

Where are the Natural Nymphs?

February 29, 2016October 29, 2020Harry

Many natural nymphs move to the downstream side of the cobblestones in the lower sections of the riffles at this time of the [...]

Fly Fishing Tip – Loop to Loop Tippet and Fly

February 26, 2016Jeff

Fly Fishing Tip – Loop to Loop Tippet/ Fly An easy method of changing out tippet/ flies is by switching to a loop [...]

Poly Yarn

February 25, 2016October 26, 2021Harry

This is the second in my series on winging material. For those just starting to tie dry flies many find poly yarn the [...]

Selective Trout

February 23, 2016Harry

A large trout comes up and looks at your dry fly but refuses it. There is a natural tendency to cast back to [...]

Wood Duck Flank

February 20, 2016February 13, 2021Harry

This is part one of three parts on dry fly winging material. The woodduck flank feathers you see here are one of my [...]

Fly Fishing Tip: Selecting a Fly Line

February 19, 2016February 15, 2016Jeff

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Smallmouth Bass Feed Heavily on Brown Drake Mayflies

February 18, 2016October 26, 2021Harry

Some of the most exciting smallmouth fly fishing takes place when they feed on natural Brown Drake mayflies. There are actually three different [...]

Switch Lines in Mid-River

February 8, 2016September 3, 2024Harry

You are standing in mid-river using a 9 foot rod and you decide you would like to switch from a floating fly line [...]

Stream Terms

February 4, 2016Harry

Anglers just getting into fly fishing are often confused by some of the terms we use to describe the stream and currents. Here [...]

Calf Tail

January 28, 2016October 26, 2021Harry

Calf (Kip) Tail is a very useful material with many applications in tying dry flies, streamers and bass bugs. The yellow calf tail [...]

Dry Fly Cleaning

January 25, 2016Harry

Dry flies that are coated with old floatant that have matted hackles can easily be brought back to life by carefully steaming them [...]

Murray’s Magnum Creek Chub

January 21, 2016May 9, 2020Harry

There are probably more creek chub minnows in most smallmouth rivers than any other single minnows. These are readily available to the bass [...]

Find the Good Water

January 18, 2016Harry

Late last summer I drove a long distance to fish a mountain trout stream. When I arrived at the lower end of the [...]

Murray’s Magnum Hog Sucker Streamer Fly Tying Kit

January 16, 2016September 19, 2021Harry

In the forties and fifties, smallmouth bait fishermen on the Shenandoah River who were after the largest bass used live Hog Suckers for [...]

Murray’s Czech Nymph Leader

January 15, 2016October 26, 2021Harry

The NEW Murray’s Two Color Czech Nymphing Leaders are very popular for the way they help detect strikes. These come in 7 foot, [...]

Drag Free Drift

January 11, 2016October 26, 2021Harry

The speed of the current just inches below the stream surface is usually moving faster than the current on the surface where our [...]

Cold Hands?

January 7, 2016December 26, 2025Harry

During the winter and spring I always carry Simms Freestone Half Finger Fishing Gloves in my vest. Experience has shown me that if [...]

Hot Spots

January 4, 2016Harry

I always mentally mark a spot where I have caught or moved some large fish…any kind fish. This was the spot on the [...]

Releasing Trout

January 2, 2016Harry

Always land your trout with a net as quickly as possible to prevent stressing them. Revive your trout completely before releasing him. Choose [...]

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2016Jeff

Happy New Year! We wish everyone a safe, healthy 2016 with at least one memorable #flyfishing experience! Thank you for a great 2015! [...]

Virginia Winter 2015/16 Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Murray’s Fly Shop

December 23, 2015January 28, 2018Jeff

In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Harry Murray discusses the tactics and flies which are effective in fishing the large stream [...]

Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report–Winter 2015-16

December 23, 2015March 5, 2017Harry

In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Harry Murray discusses the tactics and flies which are effective in fishing the large stream [...]