Escape Technique
I had outstanding smallmouth bass fishing on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River with a method of streamer fishing I am calling,
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Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Early Fall 2015
Fly Fishing In Early Fall in Virginia. In this podcast Harry discusses the tactics to use in order to get your best fishing
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Bass Rod
Sure you can land a nice size smallmouth bass on your five weight rod. However, you are limiting the size of the flies
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Tying a Deer Hair Bass Bug
When I teach my winter fly tying classes, the beginning fly tyers are amazed how quickly they learn to tie great deer hair
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Wading Staff
Wading safely is an important part of fly fishing. I use a Folstaff Wading Staff (3/4″ X 50″) in all of my fly
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Night Smallmouth Bass Fishing
You just might catch your largest smallmouth bass of the year by fishing at night. They feed heavily in the low light levels
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Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015
Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast for late Summer 2015 In this Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast for late Summer 2015 Harry Murray discusses the best
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Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015
Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015 with Harry Murray In this fly fishing stream report Harry Murray discusses the best
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Hide Your Approach
Many of the large bass are very wary in the low clear rivers at this time of the year. Fortunately, the thick aquatic
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Fly Fishing Podcast – July 2015 – Murray’s Fly Shop
Harry Murray discusses how to find the trout in the stocked trout streams and the best tactics and flies to use to catch
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Delicate Presentation
When fishing 7X leaders with small flies a delicate presentation is difficult when the wind is blowing straight into your face. One option
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Save a Fly Rod
When a fly gets caught in a tree over the stream which is out of reach the proper way to attempt to free
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Change of Pace Flies
Large trout in heavily fished streams become very tough to catch this time of year. I believe part of the reason for this
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Wary Smallmouth Bass
As the smallmouth rivers get low and clear I find that I can prevent scaring the largest bass by wading upstream and fishing
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MFS Fly Fishing Podcast for July
Harry Murray discusses how to find the trout in the stocked trout streams and the best tactics and flies to use to catch
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Easy Trout
Now that the Trico hatch is in full swing on our trout streams you can rest assured that these trout probably have examined
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Stream Approach
The most valuable angling skill you can master is learning how to approach the specific piece of water you plan to fish. Sounds
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Keep Dry
During the summer I do not use waders when floating or wading smallmouth rivers. However I always carry a raincoat in the back
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Keep Healthy
When we are floating the smallmouth bass river or climbing the mountain trout stream we usually carry a lunch and drinking water in
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Streamer Success
Here are two simple steps that can easily double the number of successfully hooked fish on your streamer fishing. (1) Always follow the
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The Best Action with Surface Bugs
In order to catch large bass consistently on hard surface bugs it is very important to be able to adjust the bug action
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June 2015 Virginia Trout and Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Reports
These fly fishing reports for Virginia covers 3 different areas of fishing: stocked trout streams, mountain trout streams and smallmouth bass in
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Reading a Smallmouth River
The most valuable skill a smallmouth angler can develop is learning to read the water accurately. The few minutes spent analyzing a section
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New Angler, part D
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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My Helpful Angler’s Calendar
My angler’s calendar is very large, having about two inch square spaces for each date. This allows plenty of space for me to
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New Angler, Part C
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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An Expert Anglers Insight
For many years a Cricket Dry Fly has been one of my most dependable flies all across the country in all types of
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New Angler, Part B
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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Switch-Hand Casting
I have a good friend who injured his right shoulder badly. Since he cast with his right hand he was very disappointed that
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New Angler
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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Refine Your Smallmouth Fishing
When I wrote my first book Fly Fishing Techniques for Smallmouth Bass an editor with Field and Stream Magazine was very impressed with
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April – May 2015 Fly Fishing Report Podcast
In this fly fishing report podcast Harry Murray discusses in three parts the stocked trout fishing, mountain trout fishing, and smallmouth fishing along
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Hiking Comfort
When I hike into the remote hollows to fish mountain trout streams I wear my felt sole boot foot hippers if I am
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Caddisflies Tandem Rig
At this time of the year caddisflies are very active. Frequently each evening there are adults returning to the streams to deposit eggs
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Trout and Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Report for April 2015
In this fly fishing report podcast Harry Murray discusses in three parts the stocked trout fishing, mountain trout fishing, and smallmouth fishing along
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Find Good Trout Fishing
I have a good angling friend who consistently gets very good trout fishing. In
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Study Entomology
If you fall down in a shallow stream and anyone is watching, rather than splashing around while you embarrassingly try to stand up,
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Dry Fly Refusal
Many trout refusals of dry flies result from one of two problems which can be easily corrected. First the fly may be too
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Match the Hatch
I really enjoyed identifying the aquatic insect hatches with Art Flick’s help for the three book I have written on the subject. And
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Mastering Trout Nymph Fishing
Here is how you can easily solve the dilemma of trout nymph fishing. On a day when you have caught several dozen trout
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Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report – March 2015 – Murray’s Fly Shop
Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report March 2015 – Murray’s Fly Shop In the first part of this Virginia fly fishing stream report Harry
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Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Trout & Smallmouth Bass- March 2015
In the first part of this fly fishing report podcast Harry Murray discusses the effective flies and tactics for fishing streamers below the
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Short Casts
When the mountain trout streams are carrying a high water level I always catch more fish by using short casts to precise feeding
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Fly Fishing Tip: Buck the Wind
Casting directly into a strong wind or with a strong wind coming in on your casting arm can present problems. One way I
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Spring Brook Trout Fly Fishing in the mid-Atlantic
UPDATE: May 24, 2025 – We apologize, this article is no longer available on ISSUU. If someone reading this knows how to find
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Nature Can Tell You What Fly To Use
Just as Mother Nature controls the time of the year in which the beautiful little wildflowers push through the thick leaf carpet in
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Fix Those Line Wraps on a Fly Rod
Frequently the wind or an underpowered casts causes the line to form a knot around the upper part of the fly rod. When
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Smallmouth Skating Streamers
After extensive testing last summer on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River we completed our new Smallmouth Skating Streamers series. These are
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