Cold Hands?

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

Releasing Trout

Harry
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!

Jeff
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

Jeff
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

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

Be Nice To Your Fly Rod

Harry
A friend recently purchased a new fly rod and broke it while casting the first day out. When I asked him if he [...]

Dying Fly Tying Materials

Harry
When I can’t locate the exact color of natural dubbing fur I need to tie  a specific pattern, I dye some of the [...]

Blend Your Dubbing

Harry
Fly Tying Tip: Need dubbing material for fly tying? Blend your own custom colored dubbing to meet your fly tying needs. I am a [...]

FREE Shipping on Everything!!!!

Jeff
Black Friday – Don’t spend all day inside! #GoOutside! For the fly fishing related outside things on your list, we’re offering Free Shipping on [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

Jeff
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Murray’s Fly Shop. We have so much to be thankful for on this day of thanks [...]

Every Kid in a Park!

Jeff
Beat the shopping crowds, GO OUTSIDE!! Take a fourth grader to one of our wonderful National Parks and spend some quality time outside. [...]

FREE Casting Analysis

Jeff
Are you working on your casting and need a few pointers? Email us (info@murraysflyshop.com) your short casting video and we will give you [...]

Length of Casts

Harry
Experienced anglers know it is best to never cast further than is necessary to keep from scaring the fish when in freshwater. Excessively [...]

Drag Free Dry Fly Drift

Harry
I have been doing a great amount of experimenting this year with many different casts that are helpful in throwing slack line casts [...]

Quick Water

Harry
Heavy rains that last less than a day but deposit two or three inches of rain definitely cause our rivers to become too [...]

Riffle Hitch

Harry
Last year at my son’s encouragement, we started experimenting with the “Riffle Hitch” technique for smallmouth bass which I used many years ago [...]

Fly Fishing Workshop Podcast

Harry
Learn to Fly Fish with our Fly Fishing Workshop–This November we will be starting our fly fishing workshops on Saturdays in the fly [...]

Healthy Trout

Harry
Many beginning trout anglers are amazed to see a nice trout turn belly-up and die when they return him to the stream with [...]

Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Early Fall 2015

Jeff
In this Fly Fishing Report Podcast we discuss Early Fall Fishing Conditions you will encounter in Virginia and around the mid-Atlantic region.  In [...]

Cooling Bass Rivers

Harry
The smallmouth rivers are cooling and although I am catching nice bass throughout the rivers, I am aware that some of the largest [...]

Escape Technique

Harry
I had outstanding smallmouth bass fishing on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River with a method of streamer fishing I am calling, [...]

Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Early Fall 2015

Harry
Fly Fishing In Early Fall in Virginia.  In this podcast Harry discusses the tactics to use in order to get your best fishing [...]

Bass Rod

Harry
Sure you can land a nice size smallmouth bass on your five weight rod.  However, you are limiting the size of the flies [...]

Tying a Deer Hair Bass Bug

Harry
When I teach my winter fly tying classes, the beginning fly tyers are amazed how quickly they learn to tie great deer hair [...]

Wading Staff

Harry
Wading safely is an important part of fly fishing. I use a Folstaff Wading Staff (3/4″ X 50″) in all of my  fly [...]

Night Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Harry
You just might catch your largest smallmouth bass of the year by fishing at night. They feed heavily in the low light levels [...]

Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015

Jeff
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 [...]

Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015

Harry
Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015 with Harry Murray In this fly fishing stream report Harry Murray discusses the best [...]

Hide Your Approach

Harry
Many of the large bass are very wary in the low clear rivers at this time of the year. Fortunately, the thick aquatic [...]

Fly Fishing Podcast – July 2015 – Murray’s Fly Shop

Jeff
Harry Murray discusses how to find the trout in the stocked trout streams and the best tactics and flies to use to catch [...]

Delicate Presentation

Harry
When fishing 7X leaders with small flies  a delicate presentation is difficult when the wind is blowing straight into your face. One option [...]

Change of Pace Flies

Harry
Large trout in heavily fished streams become very tough to catch this time of year. I believe part of the reason for this [...]

Wary Smallmouth Bass

Harry
As the smallmouth rivers get low and clear I find that I can prevent scaring the largest bass by wading upstream and fishing [...]

MFS Fly Fishing Podcast for July

Harry
Harry Murray discusses how to find the trout in the stocked trout streams and the best tactics and flies to use to catch [...]

Easy Trout

Harry
Now that the Trico hatch is in full swing on our trout streams you can rest assured that these trout probably have examined [...]

Stream Approach

Harry
The most valuable angling skill you can master is learning how to approach the specific piece of water you plan to fish. Sounds [...]

Keep Dry

Harry
During the summer I do not use waders when floating or wading smallmouth rivers. However I always carry a raincoat in the back [...]

Keep Healthy

Harry
When we are floating the smallmouth bass river or climbing the mountain trout stream we usually carry a lunch and drinking water in [...]

Streamer Success

Harry
Here are two simple steps that can easily double the number of successfully hooked fish on your streamer fishing. (1) Always follow the [...]

The Best Action with Surface Bugs

Harry
In order to catch large bass consistently on hard surface bugs it is very important to be able to adjust the bug action [...]

June 2015 Virginia Trout and Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Reports

Harry
  These fly fishing reports for Virginia covers 3 different areas of fishing: stocked trout streams, mountain trout streams and smallmouth bass in [...]

Reading a Smallmouth River

Harry
The most valuable skill a smallmouth angler can develop is learning to read the water accurately. The few minutes spent analyzing a section [...]

New Angler, part D

Harry
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe [...]

My Helpful Angler’s Calendar

Harry
My angler’s calendar is very large, having about two inch square spaces for each date. This allows plenty of space for me to [...]