Wood Duck Flank
This is part one of three parts on dry fly winging material. The woodduck flank feathers you see here are one of my
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Smallmouth Bass Feed Heavily on Brown Drake Mayflies
Some of the most exciting smallmouth fly fishing takes place when they feed on natural Brown Drake mayflies. There are actually three different
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Switch Lines in Mid-River
You are standing in mid-river using a 9 foot rod and you decide you would like to switch from a floating fly line
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Stream Terms
Anglers just getting into fly fishing are often confused by some of the terms we use to describe the stream and currents. Here
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Dry Fly Cleaning
Dry flies that are coated with old floatant that have matted hackles can easily be brought back to life by carefully steaming them
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Murray’s Magnum Creek Chub
There are probably more creek chub minnows in most smallmouth rivers than any other single minnows. These are readily available to the bass
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Find the Good Water
Late last summer I drove a long distance to fish a mountain trout stream. When I arrived at the lower end of the
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Murray’s Magnum Hog Sucker Streamer Fly Tying Kit
In the forties and fifties, smallmouth bait fishermen on the Shenandoah River who were after the largest bass used live Hog Suckers for
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Murray’s Czech Nymph Leader
The NEW Murray’s Two Color Czech Nymphing Leaders are very popular for the way they help detect strikes. These come in 7 foot,
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Drag Free Drift
The speed of the current just inches below the stream surface is usually moving faster than the current on the surface where our
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Cold Hands?
During the winter and spring I always carry Simms Freestone Half Finger Fishing Gloves in my vest. Experience has shown me that if
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Releasing Trout
Always land your trout with a net as quickly as possible to prevent stressing them. Revive your trout completely before releasing him. Choose
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! We wish everyone a safe, healthy 2016 with at least one memorable #flyfishing experience! Thank you for a great 2015!
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Virginia Winter 2015/16 Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Murray’s Fly Shop
In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Harry Murray discusses the tactics and flies which are effective in fishing the large stream
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Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report–Winter 2015-16
In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Harry Murray discusses the tactics and flies which are effective in fishing the large stream
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Popper Casting
When we make a back cast to pick a popping bug up off the stream to make another cast we may cause that
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Be Nice To Your Fly Rod
A friend recently purchased a new fly rod and broke it while casting the first day out. When I asked him if he
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Dying Fly Tying Materials
When I can’t locate the exact color of natural dubbing fur I need to tie a specific pattern, I dye some of the
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Blend Your Dubbing
Fly Tying Tip: Need dubbing material for fly tying? Blend your own custom colored dubbing to meet your fly tying needs. I am a
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FREE Shipping on Everything!!!!
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
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Murray’s Fly Shop. We have so much to be thankful for on this day of thanks
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Line Hand Strike
The more I fish, the more I find that I rely strongly on my line-hand strike to set the hook on the fishes
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Every Kid in a Park!
Beat the shopping crowds, GO OUTSIDE!! Take a fourth grader to one of our wonderful National Parks and spend some quality time outside.
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FREE Casting Analysis
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
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Length of Casts
Experienced anglers know it is best to never cast further than is necessary to keep from scaring the fish when in freshwater. Excessively
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Custom Flies
We will be glad to custom tie special flies you need. Just send us 2 samples for our fly tyer to match and
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Drag Free Dry Fly Drift
I have been doing a great amount of experimenting this year with many different casts that are helpful in throwing slack line casts
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Quick Water
Heavy rains that last less than a day but deposit two or three inches of rain definitely cause our rivers to become too
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Riffle Hitch
Last year at my son’s encouragement, we started experimenting with the “Riffle Hitch” technique for smallmouth bass which I used many years ago
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Fly Fishing Workshop Podcast
Learn to Fly Fish with our Fly Fishing Workshop–This November we will be starting our fly fishing workshops on Saturdays in the fly
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Healthy Trout
Many beginning trout anglers are amazed to see a nice trout turn belly-up and die when they return him to the stream with
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Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Early Fall 2015
In this Fly Fishing Report Podcast we discuss Early Fall Fishing Conditions you will encounter in Virginia and around the mid-Atlantic region. In
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Cooling Bass Rivers
The smallmouth rivers are cooling and although I am catching nice bass throughout the rivers, I am aware that some of the largest
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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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