Several weeks ago I discussed the steps I take with my fly rod to reduce the amount of freeze ups I get in [...]

Even anglers are welcome…. [...]

After extensive testing and reasonably accurate record keeping during the years the South Fork of the Shenandoah River was regulated so that it [...]

Good trout fishing is seldom found close to big cities as the trout stream behind this sign shows [...]

It is very important to stabilize a large trout you return to the stream so he will survive. With my left hand under [...]

We really celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Murray’s Fly Shop in 2012 [...]

The masters of Fly Fishing at our first FFF Eastern Conclave. I can’t remember the date but look how young Charlie Ritz (tan [...]

Many anglers will tell you where you can find good trout fishing in the spring, but very few will tell you where they [...]

Jeff Murray standing in my Fly Shop in 1979. At that time it was smaller than my SUV. [...]

My Cree Indian on the Rupert River 40 years ago could not believe I did not want to bring this lake trout back [...]

In our “On The Stream Schools” for both trout and smallmouth I find that even beginning anglers can quickly master the nymph fishing [...]

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Fly Fishing in the winter can be very exciting but when the line freezes in the guides it becomes difficult. The cause of [...]

At your request I will be presenting 3 new schools on Saturdays this winter on where you can gain access to fish the [...]

A properly dressed dry fly will float naturally and catch many trout My Murray’s Liquid Dry Fly Floatant which I make in my [...]

The snow does not cause the trout to stop feeding so don’t let it stop you. [...]

Fortunately the days of cotton long johns and bulky clothing that hold body moisture are a thing of the past. We now have [...]

Will Murray (Harry’s Grandfather) took this smallmouth at Edinburg, VA in 1914.  Will ran a grocery store in Edinburg, Virginia.  The store sat [...]

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As a youngster fishing the Shenandoah River for bass with live bait in the 50’s the natural hellgrammites were one of my most [...]

1976 – Jeff and Harry Murray – Jeff learning a bit of fly fishing at a very young age [...]

Plan your trip into the back country of the Yellowstone National Park now. [...]

Sitting in my fly shop I get cabin fever as I look out my office window at the snow along the banks of [...]

You can design great new flies – Murray’s Fly Shop – When the fish just will not take the flies there is a [...]

Thank you to all of the Veterans from all of us here at Murray’s Fly Shop.  God Bless you and your families. [...]

Many anglers call the Murray’s Strymph the universal smallmouth fly. When I first developed the fly I was fishing for smallmouths almost every [...]

As a youngster growing up on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River in the 40’s and 50’s I remember October as the [...]

Fly Tying Quick Tip: Tying the Half Hitch – Murray’s Fly Shop A simple knot to finish your fly is a Half Hitch. [...]

Fly Tying Tip: Metal Bobbin vs. Ceramic Bobbin – Murray’s Fly Shop Fly Tying Tip: Ceramic Bobbin vs. Metal Bobbin – Murray’s Fly [...]

At this time of the year many large bass select feeding stations along the shaded riverbanks well back under the over hanging limbs [...]

When I have a large trout come up to take my dry fly but refuses it I find that I can often catch [...]

Fly Tying Tip: Fly Tying with Barbell Eyes – Murray’s Fly Shop – Barbell Eyes provide a simple way to add weight and [...]

The best tactic I know for getting large nymphs  down close to the stream bottom in the deep runs for bass with a [...]

Fly Tying Tip: Tying the Murray’s Marauder – Bass & Trout Fly Pattern – Murray’s Fly Shop Fly Tying Tip: Tying the Murray’s [...]

The large trout become very wary as the stream levels drop late in the summer.  However, mastering these conditions and catching these trout [...]

Every day when we are on the river fly fishing for bass we keep an eye out for carp.  They are very wary [...]

My favorite form of trout fishing is going one on one with trout I spot on their feeding stations.  In order to become [...]