Tie A Better Fly

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

Learning to Fly Fish in the Murray Family – Murray’s Fly Shop

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

Backcountry Fly Fishing – 1980 – Murray’s Fly Shop

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

Midges

Harry
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

Harry
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! God Bless.

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

Fly Fishing Tip: Are you casting too much?

Jeff
Fly Fishing Tip: Are you casting your fly rod/ fly line too much?? Fly Fishing Tip: Are you casting your fly rod/ fly [...]

Murray’s Strymph

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

Dry Fly Floatant: Which one works the best? A side by side comparison.

Jeff
Dry Fly Floatant: Which one is the most effective? A side by side comparison. Dry Fly Floatant: Which one works the best on the [...]

Fly Tying Tip: Finishing your Flies with a Whip Finish – Murray’s Fly Shop

Jeff
Fly Tying Tip: Finishing your Flies with a Whip Finish – Murray’s Fly Shop Learn to tie flies, give us a call to [...]

Bass Fly Fishing in the Latter Part of the Season

Harry
Bass Fly Fishing in the latter part of the season Podcast with Harry Murray discusses which flies to use and the techniques to use [...]

Trout Fly Fishing Report for Late Fall – Murraysflyshop

Harry
Trout Fly Fishing Report for Late Fall – Harry Murray discusses how the fishing is and what techniques to use when fishing the [...]

Fly Tying Classes

Harry
Learn to tie your own flies! Tying flies is a great way save money and to keep active during the cold winter months. [...]

Catching Big Bass In The Fall

Harry
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

Jeff
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

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

Poppers Along the Banks

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

Fool That Trout On Drys

Harry
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

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

Fishing Bass Nymphs Deeply

Harry
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

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

Catching Wary Trout

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

Carp On A Fly

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

Smallmouth Bass & Trout Stream Report for September 2014

Harry
As fall is approaching Harry Murray gives you an update on the streams conditions when fishing for smallmouth bass and trout. The first [...]

Locating Trout

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

Fly Tying Tip: Using a Hair Evener for your Fly Tying – Murray’s Fly Shop

Jeff
Fly Tying Tip: Using a Hair Evener for your Fly Tying – Murray’s Fly Shop – Learn to Tie Flies. Fly Tying Tip: [...]

NEW MFS Long Sleeve Tees

Harry
Before we know it Fall will be here, the leaves will start changing colors and the mornings and evenings will be chilly.  Therefore [...]

Fly Tying Tip: Tying a Bass Fly – Murray’s Hellgrammite – Murray’s Fly Shop

Jeff
Fly Tying Tip: Tying a Bass Fly- Murray’s Hellgrammmite – Murray’s Fly Shop Fly Tying Tip: Tying the Murray’s Hellgrammite Bass Fly – [...]

Fishing Smallmouth Skaters

Harry
  The master trout angler Ed Hewitt developed the never sink Trout Skater Dry Flies many years ago for trout and Ed Shenk [...]

Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing Report Podcast

Jeff
Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Stream Report for Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing in the Shenandoah Valley – [...]

Fishing For Bass At Night

Harry
Fly fishing at night is an exceptionally exciting way to fish for smallmouth bass and it gives you a good chance to catch [...]

Tricos for Trout

Harry
The late Charlie Fox introduced me to the trico mayflies over 30 years ago and ever since then it has been one of [...]

Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing Report Podcast

Harry
Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Stream Report for Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing in the Shenandoah Valley -August [...]

Wary Bass

Harry
The low water levels we have in our rivers now cause the large bass to become very wary.  Since I fish almost everyday [...]

Rod Selection

Harry
The capacity of each fly rod to set the hook on the size flies and tippet you use with that rod is very [...]

Land These Big Bass

Harry
Now that we are in the season when you can expect to get into some large smallmouth bass let’s look at a few [...]

Popper and Dropper

Harry
The surface bug fishing is excellent now with the Shenandoah Blue Popper.  However, many bass are feeding well on the small minnows along [...]

Inchworms

Harry
Over the years I’ve taken many trout on Inchworm patterns when they have passed up many standard flies.  I’ve seen these naturals bouncing [...]

Smallmouth Switch Rod

Harry
The Switch Rod is a great rod for smallmouth fly fishing.  These range from 10 feet to 11 feet long and can be [...]

Surface Bass Bugs – Murray’s Fly Shop

Harry
Surface Bass Bugs – Murray’s Fly Shop – Poppers and Smallmouth Bass!!  Here is the most dependable technique I use in my personal [...]

A Drag Free Drift

Harry
The trout streams are getting low and clear and the trout are very selective about taking our dry flies even when they match [...]

Learn From the Master

Harry
Ed Shenk has taught me a great amount about trout fishing.  His insight of the natural foods that are available to these trout [...]

My Favorite Summer Fly

Harry
An angling friend who is a professional entomologist tells me that there are more than 300 beetle-like insects along our trout streams. This [...]

Surface Bug Success

Harry
Catching large smallmouth bass consistently on the surface is governed by our ability to impart the specific bug action which is needed in [...]

God Bless our Veterans

Jeff
God Bless and Thank You to all who served, or are serving, our great country. [...]

Harry Murray’s Fly Fishing Podcast Fishing Report Smallmouth Bass & Trout for May-June 2014

Jeff
Harry Murray’s Fly Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass & Trout–May-June 2014. In this fly fishing report podcast Harry Murray discusses the streams conditions [...]