Learning to Fly Fish in the Murray Family – Murray’s Fly Shop
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
Plan your trip into the back country of the Yellowstone National Park now. [...]
Midges
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
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.
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?
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: Metal Bobbin vs. Ceramic Bobbin – Murray’s Fly Shop Fly Tying Tip: Ceramic Bobbin vs. Metal Bobbin – Murray’s Fly [...]
Poppers Along the Banks
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
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
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
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 Marauder – Bass & Trout Fly Pattern – Murray’s Fly Shop Fly Tying Tip: Tying the Murray’s [...]
Catching Wary Trout
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
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
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
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
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
Before we know it Fall will be here, the leaves will start changing colors and the mornings and evenings will be chilly. Therefore [...]
Hexagenia Mayflies and Smallmouth Bass
Hexagenia Mayfly spinner and the Scott Radian 9’6″ 7wt on a recent evening on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River near Edinburg, [...]
Fly Tying Tip: Tying a Bass Fly – Murray’s Hellgrammite – Murray’s Fly Shop
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
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
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
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
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
Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Stream Report for Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing in the Shenandoah Valley -August [...]
Rod Selection
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
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
The surface bug fishing is excellent now with the Shenandoah Blue Popper. However, many bass are feeding well on the small minnows along [...]
Smallmouth Switch Rod
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
The Sulphurs Are Here
The sulphur mayfly is one of my favorite hatches all across the country. Just like an alarm going off in mid May these [...]
Hellgrammites Are The Number One Food On Many Smallmouth Rivers
The riffles and the cobblestones for 100 feet downstream from them are the homes for huge populations of natural hellgrammites (the dobsonfly larva). [...]
Fly Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass & Trout–May 2014
Fly Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass & Trout–May 2014 In this fly fishing podcast Harry Murray discusses the streams conditions plus the techniques [...]