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Fly fishing in June for native brook trout

Fly Fishing in June

Shown are a few of the flies and powdered floatants we used in our Powdered floatant test in the Murray's Fly Shop Lab

Dry Fly Floatants Pt.2 – Powdered Floatant Video Comparison

Fly fishing with poppers for smallmouth bass

Fly Fishing with Poppers for Smallmouth Bass

Dry flies in water during a fly floatant test at Murray's Fly Shop Edinburg, Virginia

Best Fly Fishing Floatants Compared: Gink, Loon, High N Dry, SA & More

Fly fishing schools

Fly Fishing Schools at Murray’s Fly Shop

Fly fishing in June for native brook trout
Fly Fishing in June
Fly fishing in May for native brook trout
Fly Fishing in May for Trout and Bass

Gear Repair: Broken Snake Guide on your Fly Rod

December 20, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
By an unexplained accident I broke a snake guide off my fly rod on a 3 week trip into the Rockies. Fortunately, I [...]

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Fly Tying Tip: Strong Thread

December 18, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Murray’s Red Head If you have trouble breaking your tying thread when you are spinning the hair on you deer hair bass bugs [...]

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Fly Fishing Workshop – Mastering Dry Fly Fishing for Bass

December 13, 2012February 13, 2016Jeff
Did you know the North and South Fork of the Shenandoah both have outstanding Hexagenia Hatches late in the evening for about three [...]

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Deer Hair Bug vs Hard Head Bugs

December 13, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Tapply Bug, Black & Yellow Deer Hair surface bass bugs are great. Many bass hold onto them longer than poppers thus enabling us [...]

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Water Type

December 11, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
When I can’t figure out why I’m not catching as many smallmouths as I think I should, rather than change from one fly [...]

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From last week’s Warm-Up – Strip SLOW

December 10, 2012February 13, 2016Jeff
Winter fishing on a 70 degree day.  A slowly stripped, seriously overweight Madtom was just too much for this bass, and several others, [...]

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Bass Surface Bug Action

December 6, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Shenandoah Sunfish When you are purchasing bass surface bugs remember that the shape of the bug and the cut of the face is [...]

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Hackle Quality

December 4, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
I firmly believe that the quality of the hackle on a dry fly is more important than the color. When I started tying [...]

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Tough Bug

November 29, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
When you are tying deer hair bass bugs you can improve their durability by painting the hair along the hook shank on the [...]

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Poor Hookers

November 27, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Floating Chub When tying deer hair bugs for surface fishing for bass be sure to trim the stomach closely in order to get [...]

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Black Friday Sale Specials

November 22, 2012February 13, 2016Jeff
Here are our Black Friday Sale Specials. Happy Thanksgiving! FREE Standard Shipping on all orders! $1-$25 =10% discount $25.01-$50 = 15% discount $50.01-$100 [...]

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Good Sinkers

November 21, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
When tying streamers with which you plan to fish deeply keep them slim. Fat flies just don’t sink well. [...]

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How Late for Smallmouth?

November 20, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Many of you ask me how late in the season I fish for bass. My honest answer is that I keep going until [...]

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Color

November 15, 2012March 27, 2013Harry
Speaking of fishing discolored water as we were on the 13th, Vince Marinaro told me that he always caught more trout on dark [...]

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“With a Little Bit of Mud”

November 13, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
When I started fishing the Yellowstone River in the seventies one of my angling heroes always went fishing when it was raining. He [...]

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Thank you to all of our Veterans

November 11, 2012February 13, 2016Jeff
To all of our Veterans and those currently serving our great country, may God Bless each of you and your families. Thank you, [...]

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Bump

November 8, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
When you feel that quick “bump” as you are stripping a streamer in a stream holding browns get ready. Frequently this is a [...]

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Swimming Streamers

November 6, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
When wading down a river and fishing streamers it is wise to stop wading when you are stripping it in. Otherwise it is [...]

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Late Fall Smallmouth Bass

November 4, 2012February 13, 2016Jeff
The water temperatures on the Shenandoah River are dipping somewhere south of 50 degrees but the Smallmouth Bass are willing to eat if [...]

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Beatis Hatch

November 1, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
The beatis is a wonderful hatch and many large trout feed on them. The Beatis mayflies are hatching now in our rich trout [...]

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Big Bass Flies

October 30, 2012March 27, 2013Harry
Knowing large bass want a big mouthful, Harry likes to use large flies. Big bass hunting at this time of the year prompts [...]

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North Fork of the Shenandoah River near Edinburg, VA

October 27, 2012February 13, 2016Jeff
I snapped this shot of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River on October 25, 2012 near Edinburg, VA. Fall is definitely here. [...]

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Improve Midge Hooking

October 25, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Jeff Murray enjoys fishing midges all across the country. There are three steps I use when fishing size 24 midges which help me [...]

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Secure Knots

October 23, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Check your leader and fly knots regularly to be ready for that large bass. Since this is a great time of the year [...]

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Deep Bass

October 18, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
The author catches many large bass on his Magnum Creek Chub in October. Fish the Murray’s Magnum Creek Chub size 4 in the [...]

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Fall Colors in the Shenandoah Valley

October 17, 2012February 13, 2016Jeff
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Delicate Strike

October 16, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
A gentle “slip strike” will save you many large trout as Jeff Murray shows In order to hook those midge feeding trout with [...]

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Fall and Cooler Temperatures Trout Fishing

October 11, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Jeff Murray likes this time of the year because the large trout feed well. Just remember the Brook Trout are well underway with [...]

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Mini Smallmouth Bass Migration

October 9, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Jeff Murray sets the hook on a large smallmouth bass that was holding in a deep pocket below a riffle he was fly [...]

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Fly Fishing Chironomid Midges

October 4, 2012February 16, 2016Harry
The Mr. Rapidan Soft Hackle is a great fly to use when the trout are taking emerging midges. Many trout feed actively on [...]

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Three Bass Fly Lines

October 2, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Fly fishing at the water temperature we have in October (50’s) using the correct fly line wil help you catch the largest bass. [...]

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Smallmouth’s Favorite Feeding Station

September 27, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Big Bass Like the Shade When all of the other factors in a river are equal the largest smallmouths in the river will [...]

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Trout Feeding Station

September 25, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
The largest trout will always hold on the best feeding station If you have a friend who is just getting into trout fishing [...]

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Big Bass While Floating

September 20, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
When you are floating a river while bass fishing you have a good chance to catch some large bass. In order to land [...]

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Smallmouth Tactics

September 18, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
For the past hour’s smallmouth flyfishing you just haven’t gotten the action you expected. You feel you need to change something but what? [...]

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Great Fishing!!

September 18, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Saturday evening after I closed the fly shop, I fished the North Fork of the Shenandoah River and had excellent action. In one [...]

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Terrestrials for Trout

September 13, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
By this time of the season many terrestrial insects, especially the grasshoppers and crickets, are quite large and the large trout feed heavily [...]

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Control the Drift

September 11, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
As the trout streams get low late in the season we know the trout become very wary. There is a natural tendency for [...]

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Terrific Trout Fishing

September 11, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
September can provide some of the finest trout fishing of the whole year. The streams start cooling, there are good midge hatches, there [...]

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Smallmouth Hexagenia

September 6, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
From the middle of September to the middle of October the huge Hexagenia mayflies hatch on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. [...]

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Fly Ride

August 30, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Much of the natural food which is available to the trout at this time of the year is quite small. We talk about [...]

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Wary Smallmouth

August 28, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
We now have great drift boats that permit us to stand in the front of the boats to cast while drifting the rivers. [...]

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Better Trout Hooking

August 23, 2012March 16, 2013Harry
Here are four steps I use in order to improve the percentage of hooked trout when using size 22 and size 24 dry [...]

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Catch Bass When They Are Off Guard

August 21, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
At this time of the year many large smallmouth feed at night. Here are some tactics which will help you. 1. Select a [...]

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Hook Them

August 16, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Frequently a down and across stream presentation will give you a very natural drift with size 24 Tricos and pseudeocleons. However, a conventional [...]

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Cool Trout

August 14, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
At this time of the year the trout do not feed well in the warm water in Freestone Streams. Frequently you can catch [...]

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Crescent Moon at Twilight

August 13, 2012February 13, 2016Jeff
Early mornings spent flyfishing provide an outstanding opportunity for some spectacular scenery especially as fall nears. [...]

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Trico Feeders

August 9, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Large trout feeding on natural trico mayflies are very selective on the artificial flies they will take and the way they drift during [...]

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Tough Smallmouth Bass Flyfishing

August 7, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Years ago Charlie Brooks of West Yellowstone and I were experimenting with some new very large stonefly nymph patterns for large trout. When [...]

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Grass Helps Part 2

August 1, 2012February 13, 2016Harry
Another way thick aquatic grassbeds can help our smallmouth fishing late in the summer is by the damming effect they have on the [...]

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