Ownership of Virginia’s Rivers in the Courts
Help Protect Your Right To Use And Enjoy Virginia’s Rivers VirginiaRiversDefenseFund.org The history: A civil suit in Alleghany County, VA could set a [...]
Fly Fishing Special Report for the Shenandoah Valley
1.98″ of rain in downtown Edinburg has the North Fork and South Fork of the Shenandoah River high, muddy and un-fishable as of [...]
Harry Murray’s Discussion on Winterizing Fly Fishing Tackle
This Fly Fishing Podcast covers an often neglected aspect in fly fishing: Winterizing your fly fishing tackle. As the season is winding down [...]
Can You See Your Fly?
There is a good hatch of aquatic insects on the stream and the trout are feeding well upon them. You catch several of [...]
Didymo: Jackson River, VA Tailwater
Educate yourself about invasive species. It is every angler’s responsibility to know how to prevent the spread of invasive species and for those [...]
Sharp Hooks but not too big
If you tie your own nymphs and streamers take a lesson from the late Charlie Brooks as I did many years ago. The [...]
Sore Arm
If you are heading out on a fishing trip for several weeks get your arm in shape before you leave. Swinging a hammer [...]
Busted Rod
Loop to loop connections between the fly line and the leader are fine. Just be sure to keep them as smooth as possible. [...]
Missed Strikes
When you are fishing for bass with surface bugs and miss six strikes in a row check your bug. There is a chance [...]
Fixed Goof
When you are standing in the middle of a river and a gust of wind causes your fly line to form a knot [...]
Winter Fly Fishing Workshop: Mastering Nymph Fishing for Trout
Fly Fishing with Nymphs is one of the most productive methods of taking trout throughout the country and around the world. Using a [...]
Double Hex
When you are fishing the Hexagenia hatch if you see splashy rises when the duns start coming off the fish may be taking [...]
Switch Rod Saver
Many smallmouth streams have stretches where we are kept close to a tree lined river bank by deep water. Here casting is difficult [...]
Large Bass
Large smallmouth bass frequently do not feed heavily in the bright sunny conditions we have now. However, you can get good action by [...]
Rod Pointer
Being able to see trout on their feeding stations in the stream and fishing to each one individully is one of the most [...]
Quick Water
Three inches of rain in two days can raise the water level in mountain trout streams, but if the water temperature is between [...]
Back of My Jeep
If you fish in remote areas on bad roads, having the right equipment may get you out of bad situations. Here is what [...]
Vince was Right
One of my angling heroes, the late Vince Marinaro, taught me a technique many years ago that enabled me to catch a large [...]
Pump Action
Thirty years ago a good friend in Montana showed me a technique that was very effective for him which enabled him to catch [...]
Safe Trout
Most serious anglers return all of their fish to the stream so they will survive to challenge us again. Here are some steps [...]
Double Rig
On our largest trout streams many anglers believe they catch their largest trout with streamers which mimic minnows and rely on flies such [...]
Snake Knocker
When I’m walking through deep weeds or laurel so thick I can’t see where I’m stepping I use a “Snake Knocker” in country [...]
Brooks Lob
The late Charlie Brooks of West Yellowstone, MT showed me a great casting trick which I named the “Brooks Lob” which is a [...]
Hellgrammites
The natural hellgrammites in their third year are reaching full size with some of them almost four inches long. They are now at [...]
Trout Techniques
As the trout streams get low the trout become wary. In order to prevent scaring these fish one is often tempted to make [...]
Read A Smallmouth River
“Reading a smallmouth river” accurately is the best way to catch large bass consistently. When we teach this in our on the stream [...]
Setting the Hook
When I get a strike from a trout taking a size 18 dry fly I can hook him securely by gently lifting the [...]
Fall Fishing
Listen to Harry Murray’s discussion on the fishing for smallmouth bass and trout throughout the upcoming fall season along with the flies and [...]
Safe Wading
Preventing bad falls when wading can often be achieved by evaluating the stream bottom ahead of you. 1. Sloping Ledges- which are found [...]
Twisted Line
Trying to fish with a twisted fly line on one’s reel is a hassle. This can be corrected very easily. Here are two [...]
Snake Bite Kit
Finally we have a snake bite kit which has come a long way from the old “cut and suck” kits and the “squeeze [...]
Hexagenia Hatch
Find out Harry’s insight to the hexagenia hatch!!! http://shenandoahfishing.murraysflyshop.com/AudioFiles///hexhatch.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]
House Flies
The mountain trout streams now have unusually large populations of houseflies along the banks and the trout are feeding heavily upon them. Matching [...]
Mending Part 3
In the last two blogs I’ve covered the correct way to mend a fly line in order to get the drift you desire [...]
Mending Part 2
Two days ago I covered the importance of mending a fly line by making “corrections” in how the current plays on the line [...]
Mending a Fly Line, Part 1
“Mending A Fly Line” is a term often used in a discussion of the proper way to fish streamers. This is a great [...]
Which Flies are the right Flies?
You can choose the correct flies for each fishing situation if you have previous experience there or you can ask a friend who [...]
Good Hooking
When tying folded hair flies like a Crowe Bettle or a Humpy be sure to keep the hair high enough away from the [...]
Can Trout Read?
You bet trout can read! For example, a trout in a mountain stream needs to be able to: 1. read the natural food, [...]
Crash
When you fall while wading a small mountain stream or while hiking along a mountain trail it is natural to use your hands [...]
Second Chance
The large trout came up to your dry fly and you set the hook. No good. Either he missed the fly or you [...]
Mark That Hot Spot
I always mark the precise spots where I’ve caught good fish. Frequently on future trips I’ll catch several more large fish in these [...]
Pop Strike
The trout in the mountain streams are coming up well to the hatches now and you can get great action with dry flies. [...]
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