Winterizing a Fly Rod
Put your fly rod away in the proper condition for the winter and it will look better, last longer and cast better next [...]
Scientific Anglers Indicators
The Scientific Anglers Indicators (discontinued and replaced by Murray’s Fly Shop Indicators )are extremely valuable to the smallmouth angler. After showing the students [...]
New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Floating Chub Minnow (sizes 4 & 6) $3.95 I’ve been using numerous versions of this fly for the last [...]
Fly Winter Storage
Wise storage of your flies over the winter will assure they will be in good shape when you are ready to fish in [...]
Dry Reels
When putting your fly reel away for the winter clean inside the back plate, drag and spindle with a cleaning fluid and a [...]
New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Magnum Chartreuse Streamer (size 4) $2.95 The Murray’s Chartreuse Marauder which I put on the market ten years ago [...]
Tap Strike
When you are fishing streamers across stream in rivers holding large browns you will often get a very fast “tap strike”. This is [...]
Camp Ground Clean-up by Earth Korps
Had a big load today. Check out the full story at www.earthkorps.wordpress.com [...]
Side Strike
There are times when you can catch many large trout in large streams by fishing dry flies down and across stream. However, the [...]
New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Magnum Darter (size 4) $2.95 As a youngster I use to catch many darter minnows in Big Stoney Creek [...]
Wrong Direction
When your smallmouth bass fishing is not going well and your catching only a few fish make every tenth cast in the wrong [...]
Slow Retrieve
I still use the old line – hand twist retrieve occasionally when I want to fish deeply because it compels me to swim [...]
New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Magnum Gray Ghost (size 4) $2.95 I’ve developed this pattern at the request of one of my guides who [...]
Safe Wading
When wading down a large river and needing to get back across the river to your car at the end of the day [...]
Black Friday Specials
We will be posting our Black Friday Specials on the website soon. Be sure to check them out for some great savings on [...]
Late Season Bass
How late in the season can we fly fish for smallmouth bass? For me personally, I keep fishing until I get skunked twice….naturally, [...]
Veterans Day Thank You
Thank you to all of our Veterans. God Bless. [...]
New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Magnum Lizzard (size 4) $2.95 This is a very unusual streamer we have developed to help you catch more [...]
Big Fish
When you hook that big fish try to get downstream of him as quickly as possible to fight him. This way he has [...]
Hide Behind the Grass
The large smallmouth bass become very wary when the rivers get low late in the season. Fortunately the aquatic grassbeds provide us excellent [...]
New Flies for 2011
We’ve added nine new flies for smallmouth bass and two for carp. Several of these I designed at the request of our guides, [...]
Long Casts
When the smallmouth rivers get low late in the season you can often prevent scaring the wary bass by making long casts. Keeping [...]
Baetis and Clouds and Trout
Baetis, Pseudocloeons, Blue Wing Olives. Overcast days on the Shenandoah Valley trout streams can produce great hatches throughout the winter months. A 3 [...]
Beatis or Midge
Late in the fall and during the winter you may spot trout feeding on the surface on beatis mayflies or chironomid midges. It [...]
Alaska Rainbow Trout Fly Fishing
Rainbow Trout feeding on Salmon Eggs and Salmon Flesh have the opportunity to grow to great sizes. This 15lb. trout was caught on [...]
Which Feeding Stations
Often when you approach a pool on a high gradient trout stream when the water level is low it is difficult to discern [...]
Wary Trout
One is tempted to make long casts on small trout streams late in the season when the streams are low and the trout [...]
Fall is in the air
As attention around the fly shop shifts to our 2011 Catalog and new products, we cannot give up on the fishing. The local [...]
Madtom Sculpin
The smallmouth streams are cooling and many large bass are moving to the deep pools and cuts. Use a SA Mastery Sink Tip [...]
Murray’s Betsy Streamer
In the large trout streams fish the Murray’s Betsy Streamer size 10 below the riffles at this time of the year and you [...]
Smallmouth Action
Great smallmouth action can now be had by dressing Shenk’s White Streamer #6 with Gink Floatant and fishing it upstream in the tails [...]
Upstream or Downstream Approach
Is is best to fish upstream or downstream when wading to fly fish for smallmouth bass? By wading and fishing upstream you are [...]
Sneaking a Slider
The Murray’s Shenandoah Hard Head Sliders provide an action which often tempt large bass which are not tempted with the normal actions which [...]
Vest or Pouch?
Fishpond Waterdance Guide Pack I use both a pouch and a vest. My choice as to which I use on a given trip [...]
Stream Log
I have kept stream notes on my personal fishing for over 30 years. These help me greatly when I plan future trips by [...]
Keep Your Dry Flies Floating
When your dry flies will not float properly be sure to blot them dry with Murray’s Dry-A-Fly Patch before applying Dry Fly Floatant. [...]
Line Care
SA Fly Line Dressing Protect your fly lines by being sure to keep both insect repellents and sun screen from them because these [...]
Dry Hackle
Mr. Rapidan Dry I believe the quality of the dry fly hackle is more important in floating the fly and catching the trout [...]
Hot Smallmouth Rivers
Late in the summer when the smallmouth rivers get very warm you can often get fast action at dawn because the river can [...]
Weed Guards
Shenandoah Popper Carolina Blue If you fish where there is a great amount of aquatic grass feel free to use weed guards on [...]
Safe Float Trips
When you use two cars on your float trips be sure to spot the car which will be towing or carrying the boat [...]
Fall Smallmouth Fishing
How late in the fall can you catch smallmouth bass? For me personally, I keep fishing until I get skunked twice. Last fall [...]
Scott, Winston, & Orvis Rods Mark Down!!!!
Scott Fibertouch Rods are now $150 off Winston Vapor Rods $100 off, Ascent Rods $75 off, Biix Rods $175 off Orvis TLS Rods [...]
Safe Lunch
When you pause for lunch on the stream or back in your car take time to clean your hands with a hand sanitizer [...]
Harry’s Article “Fishing Critters for Smallmouth Bass”
Harry just added a new article to our website (www.murraysflyshop.com/articles). In his article “Fishing Critters for Smallmouth Bass” Harry discusses fishing mouse patterns [...]
Hexagenia Hatch
Mr. Rapidan Skater size 8 Listen to Harry’s discussion on the hexagenia hatch including what flies to use, when to fish, and how [...]
Scott Rod Demo Day
What a new rod but don’t know which one? Now is your chance to try out a broad variety of 2 to 9 [...]
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