Dry Hackle
In fly tying, I believe the quality of the dry fly hackle is more important in floating the fly and catching the trout
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Save The Day
A broken or lost fly rod can ruin a trip. I once had a guide on the Yellowstone River knock my favorite bamboo
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Review of Angling in 2010, Part 2
Smallmouth Bass The smallmouth fishing was great in Virginia in 2010. Although we fished many streams the North and South Forks of the
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Ship Tackle
I’ve had airlines lose fly rods and fishing tackle on several trips. To save this hassle, for the past 15 years I’ve shipped
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Ducks
The ducks on Stoney Creek below my office window in our fly shop show me where the trout feed. There is a Limestone
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Review of Angling in 2010-Part 1
Trout The trout fishing in Virginia was excellent in 2010 especially in the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains. There were good numbers of
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Fly Fishing after Rain
I often get phone calls that go something like this….”I know we got heavy rain yesterday morning but I’d like to come out
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New Flies for 2011 at Murray’s Fly Shop – Micro Poppers
NEW for 2011 Micro Poppers (size 10) Black, Chartreuse, Frog & Yellow $3.05 These are extremely effective for sunfish and also smallmouth bass
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Smallmouth Bass and a Switch Rod January 2, 1011
Winter Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing with a Switch Rod from JW Murray on Vimeo. We didn’t get skunked but the river is still
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Camera Care
When I travel on airlines I carry a great amount of camera equipment. Some of this goes into my carry-on bag but some
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Chironomid Midge Trout Fishing
Listen to Harry Murray as he discusses fly fishing for trout with Chironomid Midges. http://shenandoahfishing.murraysflyshop.com/AudioFiles/chiromidgetroutfish.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe:
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Chironomid Midge Trout Fishing
Listen to Harry Murray’s discussion on chironomid midge trout fishing. http://shenandoahfishing.murraysflyshop.com/AudioFiles///chiromidgetroutfish.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS
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Winterize Your Raincoat
When Gore Tex and other breathable raincoats become dirty they can “wet-out” during a heavy rain and they are less effective. Here is
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Late Season Trout
How late in the season can you fish for trout? The way I love trout fishing I go all the way through the
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Late Season Smallmouth
If you can be satisified with catching only a few bass you can push the season until the water temperatures are in the
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Merry Christmas
The Christmas season is a time to celebrate with our Families and friends, to give thanks for the blessings in our lives, and
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New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Floating Dace Minnow (sizes 4 & 6) $3.95 For 8 years my son Jeff and I have been testing
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New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Bass Cicada Our Bass Hoppers and Bass Crickets are so effective we’ve expanded this series to include this Olive
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Scan the Pool
One of my favorite ways to fish for trout is to spot the trout then go one on one with him. An excellent
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New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Carp Flies – Brown & Olive (sizes 6 & 8) $2.75 We had great success catching huge carp in
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NEW—MFS Flies of the Year Club
I have decided to start a Flies for the Year Club. Each month for one year I will send you three different flies
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Slow Retrieve
I still use the old line – hand twist retrieve occasionally when I want to fish deeply because it compels me to swim
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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Veterans Day Thank You
Thank you to all of our Veterans. God Bless.
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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