Trout Podcast Part I – 11/15/08–Fly Fishing for Trout on small to medium size streams throughout North America

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A discussion on Fly Fishing for Trout on small to medium size streams throughout North America. https://shenandoahfishing.murraysflyshop.com/AudioFiles/TroutPodcastPartI.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download [...]

Smallmouth Lines

Harry
I use 3 different fly lines for my smallmouth bass fishing. The weight forward floating bass bug taper line covers 80% of my [...]

How Deep & How Slow?

Harry
In the fall when the smallmouth rivers get cool many of the largest fish head for the deepest water they can find within [...]

Stream Report 11/11/08

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Virginia Shenandoah Valley Stream Report 11/11/08 https://blog.murraysflyshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nov-11-2008-report.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]

2009 Fly Fishing School Dates

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We have had a lot of requests for the dates of our 2009 On The Stream Fly Fishing Schools so, here are the [...]

Where Is the Trout Feeding?

Harry
Evaluate the currents, the protected holding areas in the stream and the natural foods. The largest trout select feeding stations which will enable [...]

Fall Trout Fishing Podcast Part I

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https://shenandoahfishing.murraysflyshop.com/AudioFiles///TroutPodcastPartI.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]

Hop A Hopper

Harry
When you are fishing a grasshopper pattern experiment with the fly-action. In some cases a dead drift is most productive while at other [...]

Give Him the Butt

Harry
When you hook a large hot fish don’t try to subdue him quickly by sticking your rod tip in the air and leaning [...]

Brook In The Round

Harry
When you are designing a new nymph reflect on the advice of past masters. My friend and tutor the late Charlie Brooks insisted [...]

What’s He Feeding On?

Harry
You see trout swirling and jumping all over the stream but they will not take any dry you show them. What’s wrong? These [...]

Olives or Midges

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In the winter you spot trout rising to feed on the surface. The insects are very small but you finally catch one so [...]

If You Had One Cast

Harry
To develop accuracy in reading mountain trout streams select ten consecutive pools. Allow yourself only one cast into each pool after evaluating the [...]

MFS Stream Report 09-29

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Bass and trout stream report for 09-29-2008 https://blog.murraysflyshop.comwp-content/uploads/2008/09/report-09-29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]

Learn Trout on a Mountain Stream

Harry
Small mountain trout streams are the best classrooms one can find for learning trout fishing. Here you will learn feeding stations, cautious approach, [...]

Stuck Rod

Harry
I’ve seen rods broken because excessive force was used to take a rod apart when the ferrules were stuck. Try to prevent this [...]

Seeing Trout

Harry
Spotting the trout on their feeding stations and going one on one with them is great fun. To locate these trout look for [...]

Revive a Landed Fish

Harry
1- Always land your fish as quickly as possible. 2- Lead him into your landing net. 3- Handle him very little. 4- Face [...]

Two Worlds of Nymphing

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“Swing Nymphing” is a great way to fish the deep runs on large trout streams and smallmouth rivers. Cast up and across the [...]

2008 Closeouts & Discontinued Items

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In the market for a bargain on a new Ross Fly Reel or a New St. Croix or Scott Fly Rod or perhaps [...]

FF Report 9/6/08

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https://blog.murraysflyshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/ff-report-9-6-08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]

Dance A Skater

Harry
From July until fall you often see smallmouth bass jumping from the river to grab adult damselflies as they buzz across the surface [...]

Land More Fish

Harry
Several years ago I did an extended study on the number of smallmouth bass I landed on barbless verses barbed flies….I landed 30 [...]

Hatches & Wildflowers

Harry
I’m constantly amazed how the hatches of mayflies coincide with the wildflowers in the spring. For example, when the dogwood is in bloom [...]

Olvies

Harry
“Don’t overlook the olives; just don’t overlook the little olvies.” This was the advice of the late Vince Marinaro as we discussed the [...]

End of Summer – Go Fishing

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As Labor Day quickly brings yet another great summer to a proverbial close… I think I will Go Fishing! The crowded rivers of [...]

Fly Fishing Report 8/29/08

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https://blog.murraysflyshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ff-report-08-28-082.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]

Water Temperature on Small Feeders

Harry
The water temperature of mountain trout streams is very important to the feeding habits of the trout. Early in the spring and late [...]

Fall Fish

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Some smallmouth anglers love fallfish while others curse them. However, if you are catching many large fallfish in a smallmouth river you are [...]

Quick Bass Strike

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A bass takes your surface bug the instant it lands on the river. This is great, but what is it telling you that [...]

Shenandoah Valley Fishing Report with Harry

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https://blog.murraysflyshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ff-report-8-22-08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]

It is Hopper Time for Smallmouth Bass

(Updated: )Harry
By August the natural grasshoppers are large enough to attract smallmouth bass. Fish a hopper pattern tight to the banks where you see [...]

Natural Drift

Harry
Frequently large trout in heavily fished streams refuse one’s dry fly because it is not drifting naturally on the surface. Mixed currents pull [...]

Three Great Fish

Harry
Some fine smallmouth rivers have large populations of rock bass, sunfish and smallmouth bass. It is definitely possible to catch one of each [...]

Trick the Hatch Feeders

Harry
You’re fishing a heavy trico or pseudocleon hatch and you’ve done pretty well with size 24 flies by matching the hatch. However, some [...]

Harry’s Fly Fishing Podcast 8/16/2008

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https://blog.murraysflyshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ff-report-8-16-08.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]

Dying Minnows

Harry
Many large smallmouth bass quickly grab a real dying minnow struggling on the surface of the river. I’ve had great success mimicking this [...]

Fighting a Large Trout on a Grass Filled Spring Creek

Harry
When you hook a large trout on a spring trout get downstream from him as quickly as possible and reel in all of [...]

Flashing Fly Lines Can Scare Trout

Harry
Trout are always wary of strange movements over the stream. From the time they were finglings they learned to flee from snakes and [...]

Shenandoah River Sign

Harry
If you are floating down the South Fork of the Shenandoah River and see this sign you may want to alter your route; [...]

Pound up a Smallmouth Bass?

Harry
You have a large smallmouth bass swirl under your surface bug but he refuses to take it. Can you cast it back to [...]

Fishing Report Podcast with Harry

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Check out our Fishing Report Podcast: Listen to the August 4, 2008 Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report here or the August 4, 2008 Trout [...]

Slow Retrieve for Bass

Harry
When smallmouth rivers get low and clear late in the summer the largest fish often want a streamer fished very slowly along the [...]