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Fly Rod Guide, How to Choose the Right Fly Rod Weight: A Complete GuideFly Rod Guide

An assortment of Trout Fishing Nymphs are shown on a digital scale

Fly Fishing Nymphs: A Weight Comparison of Several Popular Nymphs

Two anglers on a guided fly fishing trip with Murray's Fly Shop on the Shenandoah River of Virginia

June in the Shenandoah Valley means choices: crisp mountain water or valley bass rivers.

Fly fishing riffles and runs for brook trout in the Blue Ridge Mountains and Allegheny Mountains of Virginia

How to Fish Riffles and Runs for Brook Trout

Angler holding a nice smallmouth bass taken on the Shenandoah River of Virginia

Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing in May: Virginia & Mid-Atlantic Rivers

Two anglers on a guided fly fishing trip with Murray's Fly Shop on the Shenandoah River of Virginia
June in the Shenandoah Valley means choices: crisp mountain water or valley bass rivers.
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Catching Large Trout – February Newsletter

February 1, 2008February 13, 2016Harry
At this time of the year many trout anglers are big fish hunting. Over the past year we’ve looked at some of the [...]

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Off Road…… There’s no jack under this SUV!

January 29, 2008February 13, 2016Harry
A good friend proved that an unimproved boat launch this fall was an Off Road adventure. It required some tricky navigating and balancing [...]

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Rain today and 50 degrees….

January 29, 2008January 29, 2008Harry
As I drove to the Shop this morning I noticed many of the yards devoid of snow. The forecast says the thermometer will [...]

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Winter arrived ….

January 22, 2008November 13, 2019Harry
Photographing the winter has provided quite an enjoyable fill in for the lack of productive fishing. Not from lack of trying. But photographing [...]

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The fun of teaching!

January 14, 2008February 13, 2016Harry
Saturday’s Trout Class at the fly shop reminded me of several things; some things I need to do, some need to be fixed, [...]

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A fly fishing day keeps the blah’s away

January 9, 2008February 13, 2016Harry
Beautiful weather blessed us over the past several days and far be it from us to ignore such a blessing! The fishing was [...]

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Warm Weather in January

January 7, 2008Harry
Cabin fever received a kick in the shorts yesterday!! I fished a local trout stream and even though the water temperature was 38 [...]

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Drug Disposal Facts …. Save a fish…. Save a River…. Save the Environment!!

January 5, 2008July 31, 2016Harry
As a pharmacist by profession I guess I am a little late disclosing this information. Check out this link, put the information to [...]

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Winter … about to break for a few days:)

January 4, 2008February 13, 2016Harry
Winter fishing at its finest! I have not been on the water a lot this week with the cold snap we are about [...]

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Short days…

December 24, 2007February 13, 2016Harry
Winter has officially arrived! Short days leave ample time to tie flies, repair battered flies, repair broken gear, organize that pile of fishing [...]

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Settling down

November 28, 2007Harry
As I look back the last post coincided nicely with vacation. Now things are settling down in the fishing department but that means [...]

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Check out our friends on the famous Kenai River on the Kenai Peninsula in south central Alaska!

August 25, 2007November 13, 2019Harry
Alaska Fly Fishing, there is a cool picture of a huge rainbow here. [...]

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Cooler temps on the way…

August 25, 2007Harry
The bass are feeding very well in the early mornings and late evenings. The late evenings have been very good with the great [...]

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July 24, 2007February 13, 2016Harry
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Early mornings???????????

July 24, 2007July 24, 2007Harry
I don’t know that I like the alarm clock going off at 04:15. Today started a little earlier than most mornings but at [...]

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Everything fish is/ are feeding now!

July 12, 2007Harry
It seems as though all of the fish, from the mountain streams to the valley rivers are feeding right now. Low water, or [...]

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Rain from Barry…… Amen!

June 3, 2007Harry
The tropical depression that just crept up the Atlantic Coast has brought us some much needed precipitation. Funny how a little rain can [...]

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Rain……. Cool Weather?

May 18, 2007February 13, 2016Harry
This morning we have received .40 inches of much needed rain in Edinburg, VA. The rain has brought with it cool temps.. todays [...]

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North Fork Shenandoah, Edinburg

May 2, 2007Harry
Floated 3 miles last night and caught several nice Smallmouth and Goggleyes. Largest smallmouth took a #4 Black Lead Eye Hellgrammite. Several bass [...]

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