Two fishing flies on hooks, one brown and one green, displayed side by side.

NEW Murray’s Bass Dragonfly Dry (Brown & Olive)

Harry
NEW Murray’s Bass Dragonfly Dry (Brown & Olive) Blog-Murray’s Fly Shop From June until September most smallmouth bass rivers produce great numbers of [...]
Close-up view of a trout fish with distinctive markings and bubbles on its surface underwater.

Thankful for the opportunity

Jeff
Thankful and grateful for the opportunity. [...]
Tranquil spot on the Shenandoah River near Edinburg, Virginia

Tranquil Montana Sunset

Jeff
A tranquil Rocky Mountain river during the last minutes of daylight. [...]
A blue damselfly dry fly with synthetic materials and a hook for fishing.

New Murray’s Bass Blue Damselfly Dry Fly

Harry
New Murray’s Bass Blue Damselfly Dry Fly Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Last summer many of you asked me to develop a very durable [...]
Blue Ridge Mountains

Shenandoah Valley Blue Ridge Mountains

Jeff
The last rays of sunshine on the oak trees of a non descript Shenandoah Valley ridge. [...]
Calm water surface displaying circular ripples and reflections.

Rise Form

Harry
Rise Form Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Vince Marinaro taught me a great deal about the trout’s rise form. Suppose you are [...]
Aerial view of the heart of Bristol Bay, AK

Tranquil Kenai River

Jeff
Tranquil view of the Kenai Mountains and the Kenai River near Sterling, Alaska [...]
Springtime in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Tranquil Spring in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Jeff
Tranquility – Take a break from the hustle of the holidays and enjoy. [...]
What the Trout Sees Blog- Murray's Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia

What the Trout Sees

Harry
What the Trout Sees Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Vince Marinaro developed flies which looks as much as possible like the real [...]
River bank in Alaska's Bristol bay

September Sunset – Bristol Bay Alaska

Jeff
Tranquil September Sunset – Bristol Bay Alaska [...]
Trout Fly Fishing Podcast

Fly Fishing Podcast-December 2017

Harry
Fly Fishing Podcast for December 2017 by Harry Murray Trout Fishing This months fly fishing podcast includes a detailed discussion on the trout [...]
Close-up of R.L. Winston Rod Co. fishing rod handle with cork grip and black reel seat.

Winston Kairos Fly Rod

Harry
Winston Kairos Fly Rod- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia The NEW Winston Kairos Fly Rods are in and I have tested them extensively. [...]
Summertime in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

Tranquil Summer Morning on the Shenandoah River

Jeff
The holidays are upon us.  Enjoy our series of “Tranquil” scenes over the next few weeks.  Here, a beautiful Summer morning on the [...]
A person's hand holding a trout partially submerged in clear water.

Save That Trout

Harry
Save That Trout Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia I had three friends who had great intentions of returning their very large trout [...]
Stop Twisted Smallmouth Bass Leaders While Fly Fishing

Stop Twisted Smallmouth Bass Leaders While Fly Fishing

Harry
Stop Twisted Smallmouth Bass Leaders While Fly Fishing When the tippet of your smallmouth bass leader gets twisted, it can easily form small [...]
Fly Fishing Podcast for November

Fly Fishing Podcast–November 2017

Harry
Fly Fishing Podcast for November 2017 by Harry Murray In my fly fishing podcast for November I discuss the trout fishing you can [...]
Out With The Old Tippet Material Blog- Murray's Fly Shop

Out With the Old Tippet Material

Harry
Out With The Old Tippet Material Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Each year I like to replace all of my tippet material. This includes [...]
Late Season Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Blog- Murray's Fly Shop

Late Season Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing

Harry
Late Season Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop The back eddies that form below the riffles on the side of the [...]
Set The Hook With A Slip Strike Blog- Murray's Fly Shop

Set The Hook With A Slip Strike

Harry
Set The Hook With A Slip Strike Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop When I am fishing trout streams such as Nelson’s in Montana where [...]
Barbless Hooks Blog- Murray's Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia

Barbless Hooks

Harry
Barbless Hooks Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Thirty years ago Virginia Game & Inland Fisheries closed the South Fork of the Shenandoah [...]
The Best Five Flies for Late Season Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing

The Best Five Flies for Late Season Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing

Harry
The Best Five Flies for Late Season Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia. Fly Fishing Virginia. Each year we find [...]
Harry Murray's Podcast on Fly Fishing in October

Fly Fishing in October Podcast

Harry
Fly Fishing in October Podcast by Harry Murray Fly Fishing in October for trout Since the brook trout are spawning in October, November, [...]
Enjoy The Challenge of Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass at Night

Enjoy The Challenge of Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass at Night

Harry
I enjoy the challenge of fly fishing for smallmouth bass at night because I often catch some large bass. Choosing sections of the [...]
Fly Fishing Tips for September

Fly Fishing Tips

Harry
Fly Fishing Tips (Questions & Answers) Podcast by Harry Murray September 2017 This months fly fishing tips podcast includes tips on keeping your [...]
The Best Time for Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing on the North or South Fork

The Best Time for Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing on the North or South Fork

Harry
The Best Time for Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing on the North or South Fork Smallmouth bass feed the heaviest in low light levels. [...]
Close-up of a fish with a blue lure in its mouth, partially submerged in water.

How To Fish The Famous Shenandoah Blue Popper

Harry
How To Fish The Famous Shenandoah Blue Popper For the last several weeks I have been catching many smallmouth bass along the shaded [...]
Fly fishing rod with a cork handle resting on a bed of autumn leaves in shallow water.

Fly Rod and Reel Resting Against a Tree

Harry
If you see a nice fly rod and reel resting against a tree at a popular access point and there is no other [...]
Podcast on Fly Fishing in September

Fly Fishing in September

Harry
Harry Murray’s Fly Fishing in September Podcast Trout Fly Fishing Fly fishing in September can be tricky due to the low and clear [...]
Trout Fishing walk in

Fishing To Get Away From Crowds of Fly Fishing Anglers

Harry
Fishing To Get Away From Crowds of Fly Fishing Anglers Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop There are several tactics I use when fishing to [...]
Nymphing for large trout - learning from the originator

Two or Three Nymph Rig Systems

Harry
Two or Three Nymph Rig Systems Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Charlie Brooks of West Yellowstone got me into fishing two or three nymph [...]
Fly Fishing Tips on Trout Fishing

Fly Fishing Tips August 2017

Harry
Fly Fishing Tips from Harry Murray Listen to Harry Murray’s Fly Fishing Tips where he will be discussing various trout and bass tips. [...]
Smallmouth Bass Flies for late Summer in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

My Three Favorite Smallmouth Bass Flies

Harry
My Three Favorite Smallmouth Bass Flies Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop In order to get good smallmouth bass fishing with underwater flies I like [...]
Good Nymph Fisherman Blog- Murray's Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia

Good Nymph Fisherman

Harry
Good Nymph Fly Fisherman Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia I have a friend who is an especially good nymph fisherman. Whether we [...]
Fly Fishing in August

Fly Fishing in August

Harry
Fly Fishing in August Podcast by Harry Murray This podcast, Harry discusses the fly fishing in August for both bass and trout, techniques, [...]
Three Ways to Fish Streamers on Large Rivers Blog- Murray's Fly Shop

Three Ways to Fish Streamers on Large Rivers

Harry
Three Ways to Fish Streamers on Large Rivers Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop When Ray Hurley, my Yellowstone River Guide of 17 years, and [...]
Individual standing in a river casting a fishing line with a fly rod.

The Best Five Flies for Fishing Large Trout Streams in the Summer & Fall

Harry
The Best Five Flies for Fishing Large Trout Streams in the Summer & Fall I like to cover the spectrum of fly needs [...]
An individual casting a fishing line while standing in a river with trees in the background.

The Best Five Smallmouth Bass Flies for Summer Fly Fishing

Harry
I am very confident that these five smallmouth bass flies will give me excellent fly fishing in 2017 from July until October. This [...]
The Five Best Flies for Mountain Trout Streams for Summer and Fall

The Five Best Flies for Mountain Trout Streams for Summer and Fall

Harry
The Five Best Flies for Mountain Trout Streams for Summer and Fall This list has been carefully refined and gave us great mountain [...]
Jeff fishing midges on a spring creek

Fly Fishing Tips July 2017

Harry
Fly Fishing Tips Podcast by Harry Murray Today I would like to discuss some fly fishing tips that I have learned over the [...]
Three colorful fishing lures featuring feathers and various colors including green, yellow, and blue.

My Three Effective Hard Head Smallmouth Bass Bugs

Harry
My Three Effective Hard Head Smallmouth Bass Bugs: (1) The Shenandoah Chugger has a fat body with a deeply cut face with which [...]
Two individuals fishing from a small boat on a calm body of water with a dog sitting beside them.

Smallmouth Bass River Float Trips

Harry
Smallmouth Bass River Float Trips Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Smallmouth bass river float trips can be very productive and a great amount of [...]
Individual wearing fishing gear casting a line into a calm body of water.

Smallmouth Bass Primary Feeding Stations

Harry
Smallmouth Bass Primary Feeding Stations Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Many large smallmouth bass select their “primary feeding stations” according to the amount of [...]
Trout Fly Fishing Podcast

Fly Fishing Podcast July 2017

Harry
Fly Fishing Podcast July 2017 For this months fly fishing podcast I want to discuss some of the hatches that we are seeing [...]
Shenandoah Blue Popper Blog- Murray's Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia

Shenandoah Blue Popper

Harry
Every year I catch more large smallmouth bass on the Shenandoah Blue Popper than all of my other surface bugs combined. Its gradual [...]
A rainbow trout swimming underwater among aquatic vegetation in clear water.

Wild Trout

Harry
Now that the streams are low and clear, my favorite way to catch wild trout is to spot them on their feeding stations [...]
Learn to Fly Fish Lessons Virginia Fly Fishing School and Class

Fly Fishing Articles – Learn to Fly Fish or Brush up on your Skills

Jeff
Want to learn more about fly fishing? Check out our “Fly Fishing Articles” where we have compiled many articles over the years on [...]