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Fly fishing in May for native brook trout

Fly Fishing in May for Trout and Bass

American Shad

The Shad Run is NOW – Virginia Shad Fishing!

March Brown mayfly hatch

March Brown Mayfly Hatch

March Brown mayfly hatch

Fly Fishing in April for Native Brook Trout

Angler standing in a beautiful mountain stream fishing the Blue Quill Mayfly hatch

Blue Quill Mayfly Hatch

Fly fishing in May for native brook trout
Fly Fishing in May for Trout and Bass
March Brown mayfly hatch
Fly Fishing in April for Native Brook Trout
Shiner Minnow Fishing

Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast

June 14, 2017August 27, 2017Harry
In this fly fishing questions and answers podcast, Harry Murray discusses some of the topics that you have asked through email and phone [...]

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Musky Fly Fishing Blog- Murray's Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia

Musky Fly Fishing

June 12, 2017January 21, 2022Harry
Musky Fly Fishing Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Musky fly fishing is becoming very popular in Virginia. We have Musky in both [...]

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Bass Fly Fishing Podcast

Choosing a Fly Rod – What, When, Where, How and Why

June 8, 2017November 27, 2017Jeff
Making sense of all things fly fishing can be complicated.  In this article we show you how we select a fly rod for everything [...]

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Fly Fishing Musky

Musky Fly Fishing

June 6, 2017January 21, 2022Harry
A Guide to Musky Fly Fishing Many of the rivers in Virginia hold very large musky that offer exciting fishing with fly rods. [...]

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Hellgrammite - Dobsonfly Nymph

My Favorite Smallmouth Bass Fly, Murray’s Heavy Hellgrammite

June 5, 2017November 27, 2017Harry
My Favorite Smallmouth Bass Fly, Murray’s Heavy Hellgrammite It took me many years to develop my Murray’s Heavy Lead-Eye Hellgrammite. However, with the [...]

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Trout Fishing in June

Fly Fishing in June Podcast

June 1, 2017February 23, 2024Harry
Fly Fishing in June can be very rewarding whether you are going to the trout streams or to the bass rivers. In the [...]

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On the stream fly fishing schools

On The Stream Fly Fishing Schools

May 31, 2017November 27, 2017Harry
This month we are starting our on the stream smallmouth bass schools on various dates throughout the summer.  For 55 years we have [...]

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My Three Favorite Trout Flies for Spring Feeders

May 30, 2017September 29, 2024Harry
My Three Favorite Trout Flies for Spring Feeders are: Shenk’s Cress Bug size 14 Murray’s Shrimp size 14 Shenandoah Sowbug size 16 I [...]

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day – Never Forget

May 29, 2017May 29, 2017Jeff
Freedom isn’t free.  Remembering all who gave the supreme sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you from all of us at Murray’s Fly Shop. [...]

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My Five Favorite Flies for Falling Water in the Mountain Trout Streams

May 25, 2017May 24, 2024Harry
My Five Favorite Flies for Falling Water in the Mountain Trout Streams The mountain trout streams are dropping but the levels are still [...]

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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast

May 25, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast by Harry Murray May 2017 In the first section of this Fly Fishing Questions and Answers Podcast [...]

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My Five Favorite Flies for High Water on Mountain Trout Streams

May 16, 2017October 29, 2020Harry
My Five Favorite Flies for High Water on Mountain Trout Streams To find good trout fishing in the mountain streams  after a week [...]

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Music in the Mountains Blog- Murray's Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia

Music in the Mountains

May 8, 2017Harry
Music in the Mountains Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia The next time you hike into a mountain trout stream from a ridge [...]

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Fly Fishing Report for May 2017

May 3, 2017October 3, 2017Harry
Fly Fishing Report for Virginia by Harry Murray This months fly fishing report podcast includes some tips and techniques for the trout and [...]

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Switch Rods For Smallmouth Bass

May 1, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
Jeff and I have been using our Scott Switch Rods for bass fishing in the the rivers for many years. Here are a [...]

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Access Sites Blog- Murray's Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia

Access Sites

April 24, 2017Harry
Access Sites Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop– Edinburg, Virginia I am presently working with land owners in order to develop more access sites for [...]

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Five Tips for Tying Durable Flies

April 17, 2017April 25, 2025Harry
Five Tips for Tying Durable Flies Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Here is Five Tips for Tying Durable Flies: (1) I keep my diluted [...]

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Splashy Presentations

April 10, 2017Harry
Splashy Presentations Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia In order to solve the problem of splashy presentations when you are fishing dry flies [...]

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Casts

April 4, 2017Harry
Many beginning anglers make much longer casts on mountain trout streams than is required. This robs them of accuracy and delicacy. Most of [...]

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Fly Fishing for Trout

Fly Fishing in April

March 31, 2017April 18, 2018Harry
Fly Fishing in April Podcast by Harry Murray Fly Fishing in April is one of my favorite times to get out and explore [...]

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My Three Favorite Trout Leaders

March 28, 2017December 1, 2022Harry
My Three Favorite Trout Leaders- Murray’s Fly Shop Here are my three favorite  trout leaders: (1) Murray’s Classic Knotted Compound Tapered Hand Tied [...]

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Musky Flies and Fishing

Musky Fly Fishing

March 22, 2017September 3, 2024Harry
Many of the rivers in Virginia hold very large musky that offer exciting musky fishing with fly rods. For example, both the North [...]

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Five Basic Angling Tools

March 20, 2017April 10, 2022Harry
There are five basic anglers tools I always carry in my fly fishing pack and fly fishing vest. These five items include: a [...]

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Fly Fishing Virginia Trout Guide - Murray's Fly Shop

Fly Fishing Questions Podcast

March 15, 2017June 26, 2017Harry
Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast–March 2017 In this fly fishing podcast, Harry Murray discusses the questions you have either emailed or phoned [...]

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Murray's Fly Shop - Nymph fishing blog

Fishing Nymphs and Streamers Deeply

March 13, 2017March 14, 2017Harry
Fishing Nymphs and Streamers Deeply- Murray’s Fly Shop We have many excellent sinking head and sinking tip fly lines that are a great [...]

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Five Best Early Season Mountain Trout Flies

March 7, 2017December 1, 2022Harry
Here are last years five best early season mountain trout flies from March until June. I plan to strongly rely on these five [...]

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Five Best Early Season Smallmouth Bass Flies

March 7, 2017September 3, 2024Harry
In reviewing my stream notes from last year, here are the five best early season smallmouth bass flies which were the most productive [...]

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Virginia Fly Fishing Podcast–March 2017

March 5, 2017September 3, 2024Harry
Virginia Fly Fishing Podcast by Harry Murray for March Trout and Smallmouth Bass Fishing In this fly fishing podcast, Harry Murray discusses the [...]

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Heavy Angling Pressure

February 27, 2017October 3, 2017Harry
Heavy Angling Pressure Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Frequently I find outstanding smallmouth bass fly fishing on rivers that receive heavy angling [...]

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Rewarding Outdoor-Experiences

February 20, 2017June 26, 2017Harry
Rewarding Outdoor-Experiences Blog Murray’s Fly Shop One of the most rewarding outdoor-experiences is to hike into the remote sections of the mountain trout [...]

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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast

February 15, 2017March 4, 2017Harry
Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast February 2017 Today’s Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast includes some of the fly fishing questions Harry [...]

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Streamer Fly Fishing

February 14, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
Streamer Fly Fishing Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Streamers normally imitate minnows and bait fish. A very effective tactic is to cast [...]

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Shad Fishing

February 10, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
Fly fishing for shad is a great amount of fun.  In fact, it can be fast and furious because they hit hard and [...]

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Fishing Information

February 7, 2017Harry
Each evening when I return from a local fishing trip, I record the important fishing information on a large calendar in my kitchen. [...]

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Selecting A Fly Line Podcast by Harry Murray

February 1, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
Selecting the Proper Fly Line I receive many phone calls and emails asking about selecting a fly line for the different types of [...]

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Stream Thermometer

January 30, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
Stream Thermometer- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia I use my stream thermometer every day when I am on a trout stream and a [...]

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Loop Versus a Needle Knot

January 23, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
This week’s blog we will be discussing a Loop Versus a Needle Knot. Most fly lines now come with a loop built into [...]

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Fool the Trico Feeder

January 16, 2017Harry
Today’s blog I will be discussing how to fool the Trico feeder. I really enjoy fishing the Trico mayfly hatch all across the [...]

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Splash

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017Harry
Today’s blog I will talk about how to present a fly so it lands on the stream with a slight splash. From the [...]

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Five Best Winter Trout Flies for Large Streams

January 5, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
Last year from January until March these were our five best winter trout flies for large streams. Murray’s Black Miracle Stonefly Nymph size [...]

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Fly Fishing in January Podcast

January 4, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
Midge Fly Fishing in January 2017 Midge Fly Fishing–Many trout feed heavily on chironomid midges in our large trout streams throughout the winter. [...]

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Caddisflies

January 2, 2017October 26, 2021Harry
There is a good hatch of caddisflies and you see several trout feeding in each pool. However, even though you try several dry [...]

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Happy New Year – 2017

January 1, 2017Jeff
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Fly Fishing Tackle Questions

December 27, 2016August 17, 2019Harry
There are two  fly fishing tackle questions that anglers have been asking Murray’s Fly Shop so Mr. Harry Murray has answered those questions [...]

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Slack Line Casts

December 20, 2016Harry
I have come to rely strongly on Marinaro’s  “Puddle Cast” in order to achieve drag free dry fly drifts to fool the trout. [...]

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Fly Fishing Questions Podcast

December 14, 2016March 4, 2017Harry
My fly fishing questions and answers podcast for December will cover several topics that I have been asked over the last several months. [...]

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Primary Feeding Stations for Trout

December 5, 2016Harry
Learning to find the primary feeding stations for trout is the most valuable thing an angler can learn. The largest trout in the [...]

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Fly Fishing Podcast for December 2016

November 30, 2016October 26, 2021Harry
In m December Fly Fishing Podcast I am going to discuss the trout fishing and the bass fishing that we can expect to [...]

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Fly Fishing Essentials- Must Haves

November 28, 2016October 26, 2021Harry
Fly fishing essentials- must haves include a variety of gear, an extra fly box is an easy one. For my trout fishing I [...]

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Safe Wading Techniques

November 22, 2016October 26, 2021Harry
Safe wading techniques are paramount to your enjoyment while on the water.  Several years ago I almost drowned at the Outer Banks when [...]

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