Trout to Smallmouth
Suppose you grew up in Paradise Valley of Montana and you spent your first 30 years fly fishing for trout. Then your employer
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fly fishing shenandoah river
Bass Streamers
There are times when fishing streamers along the banks when floating smallmouth bass rivers can be very effective. However, some anglers on our
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Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – March 2016
In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report, Harry Murray discusses the trout fishing in March including the natural nymphs that are active early
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Smallmouth Bass Feed Heavily on Brown Drake Mayflies
Some of the most exciting smallmouth fly fishing takes place when they feed on natural Brown Drake mayflies. There are actually three different
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Quick Water
Heavy rains that last less than a day but deposit two or three inches of rain definitely cause our rivers to become too
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MFS Fly Fishing Podcast for July
Harry Murray discusses how to find the trout in the stocked trout streams and the best tactics and flies to use to catch
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Streamer Success
Here are two simple steps that can easily double the number of successfully hooked fish on your streamer fishing. (1) Always follow the
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The Best Action with Surface Bugs
In order to catch large bass consistently on hard surface bugs it is very important to be able to adjust the bug action
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Reading a Smallmouth River
The most valuable skill a smallmouth angler can develop is learning to read the water accurately. The few minutes spent analyzing a section
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My Helpful Angler’s Calendar
My angler’s calendar is very large, having about two inch square spaces for each date. This allows plenty of space for me to
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Switch-Hand Casting
I have a good friend who injured his right shoulder badly. Since he cast with his right hand he was very disappointed that
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Refine Your Smallmouth Fishing
When I wrote my first book Fly Fishing Techniques for Smallmouth Bass an editor with Field and Stream Magazine was very impressed with
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Bass Fly Fishing in the Latter Part of the Season
Bass Fly Fishing in the latter part of the season Podcast with Harry Murray discusses which flies to use and the techniques to use
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Smallmouth Bass & Trout Stream Report for September 2014
As fall is approaching Harry Murray gives you an update on the streams conditions when fishing for smallmouth bass and trout. The first
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Large Bass Go Deep in Cold Water
As the rivers temperatures drop the bass undergo a mini migration to deeper water which can range from five to eight feet deep.
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Smallmouth Bass & Trout Fly Fishing Report
In this podcast Harry Murray covers tactics which work well for him as the smallmouth bass rivers get low. These include: 1) Fishing
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Hexagenia Hatch
Mr. Rapidan Skater size 8 Listen to Harry’s discussion on the hexagenia hatch including what flies to use, when to fish, and how
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Switch Rods
Switch rods have many applications in all forms of angling. Here are just a few situations in which they are helpful in smallmouth
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Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report
The warm weather has kicked the local fly fishing in to gear! The North and South Fork of the Shenandoah River are both
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New Flies for 2010
Check out our new flies for 2010 Murray’s Blond Bucktail Series, (Honey, Strawberry, Platinum) Murray’s Magnum Series, (Bluegill, Creek Chub) New Color for
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Fly color and muddy water?
You have heard as many theories on what color fly to use in each color of water known to anglers. This evening I
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A Rock Bass or two
Saturday fishing on the North Fork of the Shenandoah (before the rain) was great. Many smallmouth bass cooperated with our poppers, nymphs and
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