Fly Rod Care in the Winter
Winter Fly Rod Care Fly Rod Tips Fly rod care is important in the winter months. I still fly fish in the winter
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Fly Reel Cleaning
Fly Reel Cleaning Tips Blog Fly Reel Cleaning is an important part in keeping your gear in top shape and working properly. I
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Cleaning My Fly Box
House Cleaning My Fly Box Cleaning my fly box out is something I like to do in the winter months when the fly
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Wade Safely
WADE SAFELY Blog Developing good wading habits will enable you to catch more fish, fish more confidently and prevent broken bones or worse.
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Water Level
Water Level Blog by Harry Murray The water levels in 2018 in the Shenandoah Valley from May until October was a period when
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Using Trout Tactics for Smallmouth Bass
Recently I had an angler in my smallmouth bass school from Ohio who said he really would like to catch a very large
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Leaf Hoppers
When the trout streams get low and the insect hatches become sparse, you will occasionally see very delicate rise forms resulting from trout
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Fly Fishing in August Podcast
Fly Fishing in August Podcast by Harry Murray Trout Fly Fishing in August By this time of the season the trout in our
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Float or Wade A Smallmouth River?
Actually, I enjoy both wading the rivers and floating the rivers in order to fish for smallmouth bass. My son, Jeff, has a
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Low Water Smallmouth Fishing
My main goal for fishing for smallmouth bass when the rivers get low in the summer is to approach them without scaring them.
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Bass Under Tree Limbs
Often I catch some large bass that are on feeding stations along the banks where there are many tree limbs that hang down
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Fly Fishing Tips
Fly Fishing Tips Podcast by Harry Murray March 2018 Listen to this months fly fishing tips podcast where I will be discussing several
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Fly Fishing Podcast: Hand-Tied Leaders and Advanced Casting Techniques
Fly Fishing Leaders Explained: Hand-Tied Leaders, Murray’s Mountain Leaders & Advanced Casting Techniques Choosing the correct fly fishing leader is one of the most important
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Fly Fishing Tips
Fly Fishing Tips from Harry Murray January 2018 This months fly fishing tips podcast includes a variety of topics that I have discussed
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Fly Fishing Tips
Fly Fishing Tips (Questions & Answers) Podcast by Harry Murray September 2017 This months fly fishing tips podcast includes tips on keeping your
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Fly Fishing Tips July 2017
Fly Fishing Tips Podcast by Harry Murray Today I would like to discuss some fly fishing tips that I have learned over the
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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers October 2016
Each month Harry Murray discusses some fly fishing questions that he is asked through emails and phone calls. This month he discusses the
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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers Podcast August 2016
In this fly fishing podcast, Harry Murray discusses a broad variety of questions ranging from fishing small mountain trout streams to large western
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Fly Fishing Podcast July 2016 Report
As I am doing this fly fishing podcast I am realizing that many of you are going to be enjoying the outdoors this
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Thermometer
My Stream Thermometer is a very important part of my trout and smallmouth bass angling. For example, on mountain trout streams the first
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Murray’s Pop Strike
When the dry fly fishing is fast and I am catching many cutthroats in the mountain trout streams in the Rockies or brook
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Sunscreen
Some of the studies are now suggesting we reapply a broad spectrum water proof 50 sun blocking lotion every eighty minutes while we
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Keep Your Car Ready
I keep a variety of tools in the back of my Jeep to help when unexpected events occur. It is amazing how often
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Trip Information – Good Stream Notes
Trip Information in the form of Good Stream Notes help ensure fishing success in the future. When I return home from a fishing
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New Scientific Anglers Fly Line, Part Two
Part Two Blog on Scientific Anglers Sonar Sink 30 Warm Fly Line The new Scientific Anglers Sink 30 Warm is an outstanding fast sinking
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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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Ostrich Plume
This pound of Ostrich will tie enough flies to catch many thousand fish. Ostrich Plume is used to tie streamers, Murray’s Pearl Marauder
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MFS Foam Leader Keeper – Make changing flies on the water easy!
MFS Foam Leader Keeper Make organizing dropper rigs easy! Make organizing flies and pre-tied tippet easy! Organize your dropper rigs, tandem nymph rigs or
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Simple Flies
Several years ago I stopped in a fly shop in Montana which was owned by a good friend. One of his employees was
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Where are the Natural Nymphs?
Many natural nymphs move to the downstream side of the cobblestones in the lower sections of the riffles at this time of the
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Fly Fishing Tip – Loop to Loop Tippet and Fly
Fly Fishing Tip – Loop to Loop Tippet/ Fly An easy method of changing out tippet/ flies is by switching to a loop
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Selective Trout
A large trout comes up and looks at your dry fly but refuses it. There is a natural tendency to cast back to
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Wood Duck Flank
This is part one of three parts on dry fly winging material. The woodduck flank feathers you see here are one of my
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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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Dry Fly Cleaning
Dry flies that are coated with old floatant that have matted hackles can easily be brought back to life by carefully steaming them
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Murray’s Magnum Creek Chub
There are probably more creek chub minnows in most smallmouth rivers than any other single minnows. These are readily available to the bass
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Find the Good Water
Late last summer I drove a long distance to fish a mountain trout stream. When I arrived at the lower end of the
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Murray’s Magnum Hog Sucker Streamer Fly Tying Kit
In the forties and fifties, smallmouth bait fishermen on the Shenandoah River who were after the largest bass used live Hog Suckers for
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Murray’s Czech Nymph Leader
The NEW Murray’s Two Color Czech Nymphing Leaders are very popular for the way they help detect strikes. These come in 7 foot,
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Drag Free Drift
The speed of the current just inches below the stream surface is usually moving faster than the current on the surface where our
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Cold Hands?
During the winter and spring I always carry Simms Freestone Half Finger Fishing Gloves in my vest. Experience has shown me that if
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Releasing Trout
Always land your trout with a net as quickly as possible to prevent stressing them. Revive your trout completely before releasing him. Choose
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Popper Casting
When we make a back cast to pick a popping bug up off the stream to make another cast we may cause that
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