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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New Angler, part D
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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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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An Expert Anglers Insight
For many years a Cricket Dry Fly has been one of my most dependable flies all across the country in all types of
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New Angler, Part B
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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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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New Angler
“I am new to fly fishing and need advice on rods for freshwater fishing”. This question came in as email and I believe
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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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Hiking Comfort
When I hike into the remote hollows to fish mountain trout streams I wear my felt sole boot foot hippers if I am
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Caddisflies Tandem Rig
At this time of the year caddisflies are very active. Frequently each evening there are adults returning to the streams to deposit eggs
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Find Good Trout Fishing
I have a good angling friend who consistently gets very good trout fishing. In
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Dry Fly Refusal
Many trout refusals of dry flies result from one of two problems which can be easily corrected. First the fly may be too
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Match the Hatch
I really enjoyed identifying the aquatic insect hatches with Art Flick’s help for the three book I have written on the subject. And
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Fly Fishing Tip: Buck the Wind
Casting directly into a strong wind or with a strong wind coming in on your casting arm can present problems. One way I
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Nature Can Tell You What Fly To Use
Just as Mother Nature controls the time of the year in which the beautiful little wildflowers push through the thick leaf carpet in
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MFS Hoodie Sweatshirts
Temperatures in the 30’s this morning. Need a new hoodie sweatshirt to keep you warm.
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Grass Helps Part 2
Another way thick aquatic grassbeds can help our smallmouth fishing late in the summer is by the damming effect they have on the
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Grass Helps Part 1
The aquatic grassbeds in smallmouth rivers can help our fishing in many ways. For example, I recently waded up through a deep pool
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Stop and Impart Action
When you are fishing streamers across stream for trout or bass as you wade downstream stop and stand still before stripping your fly
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Be ready for strikes flyfishing for Smallmouth Bass
Frequently a large smallmouth bass will strike your fly the second it lands on the river. In order to be able to set
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Bounce Retrieve Fly Fishing Technique
We seldom consider fishing streamers in mountain brook trout streams, but here is a technique that is very successful for me on the
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Use Seargent York’s Tactic
Before you is a pod of trout rising regularly to feed on the surface and if you are careful you can catch several
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Fly Fishing Special Report for the Shenandoah Valley
1.98″ of rain in downtown Edinburg has the North Fork and South Fork of the Shenandoah River high, muddy and un-fishable as of
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Can You See Your Fly?
There is a good hatch of aquatic insects on the stream and the trout are feeding well upon them. You catch several of
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River Conditions: High Muddy Water!!
The North and South Fork of the Shenandoah River are both high and discolored from heavy rain which fell in the early morning
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Water Level vs Water Temperature
In the mountain trout streams there is a balancing interplay between the water temperature and the water level that dictates the feeding habits
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Discolored Water
Slightly discolored water which we have had often so far this year presents a problem when we fish nymphs and streamers. The visibility
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Yellow Stoneflies
I’m starting to see many natural little yellow stonefly adults on our streams and trout take these insets well and thus will take
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Rewarding Angling
A beginning angler’s goal is to catch lots of fish. Later he developes to where he wants big fish. After years, the serious
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February Rainbow Trout Fly Fishing Video
Wild Eastern Rainbows February 2011 from Murray's Fly Shop on Vimeo.
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Fishing Shrimp and Cress Bugs for Trout
Fly Fishing Shrimp and Cress Bugs for Trout Listen to Harry’s discussion on Fishing Shrimp and Cress Bugs for Trout – These insects are
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Greedy Trout
Last spring we had great hatches on the trout streams in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the brook trout fed heavily on the
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Fly Fishing to Selective Smallmouth Bass
I was floating the North Fork of the Shenandoah River on a beautiful evening in late May when there was a very heavy
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Save The Day
A broken or lost fly rod can ruin a trip. I once had a guide on the Yellowstone River knock my favorite bamboo
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Review of Angling in 2010, Part 2
Smallmouth Bass The smallmouth fishing was great in Virginia in 2010. Although we fished many streams the North and South Forks of the
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Ducks
The ducks on Stoney Creek below my office window in our fly shop show me where the trout feed. There is a Limestone
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Chironomid Midge Trout Fishing
Listen to Harry Murray as he discusses fly fishing for trout with Chironomid Midges. https://shenandoahfishing.murraysflyshop.com/AudioFiles/chiromidgetroutfish.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe:
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Late Season Trout
How late in the season can you fish for trout? The way I love trout fishing I go all the way through the
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New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Floating Dace Minnow (sizes 4 & 6) $3.95 For 8 years my son Jeff and I have been testing
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Tap Strike
When you are fishing streamers across stream in rivers holding large browns you will often get a very fast “tap strike”. This is
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Side Strike
There are times when you can catch many large trout in large streams by fishing dry flies down and across stream. However, the
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Wrong Direction
When your smallmouth bass fishing is not going well and your catching only a few fish make every tenth cast in the wrong
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Slow Retrieve
I still use the old line – hand twist retrieve occasionally when I want to fish deeply because it compels me to swim
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New Flies for 2011
NEW for 2011 Murray’s Magnum Gray Ghost (size 4) $2.95 I’ve developed this pattern at the request of one of my guides who
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