Is Your Gear Ready for warm weather? A Spring Prep Checklist
Look closely at the dark lines on the fly line. These are cracks filled with dirt. After roughly 150 days of use, this fly line does not float anymore.
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Fishing with Deer Hair Bass Bugs
H.G. Tapply was one of the most accomplished anglers in the country. His deer hair bass bugs, I believe, is a perfect example
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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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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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Deer Hair Bass Bugs
When the smallmouth rivers get low in the summer, I often fish deer hair bass bugs a great amount. Part of my justification
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They Taste Good!
The late master angler, Ed Hewett, said he believed many trout fed on natural ants because they tasted good. I don’t know about
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Leaf Hoppers
Frequently during the summer and early fall, I see trout rising very delicately to feed on the surface when there is no hatch
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Time of the Day to Fish
During the summer, my son, Jeff, likes to fish for smallmouth bass at dawn. I like to fish at dusk. However, we both
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What Smallmouth Bass Like
An abundance of natural foods such as minnows, hellgrammites, and crayfish are essential for smallmouth bass to live on and grow well. This
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Which Fly Lines?
Which Fly Lines? Blog – Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia When I am heading out on a long trip for trout fishing waters
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Excellent Fast Sinking Head Fly Lines
Excellent Fast Sinking Head Fly Lines Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Scientific Anglers makes many excellent fast sinking head fly lines with built in
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Brown Drake
Brown Drake Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia One late May evening, Mike Hollar and I drifted into a long, flat pool on
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Attract The Trout
Attract The Trout Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop– Edinburg, Virginia At this time of the year many trout feed on a broad variety of
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Small Stone Dams Built on Mountain Brook Trout Streams
I see some small stone dams built on mountain brook trout streams. I assume the intention is to provide extra depth for the
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Pop Strike
Pop Strike Blog – Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia How do you measure trout fishing success? If I am fishing good hatches on
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Caddis Larva Active on the Delayed Harvest Streams Throughout Virginia
Many caddis larva are very active on the delayed harvest streams throughout Virginia. A good way to catch the trout which are feeding
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Gentle Release of Large Trout Properly Back Into The Stream
Gentle Release of Large Trout Properly Back Into The Stream It is important that we release large trout properly if we expect them
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Fly Fishing in the Mountain Trout Streams
Fly Fishing in the Mountain Trout Streams Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop The Epeorus pleuralis mayfly nymphs are very active in the mountain trout
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The Five Best Flies for Fishing Large Trout Streams in the Spring
The Five Best Flies for Fishing Large Trout Streams in the Spring From March through June the large trout streams provide great fishing.
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Barbless Flies
Barbless Flies Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop– Edinburg, Virginia Many years ago Dupont admitted that in spite of their very best efforts some mercury
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Selecting a Fly Rod for Freshwater Fly Fishing
Selecting a Fly Rod for Freshwater Fly Fishing Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop The easiest way for me to select a fly rod for
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Mr. H.G. Tapply of Tap’s Tips
Mr. H.G. Tapply of Tap’s Tips Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Mr. H.G. Tapply of Tap’s Tips fame in Field and Stream Magazine was
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Flies of Yesteryear Part Two
Flies of Yesteryear Part Two Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Standing in Dan Bailey’s Fly Shop in Livingston, Montana in the mid seventies ,
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Flies of Yesteryear
Flies of Yesteryear Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Many of you have asked me for more information on some of the flies
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Murray’s Stonecat Streamer
Murray’s Stonecat Streamer Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop In my country most anglers call these madtoms. Some anglers know them as stonecats. These are
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NEW Murray’s Bass Dragonfly Dry (Brown & Olive)
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
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New Murray’s Bass Blue Damselfly Dry Fly
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
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Rise Form
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
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What the Trout Sees
What the Trout Sees Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Vince Marinaro developed flies which looks as much as possible like the real
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Winston Kairos Fly Rod
Winston Kairos Fly Rod- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia The NEW Winston Kairos Fly Rods are in and I have tested them extensively.
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Save That Trout
Save That Trout Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia I had three friends who had great intentions of returning their very large trout
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Stop Twisted Smallmouth Bass Leaders While Fly Fishing
Stop Twisted Smallmouth Bass Leaders While Fly Fishing When the tippet of your smallmouth bass leader gets twisted, it can easily form small
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Out With the Old Tippet Material
Out With The Old Tippet Material Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Each year I like to replace all of my tippet material. This includes
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Late Season Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing
Late Season Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop The back eddies that form below the riffles on the side of the
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Set The Hook With A Slip Strike
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
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Barbless Hooks
Barbless Hooks Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia Thirty years ago Virginia Game & Inland Fisheries closed the South Fork of the Shenandoah
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Enjoy The Challenge of Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass at Night
I enjoy the challenge of fly fishing for smallmouth bass at night because I often catch some large bass. Choosing sections of the
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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 Smallmouth bass feed the heaviest in low light levels.
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How To Fish The Famous Shenandoah Blue Popper
How To Fish The Famous Shenandoah Blue Popper For the last several weeks I have been catching many smallmouth bass along the shaded
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Fly Rod and Reel Resting Against a Tree
If you see a nice fly rod and reel resting against a tree at a popular access point and there is no other
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Fishing To Get Away From Crowds of Fly Fishing Anglers
Fishing To Get Away From Crowds of Fly Fishing Anglers Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop There are several tactics I use when fishing to
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Two or Three Nymph Rig Systems
Two or Three Nymph Rig Systems Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop Charlie Brooks of West Yellowstone got me into fishing two or three nymph
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My Three Favorite Smallmouth Bass Flies
My Three Favorite Smallmouth Bass Flies Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop In order to get good smallmouth bass fishing with underwater flies I like
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Good Nymph Fisherman
Good Nymph Fly Fisherman Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia I have a friend who is an especially good nymph fisherman. Whether we
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Three Ways to Fish Streamers on Large Rivers
Three Ways to Fish Streamers on Large Rivers Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop When Ray Hurley, my Yellowstone River Guide of 17 years, and
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The Best Five Flies for Fishing Large Trout Streams in the Summer & Fall
The Best Five Flies for Fishing Large Trout Streams in the Summer & Fall I like to cover the spectrum of fly needs
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My Three Effective Hard Head Smallmouth Bass Bugs
My Three Effective Hard Head Smallmouth Bass Bugs: (1) The Shenandoah Chugger has a fat body with a deeply cut face with which
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