Murray’s Hellgrammite
It is hard to fix it if you do not know what is broken. That is where I was when I started fly [...]
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Fly Fishing Questions & Answers July 2016
In this Fly Fishing Question and Answer Podcast, Harry Murray discusses questions that he has been asked over the last month through phone [...]
Match the Minnows
About two hours before dark on a beautiful August evening I waded across the South Fork of the Shenandoah River, intending to fish [...]
Thermometer
My Stream Thermometer is a very important part of my trout and smallmouth bass angling. For example, on mountain trout streams the first [...]
Learn to catch Smallmouth Bass on Popping Bugs
It’s prime time for catching Smallmouth Bass on Poppers! Learn the three most productive tactics for catching Bass on Popping Bugs in our [...]
Sunscreen
Some of the studies are now suggesting we reapply a broad spectrum water proof 50 sun blocking lotion every eighty minutes while we [...]
Take a Youngster Fishing
I started my son, Jeff, fly fishing when he was five years old. He enjoyed it tremendously. He learned fly fishing very quickly [...]
Floating a New Section of a River
The most dependable way to get good information on what you might encounter on a new float trip is to talk to someone [...]
Murray’s Strymph
There are days when the smallmouth bass feed heavily on minnows and fishing streamers catches these fish. However, there are days when they [...]
Hot Spots
I find it rewarding and exciting to mentally mark the hot spots of each days fishing and then take advantage of this on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fly Fishing Workshop Podcast
Learn to Fly Fish with our Fly Fishing Workshop–This November we will be starting our fly fishing workshops on Saturdays in the fly [...]
Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Early Fall 2015
Fly Fishing In Early Fall in Virginia. In this podcast Harry discusses the tactics to use in order to get your best fishing [...]
Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015
Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast – Late Summer 2015 with Harry Murray In this fly fishing stream report Harry Murray discusses the best [...]
Hide Your Approach
Many of the large bass are very wary in the low clear rivers at this time of the year. Fortunately, the thick aquatic [...]
Fly Fishing Podcast – July 2015 – Murray’s Fly Shop
Harry Murray discusses how to find the trout in the stocked trout streams and the best tactics and flies to use to catch [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Trout and Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Report for April 2015
In this fly fishing report podcast Harry Murray discusses in three parts the stocked trout fishing, mountain trout fishing, and smallmouth fishing along [...]
Study Entomology
If you fall down in a shallow stream and anyone is watching, rather than splashing around while you embarrassingly try to stand up, [...]
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 [...]
Spring Fly Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass and Trout – Virginia
Spring Fly Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass and Trout – Virginia with Harry Murray and Murray’s Fly Shop. It’s time to find your [...]
Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing Report Podcast – October
Smallmouth Bass and Trout Fly Fishing Report Podcast – October 2013 with Harry Murray. In this fly fishing report Harry Murray discusses how [...]
Large Bass Feed Heavily In the Shade
Large bass feed heavily in the shade – A normal part of summer to many of us but why? Negative phototropism is a [...]
Fly Fishing Report for Trout and Smallmouth Bass for July 2013
Fly Fishing Report for Trout and Smallmouth Bass for July 2013. Listen to Harry Murray’s fishing report on spotting trout tactics for the [...]
Catching Smallmouth Bass on Grasshopper Flies
Catching Smallmouth Bass on Grasshopper Flies provides exciting top water action once mid-summer arrives. Some of the largest smallmouth we catch each year [...]
Smallmouth Feed on Shiners in the Shallows
Smallmouth bass feeding on shiners in the shallows. Shiner minnows inhabit the shallow gravel bars and offer one of the most exciting forms [...]
Mini Smallmouth Bass Migration
Jeff Murray sets the hook on a large smallmouth bass that was holding in a deep pocket below a riffle he was fly [...]
Tough Smallmouth Bass Flyfishing
Years ago Charlie Brooks of West Yellowstone and I were experimenting with some new very large stonefly nymph patterns for large trout. When [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fly Fishing for Big Smallmouth Bass
This time of the year that next strike might be from the largest bass you’ll move all year and you sure don’t want [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Podcast 5-22-12
Listen to Harry Murray’s Podcast discussion on Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass from late May through early summer. Harry discusses stream conditions, smallmouth [...]
Smallmouth Bass in the Bank Bays
We are coming into the stream conditions when you can catch some large smallmouth bass in the “bank bays”. These are those 2 [...]
Fly Fishing Bass in the Eddies
My son, Jeff, and I fished the North Fork of the Shenandoah River close to Edinburg, Va before the rain on Wednesday. The [...]
Late Day Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing
Late in the day when the sun gets below the horizon many large smallmouth bass move down onto the tails of the pools [...]
Fall Fishing
Listen to Harry Murray’s discussion on the fishing for smallmouth bass and trout throughout the upcoming fall season along with the flies and [...]
Bass River Conditions and Tactics June 27, 2011
Harry’s discussion on the river conditions that we see from now until September. He covers fishing topwater, nymphs, and streamers, what flies to [...]