Fly Fishing for Trout with Harry Murray
After many requests, we have moved into the digital age with our “Fly Fishing for Trout with Harry Murray” video. This is the
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wild Trout
Now that the streams are low and clear, my favorite way to catch wild trout is to spot them on their feeding stations
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My Five Favorite Flies for Falling Water in the Mountain Trout Streams
My Five Favorite Flies for Falling Water in the Mountain Trout Streams The mountain trout streams are dropping but the levels are still
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Splashy Presentations
Splashy Presentations Blog- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia In order to solve the problem of splashy presentations when you are fishing dry flies
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My Three Favorite Trout Leaders
My Three Favorite Trout Leaders- Murray’s Fly Shop Here are my three favorite trout leaders: (1) Murray’s Classic Knotted Compound Tapered Hand Tied
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Five Basic Angling Tools
There are five basic anglers tools I always carry in my fly fishing pack and fly fishing vest. These five items include: a
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Stream Thermometer
Stream Thermometer- Murray’s Fly Shop- Edinburg, Virginia I use my stream thermometer every day when I am on a trout stream and a
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Fool the Trico Feeder
Today’s blog I will be discussing how to fool the Trico feeder. I really enjoy fishing the Trico mayfly hatch all across the
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Splash
Today’s blog I will talk about how to present a fly so it lands on the stream with a slight splash. From the
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Five Best Winter Trout Flies for Large Streams
Last year from January until March these were our five best winter trout flies for large streams. Murray’s Black Miracle Stonefly Nymph size
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Caddisflies
There is a good hatch of caddisflies and you see several trout feeding in each pool. However, even though you try several dry
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Fly Fishing Tackle Questions
There are two fly fishing tackle questions that anglers have been asking Murray’s Fly Shop so Mr. Harry Murray has answered those questions
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Slack Line Casts
I have come to rely strongly on Marinaro’s “Puddle Cast” in order to achieve drag free dry fly drifts to fool the trout.
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Primary Feeding Stations for Trout
Learning to find the primary feeding stations for trout is the most valuable thing an angler can learn. The largest trout in the
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Fly Fishing Essentials- Must Haves
Fly fishing essentials- must haves include a variety of gear, an extra fly box is an easy one. For my trout fishing I
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Chest High Waders or Hippers?
I use Chest High Waders when I am fishing large trout streams and smallmouth bass rivers. I wear hippers when I am fishing
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The Angler’s Friend – Folstaf Wading Staff
I never head into any stream without my Folstaf Wading Staff. Many anglers readily see the safety advantages of using a Wading Staff
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Fly Casting Classes
In my Fly Casting and Rigging Tackle Classes and in my “On The Stream Fly Fishing Schools”, I find that most beginning anglers
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Sink Tip Mini Lead Head
I used to make these out of lead core trolling line in many lengths from four inches to ten feet long. I whipped
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Scientific Anglers Indicators
Many years ago when I showed Howard West, an executive with Scientific Anglers, how I made these with old fly lines. He was
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Small Flies
In order to tie small delicate trout flies I hold the number of thread wraps to a minimum. The firmness of the wraps
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Tailing Dry Flies
Many years ago I used to tie my dry flies with thick clumps of spade hackle and could not explain why I got
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Durable Flies
In order to improve the durability of my flies when I tie them, I like to place a mini-drop of head cement at
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Streamer Flash
I often add a few strands of rainbow color accent flash in the wings and tails of streamers. These strands in with marabou,
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Natural Animal Fur Dubbing Materials
For very small nymphs I often use natural furs right off the skin after removing the guard hairs. These furs produce flies with
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Dubbing for Fly Bodies
For dry flies I like to use a very fine poly blend of dubbing material such as Fly Rite 34 on the left
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Hen Saddles
Speckled Indian Hen Saddles are great for hackleing nymphs and soft hackles. They are dyed in many different colors, are inexpensive and you
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Effective Streamers
When you are designing a new streamer to match a specific minnow it is great to tie one that looks so much like
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