Hackle Cape and Saddle
This photo shows the difference between a Metz Grade 1 Light Ginger Rooster Neck Cape and a Metz Grade 1 Brown Rooster Saddle. [...]
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Match the ???
Personally I enjoy entomology. I found that working with Art Flick in the sixties in order to identify the aquatic insects in Virginia [...]
Ideal Flies
Ideal Flies. Select the flies you carry to the stream carefully so you can meet the demands at that specific time. One day [...]
Thermometer
My Stream Thermometer is a very important part of my trout and smallmouth bass angling. For example, on mountain trout streams the first [...]
The Blackfoot River
Every time I watch the movie The River Runs Through It my memory brings up the wonderful fishing I have had on the [...]
Sunscreen
Some of the studies are now suggesting we reapply a broad spectrum water proof 50 sun blocking lotion every eighty minutes while we [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Virginia Winter 2015/16 Fly Fishing Report Podcast – Murray’s Fly Shop
In this Virginia Fly Fishing Stream Report Podcast, Harry Murray discusses the tactics and flies which are effective in fishing the large stream [...]
Line Hand Strike
The more I fish, the more I find that I rely strongly on my line-hand strike to set the hook on the fishes [...]
Healthy Trout
Many beginning trout anglers are amazed to see a nice trout turn belly-up and die when they return him to the stream with [...]
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 [...]
Delicate Presentation
When fishing 7X leaders with small flies a delicate presentation is difficult when the wind is blowing straight into your face. One option [...]
Change of Pace Flies
Large trout in heavily fished streams become very tough to catch this time of year. I believe part of the reason for this [...]
Easy Trout
Now that the Trico hatch is in full swing on our trout streams you can rest assured that these trout probably have examined [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mastering Trout Nymph Fishing
Here is how you can easily solve the dilemma of trout nymph fishing. On a day when you have caught several dozen trout [...]
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 [...]
Catching Trout on Heavily Fished Streams
Catching trout on heavily fished streams can prove to be a monumental challenge for even the most experienced anglers. On heavily fished trout [...]
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 [...]
Fly Fishing with Cressbugs and Shrimp for trout
Fly Fishing with Cressbugs and Shrimp for trout produce many nice fish year round in many areas. Many of our richest trout streams [...]
Step Carefully
At this time of the year many brook trout eggs are still in their beds so be very careful where you wade. [...]
Handle Gently
When releasing trout back into the streams in the winter be sure to handle them gently. [...]
Deep Trout
On large trout streams many trout feed deeply during the winter and fishing a large streamer on a fast sinking head line will [...]
Cress Bugs
During the winter many trout feed heavily on cress bugs. To find the areas in the streams which hold these naturals look for [...]
Trout Pools
Many of our best stocked trout streams in Virginia such as Big Stoney, Mill Creek and the Bullpasture have gotten very high from [...]
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 [...]
Strikes 2009…
Filmed throughout the 2009 fly fishing season from Virginia to Alaska and many parts in between. We were fortunate enough to find a [...]
Trout Podcast X 2-19-09–Fishing Small Streams from early September to December
Fishing Small Streams from early September to the end of the year http://shenandoahfishing.murraysflyshop.com/AudioFiles///TroutPodcastPartX.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS [...]