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There are a lot of fly lines out there. How do YOU select the one that will work best for you?

Read about Harry's favorite Smallmouth Bass fly fishing tackle

There are a lot of fly rods on the market. How do YOU select the one that will work for You?

Throughout your fly fishing life you will change and adjust many things. Casting happens anytime we go fishing. Are you casting too much?

Mice, Moths, Frogs - they're all Smallmouth Food

Fly fishing flat water smallmouth bass with poppers, mayflies and deer hair bugs.

Learn the differences in reading a Smallmouth river vs. a trout stream.

Harry discusses how to tie and fish his hellgrammite.

Cold weather and cold water bring the need for nymph fishing. Learn the techniques for conquering the small streams with nymphs.

Swing, strip, dead drift? We cover our most effective methods of fishing Crayfish for Bass.

Harry discusses his favorite bass techniques for Fall fishing on the Shenandoah River.

Harry discusses how Smallmouth Bass Nymph Fishing can be your best chance of success in cold or high water.

Learn tactics, techniques and patterns for catching Bass around Grass Beds.

Read about our three favorite topwater patterns for Bass

Check out our most productive Bass and Trout Flies throughout VA.

Read Harry's Hellgrammite article in the December 1985 Flyfishing Magazine

Harry's brief history of how Murray's Fly Shop got it's start.

Read our overview of early season Mountain Trout fishing. We discuss insects hatches, flies and equipment.

Matching the right streamer in the right water at the right time of the year makes all the difference.