Guided Fly Fishing Trips in Virginia | Shenandoah Valley Trout & Bass Guides

Experience Virginia's premier waters with the professional guiding team at Murray’s Fly Shop. Proudly based in Edinburg since 1962, we specialize in premium, instructional guided fly fishing trips tailored for all skill levels—from complete beginners casting their first fly to seasoned anglers seeking deep local knowledge on the Mid-Atlantic’s finest trout streams and smallmouth rivers.

Our patient, expert guides handle all the logistics, allowing you to focus entirely on refining your presentations, matching the hatch, and landing hard-fighting wild fish.

Choose Your Virginia Fly Fishing Adventure:

Guided Smallmouth Bass Trips: The Shenandoah River and the North and South Fork of the Shenandoah

Floated in specialized drift boats and rafts or approached via scenic wet-wading, our smallmouth bass trips are legendary. We target aggressive, predatory river smallies using advanced topwater bugging and heavy subsurface streamer tactics.

• Primary Waters: North Fork and South Fork of the Shenandoah River, the Shenandoah Main Stem

• Peak Season: April through October.

Guided Wild Trout Trips: Shenandoah National Park & GW National Forest & Blue Ridge Streams

Step into pristine, high-gradient mountain streams to pursue vibrant, native brook trout. Our guides teach you the stealth approaches, short-line casting mechanics, and dry fly tactics required to fool these wild, jewel-like trout in crystal-clear pools.

• Primary Waters: The Rapidan River, Rose River, Hughes River, White Oak Canyon and isolated Blue Ridge and Allegheny backcountry gems.

• Peak Season: March through June

Legacy, Safety, and First-Class Instruction

Every single guide trip we run is built on the educational frameworks established by shop founder Harry Murray. Located just 90 minutes from Washington D.C. and the Capital Beltway, our trips include all necessary fly rods, reels, premium hand-tied flies, and safety gear. You'll leave the water not just having caught fish, but as a more confident, skilled angler.

Ready to step onto the water? Guide Trip calendar dates fill up rapidly during peak hatches and seasons. Call our booking desk directly at (540) 984-4212 or stop by the shop to reserve your Virginia guided fly fishing trip today!