Murray's Fly Shop Fly Fishing Podcasts

June in the Shenandoah Valley means choices: crisp mountain water or valley bass rivers.

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Sun, 31 May 2026 15:50:08 +0000

In this episode of the Murray’s Fly Shop Podcast, we dive into the premier fly fishing opportunities surrounding Edinburg and the broader valley

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May Fly Fishing Podcast -2026

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 01 May 2026 17:36:40 +0000

May provides us with some excellent fly fishing on the native brook trout streams and smallmouth bass rivers. In this podcast we cover

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April 2026 Fly Fishing Podcast

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:57:00 +0000

April Fly Fishing: Smallmouth Bass and Trout Come Alive April is when fly fishing truly comes alive across the Mid-Atlantic. As water temperatures

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March Fly Fishing: Appalachian Brook Trout, Smallmouth & Spring Hatches

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:18:10 +0000

Spring is here, creating great fly fishing opportunities! Well, almost. The forecast calls for a warm up over the next 10 days. Discover

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Fly Fishing Podcast–January 2026

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:42:00 +0000

This fly fishing podcast will cover the predictions for the stocked trout streams, native brook trout streams and smallmouth rivers this month. Back

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Fly Fishing in December Podcast

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:30:38 +0000

Fly fishing in December in the cold might deter you but the stocked trout are feeding. The DWR continues to stock streams throughout

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Fly Fishing in November Report

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Fly fishing in November for smallmouth bass can be tricky but not impossible. As the water temperatures are cooling the bass are moving

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Fly Fishing in August

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:56:00 +0000

Fly fishing around the aquatic grassbeds in August is one of my favorite things. They hold great numbers of shiner minnows which the

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Fly Fishing Tips for July

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:59:25 +0000

My tip for fly fishing for smallmouth bass this month–crayfish patterns. We now have the largest populations of crayfish in our rivers I’ve

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Fly Fishing in June

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:10:00 +0000

Fly fishing in June is one of my favorite months for both native brook trout and smallmouth bass streams. After the recent rains

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Fly Fishing in May for Trout and Bass

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 01 May 2025 14:29:00 +0000

Fly fishing on the native brook trout streams in May brings many opportunities as there are several hatches occurring. The Light Cahill hatch

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Fly Fishing in April for Native Brook Trout

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:44:03 +0000

Fly fishing in April on the native brook trout streams is very exciting. We have three major hatches occurring this month and we

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Fly Fishing in March: Targeting Smallmouth Bass and Native Brook Trout

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:00:06 +0000

Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass in March: Tips and Techniques Fly fishing in March for smallmouth bass can be a challenge. Water temperatures

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Fly Fishing in February

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:05:00 +0000

Fly fishing in February for smallmouth bass is difficult but certainly not impossible. During periods of high water the powerful flows cut back

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Fly Fishing in January

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:45:01 +0000

Fly fishing in January can be tough but not impossible. The bass are lethargic and they are not actively feeding. By using a

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Fly Fishing in December

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Let’s talk a little bit about the fly fishing options available in December. I have some friends who insist on fishing for smallmouth

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Fly Fishing in November

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:07:00 +0000

Fly fishing for smallmouth bass in November can be tricky but not impossible. Many large smallmouth bass seek protected feeding stations in the

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Fly Fishing in October

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 17:06:43 +0000

This month I am going to discuss fly fishing in the smallmouth bass, stocked trout streams and brook trout streams. Let’s start with

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Fly Fishing in September

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Fly fishing in September can be very productive on both the smallmouth streams and the native brook trout streams. The cooling rivers in

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Fly Fishing in August

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:58:03 +0000

Fly fishing during the Hexagenia hatch has always been one of my favorite types of fishing. I can usually expect this hatch is

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Fly Fishing in July

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:36:09 +0000

Fly fishing with deer hair bass bugs for smallmouth bass–let’s discuss when, where, and how. When our smallmouth rivers get low and the

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Fly Fishing in June

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 16:52:00 +0000

This June looks to be a great opportunity for fly fishing on the native brook trout streams and the smallmouth rivers. The steady

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Fly Fishing in May

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 01 May 2024 21:28:00 +0000

Fly fishing for the smallmouth has really picked up over the last two weeks. The shallow gravel bars along the river banks hold

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Fly Fishing in April

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:01:43 +0000

Fly fishing in April is wonderful on the mountain trout streams as the water levels and hatches are ideal. We have good hatches

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Fly Fishing in March

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:53:44 +0000

Fly fishing in March on the smallmouth streams can be productive in the bank bays. These are indentations which floods have carved back

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Fly Fishing in February

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:12:00 +0000

Today let’s discuss the fly fishing on the large stocked trout streams. There are many streams that have an abundance of springs that

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Fly Fishing in January

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:48:00 +0000

While most anglers don’t like fly fishing for bass in the winter, I know a few anglers that don’t give up. Realizing the

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Fly Fishing in December

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:00:00 +0000

Fly fishing in the deep pools between limestone ledges on our smallmouth rivers can be beneficial. The ledges can run all the way

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Fly Fishing in November

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:50:51 +0000

Let’s discuss the different fly fishing options for November. Many of the large bass move into the back eddies to take advantage of

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Fly Fishing in October

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:34:35 +0000

Many anglers save their vacation for fly fishing in October because they believe this is “big fish” time. Many of the bass leave

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Fly Fishing in September

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:19:00 +0000

Fly fishing in September can be excellent with chub and dace minnows. As the rivers get lower it opens the doors for smallmouth

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Fly Fishing in August

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:03:48 +0000

A good approach to fly fishing in August is to use a popper with a dropper. A good friend of mine caught a

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Fly Fishing in July

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:13:09 +0000

Fly fishing on the smallmouth bass rivers can be excellent in July. This years young hog suckers are large enough to provide an

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Fly Fishing in June

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 31 May 2023 15:38:38 +0000

The month of June can provide some excellent fly fishing on both the smallmouth and native brook trout streams. Let’s discuss the smallmouth

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Fly Fishing in May

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Mon, 01 May 2023 13:05:00 +0000

Fly fishing in May is wonderful because of all the different hatches occurring on the brookie streams. We just received some much needed

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Fly Fishing in April

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:44:50 +0000

The hatches of three important mayflies and one caddisfly make fly fishing in April a favorite for many anglers. The Mr. Rapidan Dry

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Fly Fishing in March

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:23:00 +0000

Fly fishing in March starts to pick up on the mountain trout streams. There are several things going on that will prompt the

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Early Season Nymphs for Trout

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:02:21 +0000

Many anglers get the urge to go trout fishing in February-March even though the streams are cold. Serious anglers realize they will get

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Winter Fly Fishing

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:47:00 +0000

Winter fly fishing for trout is tough but not impossible. I am talking about the brook trout fishing and not the stocked trout

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Fly Fishing Podcast – Winter Fishing

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 16:53:06 +0000

If you don’t mind the icy edges and cold temperatures then fly fishing in the winter can be productive. The VA DWR continues

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Fly Fishing in December

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:04:33 +0000

Since there is not much fly fishing going on in December except on the stocked trout streams and delayed harvest areas, let’s take

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November Fly Fishing Podcast

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:32:00 +0000

Fly fishing in November on the little olive mayflies can be exciting. One cold day while standing beside the Letort, Vince Marinaro, reminded

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Fly Fishing in October

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:44:00 +0000

Fly fishing in October can provide some excellent fishing on the delayed harvest streams. The VA DWR starts stocking again on October 1

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Fly Fishing Report- September 2022

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:49:00 +0000

The brown autumn sedge can provide some wonderful fly fishing in September. This is a caddis hatch in the fall with the emergence

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Fly Fishing in August

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:21:00 +0000

I try to do as much fly fishing on the native brook trout streams throughout the summer as I can. By this time

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Fly Fishing in July

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:16:00 +0000

Many people like to hike, camp, and do a little fly fishing in the Shenandoah National Park during the summer. The little yellow

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Fly Fishing for Trout and Bass in June

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:29:00 +0000

June is a wonderful month for fly fishing in the native brook trout streams and the smallmouth bass rivers. The Sulphur mayfly hatch

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Fly Fishing in May

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Thu, 05 May 2022 02:25:17 +0000

Fly fishing in May is wonderful whether you plan to fish the native brook trout streams or the smallmouth rivers. There are many

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Fly Fishing in April

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:13:00 +0000

Fly fishing in April on the native brook trout streams is excellent. This month is prime time as far as hatches, water levels,

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Mayfly Hatches in March

jeff@murraysflyshop.com (Harry Murray) — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 18:46:00 +0000

Early in March the Epeorus pleuralis mayfly nymphs are reaching full size. By fishing the Mr. Rapidan Bead Head Nymph upstream dead drift

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