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The South Fork of the Shenandoah River is currently high and not fishable at this time. Last week we talked about fishing the river-crossing ledges on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River and other small rivers.  These same river-crossing led

The bass streams are too cold for good fishing at this time. The post Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report December 30 2014 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

With the Fall season upon us here in Door County it is time to get ready for some of the best fishing for Smallmouth bass and walleye here in Door County. The Bass fishing will continue to get better and … Continue reading →

Smallmouth Bass Streams: The cool nights have slowed down the smallmouth’s feeding except in the protected area such as in the back eddies.  These are located below  the riffles on the slow sides of the rivers. Best fishing on the No

Smallmouth Bass: The bass are presently feeding heavily on the natural silver minnows who make their homes on the shallow gravel bars on the sides of the rivers. A very productive tactic is to wade down into the deep water in the main part of the ri

Smallmouth Bass: There are some great caddis hatches on many of the smallmouth rivers now and the fishing is great. Fish right below the riffles with a Mr. Rapidan Olive Delta Wing Dry Caddis size 10 on a 9 foot 2X Bright Butt leader and attach a 2

The smallmouth bass rivers are in good shape and we’re getting good surface action.  The North Fork of the Shenandoah from Toms Brook to Mt. Jackson is excellent.  The South Fork of the Shenandoah just downstream of Luray is great.&#

Smallmouth Bass: The smallmouth bass streams are too cold for good fishing. The post Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Report January 11 2016 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

Both the North & South Forks of the Shenandoah River are too high for good fishing at this time.  The North Fork upstream from Edinburg should be fishable by May 7th.   The bass are feeding on the shiner minnows along the drop offs as

The North Fork of the Shenandoah River is clear and fishable at this time.  The South Fork of the Shenandoah River is fishable as long as you are floating but too high for wading at this time. We’re picking up some nice smallmouth bass as

Smallmouth Bass Streams: The North and South Fork of the Shenandoah River is to high and discolored for good fishing. The post Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Report June 6 2016 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

Smallmouth Bass: The rivers are at a good temperature to catch many bass on the surface. The deer hair bass bugs are producing very well. My favorites are the Tapply Deer Hair Bass Bug Green/White size 4 Murray’s Frisky Frog size 4 and Shenand

The Sturgeon Bay smallmouth bass fishing in Door County continues to produce some real quality fish. The water temps here on the bay of Green Bay in Door County have dropped over the past week or so and the fish … Continue reading →

Virginia’s Summertime Fishery. Smallmouth Bass. The wait is over. Most Virginia rivers are back down to great fishable levels and the smallmouth bite couldn’t be better. Although we once again missed most of mid April-mid May the post su

The bass streams are too cold for good fishing at this time. The post Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report February 7 2014 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

The bass streams are too cold for good fishing at this time. The post Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report February 12 2015 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

Smallmouth Bass Fly Fishing Report for the North Fork and South Fork of the Shenandoah River Both Forks are high muddy and un-fishable and will be for the next 2-3 days The North Fork of the Shenandoah upstream from Mt. Jackson VA will most likely b

The dobsonfly larva (hellgrammites) are very active in the riffles now and those which are 3 years old are approaching 4 inches long.  Large bass feed heavily on these now and you can catch many of them by fishing the Murray’s Heavy Hellg

Due to the recent heavy rains that we have gotten all smallmouth bass streams are not fishable at this time.  It will probably be a week before the fishing conditions will improve.  Please check back the first of the week for an updated re

The natural hellgrammites are very active in the riffles now and the bass are feeding heavily upon them.  I often start right below the riffles and fish my Murray’s Heavy Hellgrammite size 6 upstream dead drift through all of the pockets