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Smallmouth Bass: The North and South Fork of the Shenandoah River are too high and muddy for good fishing due to the rains we are currently receiving.  The should be fishable in a week to 10 days.

Even though the rivers are cold I still get the urge to try the bass on warm afternoons.  My son Jeff and I get his Hyde Drift Boat and drift from one deep pool to the next and even though we don’t catch many bass we sometimes catch a few

Many anglers are getting good fishing with surface bugs on the Clinch River and upstream of Edinburg on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.  The South Fork is in excellent condition at this time.  The rivers are dropping quickly so wad

All the bass streams are too cold for good fishing now. The post Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report December 6 2013 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 12-09-2014 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

All the bass streams are too cold for good fishing now. The post Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report December 3 2013 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

Smallmouth Bass Streams: The back eddies are still the most productive areas for catching large bass. Some of these areas are over five feet deep and I do best by using Scientific Anglers Sink Tip III lines with Murray’s Sinking Fluorocarbon 6

All the bass streams are too cold for good fishing now. The post Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report December 13 2013 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

  Many of the large bass are moving into the deep pools where we can catch them by fishing large streamers slowly along the stream bottom.  I like to use a Teeny 200 Line with a 5 foot 12# test leader for this fishing.  My favorite fl

The bass are feeding heavily on the natural shiner minnows that live in and around the aquatic grassbeds that line some of the river banks and encircle some of the mid-river ledges.  If the water adjacent to these grassbeds is over 3 feet deep

All the bass streams are too cold for good fishing now. The post Smallmouth Bass Fishing Report November 22 2013 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

Many of the large bass are moving into the deep pools where we can catch them by fishing large streamers slowly along the stream bottom.  I like to use a Teeny 200 Line with a 5 foot 12# test leader for this fishing.  My favorite flies now

All the bass streams are too cold for good fishing now. The post Smallmouth Bass fishing Report November 26 2013 appeared first on Murray's Fly Shop.

July through August

Smallmouth Bass Streams: Put your canoe or kayak in at Chapman’s Landing on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River and drift slowly downstream fishing a Shenandoah Blue Popper size 4 on a Murray’s Bright Butt 9 foot 2X Leader with a Murr

Smallmouth Bass Streams: Some of the most exciting fishing for smallmouth bass is found at this time of the year by fishing the tails of the pools the last two hours of the day with Murray’s Floating Chub Minnow in size 4 and 6 and Murray̵

Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass Streams: The Murray’ Floating Minnows (Dace and Chub) which I discussed last week are giving us great action. After fishing the lower tails of the pools as I discussed I am doing well wading upstream along the shallow side of t

The hotter the better!! Smallmouth Bass (And Pike) in Michigan absolutely love hot weather. The top water bite has been incredible lately. Hot Weather has kicked the Smallmouth Bass fishing into overdrive!  Top Water Bass Fishing has been excel

Smallmouth Bass