Featured Flies of the Month

Harry Murray's recommended fly list  for this time of the year.  (October 2023)

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Mountain Trout Streams--  Effective 8/31/23 and until further notice the Shenandoah National Park is closed for fishing due to low water levels and high water temperatures.

Murray's Flying Beetle size 16 Mr. Rapidan Ant size 16
Murray's Inchworm size 14 Mr. Rapidan Soft Hackle Brown size 16
Mr. Rapidan Delta Wing Caddis, Olive Murray's Yellow Jacket Dry size 16
Murray's Oakworm Dry size 16 Shenk's Cricket Dry size 14
Mr. Rapidan Dry size 16 Murray's Housefly size 16


Smallmouth Bass Rivers -- 

 Bass Caddis Nymph Murray's Heavy Hellgrammite, Black size 4
Murray's Magnum Hog Sucker size 4 Clouser Crayfish Olive size 6
Murray's Magnum Darter size 4 Murray's Crayfish, size 6
Murray's Marauder size 6 Bass Stonefly Nymph
Murray's Strymph Olive size 4 Shenandoah Streamer Silver Size 6

 


Stocked Trout Streams & Delayed Harvest Areas-- It's October so the DWR will resume their stocking schedule. Be sure to have your trout license, freshwater license and National Forest license (if needed). 

Perdigon Nymph size 12 Betsy Streamer size 10
Shenk's Cricket size 14 Murray's Flying Beetle size 14
Mr. Rapidan Dry size 14 Mr. Rapidan Soft Hackle, Brown size 14, 16
Tungsten Pearl Marauder size 10 Tungsten Black Marauder size 10
Murray's Strymph, Olive size 10 Murray's Crayfish size 10 olive