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TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM UPDATE 2022
Last week at St Patricks Catholic School :
Hi All,
I just wanted to share with you the wonderful experience I had at St. Patrick Catholic School this morning. Their teacher was concerned that a fish might have gotten sucked up into the magnetic drive that propels water through the chiller, and so I went in and found all systems in excellent running condition with 40 or so alevins swimming around. The teacher and students are so animated and motivated to provide the best possible environment for their rainbows. These are 4th graders who are learning how to do chemical tests, how to keep a log of and how to be a team in doing the water changes that keep the water clean. We talked about the different kinds of trout, tank management and the trip to South Mountain State Park in May to release the fish. Many great questions ensued. This kind of experience is what makes all the effort to make Trout in the Classroom more than worthwhile! Tight lines, Dana The TIC Team is pleased to report that we have set up 14 schools with 21 tanks for the 2021-2 school year
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Conservation News Here :Watch this column for updates, news and opportunities to help with conservation projectsRRTU work on the Davidson River January '22RRTU “Conservation Heroes” Josh Shriver, Kevin Foley and Paul Duffy assist in stream bank stabilization on the Davidson River. This prime fishery was recently devastated by hurricane Fred. Contact Ken Thompson (kct11@icloud.com) if you would like to assist in future efforts.
RRTU Conservation Update:
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ROCKY RIVER TROUT UNLIMITED FLY OF THE MONTH :
Mr. Rapidan
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Mr Rapidan Emerger
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Mr Rapidan Bead Head Nymph
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Fly of the Month 01.22 - Murray’s Flies (Part I, see RRTU FOTM 0722 for Part II)
Harry Murray has been operating his drug store and his Virginia fly shop in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley since 1962. Murray’s Fly Shop is the home of the Mr. Rapidan series of fly patterns created by Harry Murray in 1971.
“Fueled by a passion for fly fishing, the great outdoors and a less than ideal availability of quality fly fishing gear, Harry Murray started Murray's Fly Shop in May 1962 in beautiful downtown Edinburg, Virginia. Since that time our enthusiasm for experiencing life with a fly rod in hand has grown across generations making countless friends along the way. Our Learn to Fly Fish beginner and advanced fly fishing schools, workshops and lessons are conducted throughout the year to help you better understand and enjoy fly-fishing. Take a minute to slow down, look around and take a deep breath. Tell us why you're here so we can help you meet your needs whether you need a new leader, directions to the best place to catch a trout on a dry fly or where to let your dog stretch his legs. You will find a full line of quality fly fishing equipment, gear and supplies from leading manufacturers such as: Scott, Winston, St. Croix, Orvis, Dan Bailey, Simms Fishing, Abel, Ross Reels, Metz, Renzetti, Scientific Anglers and many more. Our selection of fly fishing gear has been chosen carefully through years of trial and error. Simply put, we carry the gear we use. We feel strongly about the brands we stock. We are located at 121 South Main Street, Edinburg, VA 22824. Give us a call, 540-984-4212 or, better yet, stop by to say hi.” - Harry Murray
The Mr. Rapidan Series consists of fly patterns that attract trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass, particularity in the Shenandoah Valley and Shenandoah National Park. The Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians recognizes the area as the northern most part of the geographical Southern Appalachians. Harry is best known for his published books on fly fishing for smallmouth bass, yet he is an avid mountain trout angler as well a diehard largemouth basser. His creative fly patterns are proof of his broad expertise in the pursuit of both trout and bass.
Mr. Rapidan Series
The most popular and best known of the series is the original Mr. Rapidan. Two students in his fly tying class requested a roughwater fly that best imitated the hatches in the local mountain streams. Harry experimented and finalized on his Mr. Rapidan. It became an instant success in the fly tying class. The fly pattern is a unique and creative derivative of a Wulff fly, using yellow calf tail for high visibility wings and a quill gordon Fly Rite dubbing body to best match the spring mountain hatches of the march brown and the quill gordon. Moose mane is used for the tail for high buoyancy and a mix of brown and grizzly hackle is used much like an Adams fly pattern.
Soon after, Harry added the Mr. Rapidan Emerger and the Mr. Rapidan Nymph to support the life-cycle of the spring hatch, thus, the Mr. Rapidan series was underway. For calmer waters and to get the body into the surface film, Harry added the Mr. Rapidan Parachute while fly fishing the Yellowstone River on a snowy September day.
Murray’s Flies (Part I)
Mr. Rapidan
Mr. Rapidan Emerger
Mr. Rapidan BH Nymph
Fly of the Month 01.22
Tom Adams and Alen Baker
Harry Murray has been operating his drug store and his Virginia fly shop in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley since 1962. Murray’s Fly Shop is the home of the Mr. Rapidan series of fly patterns created by Harry Murray in 1971.
“Fueled by a passion for fly fishing, the great outdoors and a less than ideal availability of quality fly fishing gear, Harry Murray started Murray's Fly Shop in May 1962 in beautiful downtown Edinburg, Virginia. Since that time our enthusiasm for experiencing life with a fly rod in hand has grown across generations making countless friends along the way. Our Learn to Fly Fish beginner and advanced fly fishing schools, workshops and lessons are conducted throughout the year to help you better understand and enjoy fly-fishing. Take a minute to slow down, look around and take a deep breath. Tell us why you're here so we can help you meet your needs whether you need a new leader, directions to the best place to catch a trout on a dry fly or where to let your dog stretch his legs. You will find a full line of quality fly fishing equipment, gear and supplies from leading manufacturers such as: Scott, Winston, St. Croix, Orvis, Dan Bailey, Simms Fishing, Abel, Ross Reels, Metz, Renzetti, Scientific Anglers and many more. Our selection of fly fishing gear has been chosen carefully through years of trial and error. Simply put, we carry the gear we use. We feel strongly about the brands we stock. We are located at 121 South Main Street, Edinburg, VA 22824. Give us a call, 540-984-4212 or, better yet, stop by to say hi.” - Harry Murray
The Mr. Rapidan Series consists of fly patterns that attract trout, smallmouth bass and largemouth bass, particularity in the Shenandoah Valley and Shenandoah National Park. The Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians recognizes the area as the northern most part of the geographical Southern Appalachians. Harry is best known for his published books on fly fishing for smallmouth bass, yet he is an avid mountain trout angler as well a diehard largemouth basser. His creative fly patterns are proof of his broad expertise in the pursuit of both trout and bass.
Mr. Rapidan Series
The most popular and best known of the series is the original Mr. Rapidan. Two students in his fly tying class requested a roughwater fly that best imitated the hatches in the local mountain streams. Harry experimented and finalized on his Mr. Rapidan. It became an instant success in the fly tying class. The fly pattern is a unique and creative derivative of a Wulff fly, using yellow calf tail for high visibility wings and a quill gordon Fly Rite dubbing body to best match the spring mountain hatches of the march brown and the quill gordon. Moose mane is used for the tail for high buoyancy and a mix of brown and grizzly hackle is used much like an Adams fly pattern.
Soon after, Harry added the Mr. Rapidan Emerger and the Mr. Rapidan Nymph to support the life-cycle of the spring hatch, thus, the Mr. Rapidan series was underway. For calmer waters and to get the body into the surface film, Harry added the Mr. Rapidan Parachute while fly fishing the Yellowstone River on a snowy September day.
Murray’s Flies (Part I)
Mr. Rapidan
Mr. Rapidan Emerger
Mr. Rapidan BH Nymph
Fly of the Month 01.22
Tom Adams and Alen Baker
