Animas Lunch Report – 7/8/15 – Caddis and PMDs and Hoppers Oh My!
Animas Lunch Report – 7/8/15 – Caddis and PMDs and Hoppers Oh My! If you managed to miss the monsoon mud (muddy rivers due to rain) then you may have noticed…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/7/15 – Colorado Monsoon Season
Animas Lunch Report – 7/7/15 – Colorado Monsoon Season If you have been in Colorado for a few minutes now, you may have noticed the rain that turned on and…
Cyclepond
What is Cyclepond Anyway? Cyclepond: it’s Fishpond’s commitment to re-purposing things no longer used. The short of it is that Fishpond is constantly looking for ways to reduce their footprint on the…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/6/15 – It’s Time
Animas Lunch Report – 7/6/15 – It’s Time After long last, we can finally say that it’s time. It’s time to fish the Animas. While the water may be slightly high,…
Soft Hackle Saturday – Freedom Flies
Soft Hackle Saturday – Freedom Flies Today, swing a wet fly that is flashy, gaudy, and full of freedom. Happy 4th of July! Check out Duranglers 4th of July Flat…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/3/15 – Keep it Weird
Animas Lunch Report – 7/3/15 – Keep it Weird Andy – As Kyle and I crested the summit of 9th and Camino Del Rio, descending towards 9th street bridge, our…
Free Duranglers 4th of July Flat Brim Cap
Free Duranglers 4th of July Cap Want a sweet limited edition Duranglers 4th of July flat brim cap? Well for a limited time we are giving them away for FREE…
Duranglers July Monthly Report – Dry or Die
Duranglers July Monthly Report – Dry or Die Usually, July is known as the height of dry fly season here in Southwestern Colorado. However, with all the moisture we received…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/30/15 – The Tug Is The Drug
Animas Lunch Report – 6/30/15 – The Tug Is The Drug It seems like we have not had much to report in the past two months from the Animas. Well,…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/29/15 – Highland Mary’s Lakes
Animas Lunch Report – 6/29/15 – Highland Mary’s Lakes Andy made the trek up to Highland Mary’s Lakes this past weekend…only to find them still mostly covered in ice and…
Soft Hackle Saturday – Partridge and…
Soft Hackle Saturday – Partridge and… Green or Yellow. Both very simple ties and can be tied with a thread, floss, dubbing, or sewing thread body and your choice of…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/25/15 – Light at the End of the Tunnel
Animas Lunch Report – 6/25/15 – Light at the End of the Tunnel In 2 days, the Animas has dropped almost 1000 cfs. Light at the end of the tunnel…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/24/15 – Almost Famous
Animas Lunch Report – 6/24/15 – Almost Famous Trivia: can you name the band from the 2000 movie Almost Famous? Here, have a clue… No the band’s name wasn’t Derek,…
Tarpon Diaries – Lessons and After Action Report
Tarpon Diaries – Lessons and After Action Report If you have not gathered from my previous posts, this was my first time fly fishing for tarpon. In all actuality, this…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/23/15 – Courage Wolf
Animas Lunch Report – 6/23/15 – Courage Wolf You know what, we know the river is high. You know what else, just go fish it. Courage Wolf would. Kyle – Getting stoked…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 6 – Bus Bergmann
Tarpon Diaries, Day 6 – Bus Bergmann Our guide, Bus Bergmann, has been a Florida Keys flats guide for the better part of thirty-five years. Starting his guiding career in…
New for 2015: Sage MOD, BOLT, PULSE, ONE, and CLICK
New for 2015: Sage MOD, BOLT, PULSE, ONE, and CLICK READ DURANGLERS REVIEW OF THESE NEW SAGE RODS You could scour the internet looking for all the latest info on…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/22/15 – The Livin is Easy
Animas Lunch Report – 6/22/15 – The Livin is Easy Currently in Durango, despite high water: Andy – Bugs have begun to pop on the Rio and the water is clear…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 5 – Break Him Down
Tarpon Diaries, Day 5 – Break Him Down Tarpon have a term that I have not heard with any other fly fishing quary. This term came about because the stakes are so…
Soft Hackle Saturday – Maroon Marauder
Soft Hackle Saturday – Maroon Marauder Saturdays are a pretty busy day here in the shop. We don’t have a lot of time to post things on the website, so…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/19/15 – Father’s Day Solstice
Animas Lunch Report – 6/19/15 – Father’s Day Solstice A few quick points to note: Sunday is Father’s Day Sunday is also the Summer Solstice (you can fish the most…
Rio Grande Float Season Open Dates
Rio Grande Float Season Open Dates It’s been a strange spring and early summer this year in Southwest Colorado. Thanks to the late snowstorms and rain, our rivers have been…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 4 – Silver Ghost
Tarpon Diaries, Day 4 – Silver Ghost Tarpon have been called silver kings. Kings of the flats some say. They may be kings to some, but to me they are ghosts. …
Animas Lunch Report – 6/18/15 – Meat Whistle
Animas Lunch Report – 6/18/15 – Meat Whistle Here is the deal: the Animas hit 5500 cfs today, and it could get higher tomorrow. Instead of worrying about it, why…
Duranglers Fly Fishing Fathers Day
Duranglers Fly Fishing Fathers Day Father’s day is coming up this Sunday, June 21st. Do you have the perfect gift for the fly fishing father in your life? The man…