New Fly Tying Materials You Should Know About Here at Duranglers, we are always on the lookout for new and innovative fly tying materials that can add something interesting to our flies. Along with that, we like to share that knowledge with fellow fly tiers who can benefit from this info and inject something new…
The Stupid Fast Caddis Playing around with a few new materials here at the Duranglers Shop, I came up with the Stupid Fast Caddis. It’s stupid fast because you can really crank these out quick. There isn’t a lot too it, and fish really seem to like it (at least they did this past weekend).…
Animas Lunch Report – 2/26/16 – Spring Floats If you are a competent (or brave) oarsman, float fishing the Animas is happening. Not for the novice, there are a lot of moves to make in this skinny water. However, for those with the aptitude, you can get out on the river and have a good…
Animas Lunch Report – 2/23/16 – Spey Casting the Animal You may have noticed an uptick in the mercury this past week. Yep, looks like spring is well on the way…well besides today though. Today it is snowing and blowing here in Durango. I made a quick decision to #forgettheforecast (as all the social media people…
Rental and Demo Rods Now Available on Our Website We now have our rental and demo rods for sale on our online store. Rental rods are Sage Response and the Demo rods are Sage TXL-F. These rods won’t last long at these discounted prices so get one before they are gone. If you need a…
Crazy Mike’s Postcard From The Northwest Mike packed his gear and headed Northwest a week ago to bum around northern California and southern Oregon. He wanted to let us know that he had hooked 3 in 3 days, and landed his largest this morning. If he were to have actually written us a postcard, it…
Animas Lunch Report- 2/11/16- Nets are Filling Warmer weather is here, midges are popping, and our nets are filling. The Animas flows are creeping up and the fish are getting feisty. Let me just put it this way: will want to have some Disco Midges, Prince Nymphs, Rainbow Warriors, Wine San Juan Worms, and black streamers…
The Fly Fishing Film Tour is Coming… The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is a one of a kind experience showcasing the best in fly fishing cinema. 2016 marks The F3T’s 10th lap around North America and this year’s lineup of films is without question the best the Tour has ever presented. From Bolivia to…
Animas Lunch Report- 2/9/16- The Penalty Box Diaries Rob here with my first Animas lunch report. I’ll be contributing to the Duranglers blog from time to time with tales of trout, stripers and hockey. Warmer weather the last few days has eliminated most of the ice in the river and the midge hatches are strong.…
Duranglers Orange and Blue Saturday Superbowl Sale You have to forget the past, and press on towards the goal. The goal being a Superbowl win for the Broncos! We will be chearing for Manning and the boys come Sunday. We are also clearing out a whole heap of our rental and demo fleet starting this…
Tying and Designing Better Flies with Andrew Grillos It’s possible you may have heard the name Andrew Grillos before. You may have heard of Andrew through reading any number of fly fishing magazines over the years, but more than likely you heard his name at your local fly shop. While perusing the many fly bins,…
Duranglers February Fishing Report – Late Winter Fly Fishing Has cabin fever set in yet? It would be understandable if it has. We have seen a lot more snow and days where temps have not gone above freezing. We have not seen a winter like this in a while. This is a good thing of…
Animas Lunch Report – 2/3/15 – It Got Cold Again We saw temps get drop down to -10 last night. It has actually been pretty cold for a few days and the Animas is looking more like a slushy in the mornings. Should you get out and fish it? Heck yes…although you might loose feeling…
Animas Lunch Report – 2/1/15 – The Sucker You know what they say if you are catching suckers in the winter? You are in the right spot. You are also are using enough weight. Just keep fishing until something else bites. Suckers might just be that X on the map for winter fly anglers. Although kind…
