The San Juan River at 5000 cfs It’s time to get out the junk flies…you know, eggs, worms, and leeches. The San Juan has hit 5000 cfs. It’s been a few years since this much water has been let out of Navajo dam. This photo was taken yesterday. Recognize that stretch? Yep, it’s Texas Hole.…
Animas Lunch Report – 5/23/16 – Sunbathing Pike They say that if you can find a laid up pike who is warming in the spring sun, a good cast often illicits a the best visual eat of the year. You can often get these fish to eat topwater on poppers, sliders, and divers. At least…
Smith Polarized Sunglasses Memorial Day Sale Have you been needing an upgrade to your fly fishing optics? You know, your sunglasses? Arguably the most important piece of gear you will take to the water. “Most important?” Yep! Most. Important. Piece. Of. Gear. You cannot catch fish you cannot see them first. Those 9 dollar truck stop…
Ross Reels New Colorado LT Now in Stock SHOP ROSS COLORADO LT The new Ross Reels Colorado LT is a throwback to simple times of fly fishing. When all one needed was a click reel, fiberglass rod, and a few flies for a day on the water. The Colorado LT is a click and pawl…
Animas Lunch Report – 5/10/16 – Find Another Fishing Hole Well it has begun, runoff. Spring temps have rolled into town (finally) and the melting of the snow has begun. The Animas is at about 1500 cfs and climbing. It’s time to find another fishing hole for a few weeks. So what might these fishing…
A Rainy Day Lunch Break Living and working in Durango affords us a lot of very close fishing opportunities. As you should know by now from our Animas Lunch Report blog series; we like to get out and fish on our lunch break. Last year (on a rainy day in May, much like today) I…
Not Just Boy’s Fun – Fly Fishing Gear For Women Used to be (back in the day as they say), that fly fishing was largely a “man’s sport”. Unless your name was Joan Wulff, women were largely unrepresented in the world of fly angling; and thereby fly fishing gear. Fly fishing was also seen as…
The Cusp of Summer – Duranglers May Fly Fishing Report It is almost here, we can feel it in the air: summer. Warm days, late nights, dry flies, and trout galore. We are pretty excited to say the least. We have seen a lot of great weather the past month (snow) so we are looking at…
Tacky Fly Boxes Now In Stock Tacky fly boxes, now what are those exactly? Well if you have not heard about Tacky through the grapevine (aka every social media network), Tacky fly boxes are the newest innovation in fly organization. Built with a Patent Pending slit silicone storage system that anchors your flies unlike anything has before. This…
Duranglers Recognized by Colorado Trout Unlimited as 2016 Exemplary Guide & Outfitter Duranglers Flies and Supplies, Durango’s local fly-fishing shop for over 30 years, was recently recognized by the Colorado Trout Unlimited Council as the Exemplary Guide & Outfitter in Colorado for 2016. This award recognizes the significant contributions that Duranglers’ owners, John Flick and…
Animas Lunch Report- 5/3 The Animas is looking good with the cooler temps we had this weekend. Flows have dropped to around 700cfs but will start to climb back up with the warmer temps over the next few days. This may be the last window to get out and fish the Animas before runoff. Streamers…
Taylor Edrington: The Arkansas River: North America’s Longest Gold Medal River Taylor Edrington, owner and guide with Royal Gorge Anglers, did a presentation on the Arkansas River on night one of our 2016 Fly Fishing Festival. His presentation, titled “The Arkansas: North America’s Longest Gold Medal River”, was a huge success with our customers and…
Animas Lunch Report – 4/25/16 – Zero Hour The zero hour has come and its time to go. High, off color water mean the Animas float season is in full swing. Most will look at the river and think “why that is far to high and muddy to fish”. Think again, gametime is now for…
Animas Lunch Report – 4/21/16 – Smutting Rob and I just learned a new word, like, 1 minute ago. John and Tom just taught it to us! It’s called “Smutting”. Sounds kind of dirty. It is a term that stemmed from our English fly fishing friends across the pond. The definition of smutting is when…
Sage Pulse Fly Rod Video The Sage Pulse, The Missouri River, dry fly fishing, Mark Raisler, and Headhunters Fly Shop. There is lots of awesome going on in this quick video so grab your morning coffee and sit back for a minute 45 and ease into your day. SHOP SAGE PULSE SHOP SAGE PULSE
A Free Redington Behemoth Spare Spool? SHOP REDINGTON BEHEMOTH REELS Why yes indeed! A free spare spool with the purchase of a Redington Behemoth fly reel. So what is the Behemoth, exactly? Well the Redington Behemoth fly reel is one of those pieces of gear that could change the game for the fly fishing industry.…
Animas Lunch Report – 4/15/16 – Pike Mood If targets of fly anglers have a soundtrack, then trout tend to crank up the bluegrass. Banjo and stand up bass for high country speckled specimens. Maybe the occasional streamer day requires some heavy hitting hip hop. You could probably figure out a soundtrack for every species…
Duranglers 2016 Fly Fishing Festival in Review So this past April 1st and 2nd marked our 7th annual Fly Fishing Festival. This was by far our best Fly Fishing Fest yet. With lots going on, it was hard to keep track of all the events. We had lots of fun, food, deals, and demos with…
“Ultra Fast”, But Not Too Fast – Sage BOLT Fly Rod Review It’s official, I know what it is about these new mid-price rods from Sage that I love. Is it the color? Not really…but the colors are cool though. The names? No, not even close. I don’t really like the names. It’s the Generation…
Streamer Season – Duranglers April Fly Fishing Report Let the tug on a streamer be the sirens call of the river for you this April. River flows this time of year are rising and our rivers can be off color. While we will not see full blown runoff for another month, these off color waters of April…
Animas Lunch Report – 4/4/16 – Really Damn Good The past few weeks, the Animas has been fishing really damn good. Good baetis hatches with fish up in the water column eating emergers and even a few rising. Midges in plenty too. Not to mention the streamer bite has been pretty great as well. Let…
Duranglers Fly Fishing Fest Swag and Giveaways As you may already know, our Fly Fishing Festival is going off this coming Friday and Saturday, April 1st and 2nd. We will be handing out lots of swag and giving away some epic prizes. The photo above is only a small sampling of what will be won…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/28/16 – Snow and Rain We had a little snow and rain over the Easter weekend. It looks like more is rolling into Durango any minute. Tomorrow should be the same. Bring it on. Thanks to the weather, we saw a slight bump in the flows today…which isn’t saying much because…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/22/16 – The Pike Season Cometh Warm spring air, windy days, and muddy rivers…it’s pike season. The time of year where heavy predators lurk the shallows in search of an easy meal. While some are just starting to think about getting out for pike in a few weeks, Captian Mark Engler…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/21/16 – Fatten Up For Love Fest 2k16 That’s right, Love Fest 2k16. They yearly wet and wild festival where cheeks get rosy in anticipation of that sweet, sweet loving making. When you are slappin tail and bumping unmentionables, you gotta carb up if you want to keep that stamina going. And…
