To some, winter fishing is “off the table”. It all comes down to how bad you want to feel the tug of a mighty brown trout hunting for that winter meal. Don’t get me wrong, a lot of anglers would rather be chasing tails on white sand beaches somewhere close to the equator, but chasing…
“What do I get for my [insert: dad, uncle, cousin, mom, friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.] who fly fishes and already has everything?” Nothing, they already “have everything”. However, that question is asked in our shop almost daily through the Holiday season and is also a logical fallacy. No one can “have everything”. Everyone needs or…
How is that old lucky Duranglers hat looking? A little rough for wear? A few stains, maybe a tear or two on the bill? We bet it comes with a few fish stories. Well, we have a deal for you! Bring that old worn-out cap into the shop and we will exchange it for a…
The new Scott Centric fly rod has dropped, and it is a heavy hitter! (Not literally heavy, it’s quite light) Built in Montrose, Colorado, our friends at Scott let us test drive the 9’ 5 weight Centric, and we were pleasantly surprised. Replacing the older generation Radian, the new Centric fly rod has backbone to…
Have you heard the recent fly rod news yet? Thanks to the world at large going into a state of quarantine and shutdowns, you may not have. It felt like a whisper in the black of night, with hardly a disturbance in the ripples of the fly fishing industry at large, but Sage swung and…
With runoff in full effect, it’s lake time for trout, bass, pike, carp, crappie, and walleye. Everything is ready to eat a fly right now, get out and huck a bug. Streamers on our local rivers are a great option too as runoff is not raging as hard as it typically does. Lake Nighthorse opens…
It’s a hopeful day today because our doors are open to you at the shop as of May 8th! We are following our local ordnances and maintaining a high level of cleanliness and have completed our self-certification according to San Juan Basin Health. Please Note: Only 5 Customers in the shop at one time. Face…
As they say, all good things must come to an end. However, the end of one good thing brings about the beginning of another good thing. After a good month and all the wonderful support from you all during our 20% off FLY STIMULUS, we have come to the end of our sale. With the slow reopening of…
Vince McMahon will help save this country so stop stressing and go fish a streamer. But for real spring fishing has been good in the four corners, Blue-winged Olives have been coming off and the streamer bite has been getting solid. Get after it friends!
The Patagonia Swiftcurrent Packable Waders were built to travel light and fast to your favorite backcountry honey hole. Pair with a lightweight set of hiking/wading boots such as the Simms Flyweight boots, and you have a match made in heaven to put on the miles quickly. The Swiftcurrent Packable Waders are great for airline travel…
You have probably heard about the H3 already, but it’s new to us! We brought Orvis into the shop this year for the 2020 season because of the strides Orvis has taken lately to make some baller fly rods including the Helios 3 and the newly designed Recon series of rods. This is a video…
Spring temps are warming up the mountains, snow is melting, and rivers are rising and discoloring…it’s streamer swing time. Single hand or two handed, tie on your favorite big streamer and swing em, strip em, jig em, or dead drift em. Fish are moving for meaty bugs.
Are you looking for a reprieve from the steady doldrums of monotonous quarantine? Well, mark your calendars for this Monday, April 13th at 5 pm. Our good friend Taylor Edrington of Royal Gorge Anglers will be going live with Duranglers owner John Flick to talk fly fishing and any and all other BS. Join in…
Today we talk about good things like fly fishing and blue winged olives on the Animas and protecting your face! Hopefully, by now you have also already heard about our Fly Stimulus…but if you haven’t then you should get in on it because it won’t last long…
The Scott Sector fly rod is the hotness for 2020. Winner of the Best in Show award AND Best New Saltwater Rod award, it is no surprise that the Sector lived up to the hype. We had the chance to cast the 6 through 10 weights for our Scott Sector fly rod review and found…
Well you have probably heard of the 2 Trillion Stimulus Package. How about a fly fishing stimulus to help you get back to what you love? For a limited time take 20% off anything in our store not already on sale, including special orders. (some restrictions may apply). Call us at 970-385-4081 or e-mail us…
Our shop is currently closed until April 11th due to the Colorado Stay at Home Order but we are still taking and processing online orders as well as answering phone calls and e-mails. For the full story and continual updated situation, see our previous blog post. Also, the new Scientific Anglers Absolute Tippet is bomb…
There is a heck of a lot going on and things are changing every day…maybe even every hour! We know everyone is in one way or another feeling the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. It is truly a global shaping event, the likes of which we would have to imagine no one has seen in…
It’s that time of the year once again, and while we at Duranglers would love to see all your shining faces for a new fishing license, now is NOT the time to swing into the shop for one. While we are keeping the doors open for now (pending local and state ordinances), we are limiting…
These are not easy times, and everyone is feeling the cabin fever and squeeze of businesses closing their doors, social distancing, quarantines, shelter in place, and everything else that goes along with the state of Spring 2020. It’s hard, but it has been beautiful too! We have seen people reconnect with their dearest loved ones,…
Staying busy and sane in these trying times may be difficult, but we wanted to give you some help. Place an online order this weekend and save 20% on all our online flies, fly assortments, and fly tying materials with Duranglers Quarantine Coupon If you are cranking out some bugs but find yourself somewhere where…
The EP Pike Fly was modeled after the classic Enrico Puglisi Peanut Butter saltwater fly, but sized up for our local pike fisheries. All things considered, this fly is pretty easy to cast compared to many pike flies out there. It also holds up better to toothy mouths being tied out of all synthetic (and…
If you didn’t see our post from yesterday, this video will give you a good feel of all that we have going on. The short of it, we are open for business, we have curbside pickup on all online orders, AND fishing has only gotten better with each day. Expect more live videos with reports,…
“We are all in this together.” It’s is such a statement that we don’t remind ourselves of enough, but it is more true now than it ever has been. With every cancellation, postponement, deferment, rescheduling, or closure; it’s incredibly important to remember that we are a nation of family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and fishing buddies. …
It was a cool June morning in Yellowstone National Park. Steam blanketed where geyser heated water met the snow runoff from the mountains. I wondered how trout could live there. Was my father playing a cruel prank on me? Maybe as soon as I stepped foot into the river the skin along my feet and…
