Two Flies – Simi Seal Leech and Annelids
If you want the video version Two Flies, head on over to our Instagram or Facebook and watch our story that you can follow every Thursday titled “2 Flies”. This…
Tying a Skinny Annelid for the San Juan River and Other Selective Trout
Tying a Skinny Annelid for the San Juan River and Other Selective Trout The Annelid, or aquatic earthworm, is a staple on most of our guide trips headed to the…
Orange Annelid
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Red Annelid
$2.00
Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing Lakes for Trout
Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing Lakes for Trout The why, where, when, what, and how of fly fishing in lakes for trout. At the onset of the first warm days…
2019 is Off to a Snowy Start – January 2019 Fishing Report
2019 is Off to a Snowy Start – January 2019 Fishing Report Goodbye 2018…and in some regards, good riddance! While last year had some highs that we remember quite fondly,…
Overcast Days are for Baetis – October Fishing Report
Overcast Days are for Baetis – October Fishing Report “Cloudy with a chance of rain”: a statement so typical of the forecast this time of year. With weather rolling in and…
Rains and the High Country – Late July/Early August Fishing Report
Rains and the High Country – Late July/Early August Fishing Report We have seen an interesting summer this year in Durango. First, it was high temps and low water, then the…
Let 2018 Be Your Big Fish Year – January Fishing Report
Let 2018 Be Your Big Fish Year – January Fishing Report 2017 has passed into the records of history. Now is the time to look forward to what 2018 will…
Animas River Lunch Report – 6-23-17 – The Longest, Fastest Day
Animas River Lunch Report – 6-23-17 – The Longest, Fastest Day So it has been a few weeks since we last put out an Animas Lunch Report. The plan was…
Abundance of Water – April 2017 Fly Fishing Report
Abundance of Water – April 2017 Fly Fishing Report This month we will see the beginning of Spring runoff on most of our area rivers. Snowpack this year is above…
The Other Obsession
The Other Obsession Fly fishing is an obsession itself, but with it comes another obsession that is just as contagious. By Maxwell Westheimer Before getting involved in the fly fishing…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/20/17 – Spring Lasted 4 Minutes
Animas Lunch Report – 3/20/17 – Spring Lasted 4 Minutes It’s been a fairly busy past 3 months…which is how long it has been since my last Animas Lunch Report.…
Colorado Flux – March 2017 Fly Fishing Report
Colorado Flux – March 2017 Fly Fishing Report Shoulder season flux. 50 mile per hour winds one to 60’s and sunny the next. Crystal clear and cold waters to muddy…
Is it Spring Yet? – February 2017 Fly Fishing Report
Is it Spring Yet? – February 2017 Fly Fishing Report So here is the skinny: it’s been cold and it’s been snowy. Very snowy. Record breaking snowy in fact. Right now,…
Animas Lunch Report – 1/27/17 – Hello Snow
Animas Lunch Report – 1/27/17 – Hello Snow Snowpack percentages are hitting on the high side right now. High as in 150 to 200 percent of average in much of…
A Fishy New Year – January 2017 Fly Fishing Report
A Fishy New Year – January 2017 Fly Fishing Report Typically, late December and early January see some of our coldest temperatures in Durango. We are talking 0-degree temps for…
Onset of the Hopper Hoards – August/September Fly Fishing Report
Onset of the Hopper Hoards – August/September Fly Fishing Report The onset of hopper hoards have marked the coming of our late summer fishing season. If you are one who…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/5/15 – Monsoonal
Animas Lunch Report – 8/5/15 – Monsoonal Baked neck, dark and dry hands, and drinking “enough” an unattainable feat; our summer guide season had been grinding on through the heat…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/8/16 – Throes of Summer Fly Fishing
Animas Lunch Report – 7/8/16 – Throes of Summer Fly Fishing We are in it now, the throes of summer fly fishing. The Animas has dropped to just over 1000…
Animas Lunch Report – 5/23/16 – Sunbathing Pike
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…
The Cusp of Summer – Duranglers May Fly Fishing Report
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.…
Streamer Season – Duranglers April Fly Fishing Report
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…
Spring Has Sprung – Duranglers March Fly Fishing Report
Spring Has Sprung – Duranglers March Fly Fishing Report So last month, our report was all about how cold and snowy it has been. This month, it is all about the…
Animas Lunch Report- 2/9/16- The Penalty Box Diaries
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…