Engler
Engler The video up, and it is incredible. Engler. From Yeti Coolers…
Andy manages Duranglers Flies and Supplies online store and web content. When he is not plugging away in the basement of Duranglers, he can be found in the shop talking weird flies, throwing spey casts for few fish, eating pizza, drinking coffee, painting, and raising a family in Southwest Colorado.
His fly fishing writings have been published on blogs such as the Daily Drake and Simms Wading Room.
Animas Lunch Report – 10/22/15 – Deluge
Animas Lunch Report – 10/22/15 – Deluge Rob and I made a quick spey mission of our lunch break today. The plan was to scarf some food and book it to the Animas for a few swings through some select runs and then book it back. A 509 cfs and about 2 feet of clarity;…
Ross Reels Cimarron II First Look
Ross Reels Cimarron II First Look We got a first look at the new Ross Reels Cimarron II today… Lines taken right out of the Frank Lloyd Wright playbook and style for miles. Not to mention an insane amount of drag strength and buttery smooth retrieve. We were pretty excited to see the guys at…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/19/15 – Explore Colorado
Animas Lunch Report – 10/19/15 – Explore Colorado The rain this past weekend changed things up a bit; it now actually feels like fall out there. The rain also caused a little spike in the flows on the Animas which is at 367 cfs right now and climbing. Like us this past weekend, you should…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/16/15 – The End?
Animas Lunch Report – 10/16/15 – The End? Is this weekend going to be the end of our Indian summer? With precip on the forecast, only time will tell. Temps will be dropping to the 60’s tomorrow and you can always anticipate snow in the high country with rain down low. Ahead of the cooling…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/13/15 – It’s a Summer Kind of Fall
Animas Lunch Report – 10/13/15 – It’s a Summer Kind of Fall One thing you don’t expect to see this time of year is the rubber hatch. Well with these pleasant days of sun and high 70’s, it seems that locals are taking full advantage of the good flows and warm weather to make an…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/12/15 – Not Steelhead
Animas Lunch Report – 10/12/15 – Not Steelhead So it was exactly one year ago that I made a trek up to the great Pacific Northwest to try my hand at steelheading (read more here). The DIY ethic was strong on this trip and it showed with amount of fish caught: none. However, I did…
Duranglers October Fishing Report – Autumn Elements
Duranglers October Fishing Report – Autumn Elements Brown trout strip sets. Camp fires smoldering in the rain. Crushed aspen leaves pressed into elk tracks. Mist-lined steelhead passages. Marabou filled fly boxes. Duck blinds before dawn. Spey casts in crisp air. Blaze orange and mossy oak. Gold, Bronze, and Crimson. The elements of autumn: things that grip us…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/5/15 – Stay warm with…SOCKS!
Animas Lunch Report – 10/5/15 – Stay warm with…SOCKS! That’s right, socks! Imagine that. Who knew that wearing socks under your waders will keep your feet warm when you step into cold fall rivers. And we just so happen to have the niftiest socks around… Behold the RepYourWater Trout Socks. (BUY HERE) These merino wool…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/2/15 – A Blaze In The Northern Sky
Animas Lunch Report – 10/2/15 – A Blaze In The Northern Sky The first sunset of October reminds us that there are only a few days left before the frosts of Autumn. Gone will be wet wading, hoppers, and the fair hatches of summer. Get out there this weekend and enjoy all that fall has…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/29/15 – Fall Colors
Animas Lunch Report – 9/29/15 – Fall Colors Now, and I mean right now is the time for Fall colors in Southwest Colorado. Drop what you are doing, get your gear, jump in your car, and get to your favorite piece of water. The fall colors are popping and there is no better time to…
Soft Hackle Saturday – Soft Hackle Streamer
Soft Hackle Saturday – Soft Hackle Streamer A Soft Hackle Streamer eh? What be this devilry? That is correct, a Soft Hackle Streamer. Before streamer fishing ever became a cool hip thing, and before most streamer fisherman were even born; fly anglers were fishing flies like this. Call it a soft hackle. Call it it a…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/25/15 – Bullwinkle
Animas Lunch Report – 9/25/15 – Bullwinkle I have been out of the shop for about a week now (trip back to the midwest to visit family), and today was my first day back. I should have known it was going to be an interesting day when my commute involved an Animas River moose sighting.…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/15/15 – Goodbyes and Hellos
Animas Lunch Report – 9/15/15 – Goodbyes and Hellos As you may or may not have heard by now; our shop manager Kyle has left us. That’s right, Kyle is gone. He up and packed his bags, loaded up the family, and headed back east to settle in Wisconsin; close to extended family. We commend…
5 For Fall
5 For Fall If Buzzfeed can make lists of cool/random stuff, why can’t we? Here is a list of 5 things that are get us all sorts of excited for this fall. 1. Moving Monsters The crisp nip in the morning fall air often puts fly guys on point for one thing: big ol’ brown…
Soft Hackle…Sunday? – Kyle’s Yellow and Rainbow
Soft Hackle…Sunday? – Kyle’s Yellow and Rainbow Soft hackle Sunday? Sure why not. Since we have not been too consistent with the Soft Hackle Saturday anyway, so we figured we would keep the soft hackle installment alive on Sunday. Hopefully you are cranking out some bugs watching the Broncos right now anyway, so let this…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/8/15 – Grammar Assassins
Animas Lunch Report – 9/8/15 – Grammar Assassins Do you know any grammar assassins? “What is a grammar assassin?” you may ask. A grammar assassin (much like a real life assassin), is someone who lies in wait, biding their time, awaiting the ideal moment to strike. Once you make that fatal [grammar] mistake, the grammar…
New 2016 Goods From Umpqua Feather Merchants
New 2016 Goods From Umpqua Feather Merchants Umpqua Feather Merchants has been a staple in the fly fishing industry for some time now. Historically know for flies and fly tying goods, Umpqua has branched out in the past few years to carry a whole host of other fly fishing products that have made a mark…
Duranglers September Monthly Report – The Million Dollar Month
Duranglers September Report – The Million Dollar Month September is the month of the San Juan Skyway and the Million Dollar Highway drive. While nonetheless beautiful every other month of the year, September is of course when the mountainsides of the San Juan Skyway bursts into the bright and luminous shade of yellow which almost requires sunglasses just…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/1/15 – Watch Your Backcast
Animas Lunch Report – 9/1/15 – Watch Your Backcast Watching your backcast helps aid fly casting in a few ways: it assists with the timing of your forward cast and it also prevents you from putting your fly into trees, bushes, or your guides nose. It’s always good to watch your backcast from time to time. The…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/31/15 – Baby Crayfish
Animas Lunch Report – 8/31/15 – Baby Crayfish You fish crayfish patterns don’t you? You should if you don’t. Always. This past weekend’s local lake report is in from Duranglers own shop ninja Derek Ems. The report: Baby Crayfish. Trout are absolutely destroying them. If you don’t have any in your box…you should. Barry’s Carp…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/28/15 – The Last Weekend
Animas Lunch Report – 8/28/15 – The Last Weekend Well, we are rolling into the last weekend of the summer months. Up next, September (which some of us call our favorite month to be on the water). If you are not heading out for the archery season opener tomorrow, then you should get out and…
Fishpond Colorado Limited Edition Nomad Net
Fishpond Colorado Limited Edition Nomad Net Just dropped in the shop: the Limited Edition Fishpond Nomad Mid-Length Colorado Net. For those who have been eyeing a new net from Fishpond, this is a custom net featuring the Colorado flag on the throat and a wrapped topo map of the Colorado River as it flows through Glenwood Canyon.…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/25/15 – It’s Shocking
Animas Lunch Report – 8/25/15 – It’s Shocking I will give you the bad news first: fishing on the Animas probably won’t be great this week. The DOW has been and will be shocking the Animas River for the next few days through town to gauge the fish count. This fish count has been demanded…
