Animas Lunch Report – 7/23/15 – Good News We have a few bits of good news for ya! “As a result of decreasing river flows in the San Juan River Basin, the Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled an increase in the release from Navajo Reservoir from 350 cfs to 500 cfs on Thursday, July 23,…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/22/15 – Palomino A Palomino Trout (also known as a ‘Lightning’ Trout in California) is a pretty rare little gem here in Colorado. We don’t often see these guys, but when we do we make sure to remind them that they are rainbow trout with a genetic defect before we release them. We…
2015 Grip N Grin Guide We realized something: You go to all the trouble of surfing fly fishing websites, attempting to find the best information on rivers, flies, gear, terminal tackle, and how-to’s…but no site really presents you with the most important information… Insert Duranglers. We are here with the most vital fly fishing (and life)…
Soft Hackle Saturday: Peacock and Partridge Today’s installment of the Soft Hackle Saturday highlights the Peacock and Partridge. Also known as the Soft Hackle Peacock, this fly is wicked quick to tie and is a staple of the wet fly arsenal. All you need is some wet fly hooks (8-16), peacock, partridge, oval gold tinsel,…
Independents Week Independents Week 2015 came and went this past 4th of July week. I know, it’s spelled Independence; but here in La Plata county, our regional Local First also likes to celebrate something called Independents Week along with the Fourth of July. Independents Week is smaller on the scale of celebrations here in Durango. I…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/15/15 – Double Rainbow Oh what does it mean??? Hopefully that the river is going to clear up today. The Animas has been riding dirty for a few days, but it looks to be clearing. Rob managed a few good’uns on the Peacock Rubber Bugger yesterday… Kyle – The future is…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/13/15 – Monday Funday Ahh Monday Funday. Another day back to the weekly grind. Smash your desk, go fishing. The problems of Monday are already piling up and nothing seems to be going the way we want it too. All I am thinking about is the caddis hatch that is currently…
Animas Lunch Report – STOCKED Well…. we’re stocked And I don’t mean the shop (although we are stocked to the brim with any and all your fly fishing needs) As my associate Andy eluded to yesterday, the Animas has been stocked with very eager, dimly-colored and ultimately very fun “rainbows” grown in the hatchery. What does…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/10/15 – The Truck Well the truck is making it’s rounds today. What truck you might ask? Unfortunately, not the PBR truck. Nope, it’s the stocking truck. Yep, the Animas among other local rivers are getting an infusion of hofer rainbow trout. Are we excited about this? No comment. But you…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/9/15 – Mud Bugs So with yesterday’s Animas Lunch Report, we brought you bugs you should be looking out for these days with their corresponding artificials. But what if the river is looking like a total mud pit (like today when it shot up to 1800 cfs thanks to rain)? We…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/8/15 – Caddis and PMDs and Hoppers Oh My! If you managed to miss the monsoon mud (muddy rivers due to rain) then you may have noticed a few hatches popping on the Animas. The bugs of interest these days are Caddis, PMDs, and Hoppers. Caddis – You can always go with…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/7/15 – Colorado Monsoon Season If you have been in Colorado for a few minutes now, you may have noticed the rain that turned on and off like a kitchen sink faucet. Our monsoon season has arrived. Traditionally starting around the 10th of July, the afternoon monsoons have been showing up…
What is Cyclepond Anyway? Cyclepond: it’s Fishpond’s commitment to re-purposing things no longer used. The short of it is that Fishpond is constantly looking for ways to reduce their footprint on the environment. How they went about it is quite ingenious. Cyclepond products are made from 40-100% nylon recycled commercial fishing nets, (an industry first). Here at…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/6/15 – It’s Time After long last, we can finally say that it’s time. It’s time to fish the Animas. While the water may be slightly high, it has been showing great clarity the past few days with consistent hatches of caddis. Expect to see fish on top in the evenings…but most…
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Animas Lunch Report – 7/3/15 – Keep it Weird Andy – As Kyle and I crested the summit of 9th and Camino Del Rio, descending towards 9th street bridge, our defeat was instantaneously sure. No fish will be caught today. All week, the Animas seemed to be shaping up. With each day, slightly more clarity.…
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Duranglers July Monthly Report – Dry or Die Usually, July is known as the height of dry fly season here in Southwestern Colorado. However, with all the moisture we received this year, dry fly season has just begun. With so many hatches just kicking into gear with subsiding runoff, we are looking at a great…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/30/15 – The Tug Is The Drug It seems like we have not had much to report in the past two months from the Animas. Well, that is all changing. The Anims is finally starting to pick up. Les managed this solid brown on a streamer. Finally, some news from the…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/29/15 – Highland Mary’s Lakes Andy made the trek up to Highland Mary’s Lakes this past weekend…only to find them still mostly covered in ice and plenty of snow to trudge through. The fishing was not so great. The high country still has some snow to deal with, but runoff is…
Soft Hackle Saturday – Partridge and… Green or Yellow. Both very simple ties and can be tied with a thread, floss, dubbing, or sewing thread body and your choice of thorax dubbing (hare’s mask our choice here). A quick and easy tie for those wanting to start out their soft hackle game this summer. The…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/25/15 – Light at the End of the Tunnel In 2 days, the Animas has dropped almost 1000 cfs. Light at the end of the tunnel it seems! Water clarity is slowly coming back with dropping levels. All around Southwest Colorado, we are seeing the waters recede and summer fly fishing…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/24/15 – Almost Famous Trivia: can you name the band from the 2000 movie Almost Famous? Here, have a clue… No the band’s name wasn’t Derek, nor were they named Brown Trout. Derek is of course fishing on a…Stillwater…same as the band’s name! If you didn’t know this, I highly recommend…
Tarpon Diaries – Lessons and After Action Report If you have not gathered from my previous posts, this was my first time fly fishing for tarpon. In all actuality, this was my first true saltwater fly fishing trip (I wouldn’t count casting into the Southern California surf for a few hours a true saltwater fly…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/23/15 – Courage Wolf You know what, we know the river is high. You know what else, just go fish it. Courage Wolf would. Kyle – Getting stoked on small stream fishing, it should come around soon. Andy – The Animas is at 4000 cfs today (but coming down slowly). The San Juan is…
