Animas Lunch Report 3/26/15 – Kyle’s Hipster Lunch This is what Kyle is having for lunch. Seriously look at this thing, it’s like something you would find on Pinterest. It even has kale. It better be locally sourced, organically grown, humanely raised, and fair trade kale. No this is not a stock photo, this is…
New Mexico Stream Access Bill Your voice really matters in this issue and it only takes 30 seconds of your time. This will affect any floating done in New Mexico, including the Lower San Juan River downstream of the Navajo Dam Quality Waters area. From Utah Stream Access Coalition: While you were waiting to hear…
Animas Lunch Report 3/25/15 – Whites of Their Eyes The Animas is looking absolutely fantastic right now for streamers and swung flies. Big dark nymphs are also an option. Our river reports section was just updated, so check that out because a lot of rivers are picking up and fishing good! Also, these MFC Rubber…
Animas Lunch Report 3/24/15 – Excuse I Andy – The clarity dissipated from yesterday and we are looking at a dirtier Animas today. It is only rising slightly, but the low elevation snow melt is mucking up the water (which is currently at 564 CFS). With lots of new product arriving and the shop being so busy,…
Animas Lunch Report 3/20/14 – Fresh 2 Death Hey guess what! We just got these really legit 5280 Duranglers Flatbrim Snapbacks in the shop. Fresh 2 Death son! Kyle – BIG streamers… not many bugs moving around from what I saw. Great time to walk the bank and plop in big weighty flies. Floating line…
Fishing With Streamers: Switch it Up Last year, we brought you our Beginner’s Guide to Streamer Fishing. If you are new to the streamer game, I would suggest you read this beginner’s guide before continuing on… So you are now a streamer junkie (or an aspiring one). How about a little more streamer theory, lore,…
Animas Lunch Report 3/19/14 – Get Legal Round 3, go! Andy – The Animas River is at 649 CFS and still off color. Also rain and thunder is moving in as I write this. If I could do whatever I wanted right now, I would probably drive over to the Rio Grande and do some spey…
Animas Lunch Report 3/18/15 – Other Options Day two of the Animas Lunch Report! How long can we keep this consistent. Only time will tell. In the meantime… Andy – The Animas is just like yesterday; except muddier and grosser. Lots of chunks floating in the current (which is 631 cfs right now). Mexican buffet aftermath.…
Animas Lunch Report – Mocha Latte – 3/17/15 “What if we did a daily lunch report of the Animas?” Kyle stated to me this afternoon. “Like, every day or so we write a quick report on the Animas after checking it out at lunch.” “Hmm, that is a great idea Kyle. Way to promote office…
Rio de las Animas Perdidas – The River of Lost Souls Sometimes, while fishing the Animas River things can feel a little surreal, especially when one comes across strange river booty, such as this carnation. The whole of the Four Corners region is filled with Spanish names that follow the theme of death and the…
Fly Tying With EP Fibers – Not Just for Saltwater In the Saltwater fly fishing world, Enrico Puglisi (EP) and his fly patterns have a stranglehold on everyone’s mind and fly box. I was late to the party. I scoffed at the thought of these synthetic fibers fishing anywhere close to natural materials, the likes…
FRIDAY APRIL 3, 2015 Double Tree Hotel, Animas Room Social 6:30-7:00 / Presentation 7:00-8:30PM Captain Jamie Allen “Transitioning From Freshwater To Saltwater” Jamie is a former Durango resident who moved to Boca Grande Florida to live his dream of becoming a saltwater fly fishing guide. Join us for an informative and entertaining presentation on saltwater fishing. SATURDAY APRIL…
The Bluemouth – Early Season Pike Fishing Captain Mark Engler has noticed that some of the first pike of the year have blue mouths. Mark is our resident pike master here at Duranglers, and this observation is an interesting one. No, it is not a new pike species…but no one is entirely sure what it is…
Scott Spey Rod Review and a Demo Day With Scott Rods A few days ago Frank Smethurst (of fly fishing film fame as well as our local Scott Fly Rod rep) stopped in town to give us a demo of some Scott two handed rods. We assumed this would be an opportunity to check out…
Take your kid fishing, Kyle has been! Heck, take someone fishing and show them the joy of this great sport. The amount of stoke that will be shared cannot be measured. What is the key to an adventure like this? Proper preparedness and the right gear. Take Your Kid Fishing Gear: • 1 child (or…
Durango February Fly Fishing Report 2015 It’s hard to believe it is February in Southwest Colorado. It’s hard to believe because the weather is deceiving us into thinking it is March and not February. Our current 7 day forecast is calling for sunny days in the mid fifties. Truth be told, we actually want cold,…
San Juan River Fly Fishing: it’s a daily topic here at Duranglers. “How is the Juan doing?” or “Whats the recent report for the San Juan?” or “How is the Juan fishing these days?” or “How do I get to the San Juan?” Every day questions. This isn’t a complaint either, it’s just a fact.…
Here is a great article from fix.com regarding how important fly color selection is when fishing. One thing to keep in mind is most fly fishing for trout in rivers never exceeds about 8 feet or so. None-the-less, very intriguing. Click the image to read the full article: Source: Fix.com
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Trout Skagit? Yep that’s right, Trout Skagit. I just picked up a Redington Dually 6wt with some skagit line and tips. While this will be a sweet rod for summer run and half-pounder steelhead; my main reason for picking this up was to huck and swing some meat at our resident trout on the Animas,…
It’s raining. Or it’s snowing. It’s one of the two, but I can’t tell. All I know is that I am wet and cold. It’s the beginning of October. I am currently standing knee deep in a southwestern Colorado river the color of a delicious cambric tea. The sun is shining but it doesn’t cut…
Supply is short these days… We don’t have enough caps here at Duranglers, and we are going to need to get a few more. Sorry about the lack of options…
Throwback Thursday is generally a social media term. Used on Thursdays when one wants to post a photo of times past. This photo brought me back to a special day that I felt should be shared on our blog. It also reminded me of what awaits me in only a few short months, unexplored water.…
Hareline’s Baitfish Emulator Flash Hareline’s Baitfish Emulator Flash is a material we started carrying in the shop this past year. Baitfish emulator flash was created with a nice mix of differently textured thin mylars with a specially treated edge for winding. It was designed to make quick baitfish patterns by tying in the material and giving…
Kyle’s Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack For the past year, Kyle has been using the Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack for all his fishing outings. The Headwaters Guide Hip Pack is very unique in it’s design. It really just kind of looks like a box attached to a belt…and even somewhat “badonkadonk”. However, it is extremely…
