Take Your Kid Fishing Gear
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…
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.
Durango February Fly Fishing Report 2015
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…
A Beginner’s Guide to San Juan River Fly Fishing
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…
Fly Color Selection
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…
Patagonia Close Out
Patagonia Close Out sale!
Trout Skagit
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…
Fly Tying: The Soft Hackle Nymph
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…
We Need More Caps
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
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…
Fly Tying: Hareline’s Baitfish Emulator Flash
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…
Kyle’s Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack
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…
Fly Tying: The San Juan Worm
Winter, tying season. It’s cold outside, so more of our fishing time has turned to tying time. At home or here in the shop, we are refilling our boxes and…
Fly Boxes: What We Like and Why
Fly Boxes: What We Like and Why We’ve been seeing a lot of guys in the shop gearing up for the tying season. We are too, especially during Duranglers open…
Open Fly Tying Night December 18
We will be in the shop tying our own bugs and we hope you come and do the same. Although this is not an instruction night, there will still be plenty…
December 2014 Fly Fishing Report
December 2014 Fly Fishing Report Give yourself the gift of fly fishing this holiday season…by going fishing! Or better yet, give someone ELSE the gift of fly fishing this holiday…
Black Friday Week
Black Friday…week? That’s right, Black Friday WEEK here at Duranglers! Not content with just one day or one weekend of great deals; we wanted to extend our Black Friday sales…
Open Fly Tying Night, November 20th
It’s that time again. We will be in the shop tying our own bugs and we hope you come and do the same. Although this is not an instruction night, there…
Sage Salt vs. Sage Method
Sage Salt vs. Sage Method [button title=”Shop Salt” link=”https://duranglers.com/shop/fly-rods-sage-2/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”] [button title=”Shop Method” link=”https://duranglers.com/product/sage-method-fly-rod/” color=”green”] The ‘best’ salt water rod. Does such a thing exist? If you…
November 2014 Fly Fishing Report
November 2014 Fly Fishing Report For a fly angler in the Rocky Mountains, November begins to implant nagging and impure thoughts of “staying home” instead of fishing. Gone are the…
Duranglers First Open Fly Tying Night Announcement
The first installment of Duranglers Open Fly Tying night will be Thursday, November 6th at 6:00 PM. Hard to believe but Winter is quickly approaching. And that means it’s TIME…
Scientific Anglers Sharkwave Siege Fly Line Review
Some may ask “Why would I need a niche fly line? My current fly line works just fine.” Well, niche fly lines are not for everyone. That is why we…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: After Action Report and Lessons Learned
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: After Action Report and Lessons Learned I Went Steelhead Fishing I should have taken the advice before I went. Or not. I can’t decide yet. Either…
The 5 Best Fly Tying Blogs You Should be Following
Kyle and I have been throwing around the idea of getting a lot more fly tying here on the Duranglers’ blog. We have had a few installments, but are hoping…
Corqs Strike Indicators Review
Corqs Strike Indicators have become one of the more interesting products we are carrying this fall. Made out of cork, these indicators are a throwback to the old style cork…
Fall Vallecito Pike on the Fly
If you hit it right, fall can be a spectacular time for pike on Vallecito. Peter, Mark, and Peter’s dad hit it right. Pike fishing should be solid for the…