Fly Fishing Father’s Day
Father’s day is coming up (June 15th). That’s right, time to celebrate the man who taught you how to ride a bike, played catch with you in the back yard,…
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 June Fly Fishing Report
Durango June Fly Fishing Report It looks like it is going to be a fantastic June for us here in the Durango region. We have had a handful of rain and snowstorms…
Scott Radian Review
Scott Radian Review The Scott Radian. Much has been said and written about this rod. Most (if not all) of what is being said is positive. Very positive in fact.…
Free Duranglers Cap
This week’s promotion: a free Duranglers cap! If your current fishing hat is so covered in flies and sweat grease that you can’t even make out the logo on the…
Fishing With Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Charlie and Mike had the opportunity to take a group of Big Brothers, Big Sisters out for a few hours of fly fishing this past Saturday. Everyone had an awesome…
Simi Seal Leech
Tying the Simi Seal Leech Duranglers shop manager Kyle tied up a few Simi Seal Leech patterns the other day. We just got some Simi Seal dubbing in the shop…
Streamer Fishing: A Beginner’s Guide
Check out our recent video on setting up a streamer rod for Colorado above! The Duranglers area is well on it’s way to our season of runoff. Warmer temps have…
May Fly Fishing Report
May Fly Fishing Report May is upon us and as we roll into the hot fishing season we start with…10 inches of new snow in the high country! Thankfully these…
New Mexico Fishing License
Fishing the San Juan? New Mexico fishing license purchases are handled online via NM Fish and Game. This means you can now get legal for the San Juan River from…
April Fly Fishing Report
River Conditions in April Unexpected weather is a Durango Spring certainty, but our April fly fishing report might help you succeed on the river. We woke up this morning to…
March 2014 Durango Fly Fishing
March 2014 Durango Fly Fishing Forecast The beginning of March marks the beginning of spring. Now of course it is not OFFICIALLY spring, but to Trout; it might as well…
2014 Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival
2014 Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival – April 4 & 5 Join us and our industry friends for two days of fun, education, clinics, deals, and demos! FRIDAY APRIL 4, 2014…
February Fly Fishing Report for 2014
River Conditions in February February…some might consider it the doldrums of fishing. They time of year to drink and tie flies and drink and watch fishing movies and drink.…
Christmas Island Bonefish 2014
Tom, Kyle, and Buck recently returned from a trip to Christmas Island. Christmas Island (also known as Kiritimati Island), is a flats fishing heaven for bonefish 1000 miles south of Hawaii…
January 2014 Fly Fishing Forecast
River Conditions in January For the Animas River; the month of January usually is just marginal…however, thanks to the warmer days we have been having lately, it may shape up…
December Fly Fishing Conditions
Fishing Conditions in December Winter is coming…and for us it is already here. Snow has been flying and the temps have been dropping. The holiday season is in full swing…
November Fly Fishing Forecast
River Conditions in November “Remember, remember the fish of November…” Frosty autumn mornings; with each day giving way to the starkness of winter. Positioned center stream, casting at nothing in…
Fall Trip to Gunnison – In Photos
Every year, first weekend of October, I take a trip. The purpose of this trip has always been to meet up with close friends from the front range and fish…
October Fly Fishing Forecast
River Conditions in October October is here, and for us it is a time to slow down. A time to take inventory from the past busy season. A time to…
Duranglers Tying Bench: WOOL!
Well we’ve sure gotten what we wished for (and then some) in terms of rain! But that’s a good thing… Fall should be great. Lets all pray for good bugs!…
The Tying Bench: Purple Products
Across the West, the color purple has certainly been the popular tendency of many fly anglers. Dries, Nymphs, Streamers, you name it. Some say the colors on the spectrum around…
Southwest Colorado In September
River Conditions in September What does September mean to you? Cooling temps? Falling leaves? Football? Here in Durango it is what we know as a shoulder season. A shoulder between…
Southwest Colorado August Fly Fishing Report
River Conditions in August August, the final month of summer break before it’s back to school, falling leaves, and brisk weather…but lets not get ahead of ourselves, let’s discuss the…
The Summer Road
Had the opportunity to head out for 2 days with the fine fellows over at Trout Bout. Through a steep hike, chubby chernobyls in box, Sage Circa in hand, cutties in wait,…
Southwest Colorado July Fishing Forcast
“These are strange and breathless days, the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for after.” -Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting What is…