Fishing the San Juan at 5000 cfs -or- the story is in the water, keep your flies in the water By Lee Pillaro Often times, Spring in Southwestern Colorado means fishing flat water and tailwaters. But what happens when our favorite tailwater gets high during spring flushes? Well, if you’re like us here at Durangler’s…
The Complex Twist Streamer is a play on the Complex Twist Bugger, invented and made famous by the creative mind of Cheech over at Fly Fish Food. With a few changes, shop employee Matt has been using this bug on our local waters as a go-to streamer when just hitting the water. The profile of…
If you want the video version Two Flies, head on over to our Instagram or Facebook and watch our story that you can follow every Thursday titled “2 Flies”. This series will be showcasing 2 flies that we are using RIGHT NOW to catch fish on our local waters. Every week, our conditions are different. …
If you want the video version Two Flies, head on over to our Instagram or Facebook and watch our story that you can follow every Thursday titled “2 Flies”. This series will be showcasing 2 flies that we are using RIGHT NOW to catch fish on our local waters. Well it seems that our weather…
The Backcountry Beetle, designed and tied by Matt Bennett, is a simple but very effective foam beetle. We really like fishing this fly throughout the summer into fall, and trout seem to love it in the high country and on our local Dolores River. The Backcountry Beetle is a quick and durable tie that is…
If you want the video version Two Flies, head on over to our Instagram or Facebook and watch our story that you can follow every Thursday titled “2 Flies”. This series will be showcasing 2 flies that we are using RIGHT NOW to catch fish on our local waters. It’s been a cold few days. …
If you missed Matt last year, well then make sure you mark your calendars! Matt Bennett (aka @flygeekmatt on Instagram) will be presenting us with another incredible fly tying demo full of useful tips and tricks to speed up your tying and help you create some incredible streamers, dries, and nymphs. Matt is a full-time commercial…
This is the upload of our Facebook live Animas Lunch Report from this past Friday. We are talking the San Juan River, Spring flows, and pike fishing! With this weird weather, the calendar may say May, but the forecast is saying April. With our massive snowpack, expect everything to fish as if it were a…
If you want the video version Two Flies, head on over to our Instagram or Facebook and watch our story that you can follow every Thursday titled “2 Flies”. This series will be showcasing 2 flies that we are using RIGHT NOW to catch fish on our local waters. Perhaps this week’s version of 2…
Learn the basics Of Fly Fishing With Duranglers at our Free Beginner Fly Fishing Class Saturday Series! We will be having 3 clinics on Saturdays starting April 27th from 10am-12pm, that will cover all the basics that you will need to start fly fishing. Each class is free to attend and will cover a different…
If you want the video version Two Flies, head on over to our Instagram or Facebook and watch our story that you can follow every Thursday titled “2 Flies”. This series will be showcasing 2 flies that we are using RIGHT NOW to catch fish on our local waters. Today, we are talking streamers. Known…
I had a few goals this year. One of my goals was to update our somewhat antiquated web design for duranglers.com. With that goal completely smashed (it has been a 2-year project), there are still lots of projects that have come up. With the onset of social media hysteria over the past few years, our…
The Animas River in Durango is not an easy river to figure out, even for veteran fly anglers. Duranglers Guide Mike Sulkosky did a presentation for us during our annual Fly Fishing Festival on April 7th, 2018 on how to crack the code and divulged a few secrets to fly fishing the Animas River. From…
WE ARE HEADING BACK! NOVEMBER 16-23, 2019 AND WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US! You can read the trip details here or you can read our full trip report here. Costa de Cocos in Xcalak, Mexico is an out of the way lodge that caters to beginner and die-hard saltwater fly fisherman alike. With the…
This class is limited to 4 students, so pre-registration is a must. Have you immersed yourself in the world of fly tying and are now looking to up your game? Perhaps you have become a dedicated meat hucker and want to develop your skills at tying streamers. Due to demand, we have decided to add…
We recently hosted a group of anglers to Christmas Island through Christmas Island Outfitters this past February. Christmas Island is a remote atoll in the Pacific ocean that lies about 120 miles north of the equator. Target species are bonefish, trevally, triggerfish and a myriad of other species. We experienced everything Christmas Island had to…
“Don’t postpone joy.” This phrase is somewhat of a mantra for a few who joined us on our recent trip this past December to Costa De Cocos in Xcalak, Mexico. It’s a quaint statement that can be applied to many situations in life. Postponing joy actually seems to make a lot of sense for those…
It’s been a labor of love, and a long time coming, but our new site design is live! As you may have noticed, there has been some changes around here. Go scroll our blog, or pick up a few things on our online shop! We are pretty excited about the changes, let us know what…
It’s coming! Our annual Spring Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival will be kicking off April 5th and 6th, 2019, and we have a special guest presenting this year: Hank Patterson! Get yourself prepared with new knowledge, techniques, and gear. Two days full of fun, education, clinics, deals, and demos with our fly fishing industry friends (along…
2019 is Off to a Snowy Start – January 2019 Fishing Report Goodbye 2018…and in some regards, good riddance! While last year had some highs that we remember quite fondly, the Durango area had some lows that we are excited to call “history”. We have already seen more snow on the ground the past 2 weeks…
Come Celebrate Duranglers 35th Anniversary! It’s been an amazing 35 years guiding and fishing Southwest Colorado. From the start in the basement on 8th street to where we are now, we would like to thank each and everyone one of you for helping us and fishing with us along the way. We would like to…
Fish for Golden Dorado with Duranglers, the most ferocious freshwater predator! There is very little dispute among the international angling community that the golden dorado of South America is the hardest fighting freshwater fish on the planet. The Dorado, (Salminus Maxillosus) gets its name from it’s bright gold color. The aggressive nature of the dorado…
What is a Dry Fly Life Cycle? What exactly is a dry fly life cycle? It looks a little something like this! When you the hatch is on so strong that you can’t keep trout off your fly. When your bug is getting demolished as fast as you can tie another one one. Designed and illustrated…
Duranglers 2018 Black Friday The holiday shopping season seems to get bigger (and come earlier) every year…but hey why not shop small this year. Shop local! We have some sweet deals going on for the week kicking off on Black Friday, running through Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and going on through Friday, November 30th! So…
