Saltwater Season What constitutes “Saltwater Season”? For some, there is no season, it’s year round. Some like Camp Walker. Our friends over at Sage put together this incredible video about Camp and what it takes to be a guide in the Keys. The weekend is closing in, let this video inspire you through the last…
Euro Nymphing Techniques When it comes to Euro Nymphing Techniques, you could say that Josh Graffam is a bit of an expert. Euro, short for “European”, is an umbrella term that covers a wide variety of nymphing techniques that have been developed by competitive European anglers used to catch trout. In the simplest of terms,…
Durango Fly Fishing Film Tour 2018 It’s time to get excited! The 2018 Fly Fishing Film Tour is coming to Durango, and tickets are now on sale at the shop. Rocking Saturday, April 7th at the Durango Arts Center after our Fly Fishing Festival. Tickets now available in store for the discounted price of $14.…
Duranglers 2018 Fly Fishing Festival Schedule It’s that time of year! Spring is almost upon us and now is the time to start thinking about our upcoming Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival. Don’t miss it folks, it sure to be a great time! DURANGLERS FLY FISHING FESTIVAL – April 6 & April 7, 2018 THE 2018…
Navajo Reservoir Fly Fishing Video Are you a bass and pike fly fishing junkie? If you are not…maybe it is time to reconsider some things. Captian Mark Engler fly fishes many of our local lakes and reservoirs for vicious predators throughout they year. One of our most prolific bodies of water is Navajo Reservoir in…
New Look for the Shop If you stopped in the shop at any point this past January, you may have noticed some remodeling going on. It is all finally complete, and our new Simms installation is looking sharp. Stop in to check it all out! Here are few shots of the process along the way.
Let 2018 Be Your Big Fish Year – January Fishing Report 2017 has passed into the records of history. Now is the time to look forward to what 2018 will bring! A lot of us have set goals and resolutions for our fishing this year. We hope you have too! We are already planning our…
Dubbing Loop Shrimp Fly Tying Tutorial The Dubbing Loop Shrimp is a fantastic saltwater pattern when you need something quick. Ideal for bonefish on the flats of Belize, the Bahamas, or Christmas Island. We have also used this critter to entice the ever-wary Florida snook and redfish in the surf, on the flats, or at…
2018 Fly Fishing Resolutions 2018 is here. It’s a weird vibe, if I am honest. I don’t think I was ready for it. It’s easy to think of it as another year gone, but it might be better to think of it as having another year to look forward to. Another year to plan. Another set…
Sage – Swing Season – The Slowdown With no fish “hero shots” to speak of in this video from our friends over at Sage…it’s still very entertaining and worth your time if you have ever thought to yourself “steelhead might be cool to catch”. It’s the small part everyone plays with their daily decisions of…
Duranglers Flash Sale Day 4: Fly Tying Materials It’s time to stock up for the winter tying season! Our 4rd flash sale this week is going on all day today (Thursday, December 7th) and is a great way to load up (or load someone else up) on all materials you will need to craft those secret patterns..…
Duranglers Flash Sale Day 3: Stickers and Decals Stickers and decals: the best way to decorate your truck, boat, tying cave, or cooler. It’s custom art on the cheap! Our 3rd flash sale this week is going on all day today (Wednesday, December 6th) and is a great way to save on some beautiful stocking stuffers.…
Duranglers Flash Sale Day 2: Fly Fishing Books! Even in this digital age where seemingly endless knowledge is available at our fingertips, fly fishing books still hold many secrets. From fly tying, to beginner techniques, to guidebooks, to casting, to entomology, to just good ole fly fishing literature; there is nothing like cracking the spine on “analog” fly fishing…
December Flash Sale Week So we wanted to kick off the first week of December by doing something a little different. Each day this week, we are going to have a different flash sale for the Holidays. We will have a new opportunity every day to save 20% on some of your favorite fly fishing gear…but…
Rio Behind the Brand – Simon Gawesworth If there is only one thing you watch today, let it be this beautiful video. You may or may not have heard the name of Simon Gawesworth, but hopefully, you remember it after this. The single hand snake roll at 4:35 will haunt your dreams.
Animas Lunch Report – 11-27-17 – Holiday Troutin I wouldn’t exactly call it a tropical heat wave…but I wouldn’t call it November weather either. Call it a haunting of the Indian Summer, call it global warming…call it what you want. The weather has been warm lately, reaching 60 degrees during the day. This has set…
Holiday Gift Ideas for People You Like and Don’t Hate Holiday shopping, fun fun fun! We all know how that goes…it doesn’t sometimes. In this day in age, the default go-to is a gift card: “Buy yourself something with my money because I don’t actually know you well enough to pick it out myself!” It’s…
Straight Out of the Hatch Reels Custom Shop… Limited edition Orange and Blue Hatch reels for those living in Broncos country! Coming up on the Holiday season, these bad boys make for a Christmas present for the Broncos fan/fly fishing junkie in your life. These Gen 2 Hatch Plus Finatic reels are new this year and…
Wired Stonefly – Pat’s Rubberlegs Variation Tying Tutorial The Wired Stonefly is an amazing Umpqua signature fly pattern from the mind of Brad Befus that drops quick into the depths of any river. Stonefly nymphs are a must-have here in Colorado where ever stones are present (and even where they are not). This is our…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/27/17 – The Most Important Thing You Will Read Today It’s fall dudes. Actually, fall is almost half over. It feels weird, like the opposite of Deja Vu; “How are we here now? shouldn’t it still be summer?” Because of that, we have something important to tell you. It will probably…
New and Notable Gear For Fall Brisk days and crunching leaves underfoot. Browns are maneuvering and posturing. Elk are bugling. Pumpkin spice everything abounds at the grocery store. It’s Fall. This time of year, after the height of the summer Colorado trout excitement, things tend to slow down a little bit and we find ourselves able to take…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/30/17 – Recent Catches How has the fishing been lately? A little like this…
Animas Lunch Report – 8-23-17 – Macabre Pictures Running through a few photos from this past summer, I came across a handful that were worth a second look. Reminders of the finite nature of our existence, these photos expose the mortal nature of our lives. Some of these you may find calming, while others are downright…
Animas River Lunch Report – 8-21-17 – Total Eclipse of the Report So if it isn’t evident by now…we have been pretty swamped and have not had much opportunity to bring to the masses our usually consistent Animas Lunch Report. We kicked off our video reports….and then fell off the map. Summer hits like that around…
Thursday Motivation: Mental Baby Poons Is Thursday slogging along? Take a minute out of your day to recharge with this ridiculously sweet video from RepYourWater and Livit Films featuring some of the most fun fish on the planet.
