Animas Lunch Report – 9/14/16 – Swung Lunch When September rolls around, and there is a crisp bite to the morning air; I start to dream of chrome on the swing. Being one with few funds to travel to the PNW, I often settle for the local two-hander scene on the Animas River. This scene usually…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/9/16 – Time Keeps On Slipping, Slipping… It’s weird how fast things slip past us. Like summer. Where the heck did summer go? I thought we just fishing stonefly hatches on the Rio Grande 6 minutes ago. Now it’s all “fall this”, and “changing leaves that”, and “where did my life…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/5/16 – Day of Labors Hoppers, cased caddis, Tricos, and a few BWOs. Floatable at 520 cfs and a beautiful 80 degree day. On this Day of Labors, the Animas isn’t a bad place to be. Heck, the Piedra, Pine, Dolores, San Juan, and high mountain creeks are not a bad place…
Redington Find Your Water: Alpine Rises The new Redington Find Your Water episode has dropped. Aptly named “Alpine Rises”, this video contains some beautiful shots of the Rocky Mountain backcountry, high mountain cutthroat trout, and our shop friends Ben and Anna fishing dry flies to their heart’s content. What is not mentioned is that this…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/25/15 – This is Why We Fly Growing up in Iowa, there were few opportunities to catch trout on a fly rod. Even at the age of 11, fly fishing and fly tying was an intense pastime of mine and remains to this day (my mother might call it a “passion”…
Onset of the Hopper Hoards – August/September Fly Fishing Report The onset of hopper hoards have marked the coming of our late summer fishing season. If you are one who likes violent, splashy dry fly eats and feisty fish; then this just might be when you want to get on the water. We are in…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/5/15 – Monsoonal Baked neck, dark and dry hands, and drinking “enough” an unattainable feat; our summer guide season had been grinding on through the heat of late July. It had been dry for nearly a month and 90+ degree days mixed with no cloud cover and low water had made…
Duranglers Sage X Fly Rod Review So here is where I am at: the Sage Z-Axis (for me) is the rod by which all other Sage rods are measured. The Z-Axis 9′ 5 weight was the first high end rod I ever owned; which I still fish to this day. It is not an “old”…
The Season of Wet Wading The height of fishing season in the Rocky Mountains, like most locales, falls in the summer. With summer temps comes a disdain for donning the full kit of waders and boots on the water; it’s far to hot out. This is one of the best times to be on the…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/20/16 – Photos From Afield 1000 words. That’s what they say a picture is worth anyway. Sometimes its better to show a fishing report than it is to explain it…
Sage Fly Rods Price Drop Watch out, we are dropping the prices again on our Sage ONE and CIRCA fly rods. $595 across the board. Get em before they are gone! SHOP SAGE ONE SHOP SAGE CIRCA
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Animas Lunch Report – 7/19/16 – The Spruce Moth-man Prophecies The spruce moth: the sleeper hatch of southwest Colorado. Spruce moths are a strange terrestrial that you don’t often hear about. Much publicity is given to the glory hatches of stones, caddis, and mayflies. Terrestrials such as ants and hoppers are even given their due.…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/15/16 – Sage X Gon’ Give It To Ya [call_to_action text=”Shop Sage X Fly Rods” btn_title=”SHOP NOW” btn_link=”/product/sage-x-fly-rod/” class=””] So unbeknownst to us at the shop, John has been fishing the soon-to-drop Sage X fly rod for the past 3 weeks over on the Rio Grande River. Sneaky, sneaky. Well now…
The Pinnacle of Summer – Duranglers July Fishing Report July: the pinnacle of summer. When waders are traded for sandals, nymph rigs are swapped for dry flies, and the stresses of life melt away every time we take a step into a river. This time of year always seems to slip away far to fast…
Pre-Order your Sage X Today [call_to_action text=”Shop Sage X Fly Rods” btn_title=”SHOP NOW” btn_link=”/product/sage-x-fly-rod/” class=””] The new Sage X fly rod is now available on our website for pre-order. These rods are estimated to be available to customers at the beginning of August. Reserve yours today as the initial release will go fast! The Sage…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/8/16 – Throes of Summer Fly Fishing We are in it now, the throes of summer fly fishing. The Animas has dropped to just over 1000 cfs and is fishing fantastic with dry flies. We are seeing hatches of caddis and yellow sallies. It would also be worth your effort to…
Sage ONE On Sale (CIRCA and Rise too!) So you read that title right, all our Sage ONE and CIRCA rods are now 20% off in-store and online. It’s bittersweet for me. In my view, the ONE and CIRCA rod families encompass some of the best fly rods ever crafted. The ONE quite literally changed the…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/28/16 – Southwest Lowdown What is the lowdown of Southwest Colorado? Well, awesome. Summer is here, fishing is fantastic all over, and Durango is just an all around great place to be right now. The Animas has dropped to floatable flows and is very clear. Flowing at about 1,500 cfs; we…
Exploring New Water: The Best Part of Fly Fishing This past weekend, my wife hit me with the “GTFO and go fishing” card for Father’s Day. She is my good woman. Piece of advice for the unmarried: when the wife says go fishing, you go fishing. I was fortunate enough to join two good friends, Matt…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/20/16 – Oarsman Are you an Oarsman? If you are, then this is a good time to be in southwest Colorado. The Animas, San Juan, Rio Grande, and Dolores are all going off for float fishing right now. We are seeing good hatches of caddis, stoneflies, and drakes on all our…
Redington Hydrogen Fly Rod Review Last Summer, Redington announced the release of their new series of fly rods: the Hydrogen. These rods were designed specifically for the trout angler, and our initial test of the Hydrogen was very positive. Since that time, the Hydrogen has been one of those rods we like to mention when anglers…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/14/16 – Float Season Training To get ready for our southwest Colorado float season, we have been training our oar skills on our local lakes and reservoirs. Not a bad place to be fishing either. The Animas has dropped to just over 3000 cfs today, guides are gearing up for the…
The Boys of Summer – Duranglers June Fly Fishing Report It’s official: the busiest time of year has arrived at Duranglers. It’s Summertime! Long days, dry flies, hot temps, wet wading, road trips, river floats, caddis and stonefly hatches, cutthroat trout, and mountain exploration await us for the next 3 months. This is the best time to…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/8/16 – Salmonflies All over Southwest CO we are hearing reports of Salmonflies coming off: the Gunnison, Piedra, and now the Animas! Perfect timing for a mass emergence of big bugs, right through peak flows… Oh well, we have not actually seen too many on the Animas yet, and even though…
