Animas River Lunch Report – 5-12-17 – Runoff is Coming
Animas River Lunch Report – 5-12-17 – Runoff is Coming It is starting to heat up around here, and with the warmer temps come runnoff. It’s not full on yet…but…
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.
Animas River Lunch Report – 5-3-17 – Dropping Spring Flows?
Animas River Lunch Report May 3rd 2017 Dropping Spring Flows It’s May…and flows are dropping? Yep! Thanks to the cold stormfront we had this past week, flows dropped…
Tying a Skinny Annelid for the San Juan River and Other Selective Trout
Tying a Skinny Annelid for the San Juan River and Other Selective Trout The Annelid, or aquatic earthworm, is a staple on most of our guide trips headed to the…
Animas Lunch Report – 4/26/17 – 2.0
Animas Lunch Report – 4/26/17 – 2.0 It’s been a while for the ole Animas Lunch Report. Well we are taking the ALR to the next level; call it 2.0,…
Fly Tying Tutorial: Hot Wire Prince Nymph
Fly Tying Tutorial: Hot Wire Prince Nymph The Hot Wire Prince has been a go-to for a few of us the past few years. A simple, but extremely effective Prince…
Navajo 2017 Spring Releases on the San Juan River
Navajo 2017 Spring Releases on the San Juan River The 2017 Spring release schedule is out for the San Juan River below Navajo dam. With these higher flows on the…
Sage Bolt, Accel, and 3200 Series Reel Flash Sale
Sage Bolt, Accel, and 3200 Series Reel Flash Sale [button title=”Shop Sage ACCEL” link=”/shop/sage-fly-rods/fly-rods-sage-2/sage-accel-fly-rod/” target=”_blank” color=”green” size=””] [button title=”Shop Sage BOLT” link=”/shop/sage-fly-rods/fly-rods-sage-2/sage-bolt-fly-rod/” target=”_blank” color=”green” size=””] [button title=”Shop Sage BOLT” link=”/product/sage-3200-series-fly-reel/” target=”_blank”…
Abundance of Water – April 2017 Fly Fishing Report
Abundance of Water – April 2017 Fly Fishing Report This month we will see the beginning of Spring runoff on most of our area rivers. Snowpack this year is above…
New! Custom Fly Assortments for the Traveling Angler
New! Custom Fly Assortments The Traveling Angler Are you planning a trip to our area (or any water) this summer? Well, we have put a new offering together that makes…
How to Fish a Streamer From a Boat
How to Fish a Streamer From a Boat Our friends and partners, Simon Gawesworth with Rio Products, have been killing it lately with helpful and informative videos. If you are planning…
The Other Obsession
The Other Obsession Fly fishing is an obsession itself, but with it comes another obsession that is just as contagious. By Maxwell Westheimer Before getting involved in the fly fishing…
Hump Day Motivation: Yeti Presents-The Devils
Hump Day Motivation: Yeti Presents-The Devils We needed some midweek motivation, and I have a feeling you might have too. Here is the latest film from Yeti: The Devils. This…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/20/17 – Spring Lasted 4 Minutes
Animas Lunch Report – 3/20/17 – Spring Lasted 4 Minutes It’s been a fairly busy past 3 months…which is how long it has been since my last Animas Lunch Report.…
Duranglers 2017 Fly Fishing Festival Schedule
DURANGLERS 2017 FLY FISHING FESTIVAL – March 31 & April 1, 2017 THE 2017 FLY FISHING SEASON IS HERE! GET PREPARED WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE, TECHNIQUES, AND GEAR. TWO DAYS OF…
Colorado Flux – March 2017 Fly Fishing Report
Colorado Flux – March 2017 Fly Fishing Report Shoulder season flux. 50 mile per hour winds one to 60’s and sunny the next. Crystal clear and cold waters to muddy…
Sage Pulse and Motive Flash Fly Rod Sale
Sage Pulse and Motive Flash Fly Rod Sale The constant struggle of the working man who fly fishes tends to be purchasing new gear. It’s hard to drop a hefty…
Valentine’s Weekend Sale
Valentine’s Weekend Sale This is it, the sale everyone asks about all year! You are probably thinking, “really, everyone asks about a Valentine’s sale?” Well…to be honest, no they don’t.…
Is it Spring Yet? – February 2017 Fly Fishing Report
Is it Spring Yet? – February 2017 Fly Fishing Report So here is the skinny: it’s been cold and it’s been snowy. Very snowy. Record breaking snowy in fact. Right now,…
Animas Lunch Report – 1/27/17 – Hello Snow
Animas Lunch Report – 1/27/17 – Hello Snow Snowpack percentages are hitting on the high side right now. High as in 150 to 200 percent of average in much of…
Fly Tying: 3 Simple Caddis Patterns
Fly Tying: 3 Extremely Simple Caddis Patterns The old fly tying adage is always: “I got into fly tying to save money…but that didn’t happen”. It’s understandable, there is so…
The 2017 Fly Fishing Film Tour Stoke Reel
The 2017 Fly Fishing Film Tour Stoke Reel The 2017 Fly Fishing Film tour is coming Saturday, April 1st. Mark it on your calendars and check out the stoke reel…
A Fishy New Year – January 2017 Fly Fishing Report
A Fishy New Year – January 2017 Fly Fishing Report Typically, late December and early January see some of our coldest temperatures in Durango. We are talking 0-degree temps for…
Fly Casting Double Haul – A How-to Video
Fly Casting Double Haul – A How-to Video Do you have a saltwater trip planned for the winter and are concerned about busting out the big stick? Are you thinking…
The Advent of Winter Fly Fishing – December Fishing Report
The Advent of Winter Fly Fishing – December Fishing Report It must be the temps that are keeping people off the river these days…because is certainly isn’t the fishing. It…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/5/16 – Snapping Ice
Animas Lunch Report – 12/5/16 – Snapping Ice Fidgeting with small flies, threading tippet, twisting knots, plucking said flies from trout mouths, and snapping ice from fly rod guides. Fingers…