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…
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 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…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/2/16 – Winter Guide Rates
Animas Lunch Report – 12/2/16 – Winter Guide Special Hey you! We are now offering winter guide special rates to fish the best part of the day from now until…
Animas Lunch Report – 11/30/16 – Hello Winter
Animas Lunch Report – 11/30/16 – Hello Winter While not technically winter yet, it might as well be here in Durango. It went from 50’s and sunny last week to…
Flymen Repost: The messy fly tyer’s guide to organizing fly tying materials.
Flymen Repost: The messy fly tyer’s guide to organizing fly tying materials. Needing some help organizing your tying space? Check out the recent blog post from our friends over at…
Open Fly Tying Night December 1st
Open Fly Tying Night December 1st It might be a little last minute, but we are hosting our first 2016/17 season Open Fly Tying Night this Thursday. Come hang out,…
Black Friday Weekend 2016
Black Friday. What does that actually mean for a small local fly shop? Are we discounting everything to INSANELY LOW prices? Well, no. To be honest, as a small…
Animas Lunch Report – 11/9/16 – Post Election Hangover Cure
Animas Lunch Report – 11/9/16 – Post-Election Hangover Cure Did last night’s election not turn out how you wanted? Or perhaps you are feeling the effects of a celebration party…
Duranglers Spey Clinic Recap
Duranglers Spey Clinic Recap This past Saturday saw our first ever Beginner’s Spey Clinic take place in Durango on the banks of our local Animas River. Attendance was better than…
New Additions to the Fly Tying Arsenal
New Additions to the Fly Tying Arsenal Here at the shop when it comes to flies, many people tend to lean towards the side of tradition. Even though we bring…
Fall Simms Sale
Fall Simms Sale This is one of those things where we would say “act quick” or “while supplies last” or “run don’t walk”…but those are all cliche and overused idioms.…
Animas Lunch Report – 10/14/16 – The Swing of Fall
Animas Lunch Report – 10/14/16 – The Swing of Fall It’s been nice out lately. Really nice. Almost t-shirt weather. It has been a great reprieve from the rains from…
Fall 2016 Beginner Fly Tying Classes
Fall 2016 Beginner Fly Tying Classes Interested in learning the art of Fly Tying? We will be hosting a handful of 2-night fly tying classes that will cover all the…
The Season of Meat – October Fly Fishing Report
The Season of Meat – October Fly Fishing Report It’s meat season around here. Ducks, elk, deer, pheasants, antelope, and bear. Many of us are prepping to get out after…
Trout Spey: Redington’s New Find Your Water
Trout Spey: Redington’s New Find Your Water Redington just dropped their newest Find Your Water episode, and it is safe to say that it got Rob and I little excited about…
Duranglers in the News!
Duranglers in the News! Found in the Wichita Eagle to be exact. Check out the recent Outdoor piece written on our shop owners Tom and John straight out of Kansas…John…
Free Introduction to Spey Casting Clinic October 29th
Free Introduction to Spey Casting Clinic October 29th That’s right, we are offering a free (as in zero dinero-just show up) introduction to spey casting clinic on October 29th from 10am…
Sage ONE and CIRCA Price Drop -$525
Sage ONE and CIRCA Price Drop -$525 Sage ONE and CIRCA rods are now $525 each! In-store and online. We have a few 7 and 8 weight Sage ONE fly…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/19/16 – Summer, where did you go?
Animas Lunch Report – 9/19/16 – Summer, where did you go? With a heavy heart, we must relinquish the summer of 2016 to the annals of history. It has been…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/15/16 – San Juan After Party
Animas Lunch Report – 9/15/16 – San Juan After Party The Sportsman is the go-to for the after party: but the Ranch is often our final destination. Sometimes it can…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/14/16 – Swung Lunch
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…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/9/16 – Time Keeps On Slipping, Slipping…
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…
Animas Lunch Report – 9/5/16 – Day of Labors
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…
Redington Find Your Water: Alpine Rises
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,…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/25/15 – This is Why We Fly
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…