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Fall Fly Fishing in Southwest Colorado

Conditions, Tips & TricksBy Lee PillaroSeptember 14, 20212 Comments

DISCLAIMER: In Fall, brown and brook trout spawn. While not illegal in most of the country, it is highly unethical to fish to spawning trout. Please know how to identify spawning beds, known as redds, and do not fish to trout that are spawning. You wouldn’t want someone to stick a hook in your face…

Lake Time – 5-14-20 – Animas Lunch Report

Animas Lunch ReportBy Andy McKinleyMay 14, 20201 Comment

With runoff in full effect, it’s lake time for trout, bass, pike, carp, crappie, and walleye. Everything is ready to eat a fly right now, get out and huck a bug. Streamers on our local rivers are a great option too as runoff is not raging as hard as it typically does.  Lake Nighthorse opens…

Our Doors Are Open! – 5-8-20 – Animas Lunch Report

Animas Lunch ReportBy Andy McKinleyMay 8, 2020Leave a comment

It’s a hopeful day today because our doors are open to you at the shop as of May 8th!  We are following our local ordnances and maintaining a high level of cleanliness and have completed our self-certification according to San Juan Basin Health.  Please Note: Only 5 Customers in the shop at one time. Face…

All Good Things Must – 4-23-20 – Animas Lunch Report

Animas Lunch ReportBy Andy McKinleyApril 24, 2020Leave a comment

As they say, all good things must come to an end.  However, the end of one good thing brings about the beginning of another good thing.  After a good month and all the wonderful support from you all during our 20% off FLY STIMULUS, we have come to the end of our sale.  With the slow reopening of…

Vince McMahon Will Save Us – 4-16-20 – Duranglers Animas Lunch Report

Animas Lunch Report, VideosBy Andy McKinleyApril 16, 20201 Comment

Vince McMahon will help save this country so stop stressing and go fish a streamer. But for real spring fishing has been good in the four corners, Blue-winged Olives have been coming off and the streamer bite has been getting solid. Get after it friends!

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Streamer Swing Time – 4/9/20 – Animas Lunch Report

Animas Lunch Report, VideosBy Andy McKinleyApril 9, 2020Leave a comment

Spring temps are warming up the mountains, snow is melting, and rivers are rising and discoloring…it’s streamer swing time. Single hand or two handed, tie on your favorite big streamer and swing em, strip em, jig em, or dead drift em. Fish are moving for meaty bugs.

Fly Stimulus – 4/2/20 – Animas Lunch Report

Animas Lunch Report, VideosBy Andy McKinleyApril 2, 2020Leave a comment

Today we talk about good things like fly fishing and blue winged olives on the Animas and protecting your face!  Hopefully, by now you have also already heard about our Fly Stimulus…but if you haven’t then you should get in on it because it won’t last long…

Animas Lunch Report – 3-27-20 – Colorado Stay at Home Order

Animas Lunch ReportBy Andy McKinleyMarch 27, 2020Leave a comment

Our shop is currently closed until April 11th due to the Colorado Stay at Home Order but we are still taking and processing online orders as well as answering phone calls and e-mails. For the full story and continual updated situation, see our previous blog post. Also, the new Scientific Anglers Absolute Tippet is bomb…

Animas Lunch Report – 3/18/20 – We are Open For Business

Animas Lunch Report, NewsBy Andy McKinleyMarch 18, 2020Leave a comment

If you didn’t see our post from yesterday, this video will give you a good feel of all that we have going on.  The short of it, we are open for business, we have curbside pickup on all online orders, AND fishing has only gotten better with each day.  Expect more live videos with reports,…

So it begins…Spring Pike Fly Fishing is on the Rise

Conditions, News, Photos, TripsBy Andy McKinleyFebruary 21, 2020Leave a comment

“A few extra layers for the run across the lake.” This is not an understatement.  Though the temps are pushing into almost 50, any run in a boat in winter bites any exposed skin with a swift cold burn.  Like using the canned air to dust off your computer just a bit to long.  Yet…

Your Daily Tip: Fall Hints For The Animas

Conditions, Tips & Tricks, Your Daily TipBy Andy McKinleyNovember 1, 2019Leave a comment

From time to time, we like to drop some tips on Instagram, but we decided to formalize it!  We are calling this series “Your Daily Tip” where a few times a week, we will hit you with a little fly fishing knowledge. Right now, we are working through “Fall Hints For The Animas” where we…

There are #nobaddays On the Water

Conditions, Stories and WritingsBy Zak BeaversOctober 29, 2019Leave a comment

By Zak Beavers The water comes to a rolling boil.  I put a heaping amount of freshly ground coffee into my French press, and then add the appropriate amount of water to make the concoction, which will fuel me for a few solid hours.  Things are shaping up for a good, yet cold morning on…

The Passionate Fisherman to His Bug

Conditions, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Lee PillaroOctober 22, 2019Leave a comment

By Lee Pillaro There are days that can be measured in hours, others that can be measured in dry fly eats, and still more that seem to not be measured at all. These days exist all at once, never beginning and never ending. For me, most of these immeasurable days come in October. Colorado is…

Two Flies – The Classics: Chubby and Pat’s

Conditions, Two FliesBy Andy McKinleyJune 27, 2019Leave a comment

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. Flows are STILL high…but it’s all…

Two Flies – Christensen Salmonfly and Lead Eye Bugger

Conditions, Two FliesBy Andy McKinleyJune 7, 2019Leave a comment

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. Runoff is here…and big bugs are…

Two Flies – The One Sculpin and The Tungsten Trout Retriever

Conditions, Two FliesBy Andy McKinleyJune 4, 2019Leave a comment

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 almost sounds redundant…but we might…

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Fishing the San Juan at High Water

ConditionsBy Andy McKinleyJune 3, 2019Leave a comment

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…

Two Flies – Predator Pounder and Copper Copperback Stone

Conditions, Two FliesBy Andy McKinleyMay 23, 2019Leave a comment

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. …

Two Flies – Lunch Money and Son of Crazy Dad

Conditions, Two FliesBy Andy McKinleyMay 16, 2019Leave a comment

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…

Two Flies – Hawkin’s Triple Double and Guide’s Choice Hare’s Ear

Conditions, News, Two FliesBy Andy McKinleyMay 10, 2019Leave a comment

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. …

Animas Lunch Report – 5/3/19 – Pike Season

Animas Lunch Report, Fly Tying, VideosBy Andy McKinleyMay 6, 2019Leave a comment

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…

Two Flies – Simi Seal Leech and Annelids

Conditions, News, Two FliesBy Andy McKinleyMay 2, 2019Leave a comment

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…

Two Flies – Engler’s Pike Fly and The Heisenberg Streamer

Conditions, News, Two FliesBy Andy McKinleyApril 18, 2019Leave a comment

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…

Two Flies – Tung Assassin Jig & TGJ Golden Hare’s Ear

Conditions, NewsBy Andy McKinleyApril 15, 20192 Comments

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…

2019 is Off to a Snowy Start – January 2019 Fishing Report

ConditionsBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 8, 2019Leave a comment

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…

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