Animas Lunch Report – 8/25/15 – It’s Shocking I will give you the bad news first: fishing on the Animas probably won’t be great this week. The DOW has been and will be shocking the Animas River for the next few days through town to gauge the fish count. This fish count has been demanded…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/24/15 – High Country Boats The short of it is that Duranglers guide Les spends his winters in North Carolina building boats (aka skiffs, aka drift boats) with High Country Boats. Well the other half of the boat building operation, Matt and Shannon spent some time on the Animas River with Les…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/21/15 – Someone Turned Out The Lights Seriously. Because for the past few days, the Animas has been fishing lights out. Either the mine spill reset the Animas, the lack of fishing pressure has them hot, or there is no bugs and the trout are starving…ok it isn’t the last one…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/18/15 – Trout are Hungry! It could be because they have not been fished at in over a week, but the trout on the Animas are very hungry right now. While there are areas of heavy metal sentiment that should be avoided, the fishing (and the waterc clarity) on the Animas…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/14/15 – The Animas is Open! The Sheriffs Department has re-opened the Animas river to recreational use! READ PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT HERE Please also read the San Juan Basin Health Animas River Health Advisory. READ HERE Check out the Durango Herald Announcement as well. Andy – Even if you don’t want to fish the…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/12/15 – Before and After – It’s Complex So yesterday, we sent out a before and after photo of the Animas. For the most part, the response was very positive (we saw more shares of this post than any others in Duranglers history of using social media). But a few people…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/11/15 –2015 Dos Mosca Recap With most of the past week’s talk focused on the Animas this past week, we didn’t want to gloss over our yearly fly fishing tournament benefiting the local chapter of Big Brothers, Big Sisters. For those that don’t know, Dos Mosca of course means “2 fly”.…
Animas Lunch Report – 8/10/15 – What’s Going to Happen??? “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien What’s going to happen with the Animas!!? We have been asked this question nonstop for the past 5 days. I am going to…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/31/15 – The Heat is On With the dropping flows and increasing temps, the heat is on. Midday, the Animas the water has been rising above 65 degrees and the fishing is turning off. Please attempt to avoid fishing in the hottest parts of the day, the heat and pressure is…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/29/15 – The Right Time Catching trout on the Animas can be all about being on the water at the right time. Corky timed it right with a PMD hatch yesterday that lasted all of 30 minutes. Andy – Fished the Animas on lunch. A few small guys wanted to sample a small…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/28/15 – When life gives you lemons… …make lemon twist powerbait. In other, actual fly fishing news, Jake made a sweet journey with his dad to some pretty spectacular Colorado water. The cutties were something to write home about. There is lots to fish in the high country right now. Get…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/27/15 – Wanderlust Hikes to dry fly havens pretty much define late summer fly fishing. Photos from Andy’s weekend exploration into the Weminuche Wilderness. Brook, Rainbow, and Cutthroat trout were all found on dry flies. The wanderlust for the high country is strong in the shop these days. Click for a…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/24/15 – Dog Days Have we entered the dog days of summer? In theory, but it does not feel like it. Somewhat cooler temps and rain showers have made for a much more mild July. Oh well, no complaints from us; the fishing is good. The Animas is flowing at 802…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/23/15 – Good News We have a few bits of good news for ya! “As a result of decreasing river flows in the San Juan River Basin, the Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled an increase in the release from Navajo Reservoir from 350 cfs to 500 cfs on Thursday, July 23,…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/22/15 – Palomino A Palomino Trout (also known as a ‘Lightning’ Trout in California) is a pretty rare little gem here in Colorado. We don’t often see these guys, but when we do we make sure to remind them that they are rainbow trout with a genetic defect before we release them. We…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/15/15 – Double Rainbow Oh what does it mean??? Hopefully that the river is going to clear up today. The Animas has been riding dirty for a few days, but it looks to be clearing. Rob managed a few good’uns on the Peacock Rubber Bugger yesterday… Kyle – The future is…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/13/15 – Monday Funday Ahh Monday Funday. Another day back to the weekly grind. Smash your desk, go fishing. The problems of Monday are already piling up and nothing seems to be going the way we want it too. All I am thinking about is the caddis hatch that is currently…
Animas Lunch Report – STOCKED Well…. we’re stocked And I don’t mean the shop (although we are stocked to the brim with any and all your fly fishing needs) As my associate Andy eluded to yesterday, the Animas has been stocked with very eager, dimly-colored and ultimately very fun “rainbows” grown in the hatchery. What does…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/10/15 – The Truck Well the truck is making it’s rounds today. What truck you might ask? Unfortunately, not the PBR truck. Nope, it’s the stocking truck. Yep, the Animas among other local rivers are getting an infusion of hofer rainbow trout. Are we excited about this? No comment. But you…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/9/15 – Mud Bugs So with yesterday’s Animas Lunch Report, we brought you bugs you should be looking out for these days with their corresponding artificials. But what if the river is looking like a total mud pit (like today when it shot up to 1800 cfs thanks to rain)? We…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/8/15 – Caddis and PMDs and Hoppers Oh My! If you managed to miss the monsoon mud (muddy rivers due to rain) then you may have noticed a few hatches popping on the Animas. The bugs of interest these days are Caddis, PMDs, and Hoppers. Caddis – You can always go with…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/7/15 – Colorado Monsoon Season If you have been in Colorado for a few minutes now, you may have noticed the rain that turned on and off like a kitchen sink faucet. Our monsoon season has arrived. Traditionally starting around the 10th of July, the afternoon monsoons have been showing up…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/6/15 – It’s Time After long last, we can finally say that it’s time. It’s time to fish the Animas. While the water may be slightly high, it has been showing great clarity the past few days with consistent hatches of caddis. Expect to see fish on top in the evenings…but most…
Animas Lunch Report – 7/3/15 – Keep it Weird Andy – As Kyle and I crested the summit of 9th and Camino Del Rio, descending towards 9th street bridge, our defeat was instantaneously sure. No fish will be caught today. All week, the Animas seemed to be shaping up. With each day, slightly more clarity.…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/30/15 – The Tug Is The Drug It seems like we have not had much to report in the past two months from the Animas. Well, that is all changing. The Anims is finally starting to pick up. Les managed this solid brown on a streamer. Finally, some news from the…
