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…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/29/15 – Highland Mary’s Lakes Andy made the trek up to Highland Mary’s Lakes this past weekend…only to find them still mostly covered in ice and plenty of snow to trudge through. The fishing was not so great. The high country still has some snow to deal with, but runoff is…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/25/15 – Light at the End of the Tunnel In 2 days, the Animas has dropped almost 1000 cfs. Light at the end of the tunnel it seems! Water clarity is slowly coming back with dropping levels. All around Southwest Colorado, we are seeing the waters recede and summer fly fishing…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/24/15 – Almost Famous Trivia: can you name the band from the 2000 movie Almost Famous? Here, have a clue… No the band’s name wasn’t Derek, nor were they named Brown Trout. Derek is of course fishing on a…Stillwater…same as the band’s name! If you didn’t know this, I highly recommend…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/23/15 – Courage Wolf You know what, we know the river is high. You know what else, just go fish it. Courage Wolf would. Kyle – Getting stoked on small stream fishing, it should come around soon. Andy – The Animas is at 4000 cfs today (but coming down slowly). The San Juan is…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/22/15 – The Livin is Easy Currently in Durango, despite high water: Andy – Bugs have begun to pop on the Rio and the water is clear enough that fish are beginning to eat dries. Expect this trend to get better with the next few days. However, the Animas is still high…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/19/15 – Father’s Day Solstice A few quick points to note: Sunday is Father’s Day Sunday is also the Summer Solstice (you can fish the most possible daylight hours in one day!) We just extended our Rio Grande float season So I think I know what you should do… Fill up…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/18/15 – Meat Whistle Here is the deal: the Animas hit 5500 cfs today, and it could get higher tomorrow. Instead of worrying about it, why don’t we just try new things. Why not try out Barr’s Meat Whistle. The Meat Whistle has been one of those flies that we like…
Animas Lunch Report – 6/16/15 – Boomerang “If it’s a boomerang, I call dibs” Jake declared as we opened the packages delivered by UPS the day before. Statements like this just provide evidence that throughout the summer; the mind of a fly shop staff employee slowly deteriorates into spouting nonsensical idioms. What’s worse is I felt…
