New Flies 2015

Duranglers 2015 New Flies

Duranglers 2015 New Flies Check out our lineup of new flies!  From top to bottom, left to right: Halloween Rubber Bugger, Olive Rubber Bugger, Brown Rubber Bugger, Peacock Rubber Bugger, Brown Snot Rocket, Fat Head Moth, Size 16 Royal Chubby, Size 10 Royal Chubby, Canadian Olive Goat Leech, Hare’s Stone Golden Brown, Hare’s Stone Bloody Black, Rainbow Snot Rocket, Turneffe Crab, Baby Boy Cricket, Tan Bubble Back Caddis, Olive GTI…

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Fishpond Headgate Tippet Holder Review

Fishpond Headgate Tippet Holder Review The other day I got my hands on the Headgate Tippet Holder from Fishpond.  New for 2015 and made of strong annodized aerospace aluminum; this little gadget at first glance reminds me of a carabiner.  Call it a tippet carabiner.  This thing is leagues above my old tippet-T, which the Headgate immediately replaced.…

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Sage Salt vs. Sage Method

  Sage Salt vs. Sage Method [button title=”Shop Salt” link=”http://duranglers.com/shop/fly-rods-sage-2/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”]     [button title=”Shop Method” link=”http://duranglers.com/product/sage-method-fly-rod/” color=”green”] The ‘best’ salt water rod.  Does such a thing exist?  If you were ask 100 saltwater anglers, you would get 100 different answers.  It is a subjective discussion. Tom took off last week to the Caribbean to chase…

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Sage Accel and Sage Salt Review

Sage Accel and Sage Salt Review [button title=”Shop Sage Salt” link=”http://duranglers.com/product/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”] [button title=”Shop Sage Accel” link=”http://duranglers.com/shop/all-water-fly-rods/sage-accel-fly-rod/” color=”green”] This past Friday, our Sage sales rep was in the shop showing us many new offerings for the 2015 season.  Among those offerings was the Sage Accel and Sage Salt family of rods.  If you remember back in June, we…

Patagonia Foot Tractor Wading Boots Review

  Patagonia Foot Tractor Wading Boots Review [button title=”Shop Foot Tractors” link=”/product/patagonia-foot-tractor-wading-boot/” color=”green”] If there is one memorable thing about fishing the Animas (besides the brown trout), it is the wading.  The wading can be tough.  Really tough actually.  Through the lower town section, boulders within the river depths range from “ankle rollers” to “SUV…

Sage Salt Fly Rod – First Impressions

Sage Salt Fly Rod – First Impressions [button title=”Shop Sage Salt” link=”http://duranglers.com/product/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”] When a new rod comes on the fly fishing scene, there tends to be a lot of hoopla surrounding it.  With marketing and ad campaigns up the wazoo, it is hard to tell fact from fiction.  Well, as I write this (6/13/14); the…