A Scott Fly Rods Factory Tour Scott Fly Rods has been a fixture in the fly fishing industry for over 40 years. Did you know that? That is a pretty long lifespan for any business. In the grand scheme of things, they are still a pretty small company who has made a fairly substantial mark…
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.…
Scott Spey Rod Review and a Demo Day With Scott Rods A few days ago Frank Smethurst (of fly fishing film fame as well as our local Scott Fly Rod rep) stopped in town to give us a demo of some Scott two handed rods. We assumed this would be an opportunity to check out…
Trout Skagit? Yep that’s right, Trout Skagit. I just picked up a Redington Dually 6wt with some skagit line and tips. While this will be a sweet rod for summer run and half-pounder steelhead; my main reason for picking this up was to huck and swing some meat at our resident trout on the Animas,…
Kyle’s Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack For the past year, Kyle has been using the Simms Headwaters Guide Hip Pack for all his fishing outings. The Headwaters Guide Hip Pack is very unique in it’s design. It really just kind of looks like a box attached to a belt…and even somewhat “badonkadonk”. However, it is extremely…
Fly Boxes: What We Like and Why We’ve been seeing a lot of guys in the shop gearing up for the tying season. We are too, especially during Duranglers open fly tying nights. But where do we put those flies when they have been tied? The amount of box choices can seem daunting. If you are…
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…
Some may ask “Why would I need a niche fly line? My current fly line works just fine.” Well, niche fly lines are not for everyone. That is why we have called it “niche” fly line. However, a sand or lob wedge could be considered a “niche” golf club. You don’t need it, but they are…
Corqs Strike Indicators have become one of the more interesting products we are carrying this fall. Made out of cork, these indicators are a throwback to the old style cork bobber that many remember from their childhood. We here at Duranglers were skeptical at first…I mean it’s just another indicator right? And it is made of…
Being a fly guy, I am a gear junkie…heck it probably has to do with being male. I like gear. I like good gear. I like stuff to work the way it should, when it should. So safe to say, I am taking as much gear steelheading as I can. Maybe I grew up with…
Made in USA Fly Fishing Gear There is a dichotomy behind the idea of “buying local”. On the one hand, buying local means supporting the local economy as well as jobs here in America. The past handful of years has shown us that the global economy is an unwieldy beast, answerable to no one . Keeping…
I recently had the opportunity to head out and shoot a short promo video with Jon of Left Coast Media for the soon to be available Ross Animas Reel 5/6. What better place to test this reel out than on the river for which it is named: The Animas. With its rough and tumble riffles…
Buying Waders Online When it comes to buying waders, most folks head on down to their local fly shop or sporting goods store to get fitted before they purchase a pair. This of course is the tried and true method of getting the best fit and function out of your waders. However; what if you…
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 [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…
“Do I have any open wounds on my feet?” was my first thought as I waded knee deep through a brackish and stagnant backwater channel. Normally this would not be an issue but I religiously refuse to wear waders in the summer. Opting for wet wading in sandals; fleeting thoughts of infections, gangrene, and leg…
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…
Almost 30 years after it’s debut, 2014 is seeing the re-release of the Ross Gunnison Heritage Series Fly Reel. This reel is considered by many to be the best fly reel ever made. We at Duranglers still keep a Gunnison 3 in service for our 6 weight demo rods…and it still fishes and fits exactly…
We just added some fresh Patagonia hats to our Online Store. Check em out here.
We recently kicked off a Beginners Guide Blog series all about choosing the right gear for you! Included in this series is choosing a fly rod set up. It’s a great read, but a bit more general than what we have here in our Guide to Choosing a Fly Rod for Colorado. Read on for…
