San Juan River 4/17/11
Duranglers guide Spencer Schreiber hard at work on the San Juan River below Navajo Dam this past Sunday, April 17. A very nice double as the river continues to fish very well! Another day at the offcie.
Animas River Conditions 4/12/11
The Animas is a free flowing River and conditions can vary dramatically in the spring. There will be times it is in great shape and times when it is unfishable. With warmer weather the snow starts to melt then with a cold snap the river will come right back in. As of today the conditions…
San Juan River Flow Forecast
It is still very early in the game to know exactly how spring flows will shake out below Navajo Dam but here is what we think we know at this point. It seems very likely that we will have a spring flushing flow of 5000 cfs for one week, with one week to ramp up…
April 2011 Tip Of The Month
Lately the Animas is looking very good and has yielded some decent Blue Winged Olive hatches and fish looking up. Look for this trend to continue until we get weather that brings us moisture or the runoff begins. At that point it will be Streamer time. With a foot or two of visibility, we should…
San Juan River 3/29/11
The San Juan River below Navajo Dam continues to fish very well. The fishing has been solid all winter and early spring with good flows of 500 CFS. Midge hatches have been strong from late morning into early afternoon throughout the Quality Water section. Blue Wing Olives can be found daily from Texas Hole down. …
Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival
JOIN US AND OUR INDUSTRY FRIENDS FOR TWO DAYS OF FUN, EDUCATION, CLINICS AND DEMOS April 1 & 2, 2011 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday April 1, 2011 Strater Hotel Movie Night 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Michael White “Fly Fishing Adventures – Casting Around The World” 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM …
Good News For The Piedra River
The Piedra River is one of our faverite waters in the Durango area and has everything a trout stream should have. It has a very healthy population of Trout (Rainbows & Browns), riffles, pools, long glides, small fish, big fish, remote canyons as well as good road access. Recently the Colorado Division of Wildlife…
Five Rivers Trout Unlimited Banquet
Our local Trout Unlimited Chapter’s spring fundraising banquet will be held on April 2nd at Fort Lewis college. Tickets are $40/person or $75/couple, and include dinner. We have tickets for sale here at Duranglers. There will be many fabulous auction items including some great trips. They will auction off trips on the San Juan, Animas,…
Confused About Fly Lines? “Don’t Be”
Scott Harkins is our Sales Rep for Scientific Anglers and will give a Power Point Presentation at our Fly Fishing Festival. With so many lines to choose from these days it can be difficult to know which is the best one for you. Scott will give you all the information needed to make the right…
Charlie Craven “Fly Tying Demo”
Charlie from Charlie’s Fly Box is on of the best fly tier’s we have ever seen and we are excited to have him coming to Durango. As part for our Fly Fishing Festival you can watch and learn from Charlie at the Strater Hotel in the Pullman room on Saturday, April 2, 10:30 am. Wether…
Pike Fly Fishing Clinic
With the warming days of early spring the surface water temps on Navajo Reservoir have been pushing above 40 degrees. This is good news for fly fishing Pike anglers because the warming water temps will bring Pike into shallow water. Our other Pike fisheries should open up soon. Expect the ice to come off Totton…
March 2011 Tip Of The Month
Lately the Animas has been fishing decent from about 10 to 3. Midges are coming off and, as the weather continues to moderate, we should see more fish looking up. Look for days with moderating temps and get out there before the low elevation snow dirties up the Animas. If no serious bug activity, nymph…
Loyal Tee
We just partnered up with a new Colorado company and we think are doing some cool stuff. Loyal Tee is a t-shirt collective featuring beloved local landmarks. Check them out at http://www.loyalteeshirts.com/
ANDROS SOUTH BONEFISH
Lets Go Fishing!! Duranglers has spots available for this very exiting fly fishing trip. If you are interested in Salt Water fishing we have a trip going to one of the best Bonefish destinations in the World. Andros South is a lodge in the Bahamas focused on providing the finest bonefishing in the world. With…
BABINE RIVER STEELHEAD
Lets Go Fishing!! Duranglers has spots available for this very exiting fly fishing trip. Come to the Babine River in British Columbia and fish for some of the largest Steelhead in the world. This will be Duranglers 22nd year of booking anglers into Babine Norlakes Lodge so you can be assured we know this is…
February 2011 Tip Of The Month
Historically, February is a great winter month for fishing the Animas and the San Juan. Longer days and slightly warmer temperatures can bring on some good midge hatches. Don’t be afraid to get out on those snowy days, when temps aren’t too bad. These are the days to see fish feeding on the surface. If…
