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Blue Bonefish, Ambergris Caye Fly Fishing-Belize 2024 Trip Report

Blue Bonefish, Ambergris Caye Fly Fishing-Belize 2024 Trip Report

News, Saltwater, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 17, 2025Leave a comment

Blue Bonefish, Ambergris Caye Fly Fishing-Belize 2024 Trip Report 9 permit hooked with 4 landed and 1 grand slam…and that was just a single boat on the second day of…

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Simms Tailwind Bags – For Near and Far Travel

Gear, News, Saltwater, Spey and SteelheadBy Andy McKinleySeptember 30, 2024Leave a comment

Packing for a fishing trip might not be the highlight of your adventure, but it plays a crucial role in building anticipation for the excitement to come. Whether you’re gearing…

Sage SALT R8 Fly Rod Review

Gear, Saltwater, TripsBy Andy McKinleyMay 17, 2023Leave a comment

If you read our Sage SALT R8 ‘First Impressions’ blog, then you probably picked up on the fact that we like this rod, so just know we were a little…

Sage SALT R8 Fly Rod First Impressions

Gear, Reviews, Saltwater, VideosBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 26, 2023Leave a comment

This is one we have been pretty excited about.  After getting a sneak peek at the Sage SALT R8 fly rods about a month back, we have to say their…

The Perfect Beginner Saltwater Species

Beginner's Guide, SaltwaterBy Lee PillaroJanuary 17, 2022Leave a comment

Winter is here in southwest Colorado. We are lucky to have year round fishing in our corner of the state, but not everyone is cut out for throwing tiny nymphs…

Tying Big Flies with Snowrunner, aka Nayat

Fly Tying, Reviews, Saltwater, Spey and Steelhead, VideosBy Andy McKinleyOctober 26, 20212 Comments

Snowrunner…what the heck is snowrunner?  Also known as nayat, it is a domestically bread farm animal from across the pond that offers fly tiers an incredibly diverse fly tying material. …

Scott Sector Fly Rod Review – IFTD 2019

Gear, Reviews, Saltwater, VideosBy Andy McKinleyApril 2, 2020Leave a comment

The Scott Sector fly rod is the hotness for 2020. Winner of the Best in Show award AND Best New Saltwater Rod award, it is no surprise that the Sector…

Sage PAYLOAD Fly Rod Review from IFTD 2019 Review

Gear, Saltwater, VideosBy Andy McKinleyFebruary 27, 2020Leave a comment

We shot this quick Sage PAYLOAD fly rod review video while we were at IFTD this past fall, but it has been a rod we have had some good on-the-water…

Your Daily Tip: Preparing for a Saltwater Fly Fishing Trip

Your Daily Tip, Saltwater, Tips & Tricks, TripsBy Zak BeaversNovember 12, 20192 Comments

From time to time, we like to drop some tips on Instagram, but we decided to formalize it!  We are calling this series “Your Daily Tip” where a few times…

Sage MOTIVE Saltwater Fly Rod PRICE DROP!

News, SaltwaterBy Andy McKinleyOctober 24, 2019Leave a comment

A lot of us like getting a deal and who doesn’t?  Saving a few bucks on a necessary piece of gear never hurts, but sometimes a “deal” comes at a…

Seeking the Grand Slam in Mexico Video

Videos, SaltwaterBy Andy McKinleyMarch 22, 2019Leave a comment

WE ARE HEADING BACK! NOVEMBER 16-23, 2019 AND WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US! You can read the trip details here or you can read our full trip report here.…

2019 Christmas Island Recap

Saltwater, Trips, VideosBy Andy McKinleyMarch 8, 2019Leave a comment

We recently hosted a group of anglers to Christmas Island through Christmas Island Outfitters this past February. Christmas Island is a remote atoll in the Pacific ocean that lies about…

Duranglers 2018 Xcalak, Mexico Trip Report

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyMarch 7, 2019Leave a comment

“Don’t postpone joy.” This phrase is somewhat of a mantra for a few who joined us on our recent trip this past December to Costa De Cocos in Xcalak, Mexico.…

Saltwater Season

Saltwater, VideosBy Andy McKinleyMarch 15, 2018Leave a comment

Saltwater Season What constitutes “Saltwater Season”?  For some, there is no season, it’s year round.  Some like Camp Walker.  Our friends over at Sage put together this incredible video about…

Thursday Motivation: Mental Baby Poons

Saltwater, VideosBy Andy McKinleyAugust 3, 2017Leave a comment

Thursday Motivation: Mental Baby Poons Is Thursday slogging along?  Take a minute out of your day to recharge with this ridiculously sweet video from RepYourWater and Livit Films featuring some of the…

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Plus Size Sage X Models

Gear, Reviews, SaltwaterBy Andy McKinleyJune 2, 2017Leave a comment

Plus Size Sage X Models SHOP SAGE X FLY ROD The Sage X fly rod; much has been spoken of this mystical and majestic fly rod…with truth and fact being mixed…

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Fly Casting Double Haul – A How-to Video

Saltwater, Tips & Tricks, VideosBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 4, 2017Leave a comment

Fly Casting Double Haul – A How-to Video Do you have a saltwater trip planned for the winter and are concerned about busting out the big stick?  Are you thinking…

Scott Meridian Fly Rod Review

Winters in Florida – A Scott Meridian Fly Rod Review

Gear, Reviews, Saltwater, TripsBy Andy McKinleyMarch 2, 2016Leave a comment

Winters in Florida – A Scott Meridian Fly Rod Review SHOP SCOTT MERIDIAN FLY RODS The winter migrations are heavy in Florida: birds, manatees, turtles, fish, and retirees.  The latter being…

Laguna Madre With Derek

Photos, Saltwater, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 13, 2016Leave a comment

Laguna Madre With Derek Duranglers employee Derek recently took a dude’s trip to Laguan Madre in South Texas to escape the frigid temps of Durango.  Hang outs were maximized and…

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Tarpon Diaries – Lessons and After Action Report

Saltwater, Tips & Tricks, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 24, 2015Leave a comment

Tarpon Diaries – Lessons and After Action Report If you have not gathered from my previous posts, this was my first time fly fishing for tarpon.  In all actuality, this…

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 6 – Bus Bergmann

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 23, 20152 Comments

Tarpon Diaries, Day 6 – Bus Bergmann Our guide, Bus Bergmann, has been a Florida Keys flats guide for the better part of thirty-five years.  Starting his guiding career in…

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 5 – Break Him Down

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 22, 2015Leave a comment

Tarpon Diaries, Day 5 – Break Him Down Tarpon have a term that I have not heard with any other fly fishing quary.  This term came about because the stakes are so…

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 4 – Silver Ghost

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 18, 2015Leave a comment

Tarpon Diaries, Day 4 – Silver Ghost Tarpon have been called silver kings.  Kings of the flats some say. They may be kings to some, but to me they are ghosts. …

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 3 – Silver King

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 17, 2015Leave a comment

Tarpon Diaries, Day 3 – Silver King Within the first 40 minutes of the day we have shots at 3 strings of about 8 each.  Happy tarpon.  After that, very…

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Howler Brothers Horizon Hybrid Pants Review

Gear, Reviews, SaltwaterBy Andy McKinleyJune 17, 2015Leave a comment

Howler Brothers Horizon Hybrid Pants Review SHOP HOWLER BROTHERS We recently started carrying Howler Brothers here in the Duranglers shop.  If you have never heard of Howler Brothers, the short…

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