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 biased towards the positive when setting out on our various ventures. However, parking lot and grass casting can only tell you so much about the…
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 arrival couldn’t come soon enough. The Sage SALT R8 has been designed for saltwater anglers by Sage AND saltwater guides who demand the highest level of…
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 in frigid temperatures. For those of us that seek warmer climes in the winter, we refer to this time of year as saltwater season. If…
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. Our best description is that it is a nice middle ground between bucktail and Icelandic sheep. Difficult to find here in the USA currently, Nayat…
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 lived up to the hype. We had the chance to cast the 6 through 10 weights for our Scott Sector fly rod review and found…
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 time with over the past year. As the name suggests, this rod was built to deliver payloads: shooting heads, sink tips, and heavy, bulky, wind-resistant…
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 a week, we will hit you with a little fly fishing knowledge… There are a world of things that go into preparing for a saltwater…
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 cost. In fly rod terms, that “deal” could cost you quality, usability, or even durability…which is not something you want to think about when you…
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. Costa de Cocos in Xcalak, Mexico is an out of the way lodge that caters to beginner and die-hard saltwater fly fisherman alike. With the…
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 120 miles north of the equator. Target species are bonefish, trevally, triggerfish and a myriad of other species. We experienced everything Christmas Island had to…
“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. It’s a quaint statement that can be applied to many situations in life. Postponing joy actually seems to make a lot of sense for those…
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 Camp and what it takes to be a guide in the Keys. The weekend is closing in, let this video inspire you through the last…
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 most fun fish on the planet.
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 with excessive hyperbole. Overstatement tends to be the nature of fly rod reviews, and even I am guilty of misusing the English language to talk…
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 of getting into the realm of fly fishing for pike? Or are you just wanting to become a more proficient caster at longer distances? Well,…
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 the majority of my relatives from my mother’s side. Most of my aunts and uncles have second homes in the Sunshine State to retreat from…
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 friendships solidified as the fishing stoke was high. Despite the cold weather, fish were caught and good times were had in the salt.
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 was my first true saltwater fly fishing trip (I wouldn’t count casting into the Southern California surf for a few hours a true saltwater fly…
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 Alaska as a wilderness float trip guide (and river pioneer) and acquiring a steelhead guide position on the Babine River in British Columbia, Bus is…
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 much higher with tarpon on the fly. The size of the fish, coupled with the travel involved, compounded by the limited number of shots you…
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. Slipping in and out again like a wisp of wind. By the time I see them and have a shot, it is too late. It…
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 little showing. We see them break from far off, but they turn and miss us. The light is flat and we can’t see a thing. …
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 of it is that Howler Bros make fly fishing and beach lifestyle clothing. When I first heard of Howler Brothers, my initial reaction was: “the clothes…
Tarpon Diaries, Day 2 – The Deck Rocking in the waves, loosing my balance. Standing on the deck thinking I am going blind. Strain my eyes to see something. Nothing. It’s hot. The breeze cools my face. These waves are trying to rock me to sleep and I fight weariness. Tell another story to pass the…
This past week, I was fortunate enough to fill a spot for four and a half days on John’s tarpon dates in the Florida Keys with master guide Bus Bergmann. This was a very last minute opportunity (maybe even a once in a lifetime), so I went for it. Knowing very little about saltwater fly fishing…
