Simms Tailwind Bags – For Near and Far Travel
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…
Tying the Platte River Spider – A Classic Trout Spey Swinger
The Platte River Spider is a classic streamer and wet fly designed by Chris Schrantz that we have had great success swinging on a trout spey fly rod as well…
The Karl Malone Trout Spey Fly
The Karl Malone trout spey fly is a fly I designed and developed and has been the number one trout Spey swing streamer for me over the past few years. …
Tying Big Flies with Snowrunner, aka Nayat
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. …
Sage – Swing Season – The Slowdown
Sage – Swing Season – The Slowdown With no fish “hero shots” to speak of in this video from our friends over at Sage…it’s still very entertaining and worth your…
Rio Behind the Brand – Simon Gawesworth
Rio Behind the Brand – Simon Gawesworth If there is only one thing you watch today, let it be this beautiful video. You may or may not have heard the…
Duranglers Spey Clinic Recap
Duranglers Spey Clinic Recap This past Saturday saw our first ever Beginner’s Spey Clinic take place in Durango on the banks of our local Animas River. Attendance was better than…
Free Introduction to Spey Casting Clinic October 29th
Free Introduction to Spey Casting Clinic October 29th That’s right, we are offering a free (as in zero dinero-just show up) introduction to spey casting clinic on October 29th from 10am…
Crazy Mike’s Postcard From The Northwest
Crazy Mike’s Postcard From The Northwest Mike packed his gear and headed Northwest a week ago to bum around northern California and southern Oregon. He wanted to let us know…
A Day of Spey on the San Juan River in January
A Day of Spey on the San Juan River in January A day spent on the San Juan River in January attempting to fool trout are typified in these ways: •…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/30/15 – 25 Years of Hits
25 Years of Hits 25 years of memories.25 years of stories.25 years of friendships.25 years of travel.25 years of laughter.25 years of heartbreak.25 years of missed sets, frozen guides, and…
Soft Hackle Saturday – Soft Hackle Streamer
Soft Hackle Saturday – Soft Hackle Streamer A Soft Hackle Streamer eh? What be this devilry? That is correct, a Soft Hackle Streamer. Before streamer fishing ever became a cool hip…
A Spey Rod for Trout
A Spey Rod for Trout There has been a differing of opinion on this subject recently in the shop. Some of us here really enjoy throwing two handed rods and…
Trout Skagit
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…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: After Action Report and Lessons Learned
I Went Steelhead Fishing I should have taken the advice before I went. Or not. I can’t decide yet. Either way; I went steelheading. I can say I went steehead fishing…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Gear
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…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Relax and Practice
I am currently sitting at just over a week away from heading out to Oregon. Steelhead fever hasn’t taken me fully. I am not sure it could until I actually…
A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Advice
My journey has been set. Dates booked, reservations made, equipment gathering is in full force. I am going steelheading. Since my first post went live a few weeks ago; I…
A Beginners Journey Into Steelheading: Intro
A Beginners Journey Into Steelheading: An Introduction Let me preface this right off by saying I am not a steelhead expert. Actually I know nothing about steelheading other than the…