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Duranglers Fly Fishing Shop & Guides
Durango fly fishing guides on the San Juan River, Animas River, Dolores River, Florida River and Los Pinos River.
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Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing Lakes for Trout

Beginner's GuideBy Andy McKinleyApril 10, 2023Leave a comment

Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing Lakes for Trout The why, where, when, what, and how of fly fishing in lakes for trout. At the onset of the first warm days of spring comes snowmelt in Colorado.  Snowmelt means cold and dirty rivers and creeks, and dirty rivers result in the inevitable fly shop question we…

Successful Winter Fly Fishing in Colorado

Beginner's GuideBy Lee PillaroJanuary 25, 20223 Comments

When most people think of fly fishing in the winter, their minds wander south to warmer climes and flats fishing. Destinations like the Yucatan, Belize, and Christmas Island are all great places to slip off to for a while during the cold winter months, but traveling to the tropics is not the only option to…

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 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…

5 Ways to Pass a Quarantine With Fly Fishing

Beginner's Guide, Stories and Writings, Tips & Tricks, Your Daily TipBy Andy McKinleyMarch 21, 20201 Comment

These are not easy times, and everyone is feeling the cabin fever and squeeze of businesses closing their doors, social distancing, quarantines, shelter in place, and everything else that goes along with the state of Spring 2020. It’s hard, but it has been beautiful too!  We have seen people reconnect with their dearest loved ones,…

Beginner Guide: Choosing a Fly Reel

Beginner's Guide, GearBy Zak BeaversFebruary 3, 2020Leave a comment

After you have chosen your rod, the next step in building a setup is choosing a fly reel.  Again, we have to ask ourselves a few questions.  The first is “what rod weight do I have?” as you will then need a reel that is numbered for the correct reel-to-rod pairing.  So if I have…

Beginner Guide: Choosing a Fly Rod

Beginner's Guide, GearBy Zak BeaversJanuary 28, 2020Leave a comment

Perhaps winter has you thinking of spring temps and bug hatches.  Perhaps you decided that “this is the year” and 2020 is going to be the one you dedicate to learning how to fly fish.  Or perhaps, you have been thinking of upgrading your setup. No matter what your reason or needs, we wanted to…

Maxwell Westheimer Tying A Nymph

The Other Obsession

Beginner's Guide, Fly Tying, Stories and Writings, TestimonialsBy Andy McKinleyMarch 29, 2017Leave a comment

The Other Obsession Fly fishing is an obsession itself, but with it comes another obsession that is just as contagious. By Maxwell Westheimer Before getting involved in the fly fishing industry through Duranglers in the Summer of 2016, I was under the impression that fly tying was difficult and time-consuming. I figured I could get…

2015 Grip N Grin Guide

Beginner's Guide, Stories and Writings, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyJuly 22, 2015Leave a comment

2015 Grip N Grin Guide We realized something: You go to all the trouble of surfing fly fishing websites, attempting to find the best information on rivers, flies, gear, terminal tackle, and how-to’s…but no site really presents you with the most important information… Insert Duranglers. We are here with the most vital fly fishing (and life)…

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Fishing With Streamers: Switch it Up

Beginner's Guide, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyMarch 19, 20151 Comment

Fishing With Streamers: Switch it Up Last year, we brought you our Beginner’s Guide to Streamer Fishing.  If you are new to the streamer game, I would suggest you read this beginner’s guide before continuing on… So you are now a streamer junkie (or an aspiring one).  How about a little more streamer theory, lore,…

San Juan River Fly Fishing

A Beginner’s Guide to San Juan River Fly Fishing

Beginner's Guide, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyFebruary 4, 201517 Comments

San Juan River Fly Fishing: it’s a daily topic here at Duranglers. “How is the Juan doing?” or “Whats the recent report for the San Juan?” or “How is the Juan fishing these days?” or “How do I get to the San Juan?” Every day questions. This isn’t a complaint either, it’s just a fact.…

Streamer Fishing: A Beginner’s Guide

Beginner's Guide, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyMay 8, 20146 Comments

Check out our recent video on setting up a streamer rod for Colorado above! The Duranglers area is well on it’s way to our season of runoff.  Warmer temps have increased the water flows…as well as piqued the primitive urge in fly fishers everywhere to get out and fish.  The fish mojo is spreading like…

How to Choose a Fly Rod for Colorado

Beginner's Guide, Gear, Throwback Thursday, Tips & TricksBy duranglersMarch 14, 20137 Comments

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…

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