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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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    • Durango Stillwater Guide Trips
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    • Winter Fly Fishing Guide Special
    • Euro Nymphing Guide Trips
    • Testimonials
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    • Cancellation Policy
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    • Ambergris Caye, Belize
    • Iberá Wetlands – Argentina
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    • News
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    • Videos
    • Stories and Writings
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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…

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The 2018 Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival Schedule

Beginner's Guide, News, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyMarch 1, 2018Leave a comment

Duranglers 2018 Fly Fishing Festival Schedule It’s that time of year!  Spring is almost upon us and now is the time to start thinking about our upcoming Duranglers Fly Fishing Festival.  Don’t miss it folks, it sure to be a great time! DURANGLERS FLY FISHING FESTIVAL – April 6 & April 7, 2018 THE 2018…

Holiday Gift Ideas for People you Like and Don’t Hate

Beginner's Guide, News, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyNovember 24, 2017Leave a comment

Holiday Gift Ideas for People You Like and Don’t Hate Holiday shopping, fun fun fun!  We all know how that goes…it doesn’t sometimes.  In this day in age, the default go-to is a gift card: “Buy yourself something with my money because I don’t actually know you well enough to pick it out myself!”  It’s…

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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…

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Fall 2016 Beginner Fly Tying Classes

Beginner's Guide, Fly Tying, NewsBy Andy McKinleyOctober 6, 2016Leave a comment

Fall 2016 Beginner Fly Tying Classes Interested in learning the art of Fly Tying?  We will be hosting a handful of 2-night fly tying classes that will cover all the basics of fly tying.  Held on Tuesday and Thursday nights, these classes will run from 6 to 8 pm.  No experience or fly tying equipment…

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Free Introduction to Spey Casting Clinic October 29th

Beginner's Guide, News, Spey and SteelheadBy Andy McKinleySeptember 29, 2016Leave a comment

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 to noon at the Santa Rita Park boat put in.  Come prepared to learn spey style casting  utilizing a wide variety of spey, switch, and…

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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Tarpon Diaries – Lessons and After Action Report

Beginner's Guide, 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 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…

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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.…

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