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Duranglers Spring Fly Fishing Festival
March 24, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - March 26, 2022 @ 5:30 pm
FreeDURANGLERS SPRING FLY FISHING FESTIVAL
MARCH 24, 25 & 26, 2022
THE 2022 FLY FISHING SEASON IS HERE!
GET PREPARED WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE, TECHNIQUES, AND GEAR.
THREE DAYS OF FUN, EDUCATION, CLINICS, AND DEMOS WITH DURANGLERS AND OUR FLY FISHING INDUSTRY FRIENDS
Each event you attend, virtual or in-person will get your name in the hat for free stuff including a guided trip with Duranglers. The more events you attend the better your chance to win.
Thursday, March 24, 2022 Virtual Zoom Event 5:30 – 6:30 PM
“Fly Fishing The Puget Sound” With Emerald Water Anglers Owner Dave McCoy
Many visitors to the Seattle area believe Puget Sound to be the open ocean when in fact it is a huge maze of bays and inlets. This offers fly anglers a rich heaven for casting flies to sea-run cutthroat, trout, and all species of salmon. Tune in to learn all about it here.
Friday, March 25, 2022, Virtual Zoom Event 5:30-6:30 PM
Fly Tying with Brita Fordice
Brita is a fly fishing guide, one of the best fly tiers in the world, AND a full-time fly designer for RIO products. Tune in to learn some tying techniques from one of the best here.
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Santa Rita Park 10:00 am – 3:00 PM “Casting, Demos, Instruction and Much More” Join us and our Fly Fishing Sales Reps at the park for, product education, casting instructions, demos, clinics, lunch and much more. There will be rods to cast from Sage, Scott, Orvis and G. Loomis!
Meet our Product Representatives who would love to talk about their products. Let them help you choose the right gear for your fly fishing goals
Santa Rita Park 10:15 – 10:45 am Ross Kingsley “Simple Tips to Improve Your Cast” Ross is our Sales Rep for Sage and will give you the insight and tips you need to improve your cast.
Santa Rita Park, On The River 11:15 – 11:45 am Tom Knopick “The Most Misunderstood and Misused Concept In Fly Fishing – Mending” Come down to the River and let Tom give you tips on how to become a better Angler.
Santa Rita Park 12:00 Noon “Lunch On Duranglers” Provided By RGP’s
Santa Rita Park 1:00 – 1:30 PM Rob Schmidt “Secrets Of The Backcountry”
If there is one thing that the Durango Area offers Anglers in abundance that access to more high country waters than you could fish in a lifetime. Stop by and listen to Rob give you the secrets to finding your own backcountry gems.
Santa Rita Park 2:00 – 2:30 PM Scott Harkins “How To Pack For you Exotic Destination Trip” Scott is our Sales Rep for Simms and a veteran of many exotic trips. Let Scott give you ideas on how to simplify and pack more efficiently for your next destination trip.
Duranglers 4:00 PM Free Drawings for some great gear and the Grand Prize of a free-guided trip with Duranglers! The more events you attend the better your chance to win.
Duranglers 4:00 – 5:30 PM Come by the shop to continue conversations with our Sales Reps. Also Mike Sulkosky will be in the shop Tying Flies and ready to answer your Fly Tying questions.