Animas Lunch Report – 3/28/16 – Snow and Rain
Animas Lunch Report – 3/28/16 – Snow and Rain We had a little snow and rain over the Easter weekend. It looks like more is rolling into Durango any minute.…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/22/16 – The Pike Season Cometh
Animas Lunch Report – 3/22/16 – The Pike Season Cometh Warm spring air, windy days, and muddy rivers…it’s pike season. The time of year where heavy predators lurk the shallows…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/21/16 – Fatten Up For Love Fest 2k16
Animas Lunch Report – 3/21/16 – Fatten Up For Love Fest 2k16 That’s right, Love Fest 2k16. They yearly wet and wild festival where cheeks get rosy in anticipation of…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/16/16 – Spring Flowers Are Not Out Yet But BWOs Are
Animas Lunch Report – 3/16/16 – Spring Flowers Are Not Out Yet But BWOs Are I happened to venture to the Animas for a lunch sesh of lobbing heavy meat around…
Animas Lunch Report – 3/11/16 – It’s Not Runoff
Animas Lunch Report – 3/11/16 – It’s Not Runoff You may have noticed the water in the Animas looks like it is in the throes of spring runoff. It is…
Animas Lunch Report – 2/26/16 – Spring Floats
Animas Lunch Report – 2/26/16 – Spring Floats If you are a competent (or brave) oarsman, float fishing the Animas is happening. Not for the novice, there are a lot…
Animas Lunch Report – 2/23/16 – Spey Casting the Animal
Animas Lunch Report – 2/23/16 – Spey Casting the Animal You may have noticed an uptick in the mercury this past week. Yep, looks like spring is well on the way…well…
Animas Lunch Report- 2/11/16- Nets are Filling
Animas Lunch Report- 2/11/16- Nets are Filling Warmer weather is here, midges are popping, and our nets are filling. The Animas flows are creeping up and the fish are getting feisty.…
Animas Lunch Report- 2/9/16- The Penalty Box Diaries
Animas Lunch Report- 2/9/16- The Penalty Box Diaries Rob here with my first Animas lunch report. I’ll be contributing to the Duranglers blog from time to time with tales of…
Animas Lunch Report – 2/3/15 – It Got Cold Again
Animas Lunch Report – 2/3/15 – It Got Cold Again We saw temps get drop down to -10 last night. It has actually been pretty cold for a few days…
Animas Lunch Report – 2/1/15 – Suckers
Animas Lunch Report – 2/1/15 – The Sucker You know what they say if you are catching suckers in the winter? You are in the right spot. You are also…
Animas Lunch Report – 1/27/15 – Small Brown Trout
Animas Lunch Report – 1/27/15 – Small Brown Trout Although these beautiful specimens are not the Instagram or Facebook showstopper that many of us equate with a high amount of…
Animas Lunch Report – 1/25/15 – Forget the Forecast
Animas Lunch Report – 1/25/15 – Forget the Forecast It has been cold. Nights in the single digits, ice on the river, witch’s mammary-kind of cold. It has dissuaded a…
Animas Lunch Report – 1/20/15 – Tatted from Head to Toe
Animas Lunch Report – 1/20/15 – Tatted from Head to Toe Are you wanting to catch fish right now? Here is a secret: the San Juan is fishing very good.…
Animas Lunch Report – 1/11/15 – Cabin Fever
Animas Lunch Report – 1/11/15 – Cabin Fever Cabin fever hit last Friday for Duranglers guide Rob Coddington. Disregarding the forecast, Rob and Jeff made a mission of it on our…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/31/15 – Be Careful Out There
Animas Lunch Report – 12/31/15 – Be Careful Out There 2016 starts in 8 hours. Be careful out there. Enjoy your chosen beverage responsibly. Don’t drive under the influence of…
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…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/28/15 – Senyo’s Laser Dub
Animas Lunch Report – 12/28/15 – Senyo’s Laser Dub Well we have made it through the bulk of holiday season. With new years fast approaching, are you going to make…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/14/15 – River Slush
Animas Lunch Report – 12/14/15 – River Slush The past few nights have been cold. Very cold in fact. So cold, that the past few mornings the Animas has been…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/14/15 – Accumulation
Animas Lunch Report – 12/14/15 – Accumulation Sometimes, early Christmas presents come in the form of big white flakes. Predictions of 3 to 5 have come to fruition, and it…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/11/15 – Figure it Out
Animas Lunch Report – 12/11/15 – Figure it Out Hopefully these photos help you figure out how you should be fishing on the Animas (or anywhere in the Four Corners)…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/8/15 – Name That Bug
Animas Lunch Report – 12/8/15 – Name That Bug First up, the Animas is still fishing solid with midge emergers and dries. You should also be packing small nymphs such…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/7/15 – Lurch Killz
Animas Lunch Report – 12/7/15 – Lurch Killz From guiding clients on the San Juan River all summer to winters cranking out flies and swinging for steelhead, there is always…
Animas Lunch Report – 12/4/15 – Dear Kyle, At Swiss Colony Beef Log
Animas Lunch Report – 12/4/15 – Dear Kyle, At Swiss Colony Beef Log Dear Kyle, At Swiss Colony Beef Log- I am sad you left here at Duranglers us for the Midwest.…
Animas Lunch Report – 11/20/15 – Get Ready for Brock Osweiler
Animas Lunch Report – 11/20/15 – Get Ready for Brock Osweiler Get ready for the first career start of Brock Osweiler this Sunday. We will probably be tying flies and…