Two Flies – Christensen Salmonfly and Lead Eye Bugger
If you want the video version Two Flies, head on over to our Instagram or Facebook and watch our story that you can follow every Thursday titled “2 Flies”. This…
August Rio Grande Float Fishing Trips
August Rio Grande Float Fishing Trips While we have seen a very dry year with lower than average flows, it looks like fortune has smiled on us in the…
Rains and the High Country – Late July/Early August Fishing Report
Rains and the High Country – Late July/Early August Fishing Report We have seen an interesting summer this year in Durango. First, it was high temps and low water, then the…
Simms Intruder Boot Review
Simms Intruder Boot Review Just like days at the beach, nights at the Hawaiian shave ice trailer, and fireflies in the open fields of the Midwest; the Simms Intruder boots…
Early Summer Fly Fishing Clinics and Demos
Early Summer Fly Fishing Clinics and Demos Join us for our early summer clinics and demos and get your learn on through the season of runoff! We have a few…
The 4th of July is for Celebrating America
The 4th of July is for Celebrating America ‘Merica! ‘Murica! ‘Merica! USA! USA! USA! The 4th of July is almost here! Booyah! Durango is absolutely bustling with activity this week.…
Clouds of Bugs- Duranglers June Fly Fishing Report
Clouds of Bugs – Duranglers June Fly Fishing Report As seriously cliche as it is…it’s still hard to believe that June is here. You know what else is kind of hard…
Onset of the Hopper Hoards – August/September Fly Fishing Report
Onset of the Hopper Hoards – August/September Fly Fishing Report The onset of hopper hoards have marked the coming of our late summer fishing season. If you are one who…
The Season of Wet Wading
The Season of Wet Wading The height of fishing season in the Rocky Mountains, like most locales, falls in the summer. With summer temps comes a disdain for donning the…
The Pinnacle of Summer – Duranglers July Fishing Report
The Pinnacle of Summer – Duranglers July Fishing Report July: the pinnacle of summer. When waders are traded for sandals, nymph rigs are swapped for dry flies, and the stresses…
The Boys of Summer – Duranglers June Fly Fishing Report
The Boys of Summer – Duranglers June Fly Fishing Report It’s official: the busiest time of year has arrived at Duranglers. It’s Summertime! Long days, dry flies, hot temps, wet wading, road…
Duranglers August Monthly Report – Terrestrial Time
Duranglers July Monthly Report – Terrestrial Time Admit it; there is no feeling quite like tying on a giant, gaudy, brightly colored, foam and deer hair covered monstrosity. Any fish…
Duranglers July Monthly Report – Dry or Die
Duranglers July Monthly Report – Dry or Die Usually, July is known as the height of dry fly season here in Southwestern Colorado. However, with all the moisture we received…
Duranglers June Monthly Report – The Dawn of Summer
Duranglers June Monthly Report – The Dawn of Summer Despite the February-like May, the dawn of summer is almost upon us. June is game time for fly fishing in Durango…
Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday is generally a social media term. Used on Thursdays when one wants to post a photo of times past. This photo brought me back to a special day…
Durango August Fly Fishing Report
Durango August Fly Fishing Report August is here, and with it a fishing forecast we have not seen in the past few years. Thanks to the extended monsoonal rains (that…
Creek Season – Duranglers Guide to Fly Fishing the High Country
Creek Season – Duranglers Guide to Fly Fishing the High Country The day of our Nation’s independence is marked by July the 4th. This date (give or take a week)…
Durango July Fishing Report
Durango July Fishing Report June has come and gone and with it, a month of unreal fishing has passed. Not to worry, July is the high point of our summer…
The Hallmarks of Summer
“Do I have any open wounds on my feet?” was my first thought as I waded knee deep through a brackish and stagnant backwater channel. Normally this would not be…
Durango June Fly Fishing Report
Durango June Fly Fishing Report It looks like it is going to be a fantastic June for us here in the Durango region. We have had a handful of rain and snowstorms…
Southwest Colorado August Fly Fishing Report
River Conditions in August August, the final month of summer break before it’s back to school, falling leaves, and brisk weather…but lets not get ahead of ourselves, let’s discuss the…
The Summer Road
Had the opportunity to head out for 2 days with the fine fellows over at Trout Bout. Through a steep hike, chubby chernobyls in box, Sage Circa in hand, cutties in wait,…
Southwest Colorado July Fishing Forcast
“These are strange and breathless days, the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for after.” -Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting What is…
June Forecast – Too Little Time, So Much Fish
River Conditions in June If ever there was a time to be fishing in or around Durango; June is it. Temps are rising, run off is subsiding, water clarity improving, float…