Animas Valley Anglers - gotTrout.com - Float & Wade Fly Fishing Trips-SanJuan | Rio Grande | Animas | Dolores | Creeks

Fantastic winter fly fishing for trophy trout on the San Juan River Quality Waters and the Animas River near Durango Colorado. Animas Valley Anglers offers year-round professionally guided float and wade fly fishing trips on all the great waters of the Southwest including the famous San Juan below Navajo Dam, Animas, Rio Grande, Dolores, Pine, Florida, Piedra, mountain streams and regional lakes. Beginners to experts welcome.

The Animas is fishing well with small midge pupas and caddis nymphs fished deep. Warm winter temps have put the fish on the bite! The Animas River is a year-round fishery that flows from Silverton down-stream through Durango Colorado. AvA offers wade and float-fishing trips on over 70 miles of the Animas including the Gold Medal section, private waters, head-waters and the upper Animas Canyon via historic train.

The San Juan is fishing well below Navajo Dam for trophy rainbow and brown trout. San Juan flows are 468 cfs with trout eating midges, BWOs and junk patterns. The San Juan is our most consistent fishery that fishes well all year. AvA offer year-round float and wade trips on all three sections of the Juan. Learn dry, nymph and streamer techniques from one of our friendly, professional and licensed guides.

The Rio is low, cold and iced over in most spots. Season opens April 2010. The Rio Grande offers dry fly fishing you would have to experience to believe. AvA offers miles and miles of float fishing near Creede Colorado and down-stream through South Fork Colorado. The Rio is one of Colorado's premier Gold Medal fisheries and in the TOP 5 of our most popular trips. Drop us a line for guide availibility and booking info.

Root Pond is iced over and will open in March 2010.

Root Pond trout are some of the strongest trout in the region. Enjoy sight-fishing midges, cali beatis, hoppers and damsel dries to monster trophy rainbows from the comfort of a drift boat. Beginners and veterans alike have discovered Root Pond to be a great way to spend the day.

	The upper San Juan is low, cold and iced over in most spots from the head-waters downstream through Pagosa Springs. The Upper San Juan has a strong trout population and stunning scenery. AvA guided float trips are available when flows allow. Our season on the upper will start March 2010.

	The mountain streams fish very well in late spring, summer and fall months. Alpine creeks offer the fly fisherman endless opportunities to cast fluffy dries and beaded nymphs to pretty trout in our most scenic areas of the Southwest. AvA offers numerous high country fishing adventures for any ability level. Easy walks, moderate hikes or big adventure miles into the wilderness are all available.

The Dolores, flowing out from McPhee Reservour, quietly winds through a wild canyon full of deer, rattlesnakes and tall pines. The "D" is also home to a small handfull of technical trout. The "D" is a great stream to test your angling skills, but do not expect big numbers of fish to the fly. The Dolores above the dam is also fishable in the summer and fall. The Dolores is currently cold and iced-over in most sections.

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Fly Fishing Photos
Check out over 100 new images in Will Blanchard's fly fishing galleries. The thumbnails above are samples of the fly-candy you can check out. Click for photos of steelheading in BC, Southwest trout fishing, vistas, nature and big-grinnin' AvA guests. Most images are available for limited use as well as custom prints. Contact Will for info.

The Drake Magazine
Will's fly fishing images have been published in 5 issues of The Drake Magazine. Get the latest issue at your local fly shop. Back issues and subscriptions available at The Drake.

New posts at the AvA blog and AvA brochure
Click the blogger button for new posts at the AvA blog. All new look, all new fly fishing images of trout and steelhead. Plus client photos, fish reports and more. Take a look at our down-loadable brochure.

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Animas Valley Anglers offers some of the best fly waters in the West. Great waters paired with top-rated guides assures you the best fly fishing experience available. AvA guides pride themselves on no-pressure guiding that is professional, educational and enjoyable. Regardless of your ability we welcome you, along with your friends and family to visit us here in the Southwest for a taste of the good life. As always feel free to drop us a line to say hello.

New to fly fishing? No problem, our guides are great teachers. All AvA trips are tailored to match any ability level. Even veterans out there with many years under their wading belt will enjoy one of our many guided float or wade trips.

If you are new to Animas Valley Anglers or the sport of fly fishing, feel free to click the following link for detailed information along with what to expect on your custom guided fly fishing experience. FLY FISHING 101

AvA's web site is a great place for us to share some fishing news, crew updates and spread some fishing cheer. Enjoy our photos and our current fishing reports for the Animas here in Durango, along with the San Juan below Navajo Dam. Detailed reports are also available for the Rio Grande, Dolores above and below McPhee,the upper Juan near Pagosa and the countless mountain streams that feed our main rivers. Information for real-time river flows, fishing licenses, lake reports, gear reviews and much more are just a click away here at gottrout.com.

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