The Animas River is a great spring fishery due to a strong midge hatch and occasional BWOs. Wade and float fishing trips are available through the spring, summer and fall. The Animas is Durango Colorado's home river and fishes well year-round. Animas Valley Anglers offers float and wade trips on over 50 miles of the Animas. Animas trout are very strong and fiesty...click for more info

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The legendary San Juan is fishing pretty well despite the increased flows. The river is at perfect float flow of 4000 cfs. San Juan trophy trout are eating midges, BWOs and junk patterns. Wade fishing is tricky and dangerous so book a float trip today! Learn dry, nymph and streamer techniques from one of our friendly and licensed guides....click for more info | BREAKING NEWS: Navajo Dam releases

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The Rio Grande offers dry fly fishing you would have to experience to believe. The streamer fishing can also be fantastic on this Gold Medal fishery. Animas Valley Anglers offers miles and miles of float fishing near Creede Colorado and down stream through South Fork. Our season starts in April and goes through the fall...click for more info

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If muddy rivers have you bummed out and you like large trout then you need to book a day on Root Pond, our private trophy trout lake. These trout are some of the strongest trout in the region. Sight-fish midges, cali beatis and damsel dries to monster trophy rainbows from the comfort of a drift boat. Beginners and veterans alike find Root Pond to be a great way to spend a day...click for more info

The mountain creeks that feed the Animas, Rio Grande, San Juan and Dolores are cold and frozen. Alpine creeks offer the fly fisher endless opportunities to cast fluffy dries and beaded nymphs to pretty trout in our most scenic areas of the Southwest. AvA offers easy access fishing, moderate hikes, advanced hikes as well as Durango and Silverton Historic train trip for trout...click for more info

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Check out our entire list of rivers, streams, creeks and lakes here in the Southwest along with guide reports and stream flows. Gottrout.com brings anglers flow and fishing reports for the San Juan, Animas, Rio Grande, upper San Juan, Dolores, mountain streams and regional lakes. Animas Valley Anglers offers float and wade trips year-round...click for more info

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Animas Valley Anglers is a home-based guide service made up of a group of professional guides that love the fly fishing experience, guiding life style and all the activities the Southwest has to offer. Fishing reports, river flows, guide trip info, fly fishing photography, gear reviews and fly shop can be found here at gottrout.com.

Regardless of your ability we welcome you to visit us here in the Southwest for a taste of the good life; trout on the fly, unmatched scenery and a perfect year-round climate. New to fly fishing? No problem, because our guide trips are tailored to match any ability level. Even you veterans out there with many years under your 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, please click the following link for detailed information along with what to expect on a guided fly fishing trip. Fly Fishing 101

Tight lines from the AvA crew,
Will, Ralph, Chris, Tim, Marc, Josh, Rick and Chip

Animas Valley Anglers and Will Blanchard's fly fishing photography
New galleries are up! That's right, brand spanking new. Click to check out Babine with Pierce Clegg and Babine Logging Roads
More images will be up in the next couple days. Also feel free to check out our blog for even more images of trout, steelhead, adventure as well as family, friends and clients. NEW Babine-Late Season (requires flash)

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Babine steelhead, Sunset casts on the Animas for Rick Hooley, Chris Meyer walking the line on the Durango-Silverton tracks (Upper Animas), Joey hooked up at the annual Tats and Tails fishing trip to Root Pond, Kispiox chillin' on the Kispiox.

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Phone the office (between 7 am to 8 pm mountain time): 970.259.0484