Animas Valley Anglers Newsletter-Trout | Steelhead

Spring Fly Fishing Newsletter!
Greetings from Southwest Colorado! Although its still "winter" according to the
calendar, the sun is shining, the bugs are hatching and the trout are
feeding. Its been a great winter here in Durango with plenty of snow mixed
in with just enough sunshine which should make for good flows and a great
start to the 2009 season. Having said that, we figured now would be a good
time to share some fishing news, crew updates and spread some fishing cheer
in the midst of the not-so uplifting news that seems to be dominating the
headlines of late. So take a look, enjoy the new photos, and take some time
to surf the new web site. New for 2009 we are offering SPRING SPECIALS on all our guide trips; our way of saying thanks for all the support over the years! As always feel free to drop us a line to say hello.

Cheers,
Will, Chris, Ralph, Tim, Josh, Rick, Matt, Jess, Chip and Marc

Spring Fly Fishing Report
The Animas, our home river continues to be a great late winter fishery as the feisty trout seem to enjoy the warming temps and continue to feed through the Durango waters and south to some of of our favorite private stretches.

Animas Guide Report: Will Blanchard 2.25.09
Water: clear-green | Water Temp: cool | Flow: 225 cfs and on the rise
Weather: Fished mid day. 58 F! Sunny and mild.
Insects: Micro to giant midges. Some fish have been up on the surface.

San Juan Guide Report: Rick Hooley 2.22.09
Water: green | Water Temp: cool | Flow: 504 cfs
Weather: Upper 40s. Partly cloudy.
Insects: Midges and some BWOs.

The San Juan fished pretty well for Rick and his clients this past weekend. Little slow in the morning, but the afternoon offered its rewards as the group found a nice pod of feeding trout near Simon Canyon.

Reports: Animas | San Juan below Navajo | Root Pond | Upper San Juan | others

Chris and Serra tie the big knot in Belize
That's right, Chris and Serra married February 2nd in Belize. The honeymoon consisted of relaxing, chasing bonefish and marinating in the tropical sun. They also explored Mayan Ruins and tropical rainforests. Click over to our blog to see a few images from their trip. Animas Valley Anglers blog

Guide trip bookings for 2009
Take a peak at your calendars and start planning your spring, summer and fall fly fishing trips. We have plenty of openings, but prime spots will start to fill. Drop us a line or email and we'll get you on the books. SPRING GUIDE SPECIALS
970.259.0484 or e-mail

New images and photo bar info
New images and galleries have been uploaded! Feel free to check them out here at our photo main page!

Click these thumbnails to get a taste of the images in the new galleries. New galleries include images of steelheading on the Babine and Kispiox, Colorado nature, fishing the Animas in the winter and upper Animas fly fishing adventures via the historic Durango-Silverton train.

Animas Valley Anglers Blog

The AvA blog continues to be a fun place for us to post images and fishing news. If any of you guests out there have images form last season please pass them along and we'll post them on our site or blog.

Photo Bar Info and Credits
Side photo Bar images and credits: 1) Kispa checking out Matt Norton's Animas river bow. Feb 09. photo WB 2) Chris casting on the Animas. Jan 09. photo wb 3) Chris and Serra in Belize. Feb 09. photo Chris Meyer 4) Bonefish from a flat in Belize. Feb 09. photo Chris Meyer 5) After a long river trip Kispa looks for steelhead on a BC river. Oct 08. photo WB 6) Will playing hockey at the Creede pond hockey tournament. Jan 09. photo Jess B

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