Animas Fly Fishing Float Trips
We offer full day, 1/2 day and evening float trips on the Animas river. Our float trips cover over 35 miles of water including Durango's public waters, Gold Medal section as well as private water south of Durango. We have exclusive and shared put-ins and take-outs, along with exclusive private land access where we can also wade fish and enjoy stram-side lunches.

Floats
Full day trips will typically cover 6 to 12 miles of river. Half day and evening trips will cover 3 to 6 miles depending on flows and conditions. Even when flows are low we continue to float fish the Animas, usually covering shorter distances and focusing hard on deeper holding water.

We mix up our days on the various beats depending on seasonal changes, flows, water conditions and insect hatches.

Season and Techniques
Float season can start as early as February and can last well into October or November. February through April the fish can be found eating small dries, nymphs and streamers. April through early June, when the river flows are up, we fish large streamers, nymphs and poppers. In mid June, as snow melt slows, our annual caddis hatch kicks in making for fantastic dry and nymph fishing. July through October we cast dries like hoppers, caddis, PMDs, tricos and cicadas. Nymphing from the boat can be very productive almost any time of year.

Animas Trout
In the various float sections of the Animas, an angler has the opportunity to cast to browns, rainbows, cut-bows and cutthroat trout. Size range of trout in the Animas is wide open. Any given cast gives you the opportunity for an 8-inch dink or a 30-inch fish of a lifetime... you just never know who's going to latch on!

Catch Rates
Catch rates can vary day to day, but the river is healthy with a strong fish population, and many of the fish are wild trout. These studdly trout are quality fish as well, you wont see hook scars on these beauties. On a good day, its not uncommon to have 25 fish or more to the fly!