ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO

Water Conditions

• Temperature: 44.06 ° F
• Streamflow: 182 ft³/s
• Gage height: 2.24 ft

Rising/Falling

• Steady, bumped a little with rain

Fishing Conditions

It’s winter on the Animas.  While it has been a more mild and temperate winter, it’s about to get colder.

Your favorite attractor nymph in #10-16 followed by a smaller midge, mayfly nymph, or caddis pupa is where you should star, but use enough weight to get it down.  Fish won’t be moving far.

There have been a few fish rising to good midge hatches, so watch for risers in the afternoons.

“What about streamers?”  We get it, you all want to fish streamers, no matter what we say.  Go for it, brother.

Patterns/Bug

Dries:  Bunny Midge 20-22, Griffith Gnat 18-22

Nymphs: Hare’s Ear Nymph 10-16, BH Hare Golden Stone 10-12, Prince Nymph 10-16, Duracell 14-16, Brown or Olive Micro May #16-20, Killer Mayfly #18-22, RS2 #18-20, Juan’s Slim Shady #18-20, Iris Caddis #14-16, Juju Baetis #18-22, Deep Poison Tung #18-22, Rainbow Warrior #18-22, Disco Midge #18-22.

Streamers: Scuplinator, Mini Loop Sculpin, The One Sculpin