Guided Fly Fishing Trips - 09 Rates - Animas Valley Anglers

The San Juan offers great year-round float and wade fly fishing on below Navajo Dam.

San Juan wade and float trips are perfect trip for the beginner, intermediate and experienced anglers. All of our San Juan trips are great for kids and adults alike.

Trips include: your guide, flies, terminal tackle, fly rod/reel, waders, drinks and transportation. A hearty stream-side lunch is included on all full day trips.

San Juan trips do not include: New Mexico fishing license, New Mexico sales tax (5%), and customary gratuity for the guide.

This is a very special section of river flowing 12 stunning miles through public and private ranch land. Spring offers great streamer and nymph fishing for feisty browns and bows in the deeper pools. Summer and fall months offer consistent dry fly fishing to eager trout feeding in riffles and long runs. This adventure is only available as a full day trip due to the float distance. Perfect for beginner to expert anglers. This section sees very little float or wade pressure.

Lower San Juan rates include guide, flies, tackle, rod and reel, waders, drinks and a hearty stream-side lunch.

New Mexico fishing license, NM sales tax and customary gratuity are not included.

Colorado rates include your guide, flies, tackle, rod and reel, waders, drinks and a hearty stream-side lunch.

Guide rates cover Animas float and wade trips and upper San Juan floats near Pagosa Springs. Also Dolores, Pine and Florida wade trips plus all hike and wade mountain streams and creeks. Rates also include float fishing on all still water fisheries including Root Pond.

All Colorado guide trips are rated for beginners to expert anglers. Colorado fisheries are scenic, crowd-free and full of wild trout. Some fisheries supplemented with planted trout.

Colorado fishing license and customary gratuity are not included.

Train trips include the guide, flies, tackle, rod and reel, waders, drinks and a hearty stream-side lunch.

This is a wonderful trip offering anglers a glimpse into the past while fishing the breath-taking waters of the upper Animas for wild brooks, bows and brown trout. This is a full day trip with part of the day spent traveling the rails of the Historic Durango-Silverton Narrow Gage Railroad. These remote waters are only accessible by foot or train.

Fly fishing train trip is perfect for photographers, families and anglers of all abilities.

Train tickets, Colorado fishing license and customary gratuity are not included.

Rio Grande float trips are one of our most requested and popular trips of the season. The Rio offers some of the best dry fly and streamer fishing in the West. Depending on flows float season starts in late March and goes through the fall. Salmon fly, caddis and drake hatches start in June and last through the summer months. Great streamer fishing in late March through early May. Fall offers steady hopper, streamer and popper fishing. All fly fishing ability levels will enjoy the Rio.

Rio Grande trips include guide, flies, tackle, rod and reel, waders, drinks and a hearty stream-side lunch.

Colorado fishing license and customary gratuity are not included.

Guide Trip Details
Please note that all our rates for Colorado and the San Juan River in New Mexico includes your guide, flies, stream-side lunch, drinks, terminal tackle and transportation (if needed). If you or any one in your group needs rod and reel and/or waders, no problem, we will supply high-end gear at no extra cost. Most guide services tack that on to the bill.

Fishing license for Colorado or New Mexico trips, 5% New Mexico sales tax and customary gratuity for the guide are not included in cost of your guide trip.

Please note: the price for a two person guide trip is for the entire trip, it is not per person. Contact us for multi-day and large group discounts.

Three Person Wade Trips (San Juan in New Mexico, Animas and mountain streams in Colorado)
If you have an odd number of anglers in your group we recommend booking an additional guide, however we do offer three person wade trips on the San Juan in New Mexico, the Animas and a select group of mountain creeks. The guide trip will be billed at our two person rate plus an additional $150 for the third angler. (Price drop of $25 for the 09 season) Keep in mind that adding a guide to a group with an odd number of anglers will increase the hands-on instruction each person recieves. Adding a guide will also open up the option for the group to experience a float trip. There is a maximum of two guests per boat on float trips.

A non-angling friend or spouse would like to tag-along? No problem.
Non anglers are more than welcome to join in on a guide trip with a spouse or friend. Tagging along works best on float trips, however it is also available on wade trips. (Waders and boots for the tag-along will be available at no extra cost). The trip will be billed at our single angler rate, plus $25 for the tag-along. On full day trips lunch is included at no extra cost. The tag-along is however responsible for taking photos of trout and scenery.

Where We Meet and the Fishing Day
Colorado and San Juan trips meet in Durango, Cortez, Creede, Aztec, Navajo Dam, Mancos, South Fork, Dolores or Pagosa Springs depending on the trip and fishing location. Full day trips are 7 to 9 hours long depending on the trip and half day trips are 4 hours long. Short full days are also available for those with different needs and the occasional special situation.

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