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Guided wade or float fly fishing trips on the Animas and San Juan Quality Waters

Trophy trout on the San Juan River Quality Waters and the Animas River near Durango Colorado are a couple of your best fishing options in the Four Corners. Animas Valley Anglers offers year-round professionally guided float and wade fly fishing trips on all the great waters of the Southwest including the famous San Juan below Navajo Dam, Animas, Rio Grande, Dolores, Pine, Florida, mountain creeks, private waters and regional lakes. Beginner to expert anglers welcome.

	With mild temps and sunny days the Animas is offering steady to good midge and streamer fishing. The Animas is a year-round fishery that flows from Silverton down-stream through Durango Colorado. AVA offers wade and float-fishing trips on over 70 miles on the Gold Medal section, private waters, head-waters and upper Animas via historic train.

	The San Juan is fishing very well with midges and some BWOs. January and February can be a magical months on San Juan with consistent fishing and no crowds. Great time to float-fish or wade this fantastic fishery. AVA offers year-round float and wade trips on all three sections of the San Juan located below Navajo Dam. FLOW NEWS

	The Rio Grande was sweet this past season, but flows are low and the river is iced in most sections. We'll be back on the Rio starting in early to mid April. AVA offers miles and miles of float fishing near Creede Colorado and down-stream through South Fork. The Rio is a must-fish for the dry fly fanatic.

	Root Pond is finally iced over and fishing is over for the season. We'll be back on Root Pond in early spring. When other rivers are high and muddy Root Pond offers fantastic sight-fishing into crystal clear waters from the comfort of a drift boat. Beginners & veterans alike have discovered how much fun our still waters are.

	The upper San Juan flows near Pagosa Springs are low and clear. Most sections are iced or snowed over making for pretty bad fishing. Fishable conditions will return in early spring. The Upper Juan has a strong trout population and stunning scenery. AVA guided float trips are available when flows and conditions allow. To book this special fishery drop us a line.

	The mountain streams are low and cold. Alpine creeks offer fly anglers endless opportunities to cast fluffy dries and beaded nymphs to pretty trout in our most scenic areas of the Southwest. AVA offers numerous high country fishing adventures for any ability level. Easy walks, moderate hikes or big adventures are available.

	The Dolores is currently very low as it flows out from McPhee Reservoir and fishing is poor. This wild canyon is full of deer, bears, rattlesnakes, mountain lions, tall pines and a small handful of technical trout. This stream will test the skills of the most ardent angler. Upper "D" has low flows and good fishing.

Will Blanchard published in Babine and Colorado's Best Fly Fishing
Will has been published in two new books; the first is titled Babine and the second is Colorado's Best Fly Fishing. Will has both images and his writing showcased.

Babine is a collection of stories, images and the history of the world-famous Babine River located in north-central British Columbia. The stories cover over 50 years of this great steelhead, trout and salmon fishery.

Landon Mayer's newest offering is a book about Colorado's best fly fishing destinations. The book is aptly named Colorado's Best Fly Fishing.

NEW! The Drake
Will's fly fishing images have also been published in many issues of The Drake Magazine, the latest is the 1,000 Words piece in the 2012 winter issue. check it out!

AVA wordpress blog!
Click the link for even more AVA stuff. More photos, news and specials. Our wordpress blog has been updated (will be soon), so feel free to click over and check it out.

AVA blogger blog!
Check out new posts on our blogspot blog. The AVA blog is a great place for you to check out fly fishing images of big-ginnin' clients as well as trout and steelheading photos. Basically the blog is extra info and images you might not see here on our our main site.

Animas Valley Anglers...the nitty gritty
AVA offers the best fly waters in the West. Great waters paired with top-rated guides assures you the best fly fishing experience available. AVA guides pride themselves on no-pressure guiding that is professional, educational and enjoyable. Regardless of your ability we welcome you, along with your friends and family to visit us here in the Southwest for a taste of the good life.

New to fly fishing? No problem, all AVA guides are great teachers and instructors. Every AVA trip is tailored to match the different ability levels in a group and the type of trip you are looking for. Even veterans out there with many years under their 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, feel free to click the following link for detailed information along with what to expect on your custom guided fly fishing experience. FLY FISHING 101

AVA's web site is a great place for us to share some fishing news, crew updates and spread some fishing cheer. Enjoy our photos and our current fishing reports for the Animas here in Durango, along with the San Juan below Navajo Dam. Detailed reports are also available for the Rio Grande, Dolores above and below McPhee,the upper Juan near Pagosa and the countless mountain streams that feed our main rivers. Information for real-time river flows, fishing licenses, lake reports, gear reviews and much more are just a click away here at gottrout.com. Check us out, drop us a line or book a trip.

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