Animas River Fly Fishing - Late Winter

Shhhhhhhhhhh...the Animas River is fishing well. I have had a few days on the water the past couple weeks with a few long time guests of AVA. Fished with Bob and his son Jeff for a couple days as well as Reed Tankerton and his buddy. Between the Animas and San Juan the late winter fishing as been well....again, shhhhhhh.....pretty sweet. Love the cold snowy days; fish are on the bite and you feel like you earned that hot coffee at lunch. This is a sample of shots from the Animas days with the guys. San Juan shots on the way. None of the shots have been tweaked, just strait of the camera.

-Will

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I was emailed by a friend who wanted to see another shot of this doe. Only have a couple so here is the second shot. She is so damn pretty, i wish i had a head shot but wanted to send her back to her lie. looks like i was impressed with this one eh?

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larry falk somewhere way fun

New Babine Steelheading Galleries

6 new Babine galleries have been added to Animas Valley Anglers fly fishing photography site. That is 60 new images of the Babine, the fish and the people. More images of the Babine, Kispiox and other steelie river adventures will be posted soon...stay tuned.







images: Babine doe, the view, campfire tunes, camp, Rusty in for repairs as cabin campfire burns

Winter Fly Fishing on the Animas with Chris Meyer and the hounds

Chris Meyer and I headed to the Animas for a little recon before a guide trip. The day was Jan 18th and the weather was perfect. Here are four photos from the day. The rest of the images can be seen at Animas Valley Anglers. Click the link at the upper right of the blog.

Kipiox Steelhead-the Kis is a trib of the Skeena

image: Male Kispiox Steelhead from the 06 season. This fish hammered my fly late in the day. photo credit: will blanchard (self timer)

20 days and counting...BC wilderness and steelhead

image: Kispiox tuckered out at Root Pond near Dolores Colorado. photo: will blanchard

Welcome to the blog. This will be a place for friends, family and those who are interested in checking out my adventures, photography, guide service and other random goings-on.

As of right now my focus is on the rest of the guide season and gearing up for British Columbia. I'll be finishing up the main push of my 15th guide season on the 22nd of September. I'll be back to guiding in early December. The 23rd of September will be a day full of packing and snugging up loose ends for the business. As for now, the 24th will be the day we depart for Hazelton BC. My self and Kispa (my 9 month old black lab) will load up in my over-packed 04 Dodge Ram 2500 pick-up and head north for another fall adventure in the wilds of north-central BC.

Check list will include: 12 fly rods, 6 reels, fly lines, flies, fly tying supplies, passport, dog papers, shot gun, ammo, shot gun papers, camp gear, blankets, gloves, hats, Simms waders, clothing, cooler, grub, extra fuel, chainsaw, GPS, cameras, tripods, computer, dry boxes and dry bags, raft, frame, repair, pumps, bike, down jacket, guide jacket, fleece, fleece and more fleece, socks, boots, two-four (the way Canadians say 24 pack of beer) of Ska brew for my buddy Todd Stockner...you get the point.
Stay tuned for more...

Cheers,

Will Blanchard