Waters · United States
Animas River (Durango) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The town stretch through Durango is a genuine urban trout fishery with a whitewater park in the middle of it. Snowmelt timing dominates the season and monsoon storms colour it in hours.
Today's report: excellent (86/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Animas River (Durango) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 12.1°C (54°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO shows the water level falling (2 cm/24h).
Animas River (Durango) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 12.1°C (54°F)
- Discharge: 15.6 m³/s (551 cfs) — down 6% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (2 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO · reading 42 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 88/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 93/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 87/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 74 — good | 82 — excellent | 81 — excellent |
| Brown Trout | 86 — excellent | 91 — excellent | 90 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Animas River (Durango) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- river flow: helping (+0.94)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:11:51 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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