Waters · United States
Animas River (Durango) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 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: fair (43/100)
Rainbow Trout is the most promising species on Animas River (Durango) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 17.0°C (63°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO shows the water level falling (0 cm/24h).
Animas River (Durango) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 17.0°C (63°F)
- Discharge: 4.4 m³/s (155 cfs) — down 3% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (0 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO · reading 53 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 37/100
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 42/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 38/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 43 — fair | 41 — fair | 39 — poor |
| Brown Trout | 42 — fair | 35 — poor | 37 — poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Animas River (Durango) rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.65)
- season: helping (+0.6)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:22:34 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO, CO · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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