I've been looking for a video that explains just how mole fur should be applied - this finally made it clear to me. Always learning from you, thanks again.
Thanks for sharing a kebari with the masses. Tenkara has been around in Japan for over 400 years. But just recently known about by western fly fisherman. Thank you for sharing your talents and knowledge 👍🪰
Bingo! I've just acquired a tenkara rod and been looking at patterns on youtube for the last 2 days, I've found ancient japanese masters tying in their fingers with bits of electrical tape and pantyhose fibres, to a myriad ways to tie them in as complicated fashion as possible. Thanks Davie, just when I needed you you popped up and saved the day!
Too me these flies seem perfect for swinging. Kind of a surprise at the end of the swing when the hackle goes the other way. A lot like one of the Clyde dries you tied. Hard to go wrong with the Bloa.
this "tenkara" fly - i read is an "all rounder" sub surface - foam - and one tenkara types will use all day - - but i can not find if floatant is used - to me it seems a soft hackle type wet fly.....thanks for the education - i have tied my row in different colors all size 12 FM5050 - but mine seem much smaller than yours..? love the videos
I don't add floatant to mine - I fish them like a traditional North Country spider/soft hackle, and they tend to stay in the upper few inches of the water column unless it's an especially strong current or part of a team of flies over a nymph. In traditional tenkara fishing, the tip of the rod is gently "pulsed," and that makes the hackle move almost the way a jellyfish does.
The people who fish this style over many years found that with the soft hackel tied forward it appeared that the legs were undulating, producing higher catch ratios. They were professional fisherman. I went from catching 10 fish per hour to 30 fish per hour once I incorporated their philosophy into my fishing...
Did this style of tying develop or evolve right alongside western style? I dont see the advantage of tying this way. It looks harder to do and less effective when fishing hook shy fish.
The style evolved over the last 400 years, but not really alongside the western style. For most of that time there was virtually no contact between western fly fishers and Japanese tenkara anglers. Tying in the hackle first and then forming the body is easier than the other way around if you are tying without a vise. The forward slant keeps the hackle barbs out of the way of subsequent thread wraps. Also, unlike Western wet fly fishing, tenkara is primarily an upstream wet fly technique. The full, forward sloping hackle resists being pulled through the water so it is easier to keep the very light tenkara line off the water's surface. Watching the end of the line twitch or the line sag straighten out provides positive indication of strikes. Fishing upstream wets is really quite easy with tenkara. Also, the movement of the hackle with a slight pulsing of the rod tip tends to draw strikes.
Hey Davie ya know those might be good for trolling or hauling which I thought the fellow at the launch was saying whoring. I'm used to guys being jealous with the 8 to 10 lb Rainbow's so thought nothing of it.
I've been looking for a video that explains just how mole fur should be applied - this finally made it clear to me. Always learning from you, thanks again.
Thanks for sharing a kebari with the masses. Tenkara has been around in Japan for over 400 years. But just recently known about by western fly fisherman. Thank you for sharing your talents and knowledge 👍🪰
I did enjoy it, Davie... thank you...
Mike
Bingo! I've just acquired a tenkara rod and been looking at patterns on youtube for the last 2 days, I've found ancient japanese masters tying in their fingers with bits of electrical tape and pantyhose fibres, to a myriad ways to tie them in as complicated fashion as possible. Thanks Davie, just when I needed you you popped up and saved the day!
Thanks Davie. Have not seen this style of fly previously.
Thanks for tying this. I appreciate your attentiveness to the viewers. Cheers!
Great watching you experiment, thank you for a good video 🤙
Wow, a new one for me. Thanks Davie
Brilliant Davie 👌
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Too me these flies seem perfect for swinging. Kind of a surprise at the end of the swing when the hackle goes the other way. A lot like one of the Clyde dries you tied. Hard to go wrong with the Bloa.
Beauty Thanks Davie
Thanks for showing a different style of fly davie its refreshing
this "tenkara" fly - i read is an "all rounder" sub surface - foam - and one tenkara types will use all day - - but i can not find if floatant is used - to me it seems a soft hackle type wet fly.....thanks for the education - i have tied my row in different colors all size 12 FM5050 - but mine seem much smaller than yours..? love the videos
I don't add floatant to mine - I fish them like a traditional North Country spider/soft hackle, and they tend to stay in the upper few inches of the water column unless it's an especially strong current or part of a team of flies over a nymph. In traditional tenkara fishing, the tip of the rod is gently "pulsed," and that makes the hackle move almost the way a jellyfish does.
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Belter mate thanks again.
I dunno about you not being an expert, ya tie some of the best flies I have seen tied
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Could you use pheasant wing feathers for the hackle as well
?? No criticism, but I wonder why they set the hackle towards the eye? Thanks Davie.
This style results in a pulsing movement in the water. They can be deadly when fishing our resident trout in the Pacific NW of America.
The people who fish this style over many years found that with the soft hackel tied forward it appeared that the legs were undulating, producing higher catch ratios. They were professional fisherman. I went from catching 10 fish per hour to 30 fish per hour once I incorporated their philosophy into my fishing...
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I have to say, I do love dabbing and tenkara fishing 🙂
Did this style of tying develop or evolve right alongside western style? I dont see the advantage of tying this way. It looks harder to do and less effective when fishing hook shy fish.
The style evolved over the last 400 years, but not really alongside the western style. For most of that time there was virtually no contact between western fly fishers and Japanese tenkara anglers. Tying in the hackle first and then forming the body is easier than the other way around if you are tying without a vise. The forward slant keeps the hackle barbs out of the way of subsequent thread wraps. Also, unlike Western wet fly fishing, tenkara is primarily an upstream wet fly technique. The full, forward sloping hackle resists being pulled through the water so it is easier to keep the very light tenkara line off the water's surface. Watching the end of the line twitch or the line sag straighten out provides positive indication of strikes. Fishing upstream wets is really quite easy with tenkara. Also, the movement of the hackle with a slight pulsing of the rod tip tends to draw strikes.
What hackle pliers are you using here Davie? It feels like I'm on an endless quest to find a set that I like.
Hey Davie ya know those might be good for trolling or hauling which I thought the fellow at the launch was saying whoring. I'm used to guys being jealous with the 8 to 10 lb Rainbow's so thought nothing of it.