Tenkara Dry Fly Fishing In Fall | Trials And Tribulations

Early October, 2024. I decided to go to my local creek and test a mini chubby chernobyl dry fly that I started trying. The fly was successful (depending on your the definition of "success"). I did set a personal record for most missed fish in a day:) It helped that it was a beautiful fall morning, and I didn't have too high of expectations.
Setup & Gear:
Rod:
DRAGONTail Mizuchi (dragontailtenk...)
Line - 8 ft level line
Tippet - 4ft of 5x nylon
Flies
Purple mini chubby, size 12
Hi-Vis Parachute Black/Purple Ant, size 16 barbless hook
3mm beadhead nymph, size 16
Net - www.amazon.com...
Cameras:
Go Pro 10
iPhone 12

[@tenkaraintheiowadriftless]

A nice creek for tenkara - perfect scale, lots of good pockets, and a tight canopy. It’s additionally rewarding when you have success with your own fly creations. Probably not an accident that you had success with the nymph…that creek looked like excellent wet fly water. Nice work!

[@michaelsmith7193]

When tying larger foam body flies (hoppers, spiders, beetles, etc.), I push the shank of the hook with enough pressure to create a slight offset in the bend and point. It seems to increase hookups with the foam flies especially, but I’m at a loss to explain why. What a great local creek you have!

[@zisontheriver]

So the tail of the fly points up more?

[@michaelsmith7193]

@@zisontheriver Yes, just at a slight angle. It gives the hook a slightly wider and offset gape and seems to improve hook sets.