Tenkara Flies

[rivercoln]

i am looking for someone to tie me some tenkara style flies.

i will obviously pay for the flies.

for reference please look at Tenkara USA

please PM if you can help.

kind regards
rivercoln

[articwolf]

say m8........the flies I use for this method are nothing but small "Spider" flies [soft hackle], so there is nothing special about them........AW

[darwin]

This is not a true Tenkara style fly but it has a similar look.

YouTube - ‪Reversed Spider Sea Run Cutthroat Fly‬‎

YouTube - ‪Reversed Spider Sea Run Cutthroat Fly‬‎

[emerger1981]

Davie mcphails uploaded one

[shanksi]

Link to Davie's

YouTube - ‪Tying a Tenkara Fishing Fly with Davie McPhail.‬‎

YouTube - ‪Tying a Tenkara Fishing Fly with Davie McPhail.‬‎

Ian

[Highlander]

I am sure someone will oblige, at least they will be better looking than the ones on the website which in the main are poor.
Tight Lines

[toady2]

Originally Posted by articwolf

say m8........the flies I use for this method are nothing but small "Spider" flies [soft hackle], so there is nothing special about them........AW

They look like Spiders but are fundamentally different. The hackle points forwards so that the fly pulses when it is animated.

[fredaevans]

Originally Posted by toady2

They look like Spiders but are fundamentally different. The hackle points forwards so that the fly pulses when it is animated.

But AW (others) make/raise a good point. Save for the 'hackle' pointing North vs South .. are there any other differences?

No offense intended Mr. T as these things intrigue me as a possible late/low water summer run Steelhead fly. With different 'ties' I could see these as fished 'damp' just under the surface, could be another 'arrow in the quiver' for low water flow fishing conditions.
Fred

[rivercoln]

Thanks for all the replies.

Some members on the forum have ordered to tie me some so I am just waiting for them to arrive.

Kind regards
Rivercoln

[jindra]

For some reason I preffer my own flies to purchased ones, so just of curiosity I tried this one. It was not too hard, and seems to have the Tenkara look.



The tie:
Kamasan B110 #12
tan UNI 8/0 thread
tan Muskrat dubbing
India hen hackle
faux Peacock dubbing

Cheers!

J.