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Japanese Lantern
Jason Klass Originator
Hook - Firehole Sticks 316 or equivalent, #12
Head - 2 Small Crystal Pearl Glass Beads
Thread - Black (Unlit) or White (Lit)
Ribbing - Small Copper Wire, Silver (Unlit), Black (Lit)
Body - Thread
Hackle - Pheasant, India Hen, or Partridge
From the originator
My original Japanese Lantern used pearlescent Mylar for the head, but I recently updated it to use two glass beads instead. That little extra weight makes it sink faster, yet it’s not so heavy (like a tungsten bead) to be a struggle to cast with a tenkara rod. I tie them in two versions: light and dark (which I call “lit” and “unlit”) for differing water visibility and substrate color. This is a very versatile pattern and I have success with it both in dead drifts and downstream.
Lake Wobegon Special
Hook – Mustad 9671 or equivalent, size 8
Thread - Black
Tail - Red Hackle Fibers
Ribbing – Gold tinsel
Body - Vicuña Dubbing, Tan
Throat - Red Hackle Fibers
Wing - Teal Flank (or Mallard)
Cheeks - Jungle Cock
The Lake Wobegon Special | Tenkara Talk
Trout Fin Sakasa Kebari
Hook - Mustad C49S, size 10
Thread - Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk Thread, color black
Hackle - Hungarian partridge
Body - Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk Thread, color hot orange, white and black
*I used Veevus thread
Author's Note
Notes (Kuhlow): This pattern was one of the first sakasa kebari variants I ever tied. I based it on the classic wet fly known as the Trout Fin. That fly was originally tied to simulate a brook trout fin which was intended to produce an aggressive territorial strike from another brookie. The contrasting colors also increase the visibility of the fly.
Tenkara Kebari: Traditional & Kebari-Inspired Trout Patterns - David Dirks
Keeper Kebari
Hook - Daiichi 1560 or equivalent, Size 6
Thread – Black
Hackle - Hen pheasant breast feather
Ribbing - Copper wire
Body - Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift "Oxford" yarn (any black or dark gray wool yarn will do)
Keeper Kebari (tenkarabum.com)
Cow Dung
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Olive green wool
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Cinnamon (Orpington cock)(I used cinnamon turkey)
Trout - Ray Bergman
"Cow Dung - Old Flies - Fly Angler's OnLine Volumn 5 week 39" (flyanglersonline.com)
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
Interesting history on that link..
Cow Dung
Hook - Mustad 3399, 3906 or equivalent
Thread - Black
Body - Olive green wool
Hackle - Brown
Wing - Cinnamon (Orpington cock)(I used cinnamon turkey)
Trout - Ray Bergman
"Cow Dung - Old Flies - Fly Angler's OnLine Volumn 5 week 39" (flyanglersonline.com)
Peacock Futsu Kebari
Hook - Dry fly, size12
Thread - Red
Hackle - Dark barred ginger (I used Cree)
Body - Peacock herl
(452) Peacock Futsu Kebari - Tenkara Fly Tying Video - YouTube
Jack Devlin
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I’d hit that.
A few heavyweights, with a bit of lead wire, which I normally don't use.. GRHE and a pine squirrel muddler, to get down in the high fast water.
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mtskibum16
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Tied up my first bass popper tonight. Seems very timely since @Billy just posted an SBS but unfortunately I didn’t see it before tying this beast up. Size large double barrel popper head on a 2/0 Ahrex Light Predator hook. Seems gigantic. Thinking I’ll trim the rubber after seeing Billy’s SBS.
that will hunt just fine
mtskibum16
Life of the Party
Thank you for the vote of confidence. Am I going to want an 8wt? My online order smaller poppers cast ok on a 6wt but this seems big ha
I been casting stuff about that big on one my beach coho 6 weights. Thought process is; if it can cast a stinger clouser, it can probably handle a decent size popper just fine.
7 or 8 weight would be more enjoyable though.
Finding some fish in our general area at a few different spots. Going to try a new lake this weekend I think. Let me know if you want head out some time.
Harvey Stonefly Nymph
Created by George Harvey in the 1930’s
Hook - 2X long Nymph hooks Size 8 to 16
Weight - Lead free wire
Thread - Brown
Tail - Brown partridge or brown speckled hen saddles
Ribbing - 32-gauge brass beading wire (available at Craft Shops) (I used gold wire)
Shellback - 3 strands dark brown fine chenille for 8’s and 10’s. 3 strands dark brown wool for smaller flies
Body - Golden Stone or Creamy Yellow Awesome Possum dubbing (I used Mike Mercer's Signature Series Buggy Nymph Dubbing - Golden Stone)
Legs - Brown partridge or brown speckled hen saddles
Kinigit
Smolt
What hooks are these tied on?
