TENKARA FLY-FISHING: Strategies, Tactics & Flies
INTRODUCTION “Don’t expect tenkara to be magic. It is just fly-fishing. Fish are still fish, you need to be able to find them, get the fly to them, detect the strike, set the hook and land the fish – none of that changes.” Anthony Naples
After publishing “Tenkara Fly-Fishing: Strategies & Tactics” in 2013 and then following that on with “Tenkara Kebari: Traditional & KebariInspired Trout Patterns” in 2020, I decided to combine both books into one limited edition hardcover bound book. Anglers can still purchase one book or the other as they see fit but perhaps a few of you will appreciate this all-in-one approach to the subject of Tenkara fly-fishing and tying great Tenkara kebari trout patterns. How It All Started By any measure, I’ve been a very dedicated fly angler since I was about 14. That works out to 38 years (and counting) of enjoyment with the rod, reel and fly. Then, out of the blue a few years ago I was introduced to this thing called “tenkara.” That’s when my liberation from too much fly-fishing gear and my introduction to simplified fly-fishing began. Tenkara allowed me to travel lightly and fish effectively in just about any brook, stream or river that I found myself in here in the Catskills. I will tell you straight up, I’m not a purist or elitist. I welcome all to the art of fishing, in general. Everyone should find their niche and enjoy the time they have on the water. Anglers who will stand on the banks for hours waiting for a certain hatch can do that if they want. I just want to fish whether the fish are rising or not. It bothers me when anglers of one style or another put down another angler because he or she is not fishing the same way they are. So, it will come as no surprise to tell you that I still like to fish with
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