Welcome to Tenkara Tuesday.
This past weekend my fishing companions and I were faced with fishing in slightly off colored water. I’m not talking chocolate milk, but rather iced tea. When fishing tenkara in those situations, I’ve always found a white hackle kebari to be extremely productive. (I know, I know…the fly doesn’t matter…whatever…)
I’m not sure if it’s because the fish can see the fly better in stained water, or if it’s because I can see the fly better (to manipulate it) in the dirty water, but I always seem to catch more fish when using this fly.
There’s nothing fancy about this fly, the pattern is pretty much as simple as it gets…I tied this one with a tan body, but regularly tie them in all kinds of colors.
Tie a few up yourself…would love to see pictures of your next catch!
Nice tying job. Would make a professional proud.
….I need to get me some white hackle….
I tied 3 with tan body and white hackle and used them yesterday. The creek I was on was slightly stained, perfect to try them out. Here's what I caught: http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s453/mntenkara/IMG_1337_zps2343f6e1.jpgThanks for the idea!