Driftless Killer Bugs

by Shawn
(IN)

My friend and I just returned from fishing the driftless area of SW Wisconsin. Most of my trout were caught on Killer Bugs that I tied using the Tenkara Bum Killer Bug tying kit.

This was my first chance to use the Killer Bug on trout. The trout seemed to ignore my traditional beadheads but readily hit the Killer Bugs. My partner watched me really enjoying myself as I caught most of my trout using my Nissin Pro Spec instead of western style.

I predict that he will have a tenkara rod in his arsenal in the near very near future.

“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” - Benjamin Franklin

"Be sure in casting, that your fly fall first into the water, for if the line fall first, it scares or frightens the fish..." -
Col. Robert Venables 1662

As age slows my pace, I will become more like the heron.

We've all had situations where seriously chewed up flies kept catching fish after fish after fish. It is no sin to tie flies that come off the vise looking seriously chewed up.

Seriously, all the hooks sold on TenkaraBum.com, whether packaged as loose hooks or incorporated into flies, are sharp - or as Daiichi says on their hook packages, Dangerously Sharp. Some have barbs, which make removal from skin, eyes or clothing difficult. Wear eye protection. Wear a broad-brimmed hat. If you fish with or around children, bend down all hook barbs and make sure the children wear eye protection and broad-brimmed hats. Be aware of your back cast so no one gets hooked.

Also, all the rods sold on TenkaraBum.com will conduct electricity. Do not, under any circumstances, fish during a thunder storm. Consider any fishing rod to be a lightning rod! Fishing rods can and do get hit by lightning!