Tenkara Fishing

by Okieflier
(Mustang, OK)

Found a new way to have fun with my Fountainhead 12' Tenkara rod. I had set up an Elk Hair Caddis and a Pheasant Tail nymph about 18" below it on a 14' line and started fishing at a local pond for bluegill. I was catching bluegills on both flies but on one occasion I let the bluegill take the Elk Hair Caddis and run around with it a little bit. Before you know it I had two bluegills hooked, one on the caddis and one on the pheasant tail. The crazy little bluegills would chase the bottom fly whenever the top fly was taken first. I had several double hook ups that afternoon. It seemed to work only if the top fly was taken first. Great fun with my $60 Tenkara rod. I'd recommend it to anyone and especially to introducing young folks to fly fishing.

“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.