Questions - Did you choose rooster hackle to fish a specific type of water? How long have you fished thus style fly? I didn't. This is new pattern for new season, but in my opinion this heckle work better in faster current then ie. pheasant hackle. I am very new to Tenkara fishing, so any informati...

Mataura mayfly wrote:Are you aiming it at Trout or Grayling?

Trout

Hook: TMC #10
Materials: rusty silk floss, copper wire, peacock, badger rooster.

The first one is for specific tasks. On my hunting ground, I have dimples than 1.5 m deep and sometimes copper wire alone is not enough.

Very tasty.

Hook: TMC 3769 #8
Body: GBH + Chadwicks 477 Substitute + copper wire
Hackle: Pheasant Hen (shoulder feather)



Hook: TMC 2457 #12
Body: Chadwicks 477 Substitute + copper wire
Hackle: Woodcock (shoulder feather)

Thank's for nice words fellows.

Playing with Tenkara. I found some free time to go fishing. December, winter, cold... Grayling not foraging , but a few small chubs managed to catch.

I can see you're like many of us who enjoy experimenting with materials and constructions. Is there a fly here that you prefer and what's your favorite way to fish them? Thanks in advance. w The March Brown Spider is my favorite. While fishing I use the classic dead drift. Sometimes in the slower s...

letumgo wrote:... Is that real heron herl? It makes a terrific looking body.

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Yes, it's true heron. Once I found a few feathers on the banks of the river. A predator killed a bird and left a few feathers of the wings.