Japanese Lantern

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nfrechet
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Japanese Lantern

Post by nfrechet » Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:30 pm

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Japanese Lantern

Jason Klass Originator

Hook - Firehole Sticks 316 or equivalent, #12

Head - 2 Small Crystal Pearl Glass Beads

Thread - Black (Unlit) or White (Lit)

Ribbing - Small Copper Wire, Silver (Unlit), Black (Lit)

Body - Thread

Hackle - Pheasant, India Hen, or Partridge

From the originator

My original Japanese Lantern used pearlescent Mylar for the head, but I recently updated it to use two glass beads instead. That little extra weight makes it sink faster, yet it’s not so heavy (like a tungsten bead) to be a struggle to cast with a tenkara rod. I tie them in two versions: light and dark (which I call “lit” and “unlit”) for differing water visibility and substrate color. This is a very versatile pattern and I have success with it both in dead drifts and downstream.
Flytiers sure have a way at making things difficult
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Re: Japanese Lantern

Post by Roadkill » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:38 pm

8-) I like the lantern concept and will have to tie lit and unlit variations! :)
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Re: Japanese Lantern

Post by Roadkill » Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:29 pm

Here is a quick yellow lantern tied with Kimono 100 silk and Badger hen...
ImageRIMG7209 by William Lovelace, on Flickr
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