Yesterday we shared with you the news of a new release in the world of tenkara, “Tying Tenkara Flies” a DVD produced by LearnTenkara.com (available for sale at learntenkara.com and soon here at Tenkara USA). This is by far the best fly-tying DVD ever produced, and we’re lucky it is about tenkara flies. Brian Flemming, the producer and cinematographer, shared one of the entire videos with us for today’s Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays.
In today’s video I share a basic tenkara fly pattern, my variation of Mr. Amano’s tenkara fly. I use peacock herl as the collar and whatever feather and line they had on hand when I tied the video – I believe it was partridge for the feather and silk line. Coincidentally, as we’re just about to board a plane for the second Tenkara Summit, this video was shot on my last day in Montana after last year’s Tenkara Summit. I came over to Brian’s house to make this video just hours before departing Montana. It was probably midnight when we started shooting and even with the shot of whiskey and being super tired, I am glad to see my speech wasn’t too slurred.
Enjoy it.
Thanks for the kind words about the DVD, Daniel. And thanks for being so generous with your time so very late the night before you left Montana after an exhausting Summit trip.
Yes, I believe the thread is Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk in Primrose Yellow. This video is probably one of the few times we’ll ever see you tying with a proper fly-tying thread! The hackle ends up looking close to partridge in the final fly, but it is actually a light hen pheasant feather, I believe.
Oh, and the whiskey was likely Booker’s True Barrel Bourbon, at somewhere around 130 proof (it varies per bottle).
Too bad Brian did not subtitle in the gooodoooo gooodoooo goooodooo that Dr. Ishigaki did. I always love when he does that.
Brian, did you ask him what that means? I think it is just his sound effect but always fun to hear!
tj