The Tenkara Talk Store is Open!
My Fly Patterns are now available
Lots of people have asked me if they can buy my fly patterns. But with a full time job, a wife with a full time job (who also goes to school full time), and a 9-month old baby, I simply don’t have the time. I always felt bad saying no to people, but have found a solution. I found a company that would tie them for me and created a simple e-commerce system on my site. So, if you’re one of the people I turned down to buy my flies in the past, now you can get them here. Even though I didn’t tie them myself, these are the same patterns I fish every time I go out and I stand behind them 100%.
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Jason Klass is a former fly fishing guide who now exclusively fishes Tenkara for trout in the streams and lakes of Colorado...Read More
i’m stoked for you jason. here’s to you and a successful endeavor.
Jason Can you tell me the construction of these Kamikaze flies. I assume they are on a #12 wet hook–black or gray thread? Pheasant hackle? What size hook for the Brush fly?
Another thing: When you are casting do you use a roll cast if there is overhanging brush and/or do you let the fly drift down stream then just cast it back up stream. I have watched a lot of the videos. They ususally show the rod and the casting motion of the rod but do not cleary show the action of the line. Or is there a video showing the line action?
I have gotten several tenkura rods, monofilament line, braided line, tied flies from the DVD but have not had the chance to “wet a line” with this “new” technique. Any suggestions would be helpful.
I really enjoy Tenkara Talk and the many comments.
Thanks
luther,
i am also very new to the discipline, and if you don’t mind me adding my two cents, i’ll tell you to take your rod out today and try it.
-mike
…very nice!.. with the ease of removal for catch & release, and increasingly more areas requiring barbless hooks I would appreciate an offering of barbless hooks as well… do you plan to do so in the near future?..
Hi Bob, believe it or not, barbless hooks would drive up the price and I really don’t want to offer two versions because that will make inventory more complicated. But I’m more than willing to smash down the barbs for people before I send them if so requested. For now, I’m trying to keep it simple.
I have Calligraphy Brush on order. Question for the members. I live in Michigan. No mountain streams here. From the members east of the Mississippi, what are your favorite flys for our 25 foot wide slow moving streams?
I am totally new to Tenkara but feel I have a real affintiy for it. I am a saltwater fisherman, surfcaster, for many years so Tenkara is a departure for me. The whole vibe really resonates with me. I have been toying with the idea of flyfishing, rod reel style, when I came across an article in On The Water Magazine about Tenkara.
Question; is it real to think I could use Tenkara technique in brackish ponds in Rhode Island spring worm hatch time. A lot of flyguys fish the estuaries at worm hatch and catch good size fish, I was just wondering if I should try Tenkara style or is to light?…all comments welcome
Hi James, what type of fish and how big?
Ted B.
Prince Nymphs, Copper Johns (black, copper), Scuds (grey, red, green), Killer bugs. The Prince is my go to fly but I also like CJ’s in black, size 14 & 16. if I am using dries my goto is the Lt Cahill and then anything red (eg:Coachman.)
These flies have proven to be effective for me on the P. Marquette and the Dowagiac.
Salmon fishing on the PM calls for a big, brown Woolly Bugger. I use western gear for these monsters.