Sakasa Kebari Flies

[sakasakebariuk]

After reading 1 fly only post on Tenkara USA forum.

I have been fishing mainly with Sakasa Kebari variants for most of my tenkara fishing.

I was wondering whether any one else has tried the 1 fly approach.

I am sure I have read an article which described tying a Sakasa Kebari variant using Pearsalls silk as the thoax. I tye north country spiders using pearsalls silk a like the idea of merging the traditional north country spider tying materials with traditional japanese tenkara flies.

Kind Regards
SKUK

[leckie]

Hi sakasakebariuk,
Welcome to the forum. I have always just used a single fly when trout fishing all last season. I think the single fly approach is the best option when tenkara fishing especially if the streams and small and bushy. Keep things simple that's what I think.
In saying that I have recently been trying a two fly approach for the grayling without much success I have to admit, although I still prefer fishing a single fly.
It's good to see that you tie your own flies, I just bought a vice so I will be tying a few Sakasa Kebaris' myself for the start of the trout season.

leckie

[Deleted]

I haven't committed to the one fly approach. It's not that I don't think it would work. It's that I just love fly tying too much and would get bored with tying only one pattern. I like variety in my fly tying. Instead, I subscribe to the "any" fly approach. Basically, I believe pretty much any sakasa kebari will work. This allows me to still tie a variety of flies but still fish the same basic style.

[dave1972]

because i was new to fly fishing 18months or so ago,i did a lot of forums trying to sus out some productive flies before i started fishing my river.
i chose a copper bead hares ear nymph size 14, looks like nothing but represents lots.
saywer killer bug in sizes 14 and 16.
and for a dry i used a parachute adams in 16 and 18.
its not really a one fly approach but that is all i used and took with me to fish the river.
now, if i could combine all of the above into one pattern then i would use one fly.
ive now added some thread body kebaris to my very small fly collection but im experimenting to try find a happy medium by using some of the above in one fly,maybe a wet version and a dry version so that would take it to two patterns.
another thing im gonna do is study a bit more indepth whats in my stretch and come up with something to try match a proportion of what comes off during the season.
i really do like the one fly aproach and its gonna be cool trying to come up with something.

[leckie]

Guys,
I got the wrong end of the stick when I replied to sakasakabariuk request re the 1 fly approach. I thought he meant just using a single fly on the tippet.... not a single pattern. I know that a lot of tenkara fishers use 2 flies a bit like the hopper dropper method but one fly is enough for me and I don't think I would really consider just 1 fly design albeit in different sizes.
I've just bought a fly tying vice and would get bored pretty quickly with that approach I think.

leckie

[Deleted]

Dave,

The flies you have selected are spot on for brownies, 90% of the time they are all I use( with a little variation), you've done your homework well.

Bill

[custheyder]

I have to say that on the rivers here I have a very limited range of flies. One river in particular I only use one pattern... or at least always have it on my line with another. Another river a different pattern works much better, and on the third river it has a favourite pattern as well. Though I've tried using the same three patterns on all the rivers it's always the same pattern that is most effective on the same water. With this in mind I can easily understand the "one fly" philosophy and practice, if you always fish the same river.

Cust.

[leckie]

custheyder,

Your experiment on your three local rivers is very interesting because as I understand it the Japanese tenkara master who advocates the one fly approach uses the same flies not only in any river or stream in Japan but when he was at the USA Tenkara Summit he still used the same fly and caught as many fish as anyone else.
I think his philosophy is that presentation is more important than fly choice....I don't think I could stick to that principle but each to his own

leckie

[dave1972]

the hares ear hackle thingymabob that ive posted in the dressing thread is my work in progress as my one fly aproach...(cross between a dry and a nymph..thats what im telling myself..hmmm)
i used the wrong thread to start with and should have run the body higher up shank,ive tied a few more since the first and kind of have a system to tie them. also added a small bead to the front of a couple but not sure i like it....
may just up the copper wire from small to medium instead to add a bit of weight.
dont know how it will perform but 6 will go in my fly box for the start of season in march and im going to dare myself not to take anything else with me.
its a challenge and thats what i like,not how big or how many but wether i could possibly fool em with one tweaked pattern for top and under while looking like a good proportion of their diet.thats my goal i think for this year......

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[custheyder]

leckie

One fly everywhere.... errr... no. Couldn't do it. I like tying my own patterns too much. Just because I have a favorite pattern on each river it doesn't mean I don't hunt for another one! ...for those days when nothing is happening.

Cust.

[tenkaracz]

For this fly I'm getting close to the "one fly philosophy". I was fishing with this pattern 90% the past 3 months.

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[custheyder]

That's a fine looking fly. Is that an olive thread body?

[tenkaracz]

No.The body is tan thread. Olive also catch fish.

[Deleted]

This fly has worked well for me on the Water of Leith, I fished it on my regular gear as fishing spiders, takes fish in the same way. If I get a Tenkara rod it'll probably be the first fly on the line.

[custheyder]

A very fine looking fly indeed. North country spiders influence many of my patterns. I did see it on your blog.