Post by daves on Nov 3, 2013 16:55:09 GMT
On the Saturday 2nd November at the Grayling Soc. Symposium many folks approached me to discuss Tenkara, a reflection on how interest in it is increasing exponentially.
On Sunday 3rd November I demonstrated Tenkara rods, set ups & some of the techniques that I use for a small group of Grayling Society members.
The Derwent at Hackness, near Scarborough was unfortunately starting to colour up badly after heavy rain on the saturday; however by dropping a few miles downstream into Forge Valley we gained a couple of hours respite from the worst of the dirty water.
After showing the line set ups & how to attach the line & extend the rod safely then quickly catching a couple of small out of season trout on nymphs whilst demonstrating 'high sticking' the guys had a bash. Some were complete novices to Tenkara but others, like Roger (who's recently landed a big salmon on his Tenkara rod), were more experienced. All caught trout (about 20) but only 1 grayling before the river coloured up too much.
We then looked in more depth at casting & set ups (comparing level lines of fluorocarbon & copolymer with furled lines), plus played with a number of rods, mainly with dry flies to really test out the casting.
We all had an enjoyable time despite less than perfect river conditions & I hope that all gained something from my efforts.
On Sunday 3rd November I demonstrated Tenkara rods, set ups & some of the techniques that I use for a small group of Grayling Society members.
The Derwent at Hackness, near Scarborough was unfortunately starting to colour up badly after heavy rain on the saturday; however by dropping a few miles downstream into Forge Valley we gained a couple of hours respite from the worst of the dirty water.
After showing the line set ups & how to attach the line & extend the rod safely then quickly catching a couple of small out of season trout on nymphs whilst demonstrating 'high sticking' the guys had a bash. Some were complete novices to Tenkara but others, like Roger (who's recently landed a big salmon on his Tenkara rod), were more experienced. All caught trout (about 20) but only 1 grayling before the river coloured up too much.
We then looked in more depth at casting & set ups (comparing level lines of fluorocarbon & copolymer with furled lines), plus played with a number of rods, mainly with dry flies to really test out the casting.
We all had an enjoyable time despite less than perfect river conditions & I hope that all gained something from my efforts.
