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Tenkara and the Sulphurs

Anthony Naples — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:15:13 +0000

It is the time of year when a young man’s thoughts turn to…sulphurs. Well, at least if he’s an eastern fly fisher. Again I’m presenting an experimental set of flies. This time I’m focusing on the sulphur hatch through a tenkara colored lens. Make it what you want, but [...]

Sulphur Nymph Experiment

Anthony Naples — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:56:54 +0000

I’m never one to tout flies that I haven’t tried, so let me make it perfectly clear that this fly is still in development. Hopefully it will get field tested very soon (rain, rain stay away…). The driving force for this nymph is to get a natural mottled effect for my sulphur nymphs. [...]

Grizzly Quill Paradun

Anthony Naples — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:14:08 +0000

Grizzly Quill Paradun Hook: Standard Dry Fly Thread: Gray Abdomen: Grizzly Hackle Quill Thorax: Adams Gray Superfine Dubbing Tail: Grizzly Hackle Hackle: Grizzly Wing Post: White Antron

This pattern came to me in a flash as I was sitting at my tying desk tying up some standard Parachute Adams dries. I had just stripped some hackle fibers from the stem to use as [...]

Orthodontic Flies

Anthony Naples — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:14:24 +0000

My neighbor works for an orthodontist and I asked if she could get me some of those little rubber bands that kids put on braces. I originally wanted them for rod building (you know to hold the guides on while wrapping), but when I saw the colorful selection she got for me [...]

Yoshikazu Fujioka’s My Best Streams Tenkara Dry Flies

Anthony Naples — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:18:00 +0000

Just saw these tenkara dry flies on Yoshikazu Fujioka’s My Best Streams website and I thought that they were intriguing. What I find particularly interesting is Fujioka’s interest in the fusion of western and eastern fly fishing.

I am using the dry fly of my free will also for the tenkara fishing because I liked [...]

More Micro Sakasa Kebari From Another Tenkara Blogger

Anthony Naples — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:28:48 +0000

Little did I know when I posted my last post on Micro Sakasa Kebari that there was another person out there that had already done so. There is nothing new under the sun… So I thought in spirit of full disclosure I’d give Karel of Tenkara on the Fly props for the awesome minute [...]

Micro Sakasa Kebari

Anthony Naples — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:32:49 +0000

Ah…the allure of the small. The tiny fly and the frustration that goes along with tying and fishing these morsels appeals to a certain group of fly anglers – gluttons for punishment all. I have to admit I am inclined toward this sub-genre of fly fishing. As an attempt to [...]

The Funneldun: A Dry Fly Style

Anthony Naples — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:53:49 +0000

The Funneldun is a dry fly style rather than a specific mayfly imitation – tie it in sizes and colors to match the hatch, or tie it as an attractor pattern. The Funneldun was originated by Neil Patterson as an easy way to tie upside-down duns. As an added bonus, it makes [...]

The Simple Mysis: A Mysis Shrimp Pattern

Anthony Naples — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:28:30 +0000

I’ve posted this pattern before as part of a fishing report – but I just happened to think of it and thought I’d re-post as a stand alone fly-pattern post. Let me get this out of the way – I do not claim to be an expert in the art of catching those huge [...]

Midge Madness or the Tiny Terror

Anthony Naples — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:42:37 +0000

Midge#1 by Anthony Naples: done on iPod Touch with SketchBook Mobile

Midge #1 Sketch is based on a photo from the Winona Fly Factory Blog.

Well, I had been snowbound for almost a week. The children didn’t have school all week – and they were getting a little stir-crazy (me too). Normally with snow [...]