First day fishing.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:42 pm

Nancy got a Tenkara fly rod for her birthday from our son. Got a lesson from a great guide today. She caught several fish during her half day lesson. This one was the best picture. I did not catch a fish.

http://unreelflyfishing.com

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:25 pm

Great Fun there....won't be long and we will be out. but for now it's 19*.

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claybob86 · Post by **claybob86** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:04 am

Nice! I had not heard of Tenkara. I would guess that it would be entirely adequate for 99.9% of the fish I've caught on a fly rod. Looks like great fun, thanks for the post!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:42 pm

Nice......

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:06 pm

Just enough concentration required to make you forget EVERYTHING else. It doesn't get any better then that.

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:40 pm

I've never heard of tenkara before but when I was just a lad my Dad outfitted me with an old fly rod with no reel. He just wound some floating line around the butt and rigged it like any other rod. When I needed more line I could unwrap some and a simple half hitch would keep it from falling off. When less was needed I simply wrapped it around the butt. We fished mostly wet flies or popping bugs for perch, our preferred bait for big catfish. Sometimes I would tie on 5 flies and catch at least 3 or more on a single cast. We were out for quantity. Size didn't matter. Catching the bait was the job of we kids and we worked hard at it. It was great fun.

vonfatman · Post by **vonfatman** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:48 pm

Looks like fun. My wife and I are taking fly fishing lessons from a friend here in KC. Then this summer we plan to go west (CO) to try some fishing there.

Enjoyed your photos.

Bob

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:47 am

that first fish is a honkin' rainbow for tenkara fishing

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:38 pm

Super fun style of fishing. One of my favorites. Congrats!

hondo1892 · Post by **hondo1892** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:01 pm

Looks like fun. Never tried fly fishing myself but would like to someday. Nice fish.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:34 am

Hondo, tenkara is easier and more natural than fly fishing. There is no reel. You have a fixed length of line. The length of the rod keeps the line out of the water so you get natural floats of the tenkara fly.

1894 · Post by **1894** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:36 pm

I wonder how that would work with an old cane pole I've had laying around for a few decades ? Never thought to try it with fly line .

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:50 pm

in the old days, it was all the same - all line was braided silk and if you wanted it to be floating (fly line) you varnished and waxed it

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