tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post3187602552673112181..comments2024-03-26T06:21:34.320-07:00Comments on Teton Tenkara: Summer is Coming to a CloseTom Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-54335981557071387832015-09-29T21:41:02.665-07:002015-09-29T21:41:02.665-07:00the wool body flies work very well for Virginia na...the wool body flies work very well for Virginia native brook trout. as well as the wild rainbows and browns we have. I do catch a few panfish and stocked trout. so all in all awesome flies for most waters and easy to tie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-49633714054848418102015-09-23T08:40:33.170-07:002015-09-23T08:40:33.170-07:00Those flies look wonderfully buggy. I usually brus...Those flies look wonderfully buggy. I usually brush mine with a soft bristled toothbrush before fishing them, have you done that here, or nature has done it for you? :)<br /><br />Meanwhile, I found your comments about switching to sub-surface very interesting, since I have found myself in the same exact boat. I used to fish mostly dries, and now I rarely ever fish them. <br /><br />I think part of it was that Tenkara "taught" me how to nymph properly. It helped me find the fish, and it helped me simplify my technique. <br /><br />I thought about this myself during a hot august day when I realized that it was the first season that I had not used a dry all season. I threw one on and grabbed a quick trout to make myself feel better... but then took it off and returned to nymphing. Funny.Klagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404953454187858180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-78311310654567852072015-09-22T16:40:17.706-07:002015-09-22T16:40:17.706-07:00Gotta love those wool bodied flies! Easy to tie an...Gotta love those wool bodied flies! Easy to tie and they just flat out work!Chris Stewarthttp://www.tenkarabum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-89256086111661815392015-09-15T14:12:42.776-07:002015-09-15T14:12:42.776-07:00I'm still here. Not going anywhere for now.I'm still here. Not going anywhere for now. Tom Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-33425893003068264072015-09-15T14:11:35.865-07:002015-09-15T14:11:35.865-07:00I'm not stopping the videos, there just will b...I'm not stopping the videos, there just will be fewer. No worries.Tom Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-42547566002828018622015-09-15T14:10:48.679-07:002015-09-15T14:10:48.679-07:00I like the SmallStreamRelections blog too. I like the SmallStreamRelections blog too. Tom Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-71107842726340973512015-09-15T14:09:49.055-07:002015-09-15T14:09:49.055-07:00Both of those are excellent flies and caught a lot...Both of those are excellent flies and caught a lot of trout this year too, but mainly during the higher water of spring. But once the water cleared they produce less. Tom Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-12854123238324316032015-09-15T13:53:21.393-07:002015-09-15T13:53:21.393-07:00I thought the red worm would make the cut or your ...I thought the red worm would make the cut or your "bloody Prince" but apparently not. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746722074184360600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-26631183554144770652015-09-15T13:39:33.251-07:002015-09-15T13:39:33.251-07:00Like always an excellent post. Really like the She...Like always an excellent post. Really like the Shetland wood flies. this and SmallStreamRelections are my favorite blogsBobCogginsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-16910752256101999342015-09-14T23:16:18.738-07:002015-09-14T23:16:18.738-07:00Our loss. Hope to see you checking in periodically...Our loss. Hope to see you checking in periodically. My brother fishes with me, it's something we share, but his interest is at this point, more recreational, whereas mine is kind of a holistic outlet thing.We both went out a couple years back and bought western fly rods. <br /><br />As soon as I found tenkara, I became obsessed. I work night shift and sometimes, I'm off work, but up late by myself. I tie a few flies, (creating "beauty"), cut tippet to certain lengths and coiling them on to small foam spools and labeling them (making "preparations"), cast with my yarn practice flies into a kiddie pool (making "exercise"), pouring over maps and seeking approaches to small squiggly blue lines, plotting coordinates into my gps (exploration). <br /><br />He is, besides my wife, my best friend. I can't just hit him over the head with it, I have to be subtle, or he will smile and shake his head too quickly in agreement in order to appease me, to humor me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-81126165485143687422015-09-14T23:04:14.472-07:002015-09-14T23:04:14.472-07:00Interesting post, I just started tying flies and I...Interesting post, I just started tying flies and I found some of your videos and was inspired to tie a fly with really thick wool yarn that produced. Here it is. http://imgur.com/gallery/OHELLYS?lr=0<br /><br />I do miss the vids though.... Thanks for all the great posts. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13693052103509145463noreply@blogger.com