Futsuu Kebari Purple #12

[Roadkill]

One of my fishing friends set me this link today
https://www.discovertenkara.com/blog/sa ... nkara-fly/
and I had to tie this fly...

Hook-Mustad 3906B #12
Thread-Pearsall's Gossamer Purple
Body-Peacock Herl
Hackle-Whiting 100 size 14 Brown
IMGP1029 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

[ronr]

going to hit the upper Met this week with the Tenkara...last week of the season on that stretch of the river.

[letumgo]

Lovely Kebari Bill. I will add a few of these to my box soon.

[Roadkill]

I tied up this stiff hackle wet fly after reading the linked discussion about the types of Tenkara Kebari.

It reminded me that not all of Pete and Big Jim's wet flies were tied with soft hackles but just as the kebari were tied on purpose as stiff wet fly hackles for certain water conditions and fishing techniques.

It also brought to mind the different use of both wet and dry hackle as explored on the Soft Hackle Dry...
https://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f ... 120#p77120

[Roadkill]

I always fished both Grey & Brown Hackle peacocks when I was a kid so I tied up this version as well...
IMGP1179 by William Lovelace, on Flickr