Learning how to tie tenkara flies is easy. Generally speaking we use very simple materials: sewing thread or other thread (thicker is generally good as it requires fewer wraps to build a body), feather (often from rooster, pheasant or partridge), and hook. Below are some videos that will give you a good idea about how tenkara fly-tying works. We will continue building this page with more information to help you tie your tenkara flies.
How to Tie Tenkara Flies
- How to tie tenkara flies: The Ishigaki...
How to tie tenkara flies: The Ishigaki...
How to tie tenkara flies: The Ishigaki Kebari™ Materials: 1) Size 12 hook (this can vary according to preference, size 12 is the one Ishigaki uses most often) 2)...
- Mr. Yoshida ties a Kenbane tenkara fly
Mr. Yoshida ties a Kenbane tenkara fly
Mr. Takashi Yoshida is an innovative fly tyer based in Japan. Here he shows how to tie a tenkara fly using the Alula feather of a pheasant, known in Japanese as the...
- Hiroto Sasaki, Tying a Tenkara Fly Without...
Hiroto Sasaki, Tying a Tenkara Fly Without...
Our favorite thing about this video is the way Mr. Sasaki finishes off his tenkara fly. Watch him tie his fly without a vise, and then the unique technique he uses to...
- Yuzo Sebata Tying Tenkara Flies, Streamside
Yuzo Sebata Tying Tenkara Flies, Streamside
Mr. Yuzo Sebata is one of the most well-known tenkara anglers in Japan. He keeps his fly-fishing simple and enjoys backpacking in the mountains of Japan catching trout...
- Tenkara Fly-tying Video Series: Royal Conrad
Tenkara Fly-tying Video Series: Royal Conrad
In 3 minutes tenkara guide, and McGuckin’s tenkara guru, Steve Conrad will show you how to tie a very effective tenkara fly, the Royal Conrad...
- Fly-tying with Allison Marriott
Fly-tying with Allison Marriott
Allison Marriott is a fly-fishing guide and fly-tying instructor in the Boulder, Colorado area, working for Rocky Mountain Anglers fly shop. As part of our Tenkara...
- Fly-tying without a vise
Fly-tying without a vise
John Geer shows us how to tie flies without a vise. That’s simple fly-tying...
- Simple kebari with Allen Seagraves
Simple kebari with Allen Seagraves
Allen Seagraves, a tenkara guide based in Boulder, Colorado, shows us how to tie a simple kebari...
- Chartreuse Black Kebari with Mark Bolson
Chartreuse Black Kebari with Mark Bolson
Tenkara Fly-Tying Video Series In this video Mark Bolson shows us how to tie a tenkara fly (kebari) he calls the Chartreuse Black Kebari...
- Tying the Amano Kebari
Tying the Amano Kebari
One of the most renowned tenkara anglers in Japan, Mr. Katsutoshi Amano shows us how to tie tenkara flies without a vise. Mr. Katsutoshi Amano is one of the most...
- Tying the Ishigaki kebari
Tying the Ishigaki kebari
Dr. Ishigaki, the most renowned tenkara angler in Japan, shows us that tying tenkara flies can be pretty simple. Tenkara fly patterns come in all shapes, but you...
- Tying the Takayama Tenkara Fly
Tying the Takayama Tenkara Fly
Tenkara fly tying can be pretty easy. Watch this video to learn how to to tie the takayama kebari (tenkara fly), a fly thought to have originated in the area around...
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