DRAGONtail Tenkara Blog

The Pass Lake Fly is a very old pattern with roots in the Wisconsin driftless area and was brought to my attention by Matt Sment, a great tenkara angler and tenkara teacher who has been a great part of the...

Not a really a tenkara fly but this leech pattern works awesome with a tenkara rod's ability to control the drift and slightly manipulate the fly if needed. This leech is a small enough to cast reasonably with a tenkara...

Jason Klass (of TenkaraTalk) is the original creator of the Ichiban Kebari based off of the Takayama Sakasa Kebari with its two glass beads at the head that give it an almost bubble like affect that make it a sweet looking...

We are excited to be traveling the nation to several different fly fishing expos early this year in hopes to connect with fellow tenkara anglers and to let you checkout our tenkara gear and feel our tenkara rods in person.  Boise, ID -...

Many creeks I fish have some deep runs that a weightless kebari or soft hackle fly just don't sink fast enough for me. For those deep runs I like to use tungsten bead head soft hackles and this War Bird...

This is a tenkara fly pattern I tied a lot of early on in my Tenkara Adventure when I was just starting to tie my own flies. It is simple, a lot of fun to tie, and has caught me...

Do you have a tenkara rod part that is very jammed and nothing is working to free the sections? This video shows you how to use a rubber band to un-stick those stubborn sections.    Let us know in the...

Tom Davis has told me about this fly as one of his favorite kebari to use, here is a link to an article on Tom's favorite tenkara flies>>. He uses either red wire or copper wire on his but I...