Purple Takayama-Sakasa Tenkara Fly Tying Pattern

The Takayam-Sakasa Kebari was developed in the Takayama region of Japan with a forward facing soft hackle, peacock thorax, and simple thread body. You can tie this simple tenkara fly in many different thread or hackle colors but purple is a color I tie it in a lot as it is a color that is easy for fish to see.

Fly tied by Brent Auger of DRAGONtail Tenkara.

Fly Tying Recipe Materials List:

• Moonlit ML251 #12 barbless fly tying hook
• Purple thread - Semperfli Classic Waxed Thread
• Peacock Herl
• Hen hackle (or hen pheasant, partridge, or other soft hackle feathers)
• My favorite Whip Finish tool: Stonfo Whip Finisher

I use purple but have fun with this fly and try many different thread colors and hackles.

This is a simple effective soft hackle tenkara fly that should work good especially for trout in mountain creeks & streams. This fly is meant to be fished as a wet fly (sub-surface).

It is a very basic fly to tie.

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