DRAGONtail Tenkara Blog

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...

This is a simple process but we wanted to show you the process to make it clear and to help you avoid any issues you might run into if you did it the wrong way.   You can get DRAGONtail Tenkara...

The Hare's Ear Kebari is a very popular selling fly so we wanted to show you how to tie your own. This version is a bit different than the one we offer on our store but it is how I...

This fly is commonly tied with silk thread, I really like the Semperfli Pure Silk thread for this fly in the Straw color. Mr. Katsutoshi Amano (well known tenkara angler in Japan) commonly tied this fly in his hand without a vise....

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...

How to tie a Killer Kebari fly pattern. This is a fantastic tenkara fly created by the Chris Stuart (of Tenkara Bum) during the early years of tenkara and was based off of the Killer Bug Fly. Chris used yarn colored with marker to...

How to tie a Grave Digger Kebari fly pattern. This is a fantastic tenkara fly created by the guys at Tenkara Guides LLC during the early years of tenkara taking off in the USA. It was one of my early favorite tenkara...