Fish: Re: [Flyfishing The West] Tenkara

Cory:
--- In flyfishingthewest@yahoogroups.com, "Cory Goulding" <gtcs@...> wrote:
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> Hey Brian how was the fishing? We've been fishing for the past two weeks
> and have found it a tough go in most places, we had some luck on the Jeff in
> MT, struck out on the Beaverhead one day, very slow on the lower Big Hole,
> the South Fork produced but not like it normally does and the Henry's Fork
> is slow too. The Teton in the Canyon Section was our best fishing and we
> did very well.
>
> So what is the Tenkara? Never heard of it.
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> Cory: Google TenkaraUSA &/or drop by Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone. But, beware it's addicting! The fishing was tough and the lower Gibbon, Firehole & Madison in the Park are closed due to high water temps. So, I went high and into the back country. Caught & released 6 or 7 cutts in 3 hrs. Mainly went to try out my Tenkara rod. Think I'll wait for cooler temps before heading back out.
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> From: flyfishingthewest@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:flyfishingthewest@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of LCARRIGAN_55
> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 9:56 PM
> To: flyfishingthewest@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Flyfishing The West] Tenkara
>
>
> Finished a day of Yellowstone back country fly-fishing w/ my Tenkara IWANA
> set-up. I am now hooked on Tenkara fly-fishing! The lightest, easiest yet
> beautifully delicate fly-fishing I have ever done. Just have to experience
> it to become a convert. Not hanging up my G Loomis by any means but for back
> country, Tenkara's the way to go. Leave it to the Japanese to combine
> minimalism with such an artistic flair that you end up with a new experience
> in fly-fishing.
>
> Brian Carrigan
> Blackfoot, ID
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