FLY: Takayama Sakasa Kebari, tied by Chris Stewart
The Takayama Sakasa Kebari in its natural environment
Recipe (as tied in the photo):
Daiichi 1150 hook, #12
Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk thread, primrose yellow
Partridge feather, from breast
Peacock herl
Chris sells a “one fly” tying kit for this fly.
The Takayama Sakasa Kebari in captivity
This is very similar to my early tenkara tyings, mainly NCS variants tied with reversed hackles. I’ve taken trout on these flies, very nice!
http://thetroutfly.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/partridge-yellow-tenkara-style.html
That is one handsome fly! I think it’s destined to become a classic tie in the tradition of the Catskill dries.
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