23/November/2k2 It is cold today. All the leaves are falling. Winter has come near the corner. When it becomes colder my fly stock becomes larger.    |
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12/November/2k2 Ayu kebari (Japanese traditional fly for Ayu- fishing, Japanese fish having adipose fin) I got these flies at an antique shop. Tippets were made from silk worm gut.  (double click to see details) I don't know when and who used these flies. These are very rare flies so that I don't use in my flyfishing. |
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13/ October/ 2k2 Here are small box for midge flies Dimension is indicated by millimeters
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27/July/2k2 I made a recipe in a hurry in Japanese. I will translate in English some day.  |
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| April / 07/2002 At last New Stalky of the year 2002 was completed.  The name is "Stalky black". This would be a toy for I & yamame in a low stream of mid Summer Also you can see my tying tools in a rolled over photo. 18 May 2k2  Please move your mouse pointer on this pic. You can see a modified #32 hook and a short tying process of my brown winged "Stalky Black". Concerning tying material, two hen saddle tips are only used except 8/0 uni thread. an extra (added 20/October) #32 Caenis fly #32 Old Stalky is much more effective than #32 Caenis in the midge fishing of Yamame   |
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Metamorphose of mayfly, March.05.2002  |
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Yamame , Iwana & my fly  I think that Iwana may be like a dog and Yamame may be like a cat, but they never be like cat and dog. Yamame's eyes are different from Iwana's eyes in above photo. and I like Yamame and cat. ,,,,Sorry, Iwana-chan. |
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Traditional (since 1830's at least) Japanese fly Ayu Kebari Ayu is the name of Japanese fish which has not smell of fish but a little bit like water melon, we call her a flavorful fish., sweet fish.     with tippet, we call "Tegusu" It is silk worm gut. Recently I could get a little bit of natural silk worm gut, what we call " Hon Tegusu" In Japan the gold beads head has been used in Ayu Kebari-making since 1800's as a imitation of a bubble of tiny aquatic insects. Ayu Kebari fishing was almost monopolized for samurai in Kanazawa city in Edo period. Holding a long and heavy rod in fishing was practice of "Kendo" to become a master swordsman( same as holding "Nihonto" or "Katana", a Japanese sword)  quoted from  (click on left banner to see samurai privilege),so you can see much more details about Life in Edo period from this site. My site was linked by above site as Recommended Cultural Sites   Another Miscellaneous Crafts Banshu Fishing Flies a few thousands patterns of Ayu Kebari has been designing since Edo period in Japan. like salmon fly patterns in England. |
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about my fly hook Dec.2.2001 I usually use the hook which I modified the shape of it in order to improve ability of hooking of it. Here are my modified hook # 32 compared with normal shape of Tiemco #32.    right is my hook wider gape,down-eye and barb-less and a rolled-in point, this type has the point bent in toward the shank of the hook just like ,what we call, " Nemuri-bari", "Hell Hook" or "Hage-bari" in Japan. |
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 ISBN 088395-017-0 1972 by Freshet Press, Inc. Ed Koch |
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 CROWN PUBLISHERS, INC. NEW YORK ISBN 0-517-52550-X |
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 ISBN:0-87108-870-3 PRUETT PUBLISHING COMPANY 1996 Neale Streeks |
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I named my fly "Old Stalky" after the Heron which Sawyer named so, in his book " Man of the Riverside".  I tied this using 3 or 4 fibers of Heron quill at first as a pupa of midge, After trying to use various fibers for 5 or 6 years, I have now absolute confidence with this Old Stalky. This is tied by 4 fibers of speckled peacock quill together very fine golden copper wire using Sawyer's way. Old Stalky imitates not only  Kokagerou(baetis nymph)Though the lighter colors in the abdomen segments is important, I could imitate it by using speckled peacock fiber. "In all branches of angling, simplicity is an aim to be pursued, and simplicity can indeed be adopted in both dry-fly and nymph fishing, especially the latter.". Keeper of the Stream and Nymphs and the Trout Baetis nymph  quoted pic from "Small fly adventure in the west"   my tools & my materials I couldn't buy a good and fresh hen saddle pack in Japan. But I can buy it from Dave-san  . |
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These are tied by Bjarne-san.   bamboo tweezer is necessary to pic up midge fly from flybox. |
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I use #32 midge fly which is smaller than a sesame. midge fly holder is necessary to hold my fly " Old Stalky the Second" when I tie tippet and when I remove fly from the mouth of trout. |
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I usually design my fly by a photo or a sketch like this.  (photo of yusurika-midge is attached under permission of Mr. Takax who has a great Japanese fishing web site) 2001 new type #32 hatching Yusurika-midge I tested and got this Yamame in Youzawa fly-fishing area in April |
