Nymph
Sakasa Kebari (large)
Oversized reverse-hackle tenkara wet
TroutSubsurface
Oversized reverse-hackle tenkara wet, pulsed to suggest a struggling cicada or large emerging insect on mountain streams.
Fish this when
On mountain streams in summer when a cicada or other big terrestrial has likely dropped in, or a large insect is emerging, pulsed across and downstream on a tenkara rod's fixed line to keep it working through the whole swing.
Why it works
The reverse hackle collapses and breathes with every pull, giving a struggling, lifelike kick that draws fish to investigate a fly too large to be a routine subsurface food item.
Naturals it imitates
large terrestrial / emerging insect (tenkara)
Typical zone & fishable range
usually
Surface
Film
Subsurface
Deep
Setup sensitivity: medium
Quick facts
Tying difficulty
Intermediate