Tippets: Two-Fly Tenkara, Learned Behavior and Fly Avoidance, Down the Hatch Fly Fishing Film Festival

September 25, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • While the tenkara technique is predominantly known for fishing dry flies, it can be an effective way to fish wet flies as well. Tom Sadler writes about learning about a two-fly, soft-hackle rigging for tenkara from Yvon Chouinard. Via Hatch Magazine.
  • Do fish become conditioned to avoid flies, or are some individual fish predisposed to be harder catches? Citing various research sources, Alan Bulmer examines the issue in an in-depth article on Active Angling New Zealand.
  • The Down the Hatch Fly Fishing Film Festival, usually held at the annual Orvis Guide Rendezvous in Missoula, Montana, will go on a four-city tour this year. Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville, and Denver will host the film festival events in October. For more information, visit the Orvis Fly Fishing Blog.