Trout Fin Sakasa Kebari

Trout Fin Sakasa Kebari

Hook - Mustad C49S, size 10 

Thread - Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk Thread, color black 

Hackle - Hungarian partridge

Body - Pearsall’s Gossamer Silk Thread, color hot orange, white and black

*I used Veevus thread

Author's Note

Notes (Kuhlow): This pattern was one of the first sakasa kebari variants I ever tied.  I based it on the classic wet fly known as the Trout Fin.  That fly was originally tied to simulate a brook trout fin which was intended to produce an aggressive territorial strike from another brookie. The contrasting colors also increase the visibility of the fly.

Tenkara Kebari: Traditional & Kebari-Inspired Trout Patterns - David Dirks