grouch 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 A good while ago there was an article I saw in a magazine I believe was Fly Tyer that showcased a Japanese tier's beautiful flies. I wanted to try and capture the feel of that style of fly but my search only comes up with tenkara flies, not what I am after. Does anyone know the names of different style Japanese flies other than tenkara? Is there a showcase of modern Japanese flies somewhere? Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prybis 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 What type of flies where they if they where not Tenkara? Do you remember who the tier in the article was? Might be easier to track down. Mike P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grouch 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 What type of flies where they if they where not Tenkara? Do you remember who the tier in the article was? Might be easier to track down. Mike P. They were standard mayfly duns but were different and very well proportioned. I don't remember the tier or I'd track him down myself. Any search with anything "Japanese" and "fly" gives you nothing but tenkara. There are plenty of folks in Japan that fish with western fly gear and they tie some very beautiful flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockworm 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 I don't remember seeing such an article. But the tyer might have been Ken Sawada, whose flies are truly top-notch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicRustyHooks 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 I don't remember seeing such an article. But the tyer might have been Ken Sawada, whose flies are truly top-notch. I agree with rockworm, Ken Sawada specializes in classic salmon flies( have his book and he ran competitions) and they are unbelieveable! But Might be worth a google search for sure though I have never seen Ken dabble in mayflies but who knows! Very interested if you track down article ClassicRustyHooks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grouch 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 If I remember correctly they were extended body flies if that helps. The article would have been old, say early 2000's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scott.bearden 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 The article was about 3 years ago from what I remember. They were very sparsely tied. Simple and elegant. sorry I cannot recall the author's name nor the issue of Fly Tyer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cameron 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 The article was about 3 years ago from what I remember. They were very sparsely tied. Simple and elegant. sorry I cannot recall the author's name nor the issue of Fly Tyer. I don't remember either, but it was within the last few years, not more than maybe 4-5. I remember the picture ofsome wings that stuck in my memory. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicRustyHooks 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 The article was about 3 years ago from what I remember. They were very sparsely tied. Simple and elegant. sorry I cannot recall the author's name nor the issue of Fly Tyer. I don't remember either, but it was within the last few years, not more than maybe 4-5. I remember the picture ofsome wings that stuck in my memory. were the wings made from feather where ever 4th barb was left in between removed and the feather then was tied in a loop so each of the feather barbs were veins on the wing? Or do you recall the material that the wings were made. I am going through my stuff on the computer, however that is a Hoarders TV show waiting to be made... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 Ken Iwamasa ??? http://keniwamasa.com/dry.html PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicRustyHooks 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 Ken Iwamasa ??? http://keniwamasa.com/dry.html PT/TB planet trout....AWESOME find thanks for that! Hope this is the one in question..if not we need to keep looking! I love your daughters comment! I have never won an arguement with my daughter since she was 4...now a Paralegal for environmental law! I would ask your daughter as I have mine...How many shoes does two feet need and purses for two shoulders? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimo 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 Ken Iwamasa ??? http://keniwamasa.com/dry.html PT/TB Ken Iwamasa's article came out about 3 years ago, Autumn 2009. I have 360 views of some of his flies as well as their recipes on my website. A few years prior to that there was article on Kenjiro Shimazaki hook designer for Tiemco. It was an article on a new tool for making extended body dries. Kimo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
utyer 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2012 There is also an article called "Rare Insights" written by Tomonori Higashi and Bill Logan about some of Kenshiro Shimikaze's patterns. They were extended bodies tied on curved mandrels. Some of the wings were synthetic, and some were deer hair. All the flies had extended bodies. The article is in the Autumn 2007 Issue of Fly Tyer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planettrout 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2012 Ken Iwamasa ??? http://keniwamasa.com/dry.html PT/TB planet trout....AWESOME find thanks for that! Hope this is the one in question..if not we need to keep looking! I love your daughters comment! I have never won an arguement with my daughter since she was 4...now a Paralegal for environmental law! I would ask your daughter as I have mine...How many shoes does two feet need and purses for two shoulders? I have to be NICE to her...she's currently checking out "new", potential fly fishing locations for me and her brother... PT/TB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites