Thursday, June 7, 2012

Tenkara Thursday

Let's try a new place. OK, not new to me fishing it, but new to me Tenkara fishing.

I stopped at Cooks for coffee and then backtracked to PIPI Valley Rd. The road that goes to the campground and where I fished on Sunday also goes to Caps Crossing Campground another 10 miles from PIPI. I've camped at Caps Crossing and fished there on many occasions. I would say that the total sum of fish caught on this creek which is the North Fork of the Cosumnes (PIPI is the Middle Fork of the Cosumnes) is two. One I caught a long time ago on a single salmon egg drifted into a pool. The other one was last year with my fly rod and some dry fly. It's too much trouble to go back and find out what one.

So after a ten mile detour (somebody mis-marked the road) I got to the creek where I wanted to fish. Wadered up, put on my vest, and got the Tenkara rod out. The picture below is where I started fishing and was 10 feet or so from the truck.  


The start

I'll give you a total after the last picture, but this was one of the pools upstream from where I started.


A nice pool
See, I remembered the camera this time. This is where I fished last and pulled out of the creek.

The final riffles
Remember, two total ever in this creek. Today, 8 brought to hand and released and 8 to 10 missed. I fished a new orange stimulator (not a stimulator but a reasonable facsimile) I got from the fly shop earlier this week along with the old orange one that is getting beat to shit and a Royal Wulff in size 10 that I picked up at the same time. They hit all of the flies presented. All 8 were little Rainbows in the 6 to 8 inch range. 

The more I think about fishing this size of creek, the more I feel that Tenkara was designed exactly for these creeks. You don't need more than the traditional Tenkara line and about 4 feet of 5X tippet. Any more than that and you're going to be feeding your flies to the bushes. 

I'll be back up here shortly. I want to fish the other direction.

Tomorrow I've got a special post for you, so stop by and check it out.

Till then.

Mark
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9 comments:

  1. Bill TrussellJune 7, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    Mark
    So you are standing at least 12 ft. 15 ft. away from the trout. Do they jet off standing this close? I am still thinking about giving this rod.

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    1. Mark KautzJune 7, 2012 at 8:45 PM

      Hi Bill. In the last 3 creeks you've seen, I've not had a problem fishing either upstream or downstream from the same spot. Could be they just don't know any better. Who knows.

      Mark

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  2. AnonymousJune 7, 2012 at 10:15 PM

    I will say this for the stream. What a beautiful pool. Great work with the camera, Mark. Also, hail to your success with Tenkara!

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  3. Brk TrtJune 8, 2012 at 3:00 AM

    I would not mind dropping a Bomber into that stream.

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    1. Mark KautzJune 8, 2012 at 9:08 AM

      You ever get anywhere near Sacramento, give me a shout.

      Mark

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  4. PhillipJune 8, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    Lovely stream. Some of our small stream here would fish well with a Tenkara.

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  5. cofisherJune 9, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Ok, I'm back and ready to take you one. How about I do a Tenkara Tuesday?

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  6. BaitrageousJune 10, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    Nice clear water, beautiful! I bet it's as cold as a glass of iced tea.

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  7. Suwannee RefugeeJune 13, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    That place looks at like some of the places I fished in CO. Real peaceful like.

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