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Tenkara on a Hudson Valley Afternoon

Early October. Partly cloudy. Enough breeze to shake acorns into the stream, but not enough to interfere with casting the Ebisu and 13-foot level line. Water in low 60s on my thermometer, but some spots felt cooler.

 

perfect tenkara water.

 

 

Actually caught on the 5-weight, but note the fly -- sakasa copperbari, a la Tenkara Bum.

 

 

Plenty of wild browns here.

 

 

Later, bro