It is Fly Fishing which is transmitted to Japan for a long time with Tenkara Fishing.
In order to angle for Yamame (Oncorhynchus masou masou),
Amago (Oncorhynchus masouishikawae), Iwana (Salvelinus leucomaenis)
by Free Stone of Japan, it is Fly Fishing which does not spend developed reel.

Tackle of old Tenkara fishing every region

A place name	Iwate Prefecture Kitakami Sanchi Take river	Yamagata Prefecture Asahirenpoh Araka river	Tochigi Prefecture Ashio Watarase river	Nagano Prefecture Okushinano Zakogawa	Aichi Prefecture Okumikawa Samuegawa	Gifu Prefecture Okumino Ishimakishirakawa	Nara Prefecture Okuyoshino Totsugawa	Shimane Prefecture Nishicyuugokusanchi Yoshigagawa
Target	Yamame	Iwana,Yamame	Iwana	Iwana	Amago	Amago,Iwana	Amago	Yamame
Fly (reappearance)
Characteristic	Rod is long with 5.4m. Hook of a plural number is used. The fishing hook whose unique crank who is called KuginagaBari is long. At Hackle on 2 top and bottom points Tying. The float which had the Shot which is called TaraboUki within is used.	A fishing line uses the Taper Line which connected the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of a horse with 2 steps. As soon as a hook improves a debt, in order to sink, the Fly which put Shot is used. Fishing care of like bait fishing. Or it was caught by looseness of thread verdict.	By a copper wire is used for a change of Thread and Tying a copper wire, weight is added A current and Flat are pulled and are invited. Or it was caught by a hand feeling verdict.	A fishing line uses the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of a horse. Fly is sunk by using Shot. A current and length of Leader are changed by Flat	A fishing line uses the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of a white horse. In order that Hackle bristles of wing, in the back up Tying The manner it is called with Uramaki. hanging hook which just wound black Kiwata thread round an account root is attached on an extremity of a fishing line. In order that this Kiwata thread guardianship Leader. Even though a fish does not hold in the mouth and Turn Fly, it is hooked by hanging hook.	A fishing line uses the Taper Line which connected the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of a horse with 3 steps. So as to bristle of wing, the Tying of Hackle is thick up in the back. It is nearly Tenkara fishing of days.	The hook which wound peacock is attached on an extremity of Leader. It can be floated on a surface of the water and Fly is used. A fish is hooked toward lower hanging hook rather. Between hanging hook and Fly Shot. In order to affirmation a position of Fly, Indicator is used.	Rod is long a little by 4.2�`4.5m. As for Fly, the simple thing which bound and just wore an extremity of wing of a bird by Kiwata thread in triple hook. In an extremity of a fishing line double hanging hook. In the center of a fishing line Indicator. This local source section is plentiful Bush. Since it turns into the fishing which ties and misses Fly in Bush, length of a fishing line is as short as half of length of Rod.

A parallelism of old Tenkara fishing and Tenkara fishing of days

	Old Tenkara fishing (region by differ)	Tenkara fishing of days
Fishing rod	A bamboo is grown on Materials and it has turned into 2�`4 jointed fishing rods. Length 3�`3.6m	Rod of carbon fiber. Length the same head as ancient times about 3�`3.6m There is median point on a grip in hand and median point is easy to shake it lightly.
Fishing line	The thread which was taken from cocoon of the moth which lives at the mountain which is called the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of the horse which is called Basu and Tegusu or Kiwata thread is used.	he Taper Line which was knitted by nylon thread is marketed. There is also the man who cuts and uses thread of Western ceremony Fly Fishing.
Leader	The thread which was taken from cocoon of the moth which lives at the mountain which is called Tegusu	There is also the man who puts Tippet thread. of nylon over there.
Fly	Wing(pheasant, domestic fowl, sparrow and so on) of a usual bird and cotton and so on of a spring are turned into a factory. Special tools is not used and Tying is performed by hand and scissors chisels. There is not a clear distinction Dry, Wet and a clear distinction Dry, Wet is simplicity extremely. It is a fancy fry on the totality which is not done to imitate bug.	In terms of the man who makes it in the same tools as Western ceremony Fly Fishing such as a vise almost. Angler using Fly of Western ceremonial Fly Fishing is also plentiful. There is not Fly of an old shape and Fly of an old shape is about to become.

A bibliography
Nouyama fishing village cultural consortium
Suzuno Fujio works
"A natural journal of mountain fishing Free Stone fish and a man"




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