This is not a sponsored video** but I do thank Lady Tenkara Bum and the Heritage Tenkara Project for letting me borrow the Tanuki Snow 375 in this video. A 12-13' rod is perfect for a stream like this with open canopy. I will also note that this video is intended to show you why I cast to the places I do and why I believe those spots matter. I am not a professional guide and I cannot guarantee you will catch more fish in your home rivers but I genuinely hope this can be a guide to teach you to look beyond the riffles of the water surface and why it makes sense for trout to end up in the places they do.
In this video, I take you on a creek that I fish on average 3-5 times per year and is one of my absolute favorites. Rather than take you on "another" experience here though, I wanted to work on some reading the river guides that I have been thinking of tackling and I figured this was a good start.
This is my second video on reading a creek. The link to the previous version is just below this text but the first video is during spring runoff with higher/faster flows and this river is much different and offers more structure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om75DWZf3HM
I hope you enjoy!
Additional resources on rod & Hertiage Tenkara Project:
https://www.tenkaratanuki.com/online-store/Tanuki-375-p56715269
https://heritagetenkara.wixsite.com/heritagetenkara