Beginner advice
I’ve taken a keen interest in tenkara recently despite having basically zero prior fishing experience. I’ve been out several times around the Portland area and haven’t really gotten fish committed yet.
Setup:
- Talon Mini 310
- 9 ft 3.5 level line
- ~2 ft tippet
- mostly copper john kebari lately
I’ve been fishing after work around 7–8pm the last few weekends.
Areas:
- Molalla River
- Eagle Creek
- Fanno Creek
I got a few bites at Fanno from tiny fish, but nothing really committed. I’m trying to learn how to read water, improve my casting/drift, and understand presentation better, but I feel like I’m still missing some local knowledge.
I recently ordered some killer bugs and pheasant tail kebari to experiment with too.
Am I expecting too much wanting to catch a fish in a couple hours after work? What helped you level up the fastest when you first started tenkara?
Also open to local pointers or even meeting up with other tenkara folks sometime.