Nor'easter Chili, Futsu Kebari, And It's end Is Coming

As I look out of my bedroom window I'm graced by a sight that I can't express in words the feeling it brings to me. The days of sights like this are limited and I fully realize there will be times when all that will be visible will be drifts of snow. But that's then and this is now so I'll enjoy what's before me.

While I'm not a full blown Tenkara guy I have dabbled in it to a small degree. Even before my purchase of the Tiny Ten I was tying Tenkara flies and fishing them with conventional fly gear. My interest in the flies was the fact that they are so simple and they work very well. Any time one can take two materials and create a fly that when presented will bring a response. Tenkara, Valsesina, North Country flies all have that same simplicity in their construction.
 

 

Here are a couple of Tenkara flies that I fish often. They are called "Ondori Futsu Kebari"
This one has an orange silk head, a brown thread body and a brown hackle.

This one has but a orange silk body and brown hackle. These flies can be fished wet or dry.
 

This is "Nor'easter Chili....this is different in the fact that I use chunky pieces of red and green peppers. The onions also are chunkier. The meat used is ground turkey but you can use what you like. I make a large pot of this chili and will freeze what is left after several lunches.