On Stream Video Lesson

In the summer of 2016 we were lucky enough to share a masterclass featuring Go Ishii with three of our students from the UK (Alan, Chris and Neil).Go shared many of the key approaches he regularly applies on some of the highly pressured rivers in Japan while we (John & Paul) captured as much as we could with our cameras in realtime. 

Introducing Go Ishii: More Than Just a Translator

Introducing the Tenkara conduit between Japan and the west

First Spook no Fish

Avoid spoiling the fishing before you've even made a cast

Some Interactions of Fish & Angler Behaviour

Some constants to consider in a variable environment

Go’s Guidance on Manipulation

When and why you should (or shouldn't) be manipulating your fly

First Thoughts on Setting up Your Drift

Position yourself on stream to get the best chance at every fish

Coping with Wind and Obstacles to your Back-cast

Ramp up your versatility in adverse conditions

More on Setting up Your Drift

Considerations for good rod and line management

The Ultimate Cross-current Reach and Parallel Drift

Improve your presentation and help minimise drag

Go Ishii’s Golden 10 Quick Fire Tips

TLDR; this is what you need to know!

Closing Thoughts

Go Ishii’s Partridge and “Condor” Kebari

In this video Go shares his go to fly for mobile hackle manipulation.

Go Ishii on Kebari Names

In this short conversation Go shares some thoughts on the names given (or rather not given) to kebari.

Go Ishii’s Futsu Kebari

Here is Go's favourite pattern for precision casting and presentation.

Tenkara in Focus Season 1 Episode 4

For your convenience and ease of reference, here's the episode of Tenkara in Focus where we first launched this masterclass lesson bundle.

E-book Resources for Download

Three PDF downloadable resources covering the key elements in this course