Rod Woten-Iowa
I have owned and operated a Coldwater guide Service for about 6 years now. After giving Tenkara a try two years ago in The Black Hills of South Dakota, I...
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Exploring Fall Tenkara Fishing in the Northern Rockies
Fall is a beautiful time of year in the northern Rockies, but for me, it’s always been a little overrated in terms of fishing. Yes, it can be a great...
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Tenkara Guides
Eric Phannenstiel - Colorado
Eric is a ski guide turned fishing guide, and has lived in Vail for the past 25 years. He is passionate about sharing his local waters and teaching tenkara. When...
Mike Willis - California
As a Tenkara USA Ambassador and Certified Guide, teaching and promoting tenkara is Mike’s passion. He offers individual and group demonstrations and classes covering both traditional and non-traditional tenkara techniques...
Dan Pierce - Maine
Dan Pierce is the first registered Maine fishing guide to guide exclusively tenkara. He specializes in group and one on one instruction of tenkara techniques as well as on water...
Patrick Jaeger - California
Pat Jaeger has fished and explored the Eastern Sierra for over 30 years. He is part-owner of the Trout Fly in Mammoth Lakes and owner / operator of Eastern Sierra...
Tim Hill - Colorado
Tim Hill is the owner and head guide at Colorado Fly Fishing Guides at the top of the Rockies in Leadville CO. He is a native of Colorado and has...
Ryan Jordan - Montana
Ryan Jordan was the first state-licensed tenkara guide in the western United States. Ryan is a licensed fly fishing guide in the State of Montana, and the only Montana guide...
Aldo Menghini
Aldo’s philosophy of life is “Live Simply”. After 35 years of Western Fly Fishing, he discovered Tenkara and fell madly in love with it. Aldo is also passionate about entomology...
Allen Seagraves - Colorado
Allen Seagraves has been an avid promoter of tenkara in the Boulder area of Colorado. He decided to become one of a growing number of tenkara guides in the state...
Dave Dirks - New York
Dave was stung with the Tenkara bug in 2009 and has enjoyed catching trout on his favorite Catskill trout streams ever since. Dave is a licensed NYS professional fishing guide...
Steve Conrad - Colorado
Steve Conrad is part of a growing number of Certified Tenkara Guides, fly fishing guides who use tenkara as their preferred method of fishing. He guides in and around Boulder,...
Graham Moran - Colorado
Graham Moran has been fishing tenkara for almost five years and is a certified Tenkara Guide in Colorado.He started guiding for Colorado Skies Outfitters and now also guides with Minturn...
Yvon Zill - France
Yvon Zill is one of the first tenkara guides in France is certified by Tenkara USA. He has been a very active tenkara instructor and guide in the Basque region....
Chris Hendriks - Norway
Chris Hendriks is one of the first international certified Tenkara Guides, and the main resource on tenkara in Norway. From Chris: My philosophy about Tenkara I want to introduce as...
Jim Mitchell - Montana
Certified Tenkara Guide Jim Mitchell guides in the Hamilton area of Montana primarily on the Bitterroot river system.From Jim“I am a second generation outfitter and have been around the outfitting...
Bob Ivins - North Carolina
Bob Ivins is a tenkara guide in North Carolina. “I come from thirty years of salt and fresh water fly fishing. Three years ago a client booked a trip for...