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tenkara The Book Now in its third printing! - Website launch date: April 12, 2009 - Based in Boulder, Colorado (started in San Francisco, moved to Boulder in 2012)...
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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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Looking back at 10 years of Tenkara
Today we celebrate 10 years of building Tenkara USA and sharing tenkara outside of Japan. It is an incredible milestone, and this journey has been filled with incredible experiences, milestones...
SGB Media interview
Teresa Hartford at SGB Media, the main outdoor industry publication, spoke with Tenkara USA founder, Daniel Galhardo, about tenkara, its introduction to the US and the experience of people getting...
tenkara on Colorado Public Radio Network
As I mention in my segment, I started Tenkara USA with the aim of introducing more people to the joy fly-fishing, and tenkara was a great tool to do that....
Peak Gear Award - Sato Kit
From Elevation Outdoors:Why It Won: Tenkara makes fly fishing a new experience for anyone who tries it. The cast is simple to learn (and some longtime fly anglers on staff...
America's Most Trout Friendly Companies by Trout Unlimited
Tenkara USA was named one of America’s Most Trout Friendly Companies by Trout Unlimited.Our strong commitment to contributing to environmental organizations that protect trout habitat, the number of people we have...
Baltimore Sun
Read story here “Forget about ‘Western’ fly-fishing rods. The new rage around the area is tenkara fishing.” “The most significant advantage of tenkara style is no drag on your fly,”...
Men's Journal Gear
“While tenkara is great for fly-fishing beginners, it can be a revelation for the enthusiast and an opportunity to get away from the overpacking ways that’s popular in the Western style of the sport.”...
Kudo Award - Fly Rod and Reel magazine
The Tenkara USA Rhodo, an adjustable tenkara rod we released earlier this year, just received the “Kudo Award” from renowned author and tenkara angler Dave Hughes and Fly Rod & Reel...
Denver Post, June 8th 2014
Tenkara “fad” hitting its stride in Colorado’s high-country streams, writes Scott Willoughby on his second piece for the Denver Post.
Dave Hughes "Trout from Small Streams" (Book)
Dave Hughes’ Trout from Small Streams has been a popular book since 2003. In its second edition, release in 2014, Dave updates the book with a 21-page chapter devoted to...
Ask About Fly Fishing.com
On June 4th Daniel participated the internet radio show Askaboutflyfishing.com. Roger Maves and I talked about “Tenkara’s Evolution”. We started talking about the basics of what tenkara is, then moved on...
Blue Ridge Outdoors: Tenkanyoneering
A fantastic piece by Graham Averill on a tenkara plus canyoneering trip out in North Carolina. “And thanks to the streamlined gear and telescoping rods, tenkara also pairs well with...
Boulder Weekly
Boulder Weekly, our home newspaper, covered tenkara on May 1st, 2014 as tenkara takes Boulder by a storm. The Tenkara Girls group is also featured in a photograph.
Men's Health: Tenkara, Manliest Hobbies on Earth
Too good not to share. Tenkara was named one of the “10 Manliest Hobbies on Earth” by Men’s Health magazine! Sure, considering how many women are taking up tenkara these days,...
High Country News / Adventure Journal
Tienlon Ho writes about the story of Daniel Galhardo taking her niece tenkara fishing in the Sierra Nevada of California. "The basic tenkara cast looks a lot like a Western...