Ep.8: How to Land Fish with Tenkara
In episode 8 of our series, the "2-minute Guides to Tenkara", Daniel answers the question of "how do you land a fish with a tenkara rod since there is no...
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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 Videos
Yuzo Sebata Tying Tenkara Flies, Streamside
Mr. Yuzo Sebata is one of the most well-known tenkara anglers in Japan. He keeps his fly-fishing simple and enjoys backpacking in the mountains of Japan catching trout and foraging...
Video: Streamside Fly-Tying with Mr. Yuzo Sebata
Every time I go back to Japan I bring a few cameras along to try to capture the experience of fishing with the masters. In the last several years I...
About tenkara flies (Episode 4)
In episode 4 of our series, the “2-minute Guides to Tenkara”, Daniel Galhardo talks about tenkara flies and focuses on the reverse-hackle style tenkara fly, the sakasa kebari.You can also...
Intro to tenkara (Episode 1)
In the first episode of our new series, the “2-minute Guides to Tenkara”, Daniel Galhardo introduces viewers to the basic concepts behind the simple Japanese method of fly-fishing. Throughout the...
Opening and Closing the Tenkara Rod (Episode 2)
In the second episode of our new series, the “2-minute Guides to Tenkara”, Daniel Galhardo shows viewers how to use a tenkara rod. This video will show you how to...
New Podcast Episode and news!
Got some news about the book: the files have been sent to the printer!!! YEAY! We are told about 2 to 3 weeks for delivery. The book will be printed...
Casting with a Tenkara Rod
Tips for helping with your casting Sometimes there is a tip I can share here or there that can make a big difference. Usually it is pretty easy to get...
Knots for Tenkara, Setting up and Rigging the Tenkara Rod, Line and Fly (Episode 3)
Learn the “one knot” you need for tenkara. By using the fisherman’s knot in this video you can tie your tenkara line to your tenkara rod, tippet to the tenkara line, and...
How to open and close an adjustable tenkara rod
In this video Daniel will cover how to open and close an adjustable tenkara rod (also known as “tenkara zoom rods”). The Tenkara USA rods, such as the Sato, Rhodo and Ito, can...
tenkara - the book Video
After 7 years of introducing tenkara outside of Japan, I am ready to publish my book on tenkara. But, I need your help to make this the very cool project...
Brittany Aäe-Washington
Brittany Aäe is an endurance coach based in the Methow Valley of Washington State and has been tenkara fishing since 2014. Upon first ditching the reel, she naturally combined her...
Mike Warren - Driftless Region, of WI/MN/IA
Mike Warren is a tenkara guide in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. From Mike: MY TENKARA EXPERIENCE I find people genuinely enjoy the relaxed simplicity of Tenkara. And...
Live video recordings
Today I held my first live streaming video session via Facebook. It was actually a lot of fun interacting with folks as they logged in, and showing one of my...
Tenkara and Tricos, a new video by Vedavoo
Our friends at Vedavoo, a company with a loyal following among the tenkara crowd for its packs, just released a fun video where they use tenkara rods to slam some good...
LIVE tenkara video via Facebook, June 8th at 10am MST
I have noticed I am appearing to be dormant recently. Not too many videos, posts, articles… not even so many new podcasts recently. But, I am still here.To show that...