5 years Tenkara Giveaway
UPDATE: WINNERS!We had 309 comments entered by midnight MST of 04/13 (Sunday Night). All comments were pasted into a worksheet and assigned a number. Then, I used the website Random.org...
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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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LEARN TENKARA HERE - Tenkara is who we are
When I started Tenkara USA 5 years ago, I knew that tenkara fishing was destined to take off. Teaching tenkara through these years has taught me that people are hungry...
Easiest way to keep fly-fishing simple
The easiest way to keep fly-fishing simple may be to look back at the original practitioners of tenkara, a method of fly-fishing that hails from Japan.One reason we have successfully...
A small tip for tenkara casting
Here is a small tip that may help you in casting with your tenkara rod. It surprisingly makes a big difference in the cast. Having a hand fully gripping the...
Tenkara + Photography: "No Need to Choose" article by Allison Pluda
One of the best things about keeping fly-fishing simple and that it allows us to combine fishing with a lot of different activities. That’s the idea behind TENKARA+.Here’s a very...
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TENKARA+ [Contest]
Tenkara+ is the idea that tenkara goes well with anything you already enjoy doing outside. You should not have to choose between activities. I wrote about this a while ago here....
Forgiving Boulder Creek by Sasha Barajas
Forgiving Boulder Creek is a story written by Sasha Barajas about her discovery of tenkara and renewed connection with Boulder Creek, which was subject to alarming floods last year. It...
Wild Trout (UK) Auction
The non-profit organization Wild Trout Trust is holding an auction with some items that may be of interest to the tenkara angler. The auction will be happening from March 4-13...
Tenkara is Who We Are
Tenkara is tenkara.It’s the embrace of simplicity.It’s the light casts, the precise placements, and the enticing manipulation of the fly.Tenkara is casting across currents without the need to fix anything.It’s...
The Tenkara Timeline
Much has been happening as we continue our mission of sharing the tenkara story here. Here’s a timeline I started putting together earlier this year. I just updated it with...
Tenkara Magazine article: Ten Techniques for Tenkara by Jason Klass
This is one of the great articles found in the Tenkara Magazine we recently published. The article was written by Jason Klass, illustrations done by Anthony Naples. Unfortunately we missed a small portion of...
Tenkara Fly Tying at Field and Stream
Check out this piece and video I did with Tim Romano for Field and Stream yesterday. In this video I show you how to quickly and easily tie a tenkara fly as...
Rolling out new tenkara rod cases
We’re starting to roll out new cases for our tenkara rods. I’m very excited about this new packaging concept. These tenkara rod cases were designed with the help of our design...
How many tenkara anglers are there?
Five years ago virtually no one had heard the word tenkara. Now, 5 years after we introduced the method outside of Japan it has become a part of the fly-fishing...
Simplifying is a choice
Simplifying is a choice. It is possible to make many things in life complex. We can choose to carry multiple fly patterns with us. We can carry multiple line weights....
Legalize It! Tenkara in Washington
A few days ago I made a post on Facebook saying that I hoped those visiting Colorado for its now loose marijuana law would find themselves at the Fly Fishing...