30 days, 3 countries, 12 species, 1 fly
I have just returned home from a 30-day round-the-world journey that took me to 3 countries (Japan, Italy and the UK). It will take me a little time to digest...
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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 Tattoo 7
Corey Chrisman sent us this picture today saying:“New Ink… In fact, my first tattoo. Tenkara is much more than a way of fishing… It is a complete mind set that...
Mediterranean trout on tenkara
Went to the Molize region in Italy to fish the Volturno river. We sought to catch the Mediterranean brown trout and Leopard trout on tenkara today.
Tenkara tattoo and Tenkara Italia
I’m in Italy at the moment. I came here to teach a tenkara class and meet people that have been spreading tenkara in Italy like wildfire.Here are a few pictures...
Tenkara Diaries: Canyoneering, tenkara and onsen
I decided to let the images speak for themselves in this video of an epic adventure this week. I think there are few places in the world that you can...
Shower Climbing and Tenkara
I’m now working on a new tenkara diaries video showing yesterday’s shower climbing and tenkara trip. It was epic, gnarly, cold, but tons of fun!!! Shower climbing and tenkara make...
Yamame
And finally, my first yamame trout in Japan.
Amago
Amago caught on tenkara on the Shokawa river in Japan.
Tenkara Japan pictures
This is my busiest trip to Japan. It has been jammed with outings with Japanese tenkara anglers. Early starts followed by evenings of drinking, which has meant little time to...
Iwana
The Iwana is our classic all-around tenkara rod and at a great value.
Tenkara USA in Japan, 1st photo preview
It is 2am here in Japan right now. Got back not long ago from 3 days of backpacking and tenkara fishing. Dead tired, leaving early tomorrow morning to meet Dr....
Why do I go to Japan to learn about tenkara?
I’m leaving to Japan tomorrow morning. And, you may rightfully ask, “who cares that you’re going to Japan, Daniel, yet again, to ‘learn tenkara’? Tenkara is just about fishing with...
Do this and that, and that...with tenkara
It should go without saying that tenkara fishing is one of my great passions in life. It is my main excuse to get out of the house and enjoy the...
TENKARA+ Anything
It should go without saying that tenkara fishing is one of my great passions in life. It is my main excuse to get out of the house and enjoy the...
Trivia: Why does our logo look like that?
Our logo is based on the first Japanese katakana character for "Tenkara", which in Japanese is written: テンカラ or "Te n ka ra." It was a nice coincidence that the...
The Tenkara Lifestyle
Ryan Jordan wrote a wonderful piece on his blog called “Tenkaranicity”. “I suppose I like Tenkara because it’s a little bit on the fringe, but I think I like it more...