Tenkara Fly Tying is Simple
Understand fly tying can be intimidating, as intimidating or more than fly-fishing itself. But, we believe fly-tying is simple.Have you seen the video of Mr. Amano tying a tenkara fly without...
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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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The Best Way to Understand Tenkara
“The best way to understand tenkara is to think about the original tenkara angler, the commercial fisherman in Japan trying to catch fish for a living.” Daniel Galhardo
Weekend Reading: Magical Mountain Meadow Tenkara
by TJ Ferreira I had one of those magical fishing events last weekend, at least for me that is. I have been dreaming of fishing what I consider a mountain...
Tenkara Tattoo 6: Lance Milks
Tenkara guide Lance Milks went for it and got a nice tenkara tattoo. Here is his story:“I’ve been playing around with ideas for a tattoo that showed my love for...
Reduce, reuse, recycle
What? Daniel was seen using a non-tenkara fly today? A parachute adams? Yes, I was seen using a parachute adams fly on my tenkara rod today…actually, I believe nobody actually...
Going deeper for mushrooms and trout my idea of "from heaven"
I was inspired by the story written by Sebata-san, Go Deeper Upstream with Skill. I enjoyed learning his story, where Sebata-san describes how he learned tenkara, and also the “secret” of tenkara:...
Weekend reading: Sebata-san Go deeper upstream with skill
Last year I was honored to be featured in the Japanese magazine Fishing Cafe alongside some of the great names in tenkara in Japan. Among these names is Yuzo Sebata,...
Tenkara Takeover - Boulder Creek
How much fun would it be to have a bunch of tenkara anglers show up in mass with their tenkara rods in hand at a tenkara-perfect mountain stream that is...
Tenkara rod plug holder
Our friend and tenkara enthusiast Aaron “Tye” shared a cool DIY idea for keeping track of your rod plug. He cut a small piece of bamboo, drilled the node off...
Fish portrait
Image: Fish portrait.
3 Myths about Fly-fishing with a Reel
You can reach everywhere: People must assume that because they have a lot of line in their reels that it will give them unlimited reach. But, first we should keep in...
Cuttbow on tenkara
This weekend I hiked up to the high country, exploring the headwaters of one of my favorite local streams. The characteristic of the water changed dramatically, becoming steep, tumbling and...
Happy 4th of July! Tenkara Independence Kebari
Just started the celebration by tying a fly with an independent spirit, the Tenkara Independence Kebari.Happy Independence Day everyone! Near the end of the day I was able to sneak...
DEALERS-ONLY SALE
Tenkara USA is running a special dealers-only sale on the Ayu II and 11 ft Iwana. The rods will be on sale through our dealers for $125 (regular price is $169.95 for...
Grayling on Tenkara
Just got on the road for the 6-hour drive back to Anchorage, Alaska, from 3-days of fishing with veterans of Project Healing Waters. I’ll be writing a full trip report...
Tenkara USA on Vimeo
One more social vimeo networking blog for you to try, and we're having a surprising amount of fun with this 6-second video app.Here are the "Vines" we have created recently:How...