Species caught on tenkara
A quick google search for “how many fish species are there?” wil reveal it’s either 230,000 or 30,000…depending on whether you click on search result #1 or #2. That’s how...
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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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Ended Mid-atlantic tenkara tour
Ended the Mid-Atlantic tenkara tour in a high note, leaving Virginia with this beautiful fish fresh in my memory.Caught using the Ito, with 20ft of 3.5 level line, 4ft of...
Tenkara Tennessee - only about 2 hours, but fun!
Had a very brief stop in Tennessee today. My main destinations on this trip were Rosman, NC, and Harrisonburg, VA. I decided the best way to hit both spots would...
Tenkara North Carolina
It is my first time in North Carolina, and I’m loving it. I had been meaning to take this trip for quite sometime to familiarize myself more with Eastern waters...
Anatomy of a tenkara rod
One of our main goals is to make rods that are unbreakable. We have made improvements and with time are getting better rods. But, the reality is that rods do...
Equinox, by Paul Vertrees
Story written by Paul Vertrees, Photos by Randall Haynes Driving up an asphalt artery in the dark of a Friday evening, I was trying to shake off the hectic pace...
Who puts all the flies in those little vials?
People seem to love the packaging for our flies. They come in a glass vial, with a cork that is branded with our logo. In fact, the flies are so simple to...
You just had to be there...
Just have to share an experience I had moments ago, because, well, if not with you, then with whom? It was magical, but you probably had to be there. There...
Joy in Tenkara
This picture was shared with us today by Kirby Wilson (of Freshcatchgyotaku.com). Kirby took his son out to a local stream for his son’s first tenkara lesson. The image captures a subject...
China, Day 4 - Yamame and more
Today is day 4 of spending time with our factories in China. It was a very productive day. Margaret joined me in evaluating working conditions at the factory that makes...
Tenkara China Innovation, the best tenkara rods, and working with China
Written by Daniel I have been in China for about 3 days now (5 more to go), following a 2-week long stay in Japan. This tour of Asia is very...
New: Universal Tenkara Rod Caps
AH! Tenkara rod caps. A necessary evil; a love-and-hate relationship with some; a piece destined to be lost by others. Couldn’t there be a solution that is more versatile and less prone...
Where tenkara became concrete for me
Just about four years ago, this was the store where I purchased my first tenkara rod, and tenkara became real for me. It is in Yamagata, Japan, and my wife’s...
The Fly Tying Kids of Maze
In 2011 I taught a kid in Maze, a village in Gifu, Japan, how to tie tenkara flies. Kyosuke was his name. He really enjoyed the craft and pretty soon...
Shallow riffles for now
There is no way around it, it is very difficult to post about things as they happen when things are happening fast and the days are packed. It's about 11:30PM...
Fishing Kids of the Mazegawa
Today I'd like to share one of the memorable moments of this trip so far that does directly involve my wife or I. It was the sight of three young...