Checking in from Japan
Not much writing on this blog post today.But, in case anyone is curious, here's a panorama I did yesterday with my iPhone of the Mazegawa Fishing Center. This is the...
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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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Montana, a tenkara-perfect state! Backpacking, packrafting and tenkara fishing
As I have been preparing for a 2-month long trip to Japan to learn more about tenkara, I have put off writing about a phenomenal backpacking tenkara trip in Montana...
Utah, indeed a tenkara-perfect state
Recently two of our customers, Erik and John, started organizing a tenkara gathering in Salt Lake City, Utah. I had been looking forward to returning to the area. The last...
Iwana 12ft, series I, back in stock Limited quantity
After the incredible surge in demand over the last month we quickly sold out of one of our most popular rods, the Iwana 12ft. To meet the on-going demand we...
Tenkara in the media Ralph and Lisa Cutter and John Gierach
We are absolutely ecstatic this month! Tenkara has reached the mainstream through the words of 3 of the most respected anglers and writers in the US: Lisa and Ralph Cutter...
New auction for Japan Relief Efforts
The first auction we held for the benefit of the on-going relief efforts in Japan was a huge success. We raised over $900 through the sale of a very rare...
Iwana handle upgrade. Now available
If you purchased one of our Iwana rods prior to last year, you may now get the upgraded handle for your rod. The Iwana is an ultralight fly rod, for...
Tenkara Net Auction
You certainly heard about the tragic earthquake and tsunami</a> that swept through Japan. I'm relieved to report that our tenkara teachers, friends and family are okay, but many others are not....
Tenkara net gallery
It has been a while since I last posted. So, I thought I'd give you an update on nets that I have recently finished. Also, be on the lookout this...
Tenkara Flies of the Day V Tenkara Fly Swap
Three beautiful tenkara flies today: Mr. Kuhlow from our forum tied the nice western/tenkara hybrid above, he says, "I called it the Royal Sakasa Kebari for kind of obvious reasons....
Tenkara Flies of the Day IV
Jay (Yakfisher) from our forum, tied this wonderful fly. He says he's tied less than 100 flies and is just "beginning to understand the techniques involved", but I think he's...
Tenkara Flies of the Day III
Karel Lansky, of the website Tenkara on the Fly Blog tied the first fly featured today, and says, "I wanted to crate a fly imitating a very widespread insect, a...
Tenkara Flies of the Day II
Rick Setina tied the fly below and says "I chose the sakasa kebariwith a black body and a red tail section. I used grizzly hackle because that color combination did...
Tenkara Flies of the Day I Tenkara Fly Swap
How I love our community of tenkara anglers, their enthusiasm and passion for tenkara inspires me to run Tenkara USA and try to make it better every day. As the...
Kebari Tsuri to Tenkara The origins and meaning of the name Tenkara
Very often people ask me what the name tenkara means. When someone familiar with Japanese reads the name in Roman characters (tenkara), and not in the katakana characters (テンカラ), they...
One more point Angler Etiquette
Upstream or Downstream? The last post was based on the long-held discussion of whether it's better to fish upstream or downstream. Thinking about it, made me discuss a few pragmatical...