Tenkara Magazine coming soon
We are on the final stretches of putting the Tenkara Magazine together. Tonight I’m doing some late night editing. It’s my first time going thru most of them, it’s turning...
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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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Scott Hunter of Vedavoo on Tenkara
Scott Hunter created his company, Vedavoo, at around the same time we were starting Tenkara USA. He learned to sew and soon realized there was good demand from tenkara anglers for...
Questions and Answers
Please ask any questions you may have about tenkara. It doesn't matter if it's been answered before, if you're not easily finding it, I'll be happy to answer it here....
Fly Fishing Guide to Indian Peaks Wilderness
I use all sorts of guide books. Whether for fly-fishing, for hiking a new wilderness area or rock-climbing, they are invaluable resources that will save you a lot of time...
Whiskey, beer and tenkara fly-tying
talked about how empty my fly box was starting to look. I have been fly-tying for a long time, as a matter of fact fly-tying is what got me into fly-fishing. But...
6 things about fly-fishing
Before I discovered tenkara I had been fly-fishing for nearly 13 years. I picked up western fly-casting fairly quickly, and because of that I thought I was at least adequate...
My fly box yesterday
Lately I must have been giving too many flies away (and sure, a few were “given” to trees too!). Yesterday I went fishing with some friends and this was what...
Leapfrogs and Ducks
When I started getting into fly-fishing, it was for me a solitary activity. Perhaps I wanted to hide the poor line management and inaccurate casts; or perhaps it’s just that...
The Tenkara Industry
In 2008/2009 I started creating the business of Tenkara USA. The objective was to show people how simple fly-fishing could be by introducing the method of tenkara outside of Japan....
Tenkara Highway
You, tenkara anglers, have just adopted a highway!If you’re anywhere near Boulder, Colorado, drive up Boulder Canyon. On mile 37 going upstream, and mile 35 going downstream (just about 6...
Tenkara USA Rhodo receives the Kudo Award
The Tenkara USA Rhodo, an adjustable tenkara rod we released earlier this year, just received the “Kudo Award” from renowned author and tenkara angler Dave Hughes and Fly Rod &...
My 1st Kotsuzake
[Editor’s note: We, as a company, heavily promote Catch and Release practices. Yet, we believe on occasion keeping a fish, where they are very abundant can provide an experience that...
Tenkara is who we are - customer service
Everything we do revolves around tenkara and we strive to give you good information whenever you visit our site or calls, and that involves making sure everyone at Tenkara USA...
Fishing for fishing sake
Occasionally I’m asked what it’s like to run a business where a long-time passion and work intersect. “Do you get tired of fishing?”, they ask. No, I don’t. I love...
Dr Ishigaki is in da house
We are taking it easy today. Enjoying the view of the Flatirons from Chautaqua park, which I just learned could mean “jumping fish” (though I highly doubt it that’s what...
Tenkara Summit Shirts
We just received the Tenkara Summit T-Shirts. These were primarily made for the event, but we will try making them available for sale after the Summit as well. A sweet...