Flyathalon - It's a Family Affair
When I first heard the term “flyathlon” I was not quite sure what to make of it. It sounds exciting and definitely piques my interest. As I could not for...
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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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New podcast episode: My Outdoor Obsessions - tenkara and climbing
In this latest episode Daniel, who has been described as a “rock-climber disguised as a fly angler”, but sometimes as a fly angler disguised as a rock-climber, discusses how he...
Tenkara Never Sleeps
by TJ Ferreira Sometimes it takes a nice relaxing camping trip to give my mind respite. A time to look, listen, and learn. Although camping can be a bit of...
A Cheerleader of Tenkara
by TJ Ferreira You ever have the kind of fishing day where nothing seems to go smoothly? On the 1st cast the fly gets stuck in a tree, then a...
tenkara - the book Video
After 7 years of introducing tenkara outside of Japan, I am ready to publish my book on tenkara. But, I need your help to make this the very cool project...
Andrea Fornasiero - Iowa Driftless Region
Based in the Iowa Driftless region, Dre specializes in getting new anglers on the water. He has been fishing tenkara for the past nine years and guiding for the past...
Brad Hansen-Montana
I’ve been fishing Tenkara for over six years, and enjoy sharing my passion for fly fishing with others. I’m lucky enough to call Central Montana home, where we have some...
Dennis Cluck Jr.-New York
Dennis Cluck Jr. has been fishing the Catskills for over twenty years. Whether you want to fish the Beaverkill, Willowemoc, West Branch of the Delaware, or explore some of the...
Brittany Aäe-Washington
Brittany Aäe is an endurance coach based in the Methow Valley of Washington State and has been tenkara fishing since 2014. Upon first ditching the reel, she naturally combined her...
Brian Slusser-California
Brian has been guiding in the Truckee area for 20 years. He is an Orvis endorsed Guide, IFFF certified casting instructor, and President of the local TU chapter. When not...
The River's Mirror by TJ Ferreira
by TJ Ferreira Having just recently turned the big Five O-no, I glanced in the mirror the other day and what I saw what was an aging, graying, balding shell...
Mike Warren - Driftless Region, of WI/MN/IA
Mike Warren is a tenkara guide in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. From Mike: MY TENKARA EXPERIENCE I find people genuinely enjoy the relaxed simplicity of Tenkara. And...
The town where everyone fishes tenkara
There is a town in the United States where its entire population fishes tenkara. 100% of its people has a Tenkara USA rod! I know it because I just stopped...
Live video recordings
Today I held my first live streaming video session via Facebook. It was actually a lot of fun interacting with folks as they logged in, and showing one of my...
Tenkara and Tricos, a new video by Vedavoo
Our friends at Vedavoo, a company with a loyal following among the tenkara crowd for its packs, just released a fun video where they use tenkara rods to slam some good...
New episode of the Tenkara Cast: a conversation with Graham Moran
Today I sat down with long time tenkara angler and Tenkara USA supporter Graham Moran (aka Tenkara Grasshopper). Graham is an outdoor enthusiast who took on tenkara with a tremendous...