Tenkara with Mr. Yuzo Sebata, story via Storehouse
I’m testing out a new platform to continue “sharing the tenkara story”. A friend of mind recently turned me on to Storehouse. Here’s a short photo story with Mr. Yuzo...
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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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In RollingStone
David Letterman talks about getting a tenkara rod for his birthday and describes the method in a piece for Rolling Stone Magazine. How cool is that? So, if you’re fishing in...
Orvis Podcast with Tom Rosenbauer
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the Orvis headquarters in Vermont. It’s always fun spending time with those guys and in that area. We got...
Patrick Jaeger - California
Pat Jaeger has fished and explored the Eastern Sierra for over 30 years. He is part-owner of the Trout Fly in Mammoth Lakes and owner / operator of Eastern Sierra...
The Keeper now available!
Wohoo! The Keeper is finally here! The Keeper™ is a tenkaraline holder solution designed to hold two tenkara lines, or tenkara line and tippet. It also features a small integrated...
Tim Hill - Colorado
Tim Hill is the owner and head guide at Colorado Fly Fishing Guides at the top of the Rockies in Leadville CO. He is a native of Colorado and has...
We are expanding: New Tenkara Dealers near you
It is time to put tenkara rods in the hands of more people, and to allow you to stop by your favorite shop and get the lines and flies you...
Tenkara Magazine: digital version now available
It’s been overdue for sometime, we know. But, I’m happy to announce we finally built up the functionality on our website for you to download the digital version of the Tenkara...
Tenkara USA Line & Fly Keeper
Since the beginning of tenkara, anglers have pondered how to best manage and store their line. There have been multiple solutions devised since then, and we thought we’d bring our...
America's Most Trout Friendly Companies by Trout Unlimited
Tenkara USA was named one of America’s Most Trout Friendly Companies by Trout Unlimited.Our strong commitment to contributing to environmental organizations that protect trout habitat, the number of people we have...
Fishing inspiration images
Sorry I have been very absent from posting recently. Right now I’m in the middle of a very large writing project that is consuming a lot of my time and...
Aspirations: Tenkara Patagonia Week update
My passion for fly-fishing started well before I ever touched a fly rod, or tied my first fly. I could say it started when I saw images of people using...
Tenkara Fly-Tying Video Series: Learn how to tie the Kurobe Kebari with Joe Egry
This week Joe Egry shows us how to tie the tenkara fly from the Kurobe region of Japan. Unlike most other flies in the Tenkara Fly Tying Video Series, the...
Radio Interview
Just finished a fun radio interview with John Kovach for his show the “Yankee Fisherman”. You can listen to it here. It was a great conversation and I really enjoyed doing...
Tenkara not a fad, declares Kreh
Three years ago, on January 22nd, 2012, I rode an elevator with the legendary fly angler Mr. Lefty Kreh. In the 30-second elevator ride I was able to ask Mr....
If you know... a fun infographic
Here is a fun infographic created by Jeremy Shellhorn comparing tenkara and western fly-fishing. If you know a few things, you can leave a lot of other things behind.