Steve Conrad - Colorado
Steve Conrad is part of a growing number of Certified Tenkara Guides, fly fishing guides who use tenkara as their preferred method of fishing. He guides in and around Boulder,...
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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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Graham Moran - Colorado
Graham Moran has been fishing tenkara for almost five years and is a certified Tenkara Guide in Colorado.He started guiding for Colorado Skies Outfitters and now also guides with Minturn...
Yvon Zill - France
Yvon Zill is one of the first tenkara guides in France is certified by Tenkara USA. He has been a very active tenkara instructor and guide in the Basque region....
Chris Hendriks - Norway
Chris Hendriks is one of the first international certified Tenkara Guides, and the main resource on tenkara in Norway. From Chris: My philosophy about Tenkara I want to introduce as...
Blue Ridge Outdoors: Tenkanyoneering
A fantastic piece by Graham Averill on a tenkara plus canyoneering trip out in North Carolina. “And thanks to the streamlined gear and telescoping rods, tenkara also pairs well with...
Jim Mitchell - Montana
Certified Tenkara Guide Jim Mitchell guides in the Hamilton area of Montana primarily on the Bitterroot river system.From Jim“I am a second generation outfitter and have been around the outfitting...
Bob Ivins - North Carolina
Bob Ivins is a tenkara guide in North Carolina. “I come from thirty years of salt and fresh water fly fishing. Three years ago a client booked a trip for...
Lance Milks - North Carolina
Lance Milks is one of the first fly-fishing guides in the country to focus exclusively on tenkara guided trips.From Lance:“I have been practicing Tenkara practically since its introduction to the United States....
One fly - Tenkara
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Phil Sheridan - United Kingdom
As a Certified Tenkara USA Guide Phil Sheridan offers professional instruction, guiding, and presentations on all aspects of tenkara based in the heart of Yorkshire and around the UK. From...
Tenkara Guide Network
The Tenkara Guide Network™ is a directory of tenkara guides and instructors who use tenkara as their preferred method of fixed-line fly-fishing. The intent of the network is to put...
Tenkara Knot: one knot for tippet to line and tippet to fly
Learn how to tie the “Double-Loop slip knot” for tenkara, one very simple tenkara knot that can be used to tie your tippet to tenkara line and tippet to fly....
Knots for tenkara
Learn the basic knots used in tenkara fly-fishing. Tie your tenkara line to rod, tippet to line and fly to tippet. There are a few knots that are more or...
Pause-and-drift technique and landing
Here’s a good video shot at Mossy Creek, Virginia, demonstrating the effective use of the pause-and-drift technique for tenkara. It also perfectly illustrates how to land a fish with tenkara....
Techniques for tenkara
Tenkara places more emphasis on technique rather than gear. One way to simplify is to reduce the number of fly choices and try different techniques. In Japan I’ve had the...
Learn How to cast with tenkara
Casting with tenkara rods is not difficult. In fact, we find it to be a very intuitive thing to do. Learn how to cast tenkara rods in this video with...