5 years Tenkara Giveaway
UPDATE: WINNERS!We had 309 comments entered by midnight MST of 04/13 (Sunday Night). All comments were pasted into a worksheet and assigned a number. Then, I used the website Random.org...
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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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John Gierach, All Fishermen are Liars
Does John Gierach tenkara?Yes! He does. At least some of the time. In his latest book, All Fishermen are Liars, Gierach recounts the story of Daniel coming to visit and...
LEARN TENKARA HERE - Tenkara is who we are
When I started Tenkara USA 5 years ago, I knew that tenkara fishing was destined to take off. Teaching tenkara through these years has taught me that people are hungry...
Easiest way to keep fly-fishing simple
The easiest way to keep fly-fishing simple may be to look back at the original practitioners of tenkara, a method of fly-fishing that hails from Japan.One reason we have successfully...
Hold everything on The SimpliFly, a Kickstarter campaign
Here’s an interesting product concept, “The SimpliFly“. The concept is a box that will hold everything you need to fly-fish (and probably more than you need). The product has been...
Raise the River
After more than two months of attending a fly-fishing show nearly everywhere weekend, I have decided to go on a long-overdue vacation. Since moving inland to Colorado and becoming landlocked,...
A small tip for tenkara casting
Here is a small tip that may help you in casting with your tenkara rod. It surprisingly makes a big difference in the cast. Having a hand fully gripping the...
Tenkara + Photography: "No Need to Choose" article by Allison Pluda
One of the best things about keeping fly-fishing simple and that it allows us to combine fishing with a lot of different activities. That’s the idea behind TENKARA+.Here’s a very...
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TENKARA+ [Contest]
Tenkara+ is the idea that tenkara goes well with anything you already enjoy doing outside. You should not have to choose between activities. I wrote about this a while ago here....
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[VIDEOs] The Tenkara Kid in HD Do NOT throw your Tenkara USA rod in the water
Here are two fun episodes on tenkara made for the TV show “Lip’em & Rip’em”. The video was shot last year in the Minturn area of Colorado. The hosts of...
Forgiving Boulder Creek by Sasha Barajas
Forgiving Boulder Creek is a story written by Sasha Barajas about her discovery of tenkara and renewed connection with Boulder Creek, which was subject to alarming floods last year. It...
Wild Trout (UK) Auction
The non-profit organization Wild Trout Trust is holding an auction with some items that may be of interest to the tenkara angler. The auction will be happening from March 4-13...
Tenkara is Who We Are
Tenkara is tenkara.It’s the embrace of simplicity.It’s the light casts, the precise placements, and the enticing manipulation of the fly.Tenkara is casting across currents without the need to fix anything.It’s...
The Tenkara Timeline
Much has been happening as we continue our mission of sharing the tenkara story here. Here’s a timeline I started putting together earlier this year. I just updated it with...
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[VIDEO] Introducing Tenkara USA's new rod models
Here’s a video introduction to our newest tenkara rod releases. In this video, I talk about the adjustable Sato and Rhodo tenkara rods. Video shot and edited by Tim Romano...
Wading Safety
I almost got in serious trouble on one of the first times I wore waders while fishing. I had no experience in waders and didn’t have a clue about the...