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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...
This is one of the great articles found in the Tenkara Magazine we recently published. The article was written by Jason Klass, illustrations done by Anthony Naples. Unfortunately we missed a small portion of...
Check out this piece and video I did with Tim Romano for Field and Stream yesterday. In this video I show you how to quickly and easily tie a tenkara fly as...
Here’s a one-minute time-lapse of the Tenkara USA booth at the recent Fly Fishing Show in Somerset. If you want to see why we were one of the busiest booths...
We’re starting to roll out new cases for our tenkara rods. I’m very excited about this new packaging concept. These tenkara rod cases were designed with the help of our design...
Five years ago virtually no one had heard the word tenkara. Now, 5 years after we introduced the method outside of Japan it has become a part of the fly-fishing...
Tradeshow season can be very stressful. The Tenkara USA crew is on the road almost every weekend for 3 months. But that may not justify some of the shocking images...
The biggest thing tenkara brings us is a different mindset, a different way of thinking about fly-fishing. Tenkara tells us we don’t have to worry about bugs that are hatching....
Simplifying is a choice. It is possible to make many things in life complex. We can choose to carry multiple fly patterns with us. We can carry multiple line weights....
Funny thing, this past weekend we were attending the ISE show in Denver and received complaints that we had too many people crowding the aisles in front of us. The...
A few days ago I made a post on Facebook saying that I hoped those visiting Colorado for its now loose marijuana law would find themselves at the Fly Fishing...
Take a look at this Kickstarter campaign for what looks like may be a very nice fly-box that should hit the market soon. Their goal has been reached, which means they will...
Tradeshow season is just about to start for us. As a matter of fact, it starts in just 3 days!!! For the next three months the Tenkara USA crew will...
I may say this every year when December 30th comes, but I’ll say it again, “I just can’t believe the year has already come to an end!” So much has...
Merry Christmas! 2013.
Some Tenkara USA faves: Sebatake-Kun Long Sleeve Shirt This shirt is worn by Mr. Yuzo Sebata wherever he goes fishing. A great conversation starter for sure! $ 24 New...
It started off as a magazine but I’m tempted to say the end-result is much more like a book. This year I decided it was time to add value to...