Trout Hangouts: Edges of Whitewater
Written by Jason "Trout Hangouts" is an ongoing series in which I highlight one specific element or structure of a river, stream, creek, or lake where...
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Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays: The Horse Hair Sakasa Kebari
written by Jason This is one of my go-to patterns and lots of people have asked for a video on how to tie. It's a simple...
Tenkara Audio Recent interviews / podcasts with Tenkara USA
Written by DanielIn case you have sometime, I recently participated in a couple of great podcasts that you may want to checkout. A few weeks ago...
Tools for Tenkara Fly Tying
Written by JasonAt some point in every fly angler’s life they consider tying their own flies. For some, this happens right at the beginning. For others,...
The practical tenkara fly
Written by DanielIshimaru Shotaro, an 89 year old tenkara angler in Japan, offered to give me some of his tenkara flies. He opened the box and...
Trout Hangouts: Bridges
Written by Jason"Trout Hangouts" is an ongoing series in which I highlight one specific element or structure of a river, stream, creek, or lake where trout...
How to Fish in Chocolate Milk: Tips for Fishing High, Muddy Rivers
Written by JasonIt happens to all of us at some point in our fly fishing career: You travel to a stream all full of hope and...
Let my Children Go Fishing
Guest post by John Vetterli, of Tenkaraguides.comI don’t know how many of you have seen the short video Daniel made of my 6 year old son...
Tenkara: No Entomology Required
Written by JasonWhere I grew up, knowing aquatic entomology was considered just as much of a necessary skill in fly fishing as casting. In fact, being...
Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays The Mamushi Kebari - Snake-skin tenkara fly
Written by DanielBack in 2010 I wrote about the Mamushi-kebari, or "the snake-skin tenkara fly". Mr. Hirata is the person who either invented it or at...
Press Release: Orvis to Sell Tenkara USA gear
Some very exciting news and a huge milestone for the introduction of tenkara outside of Japan: Orvis, the 156-year old fly-fishing company starts carrying our equipment...
Advantages of Zoom Rods
Written by Jason Anyone who has followed my writing probably already knows that my tenkara rod of choice is the Tenkara USA Ito. First and foremost,...
7lb brown trout on Tenkara
Written by DanielIn his website Ryan Jordan says of tenkara, "If you think roping a bull in a cattle chute with a piece of dental floss...
Tenkara Tattoo: 2
I never thought I'd have a follow up to a post I did almost a year ago about someone who got so into tenkara that he...
Tenkara on Askaboutflyfishing.com on July 11th, 7PM (MT)
This Wednesday, July 11th at 7PM (Mountain Time), I will be answering questions about tenkara on the live internet radio show askaboutflyfishing.com. Please submit any questions...
Reaching and holding a fish - not like an eagle.
Written by DanielMy wife and I were reviewing pictures from a recent fishing trip we took with two friends who are new to fly-fishing. I mentioned...
Is Terminal Tackle Killing your Versatility?
Written by Jason After recently rewatching Ralph Cutter's excellent Bugs of the Underworld DVD, I came to three conclusions:Nymphs are more buoyant than I thoughtNymphs move...
The Story of the Vagabox
Written by DanielForum user Acheateaux had a brilliant idea: the Vagabox. The Vagabox is a traveling fly box that will be "bringing surprise, intrigue and fishing stoke...
Confessions of a Recovering EZ Keeper User
Written by JasonMany people might not realize this but I was actually the first person to suggest using EZ Keepers on tenkara rods as a line...
Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays Olive Dubbed Body Sakasa Kebari
Written by JasonHappy 4th of July! Here's a simple pattern I've been using lately that I've been having a lot of success with. I normally fish...
Tenkara USA Rods - A Liquid Asset
"A liquid asset has some or all of the following features. It can be sold rapidly, with minimal loss of value, any time within market hours."...
Tenkara Fish Catch Secrets
Written by Jason Many people have claimed that switching to tenkara has helped them catch more fish. Some have even described it as “magical”. I’ll leave...
The Tenkara Guide Network™
From our inception we have been approached by numerous clients asking where/with whom they could learn more about tenkara. As a result, and in collaboration with...
Tenkara Level Lines - cut them or join them
Maybe we need to revise the term "fixed-line fishing" slightly. While it is accurate to describe tenkara as a "fixed-line" method of fishing, it should be...
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