Tenkara at upcoming Fly Fishing Shows
On Thursday I head to the East Coast to participate in a couple of Fly Fishing Shows. Please come by to check out tenkara. And, don't...
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Tenkara Catches On
The current issue of Fly Tyer magazine (Winter 2011) has an article marking a milestone for tenkara in the USA. Morgan Lyle, the author, has been...
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As we try to spread the word about tenkara, advertising can be a powerful tool (though not nearly as powerful as you spreading the word to...
Tenkara at The Fly Fishing Show(s)
After 3 years in business we have decided it was time to come out of our shell a bit and get both our feet wet at...
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Tenkara, the ninja fly-fishing?
Now, I'm not crazy about associating tenkara with stereotypical images of Japan (e.g. samurai fishing, martial arts references, etc), but yesterday I ran across the image...
Tenkara Guides of Utah share a great video
The Tenkara Guides of Utah, Erik Ostrander, Rob Worthing, and John Vetterli, have just posted their awesome video on tenkara online. The video was filmed and...
Tenkara - Post of the Day
We have an incredible resource in this blog, over 100 posts of high-quality content on tenkara. To make sure you don't miss out on great content...
Save the date: Tenkara Summit 2012
Tenkara Summit 2012 to be held in Utah. July 27-28, 2012. Day 1: Salt Lake City, clinics and speakers Day 2: Wasatch Mountain Range, demos and...
Tenkaramobile - the new license plates
Just got the new plates for the Tenkaramobile. Can you guess what car it is? The first person to answer what car this license plate is...
Tenkara Rod Racks
A couple of weeks ago I was browsing an online forum and saw our good friend Troutrageous! posting a plan for a tenkara rod rack. He...
A Tenkara Day for Veterans
On this Veteran's day Tenkara USA sends a special thanks for all men and women who have served this country. We have been very proud to...
Tenkara net making Setting up for the months ahead
As we near the end of fishing season and I looked for more things to do around here, I saw several branches sitting in the garage...
Simplicity The design philosophy of Apple's Jonathan Ive
Like many of other people out there, I'm currently reading Steve Job's biography. It's an incredible story. I decided to read it for numerous reasons: Jobs...
Colorado Picture roll
Here are some pictures of my recent trip to Colorado, 5 days of tenkara! Although I never fish in lakes, as I hiked past a lake...
Tenkara Colorado Passionate Community
The tenkara community in Colorado is very passionate, and for that reason I had been meaning to come back for quite sometime - plus, Colorado does...
Tenkara Tattoo
This was the response Brian Howerton gave me when I asked him about his tattoo. On his very first post to our blog, there was no...
Kotsuzake, a "ceremonial" cup of sake
Over two years ago my friend Masaki and I went fishing together to shot the first video Tenkara fly-fishing from Tenkara USA on Vimeo. for...
Article: Tenkara in the Media
We still don't even have a press page, yet articles on tenkara and Tenkara USA continue appearing in the media and are becoming more common in...
Following the Tenkara Summit, pictures
As mentioned here, the first Tenkara Summit was by most accounts and opinions a great success. Over 100 people came, to enjoy the conversations, meet other...
My “karma-neutralizer” Saving a bird with my tenkara rod
There are several things I want to write about following our trip to Montana. I could write about the 17" rainbow I caught when no one...
The Tenkara Summit A huge success
The first Tenkara Summit in the US was a great success, over 100 people attended and enjoyed awesome presentations as well as an on-stream demonstration with...
Tenkara Summit countdown
The first Tenkara Summit in the US is only 2 days away! Can we accomodate over 150 people? Dr. Ishigaki landed in San Francisco today. We...
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