A Good Quote on Tenkara, from 1890
“To an English eye the native [Japanese] method of fly-fishing will be rude; but it is justified by its results.” – Basil Hall Chamberlain in “Things Japanese”, 1890
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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...
Tenkara Fishing Tips
Fish Sign Language - How trout communicate
It has just been discovered that some fish use a kind of sign language to help others hunt. So, I decided to investigate the footage I have been capturing over...
Tenkara Diaries, April 28th 2013
I went fishing with Steve Schweitzer, author of Fly Fishing Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park (an excellent guide book that now includes a section on tenkara). The fishing turned...
Tenkara Diaries - April 26th, 2013
A frying pan and a tenkara Grand Slam in Colorado… Armed with a tenkara rod (I was using the Tenkara USA Ito), tenkara line and tenkara flies I went fishing...
Tenkara Colorado Grand Slam
Today I started fishing near Aspen, Colorado, after giving a presentation in the area yesterday. In the morning I headed out with a group and caught some beautiful rainbows, mostly...
Iwana = "Rock Fish"
This is the photo of a Japanese char, the Iwana, which I took on one of my trips to Japan. Iwana translates roughly as “rock fish”. Aptly I caught this guy on the Tenkara...
Tenkara Diaries, April 20 2013
John Geer and I went to Missoula, Montana to attend the Orvis Guide Rendezvous over the last couple of days. We were invited to share tenkara with the Orvis network...
WINNER of the Tenkara Summit Contest
I’m glad to announce a winner for the Tenkara Summit Contest, where we’re giving a free trip to attend the 2013 Tenkara Summit in Harrisonburg, Virginia. And, the Winner is….....
Press Release: Tenkara Summit 2013
For immediate release Tenkara Summit 2013, May 11-12 The 3rd Tenkara Summit will take place in May in Harrisonburg,Virginia. BOULDER, Colorado: For those wanting to learn more about tenkara, the Japanese...
The Wintertime Blues A collaborative fanzine for tenkara and fly fishing
If you’re looking for some fun reading over the next few days, Anthony Naples created The Wintertime Blues, “a one-time only project dedicated to collecting creative writing, photos, and art related...
Tenkara Diaries 4 - April 14, 2013
Tenkara Diaries 4 - April 14, 2013
"A Boy, a Bus, Tenkara" by TJ Ferreira
TJ, the man in charge of customer service here at Tenkara USA, is a Volkswagen Bus aficionado. He put together this neat video of him going to visit a pond...
Tenkara Diaries 3 - April 13, 2013
Had a fun day of fishing yesterday on the Big Thompson, outside of Estes Park. One of the highlights of the day was a group of rams butting heads on...
Tenkara Diaries 2 - April 11, 2013
Headed out for a phenomenal afternoon of tenkara fishing. Carried a prototype tenkara rod I’m working on, tenkara line and two tenkara flies I tied before heading out. Shot entirely...
Tenkara Diaries - April 10, 2013
Now that I’m nearer streams, I decided to record more of the experiences I’m having out there. Some may be just a quick recap of what I experienced, others may...
Tenkara Guides' TROutreach
The Tenkara Guides’ TROutreach (Tenkara Recreational Outreach) is featured in the March/April issue of InMotion magazine! Erik, John and Rob of the TenkaraGuides.com are doing a terrific job in bringing adaptive tenkara...