New Video: 10 Tips for Tenkara Fishing
Whenever we put a tenkara rod in someone’s hands, it seems like the tips we share on how to use the rods are the same. So, here’s a video we...
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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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10 Best Tips for Tenkara Fishing
Learn the most common and best tips we share for tenkara fishing in this video.
Gone Fishing. Sticking to the Familiar Is All We Really Need
Written by Dennis Vander Houwen Whole wheat bread with a glob of peanut butter on one side and a wash of jelly on the other. PBJ’s never let you down....
Tenkara Rods for Beginners and more! Browse tenkara gear based on your needs
We hope you’re enjoying our new website! This year we have been working on improving the way we present you the tenkara gear and content that we create. The new...
Tenkara rod care and maintenance
Proper care of your tenkara rod will ensure it performs well and decrease chances of the rod breaking. Here’s how to care for your tenkara rod. Tenkara rods have a...
Tenkara Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park, Boulder Creek and Beyond
Tenkara Community Submitted ContentWritten by Cheri Felix To be honest, I just started fishing a few months ago. I used to know the exact number of days (it’s been about...
Finding the Perfect Tenkara Water
By Steven B. SchweitzerEditor note: Article published on the 1st volume of the Tenkara Magazine. This is a terrific resource for anyone wanting to go fly-fishing in the backcountry, and...
How to tie tenkara flies: The Ishigaki Kebari
How to tie tenkara flies: The Ishigaki Kebari™ Materials: 1) Size 12 hook (this can vary according to preference, size 12 is the one Ishigaki uses most often)2) Sewing thread,...
My favorite tenkara tip: dealing with tangled tenkara lines
The most appreciated tenkara tip we share with people might also be the shortest and simplest.When we are learning how to cast with tenkara, it is common to occasionally have...
Troubleshooting Your Tenkara Cast
Troubleshooting the Tenkara Cast: Learn how to make your casting with a tenkara rod better An excerpt from tenkara – the book I have noticed a few common problems that occur...
Tenkara Casting Tips
An excerpt from tenkara – the book One does not have to go to summer camp or learn physics to learn how to fly cast, at least not with tenkara. Tenkara...
What we go through to catch trout
“Well, I guess we will find out if the rope is long enough.” I was standing on the edge of a cliff with Steve Conrad looking at our objective down...
The Most Popular Tenkara Rods
Over the years we have worked on a number of tenkara rod concepts. Most of them are still around, due to their popularity with tenkara anglers. As we seek to...
Catch & Release
CATCH AND RELEASEPRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES by Jack WilliamsAn excerpt from the Tenkara Magazine 2015One of the true joys of fishing is not only catching fish, but realizing that you have...
Mr. Yoshida ties a Kenbane tenkara fly
Mr. Takashi Yoshida is an innovative fly tyer based in Japan. Here he shows how to tie a tenkara fly using the Alula feather of a pheasant, known in Japanese as...
Tenkara Lake Fishing in the Indian Peaks Wilderness
Written by Oliver Smith Living in Lyons, Colorado is a wonderful thing. Walking two blocks to the St. Vrain river to drop a fly in the water is certainly a...