My new "One Knot": Double-loop slip knot Tippet to fly
After 2 decades of using an improved clinch to tie my fly to tippet, I decided to give a new knot a real try. This knot was taught to me by Dr....
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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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Took our limit today
Just returned from a good fishing trip with Denver Dobbins, Karel Lansky and Graham Moran. A terrific day on the water. We took home our limit, as seen on the...
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In Search of Tenkara, part 3 [VIDEO]
About “In Search of Tenkara, Part 3″: Let me get this out of the way first: I used non-tenkara flies, split shot and even a bobber! Let me explain (and...
The Last Commercial Tenkara Angler - Bunpei Sonehara
For quite sometime I have known about the story of Mr. Bunpei Sonehara, who is largely considered to have been the last commercial tenkara angler in Japan. He recorded his...
Tenkara flies map
I’ve been working on a project that will take me a while to complete, I actually started it almost two years ago, inspired by My Best Mountain Streams – Yoshikazu...
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In Search of Tenkara, 2 [VIDEO]
Our search for tenkara continues in this video, which documents a 3-day backpacking trip in the backcountry of Colorado with Paul Vertrees owner of Kifaru Patrick Smith, and Daniel Galhardo. If you...
Tenkara was a hoax
I have a confession to make. I made tenkara up. Yes, it was a long-running (4 years now), full on hoax…a prank…a made up story. I mean, seriously, did you...
Tenkara angler experience: 6lb Bass on Tenkara USA rod
Maybe we should start featuring more of the images our customers share with us in their experiences with tenkara. The one that Larry Yien, the legendary archer, just shared with us...
Tenkara Video Contest Submission
Ashton Chatelain of “Hints of Emergence Tenkara has submitted a good entry to the Tenkara Summit Video Contest. Sure, it is taking a slight jab at the pointless “what is tenkara?” discussions,...
Luke Uyeda, Product Designer Newest addition to the Tenkara USA team
(Daniel): Tenkara USA is entering a new era. From the beginning I feel the company has followed the intended vision for its timeline. On our first year in business (2009)...
Yesterday's tenkara photos
It snowed almost 10 inches here overnight and the snow continues to fall. As I shoveled the driveway, my next-door neighbor asked me “how do you like Colorado [now]?”I love...
"Dream Homework"
Yesterday I took 10-year old Sofi tenkara fishing for her first time. She emailed me last week to ask if I could teach her tenkara for her “Dream Homework” assignment....
Read Tenkara Article in the Big Sky Journal
The Big Sky Journal is featuring a nice story on tenkara this month, written by Chad Hanson. You can read the article in its entirety on their website Tenkara Article in Big Sky Journal.
Reducing twisting on a line holder
Over the last several days we have held a company retreat here in Boulder. We decided to get our team together in person to discuss future strategy and product development....
Tenkara Summit Video Contest Submission (by Troutrageous)
Mike Agneta, the cool blogger at troutrageous.com, has submitted his entry for a free trip to the Tenkara Summit 2013. Please remember, the sooner you submit your video the better the chance...
My office is in a stream
This week we’re holding our first company retreat. The Tenkara USA team is mostly virtual and we don’t always get to see each other and talk in person, so I...