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Paflyfish Interview
Pennsylvania Fly Fishing (www.paflyfish.com) recently conducted an interview with Tenkara USA founder and CEO, Daniel W. Galhardo. The interview helps shed some light on what tenkara...
"From Barbed Wire to Barbed Hooks"
About a month ago I learned about a project called "Manzanar: "From Barbed Wire to Barbed Hooks"...fishing stories from Manzanar". As mentioned on their site, the...
Ten reasons to Tenkara
1. Fly-fishing Simplicity. Using the fewest elements necessary to achieve what is desired and having few elements to worry about or to distract one from the...
"The New Period": fly fishing simplicity
One of the main reasons most anglers are attracted to tenkara fly-fishing - whether a tenkara veteran such as Dr. Ishigaki, or any of the recent...
World's tenkara authority in the Catskills
This weekend, the world’s foremost authority on tenkara fishing, Dr. Hisao Ishigaki, came to the Catskills and gave a fascinating presentation at the Catskills Fly-Fishing Center...
Tenkara in the New York Daily Gazette, by Morgan Lyle
Writer Morgan Lyle wrote a nice article about the introduction of tenkara in the US for the New York based newspaper, The Daily Gazette. The article...
Tenkara event in the Catskills! May 23rd, '09
On May 23rd, renowned tenkara fisherman, Dr. Hisao Ishigaki, will be in the Catskills, NY, for the Catskills Fly Fishing Center and Museum annual dinner and...
Tenkara U.S. fly-fishing
Tenkara was recently featured in Midcurrent as leading fly-fishing online resource.In the article, the author poses the question of whether tenkara "has a chance of revolutionizing...
Fishing with Cork Graham
Yesterday, Tenkara USA went tenkara fishing with outdoor columnist and outdoor show host Cork Graham. Cork is the author of best selling book The Bamboo Chest,...
Field & Stream
The tenkara community is growing fast. Several people have already started enjoying fishing small streams with this simple method of fly-fishing.Today tenkara and Tenkara USA were...
Fly-fishing simplicity
An article recently published by Mr. Gordon Wickstrom, "Grave and great: Fly fishing for our time" deeply resonated with what I have always been seeking in...
Environmental conservation
Tenkara USA is devoted to the environment and commited to the planet through the 1% For the Planet network. We will donate at least 1% of...
Spey and Tenkara
This weekend Tenkara USA was present at the Spey-O-Rama event at the pools of the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club. The event attracted a large...
Welcome and enjoy the tenkara journey!
Welcome to Tenkara USA. The journey began for us several months ago when we realized it was not possible to find tenkara gear or much information...
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