The Fly Tying Kids of Maze
In 2011 I taught a kid in Maze, a village in Gifu, Japan, how to tie tenkara flies. Kyosuke was his name. He really enjoyed the craft and pretty soon...
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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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Kumazaki Kebari - Tenkara Fly Tying Video Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays
Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays is back? On a Tuesday??? I'll be less US-centric time-wise for this post. By the time the post is up on our site, it will be...
Shallow riffles for now
There is no way around it, it is very difficult to post about things as they happen when things are happening fast and the days are packed. It's about 11:30PM...
Fishing Kids of the Mazegawa
Today I'd like to share one of the memorable moments of this trip so far that does directly involve my wife or I. It was the sight of three young...
Fishing Cafe
A few months ago I wrote about the visit of Mr. Endo, editor of the Japanese "Fishing Cafe" magazine. I finally got to browse its pages. This issue is primarily...
Japan, Day 3 and 4: Gyotaku, Museum tenkara rod
By the title of this post, you know there is something disgusting to come, and I'll save that for the end. The last couple of days were very enjoyable, with...
Japan, Day 2: Intro to Telescopic Rods and Tenkara Rods
Yesterday several of you requested to learn more about the different telescopic rods available in Japan. There is an incredible variety of fixed-line methods of fishing in this country. Different...
Japan, day 1: Tea, Hachiko, and Telescopic rods
Margaret and I decided to sit-out the 90 degree heat at a cafe, after an enjoyable day in Tokyo. It was an easy day, beginning with visiting one of my...
Japan Revisited - In Search of Tenkara?
Tomorrow morning I will be heading to Japan for my 4th visit. It is part of a journey I have so far called "my search for tenkara". On my first...
Show award Tenkara USA IFTD
Written by Daniel Tenkara USA was just awarded a "Best of Show" award at the International Fly Tackle Dealer show (IFTD)!!! Wohooo! We received the prize for "Best Gift" for...
Tenkara & Project Healing Waters
written by Jason This weekend, I was invited to give a tenkara demo to a group of soldiers from Project Healing Waters. If you're not familiar with the program, it's...
Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews host new show featuring tenkara
Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies (one of our dealers) host the TV show American Fly Guide with Yvon fishing with tenkara on the Odell...
Trout Hangouts: Waterfall Pools
Written by Jason "Trout Hangouts" is an ongoing series in which I highlight one specific element or structure of a river, stream, creek, or lake where trout like to hold...
Tenkara Hit Vision DVD Review
written by Jason I finally had a chance to sit down and watch this DVD. I had first heard about it back in January but never got around to ordering...
Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays: Masami Tanaka's Flies
In a recent post, I wrote about some of the flies I got from the Tenkara Summit. One of the featured tiers was Japanese tenkara angler Masami Tanaka. Tanaka-san's flies...
Cops Crash Tenkara Tea Ceremony
written by Jason Never in a million years would I guess that a peaceful streamside tea ceremony would draw the attention of local law enforcement, but the day before this...