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...
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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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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...
Trout Hangouts: Rock Walls
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 Flies From the Summit
written by Jason The flies were flying at this year's summit with anglers generously opening their fly boxes to share some of their favorite patterns with other attendees. On Friday,...
Ishigaki Style Wooden Tenkara Line Spool
written by Jason There were many unique tenkara items up for auction at this year's Tenkara Summit and I was determined to come home with at least a few. Among...
Tenkara Fly Tying DVD Now Available Here
written by Jason The first in a series of tenkara fly tying videos is now available on the Tenkara USA website. If you're just getting into tenkara and buying a...
Improve your Tenkara Casting Accuracy with a Fun Game
written by Jason Jeremy (aka adventureR) posted about a fun game he calls Knothead Trout. It's not only fun, but is a great way to improve casting accuracy. And to...
The Tenkara Summit crew
A big thanks to the entire crew that helped out at this weekends Tenkara Summit!
Tenkara summit day 2
Day 2 of Tenkara Summit is on, quick lunch break.
Some Pre-Tenkara Summit Fishing
Written by Daniel The idea for a Tenkara Summit originated last year, when Dr. Ishigaki saw pictures of a trip I took to Montana and told me he'd like to...
Tenkara Summit, Salt Lake City Press Release
Tenkara Anglers Hold Convention in Salt Lake City For Immediate Release Salt Lake City, Utah - Practitioners of a Japanese style of fly fishing called “tenkara” will hold a convention...
A Tenkara Summit Checklist
written by Jason With the 2012 Tenkara Summit only a few days away, I’m starting to think of what I’ll be taking. Of course, there is the standard clothing, suitcase,...
Fly Box (Dis-)Organization
written by Jason Back when I “matched the hatch” and carried various stages of each species of insect, my fly boxes were the epitome of organization. Each pattern was grouped...
Palmered Flies for Tenkara
Written by Jason Daniel has been posting a lot of flies from tenkara anglers in Japan over on the Tenkara USA Facebook page lately (click here to see Daniel's summary...
Featured tenkara flies from Japan
For a couple of weeks we have been posting numerous interesting tenkara fly patterns on our Facebook page - daily. Many of these were tied by Mr. Yoshikazu Fujioka, my teacher...
Trout Hangouts: Edges of Whitewater
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...