What's a tenkara rod?
Consider this a public service announcement. Since we introduced tenkara outside of Japan in 2009, a number of rods have appeared in the market, being offered as tenkara rods, and...
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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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Tenkara USA expanding into new dealers
We're slowly working through our backlog of interested dealers and getting our products in more shops. We can now be found in 12 stores throughout the country, and will be...
Fishing Cafe Magazine (and Patagonia again)
The last 2 weeks have proven to be very busy. They have provided me with tons of materials for this blog, though little time to post as things were happening....
Men's Journal
Tom Brokaw and Yvon Chouinard talk about tenkara in current issue of Men's Journal magazine.
Tenkara with John Gierach
A young western fly-angler, maybe in his late 20s, walked by us on the Big Thompson River yesterday. He said, "hey", and then, recognizing the man with the white beard...
"Who are your heroes?"
Always a bit awkward writing about myself on this blog, but I truly enjoyed being the "victim" of Chris Hunt's 20 Questions on Eatmorebrooktrout.com. Chris has been running a series...
Tenkara USA in Colorado - Days 1-2 out of 10
My wife and I arrived in Colorado a few days ago and have had a blast so far. I'll be doing a trip report on it soon, the last 3...
Tenkara in Europe Chris Hendriks spreads tenkara at the European Fly Fair
For the last 2 years Tenkara USA has been going global and expanding its brand internationally. In 2010 we opened a distribution center in the UK and established Tenkara Europe™...
Tenkara featured in current Fly Fisherman magazine Article by Yvon Chouinard
"Believe it or not, what started as a novelty for me has actually increased my catch rate by three or four times." - Yvon Chouinard, Fly Fisherman magazine (June/July 2012)....
Tenkara Oregon
Oregon has some truly overlooked, yet world-class tenkara waters! As I mentioned on my last post, I had been invited to come speak in Bend, Oregon and decided to stay...
Tenkara with Dave Hughes
As I settle in my hotel room for the night, I turn the TV on to relax after a long day of what others would perceive as work: introducing about...
How to Fish with One Fly Pattern Tenkara Techniques
This is one of the most difficult concepts to embrace in tenkara, but in my view the most liberating. What I am talking about is the idea of using [any]...
Tenkara USA Product Review Winners
A huge thank you to all of you who contributed with product reviews! You contributed a total of 218 reviews during the contest period! This is really helping give our...
We want product reviews! Will give prizes for honest reviews
We just released a new feature on this site: Product Reviews. But, the reviews are trickling in slowly. We really would like for you to review the products you have...
Manzanar Fishing Club (Movie)
Quite sometime ago we talked about the beginnings of a fascinating film project, the Manzanar Fishing Club. This project documents the stories and history of Japanese and Japanese Americans who...
George Elliott Gregory, first mention of tenkara?
Following my post on the first record of tenkara by Sir Ernest Satow, I received a response from Kevin Kelleher, author of the book Tenkara: Radically Simple, Ultralight Fly Fishing....