Tenkara in the Land of Little Rivers (Catskills)
Our newest video is finally here. We just finished work on our video of the first tenkara event in the US, which happened in the Catskills back in May. A...
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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...
Tenkara Fishing Tips
Landing fish
Since introducing tenkara to the US one of the most common questions we have received or read on forums regards landing, and safely landing fish with a tenkara rod. If...
Fishy Kid
A very cool project has just gotten underway with our support: Fishy Kid As the simplest, and arguably most enjoyable and effective method of fly-fishing, we strongly believe tenkara...
American Angler asks
I feel a little out-of-character asking for such a thing, but after reading the call for submissions from American Angler magazine I felt I needed to spread the word and...
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 is, how Tenkara USA...
"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 project is "documenting 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 pleasures of fishing is...
"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 adopters of tenkara -...
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 and Museum (CFFCM). Dr....
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 can be seen here:...
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 a special lecture 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 U.S. fly fishing...
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, and is currently conducting...
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 featured in the...
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 fly-fishing: a simplicity that...
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 our sales to environmental...