Tenkara USA Amago
Tenkara USA Amago Tyler Hicks There are few places more ecologically similar to tenkara’s birthplace than the Pacific Northwest. Cascading streams abounding with trout are annually invaded by anadromous trout,...
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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
...from the book "Learning tenkara"
…from the book. Learning tenkara is easy. You don’t need the internet to become proficient at this simple form of mountain stream fishing. All you need is a rod, line...
Tenkara USA Rhodo
By Daniel Galhardo Ever since the release of the first 12-foot long tenkara rod in the US there have been requests for a 9-foot tenkara rod to be made. I get...
Tenkara USA Ito
The Ito By the end of 2009, the year I started Tenkara USA, I was offering 3 tenkara rods at tenkarausa.com (and a couple of variations of some of them)....
Interview transcript with John Gierach
Adam: John, thank you for allowing me this interview. I’ve read your new book; “All Fishermen Are Liars” and I really enjoyed it however I would like to start the interview...
Eating Fish Shioyaki Style
by Daniel Galhardo I will occasionally eat fish when I’m out. Killing fish, and eating them seem to be a part of the human instinct. I’m a big believer that...
Tenkara Lifestyle: Lightweight Travel Tips
It has been some years now since I’ve learned about tenkara, an efficient form of mountain stream fishing. Through my experiences using this simple, old style of fishing, I have...
One simple way to finish tying a fly
In 2012, I filmed tenkara angler Hiroto Sasaki tying a fly in Tokyo, Japan. And, as it always happens when watching someone tying a fly, I learned a cool trick to finish...
Tenkara rod breakages
Since Tenkara USA was founded in 2009, we’ve heard a lot of different stories of rod breakage from our customers. Some of these are pretty obvious, some sneak up on...
Tenkara USA Sato
Tenkara was already getting established in the US for a couple of years, and by then I had heard the question: “what rod length should I get?” a few thousand...
Interview with Mike Willis
by Adam Trahan I asked Mike to sit for this Interview with me based on a small group of anglers that I have been following from afar in social media. Over...
Interview with Thomas "TJ" Ferreira
by Adam Trahan I already have meet TJ (online) from my own web site and Tenkara USA circles. He is a super nice guy and I want to start off by apologizing to...
Reflections on the 2017 Tenkara USA Summit
It has been more than a week now and I’ve had a chance to digest my experience at the Tenkara USA 2017 Summit. Meeting Daniel, Margaret and the rest of the...
Tenkara Summit 2017: Full presentation by Yvon Chouinard
On September 16th, 2017 over 300 people watch Mr. Yvon Chouinard talk about the threats facing our planet and more specifically our rivers. He argues that we “protect what we...
Tenkara Summit: Full presentation by Dr. Hisao Ishigaki
Here’s a recording of Dr. Hisao Ishigaki’s full presentation
2017 Tenkara Summit (report 1)
The biggest tenkara event – ever! – happened this weekend.The 2017 Tenkara Summit brought together the largest gathering of tenkara anglers anywhere. Just over 300 people from all over the...