R.I.P. Doug Heggart
It is with a very heavy heart that I must share that a great friend and positive influence in the tenkara community, Doug Heggart, has passed away.I am absolutely devastated...
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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
Mushroom Walk (video)
This video has no fishing in it, at all.But I thought you would enjoy the video I just created. Yesterday morning, at the last day of our 3-week long book...
VanLife and Bass Fishing with tenkara
We have been on the road for 11 days now. Margaret and I have been enjoying our time together (we actually celebrated our 10th anniversary on the road last Sunday!)....
Tenkara USA hits the road
Yesterday part of the Tenkara USA team (myself, my wife and our husky Shiso) hit the road for the first leg of what I expect to be several road trips...
Tenkara Summit 2017
Things are coming together nicely for the 6th Tenkara Summit, which will take place in Estes Park on September 16th. This year we are counting on the presence of Dr....
Ep.9: Reading and Covering a Stream for Tenkara Fishing
In episode 9 of our series, the "2-minute Guides to Tenkara", Daniel talks about the basics of reading water to find fish and then how to cover water to increase...
tenkara fishing in the Driftless region, a trip report (Part 1)
Last Friday I flew to La Crosse, WI, the heart of the famous Driftless region of Wisconsin. I came to the area to participate in the Midwest Tenkara Fest, organized...
tenkara on Colorado Public Radio Network
As I mention in my segment, I started Tenkara USA with the aim of introducing more people to the joy fly-fishing, and tenkara was a great tool to do that....
tenkara on Colorado Public Radio
Today I had the pleasure to speak about tenkara and my recently released book with Nathan Heffel and Ryan Warner at the Colorado Public Radio (an affiliate of NPR). Click on the...
Ep.8: How to Land Fish with Tenkara
In episode 8 of our series, the "2-minute Guides to Tenkara", Daniel answers the question of "how do you land a fish with a tenkara rod since there is no...
The Case for tenkara
Many have noticed the cover for my new book spells tenkara out in lower-case, and a couple of people have already asked if that was done on purpose.YES! Good eye!I made a...
Simplicity is a choice
Simplicity is a choice. It is easy to make many things in life complex, but these complexities don’t usually add to our experience. Even when we learn that we don’t...
tenkara - the book (now shipping)
It’s been a long, long road. I typed its first words nearly 5 years ago. But, as I continued to learn more about tenkara, continued visiting Japan and meeting more...
Yuzo Sebata Tying Tenkara Flies, Streamside
Mr. Yuzo Sebata is one of the most well-known tenkara anglers in Japan. He keeps his fly-fishing simple and enjoys backpacking in the mountains of Japan catching trout and foraging...
1 million views!!!
This weekend Tenkara USA reached a milestone when the first video we created to introduce tenkara to the US and beyond reached 1 million views!!! Not exactly a viral video,...
Video: Streamside Fly-Tying with Mr. Yuzo Sebata
Every time I go back to Japan I bring a few cameras along to try to capture the experience of fishing with the masters. In the last several years I...