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The Right Way to Rig for Your Conditions
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How to Read a River & Find Trout
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How to Catch Trout on a Dry Fly
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Beginner
Beyond the Basics: Dry Dropper on a Fixed Line
When fish stop consistently feeding on the surface, it’s time to adapt. In this episode, Pat makes a simple change—adding a nymph below the...
Casting
How to Catch Trout on a Dry Fly
In Episode 5 of the Tenkara Masterclass, Pat takes everything we’ve learned so far and puts it to work on small water, using nothing...
Casting
How to Read a River & Find Trout
In Episode 4 of the Tenkara Master Class, Pat takes the lessons onto the water and shows how he methodically breaks apart a river...
Flies
The Right Way to Rig for Your Conditions
In Episode 3 of the Tenkara Master Class, Pat breaks Tenkara rigging down into a simple system built around one thing: where the trout...
Beginner
Getting Ready to Fish: Rod Rigging & Choosing Your Line
In Episode 2 of the Tenkara Master Class, Pat takes us through his simple approach to building and maintaining a Tenkara setup—from choosing the...
Beginner
Tenkara Basics: Introducing the Fundamentals of Tenkara
In this first lesson, Pat walks through the Tenkara rod itself, how to properly extend and retract the telescoping sections, and how to avoid...
Product intro
Introducing the YAMA™ Rod
The Yama™ distills the essence of tenkara into an ultra-compact, featherlight rod with an extended reach.
Product intro
Introducing the IWANA™ 15th Anniversary Edition
In this special video, TJ introduces the highly anticipated IWANA™ 11' (15th Anniversary Edition)!
Beginner
Just Try It – The Simplicity of Fly Fishing
Join TJ Ferreira as he breaks down the basics of tenkara fly fishing. Learn about this simple, reel-free method that makes fly fishing easy...
Flies
The One-Fly Wonder: The Shio Koshō Kebari
Learn the story behind TJ's one-fly wonder, which sold out shortly after launch!
Beginner
What Now? Setup, Tips, Tricks & Care for Your Tenkara Rod
Just got your first tenkara rod from Tenkara USA and ready to dive into the wonderful world of tenkara fishing? You're in the right...
Product intro
Meet The Tenkara USA UKIYO™ Rod
The Ukiyo™ encapsulates Tenkara USA's commitment to portability and sensitivity in one ultra-compact rod.
Product intro
Meet The Tenkara USA SATOKI™ Rod
The new Tenkara USA Satoki rod is the culmination of our attempt to offer the versatility of our best selling Sato rod in a...
Adventure
Snowshoeing & Tenkara: The Perfect Winter Pair
Winter fishing with my Tenkara USA Amago has been fantastic, I can keep my gloves on and no ice in the guides. Breaking trail...
Beginner
10 Best Tips for Tenkara Fishing
Whenever we teach people how to tenkara fishing, there are some tips that we share every single time. These are the 10 most valuable...
Beginner
Why Tenkara?
Tenkara anglers are attracted to the simplicity of a method that only uses only a rod, line and fly. But, simplicity wouldn't mean much...
Beginner
The Complete Video Guide to Tenkara: 17 Minutes Covering Everything You Need to Know
Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about tenkara. In this video, Daniel Galhardo, who introduced tenkara outside of Japan, will guide you through...
How-to
All About Tenkara Nets & Net Making
In this episode we cover all you need to know about tenkara nets. The episode is over an hour and twenty minutes, to so...
Adventure
Run, Fish, Beer! The 2018 Rocky Mountain Flyathlon
Run, Fish, Beer! That's the tagline for the Flyathlon, an event that brings together people to run a race, catch a fish, and at...
Beginner
Customer Service Tips for Your Tenkara Rods
Tenkara rods are very easy to use and are pretty strong. Some common problems with tenkara rods are very easy to avoid or deal...
Adventure
In Search of Tenkara
Tenkara USA's designer, Jeremy Shellhorn, sits streamside and lets nature inspire his work as he takes viewers along his drawing process. Jeremy's work beautifully...
How-to
How to Choose a Tenkara Rod
Selecting the Perfect Tenkara Rod? Allie Marriott Shows You How! Looking to find your ideal Tenkara USA® rod?
Films
Fighting to Land Large Fish in Hokkaido
Recently Dr. Hisao Ishigaki and Daniel Galhardo went on a trip to the wild northern Japanese island of Hokkaido to hook up with larger...
Events
Tenkara Summit 2017 Q&A: What Line Length Do You Use?
Hear from Daniel Galhardo, Dr. Hisao Ishigaki, Yvon Chouinard (founder of Patagonia) and Matt Sment on how they choose their line length and fly...
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