Tenkara USA
The Original American Tenkara Brand · Since 2009
A Rod. A Line. A Fly.
We brought tenkara from the mountains of Japan to anglers everywhere. The simplest, most effective way to fly fish.
What is Tenkara?
Tenkara is the Japanese method of fly fishing. No reel, just a telescoping rod, a fixed line, and a fly.
It was developed centuries ago by commercial fishermen in the mountain streams of Japan, and it's still the most effective way to fish small water with minimal gear.
Explore Our Gear
Everything you need to fish tenkara, from your first rod to your next fly.
Rods
Complete Sets
Tenkara is far more than a way of fishing—it’s a way of life.
DISCOVER TENKARA FISHING
Tenkara is who we are.
In 2009, Tenkara USA® introduced tenkara to anglers outside of Japan for the first time. For the past fifteen years, we've been fully dedicated to bringing this traditional method of Japanese fly-fishing to those in pursuit of a simpler and more effective way to fly-fish mountain streams.
Why Tenkara?
Forget all the jargon and complicated gear—tenkara’s effectiveness stems from the simple combination of a long rod, and light line.
How to Choose a Rod
We've carefully crafted our collection of tenkara rods over the years to provide you the perfect tool, wherever your fishing takes you.
Perfect your fishing performance with our fly fishing accessories.
LEARN TENKARA FISHING
Browse the widest collection of tenkara knowledge.
We like to think of ourselves as more than just a tenkara rod company. We're as interested in sharing knowledge, tutorials, and the philosophy of tenkara as making great products.
VIDEO LIBRARY
Hours of tenkara technique.
Pinpoint accurate casts, the ability to keep line off the currents for drag-free presentations of the fly, the intuitive landing of fish—see for yourself the benefits of tenkara and everything you need to know to teach yourself how to tenkara fly-fish from our collection of over 100 videos.
TENKARA CAST WITH DANIEL GALHARDO
Inspiring you to keep your fly-fishing simple.
Our podcast featuring stories, techniques and the philosophy of tenkara from the man who introduced tenkara to anglers outside of Japan.
THE TENKARA USA BLOG
The richest resource on tenkara anywhere.
Over a decade of advice, stories, and tutorials about using traditional Japanese tenkara rods and lines from our community of expert anglers.
Jason Klass
"The Ukiyo is an amazing amount of performance in an amazingly small package."
Vincent Schilleci
“I’ve been fly fishing for 20 years but I’m so happy to have found Tenkara! It removes all of the clutter and makes things simple! It’s a zen-like experience!”
John Montin
“Tenkara is so much fun and simple. No dragging all different types of equipment around. Tenkara USA customer service is world-class... the best!”
Gerry Verhoef
“I’m hooked! Tenkara is so much better than traditional fly rods. It’s simple, beautiful and effective. I take my Hane with me on my weekend hikes...it’s a blast!”
Chris Johnson
"Well-balanced, responsive rod that fits the needs of most tenkara anglers and handles big fish with ease.”
Kevin Fricke
"The best light rod I have used. Love the balance and feel of the rod. Able to handle 14" fish. Great compact size."
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