Legalize It! Tenkara in Washington
A few days ago I made a post on Facebook saying that I hoped those visiting Colorado for its now loose marijuana law would find themselves...
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Our 12 favorite tenkara blog posts in 2013
I may say this every year when December 30th comes, but I’ll say it again, “I just can’t believe the year has already come to an...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! 2013.
Favorite Tenkara Gifts
Some Tenkara USA faves: Sebatake-Kun Long Sleeve Shirt This shirt is worn by Mr. Yuzo Sebata wherever he goes fishing. A great conversation starter for...
Tenkara Magazine
It started off as a magazine but I’m tempted to say the end-result is much more like a book. This year I decided it was time...
New Shirt: Sebatake-Kun
On a recent visit to Japan, I spent time with one of the longest-practicing tenkara anglers in the country, Mr. Yuzo Sebata. One of Mr. Sebata’s...
NEW TENKARA RODS SATO and RHODO Triple-zoom with "KEEP YOUR PLUG"
Our newest tenkara rods are now in! *** RHODO – Triple-zoom 8’10”/ 9’9”/10’6” (270/297/320cm), with “Keep your Plug™” system (patent pending) – $215 SATO – Triple-zoom...
Tenkara Knot Posters
Here’s a very neat poster illustrating some of the knots used in tenkara when tying the tapered lines to the rod and how they all go...
The 80/20 rule in fly-fishing?
The 80-20 rule is a powerful and nearly universal, which states that, for a large variety of events, 80% of the results will come from 20%...
Just a reminder of why we fish
Just got back from fishing and had to share a couple of nice pictures with you. No point I want to make here except that fishing...
Why the Reverse Hackle on Tenkara Flies?
While not all tenkara flies have the hackle facing forward (away from the bend of the hook / “reverse”), the most popular and most easily recognizable...
The Tenkara Heart
by TJ Ferreira Last week I posted a message on my facebook page that I was feeling a little down because it had been almost a...
Raison D'être
I like to think Tenkara USA has a reason for being, and it is not to capitalize on the “tenkara trend”. After all, there was no...
Fly Town Comics
As a fly angler my eyes quickly get drawn to two things: fish, and flies. A couple of weeks ago I attended the Fresno County Fair....
Where is Tenkara Perfect?
For the most part, most of my tenkara has been on the type of classic mountain stream the style of fishing evolved on. But, in my...
Teaching those who taught you
Nearly 30 years ago my parents started teaching my how to fish. At first it was just a plastic toy rod, probably when I was 1...
Tenkara Tie-a-thon Raises $761 for CO flood Relief Efforts - #Tenkara4COFlood
This weekend we held the first Tenkara Tie-a-thon to help victims of the devastating Colorado flood. The recent floods have swept homes, displaced thousands of people and took a few...
30 days, 3 countries, 12 species, 1 fly
I have just returned home from a 30-day round-the-world journey that took me to 3 countries (Japan, Italy and the UK). It will take me a...
Tenkara Tattoo 7
Corey Chrisman sent us this picture today saying: “New Ink… In fact, my first tattoo. Tenkara is much more than a way of fishing… It is...
Mediterranean trout on tenkara
Went to the Molize region in Italy to fish the Volturno river. We sought to catch the Mediterranean brown trout and Leopard trout on tenkara today....
Tenkara tattoo and Tenkara Italia
I’m in Italy at the moment. I came here to teach a tenkara class and meet people that have been spreading tenkara in Italy like wildfire....
Tenkara Diaries: Canyoneering, tenkara and onsen
I decided to let the images speak for themselves in this video of an epic adventure this week. I think there are few places in the...
Shower Climbing and Tenkara
I’m now working on a new tenkara diaries video showing yesterday’s shower climbing and tenkara trip. It was epic, gnarly, cold, but tons of fun!!! Shower...
Yamame
And finally, my first yamame trout in Japan.
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