Boulder Creek Cleanup
If you’re anywhere near Boulder, Colorado, mark your calendar for the first annual Boulder Creek Cleanup and Cookout, put together by Tenkara USA dealer Rocky Mountain Anglers....
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Shinrin yoku - a trip report
I love how the Japanese have terms like “shower climbing” and “forest bathing”. The second, forest bathing, or shinrin yoku, is a new one to me, but...
Tenkara net making with kids
Tenkara net making may be a good summer activity for kids. But, it’s probably best to start early because of the long drying period – though...
Let Children Tenkara
We often underestimate kids and what they can do on their own. At least I think I do, and sometimes I forget what I was doing...
Quick tip: Spiral line around rod
Quick tip for the day, when walking around in relatively but not completely open terrain with your tenkara rod, spiral the tenkara line around the rod...
Why Mossy Creek Fly Fishing
Brian and Colby Trow own the Mossy Creek Fly Fishing shop in Harrisonburg, Virginia. They saw the opportunity in carrying tenkara at their shop very early on, embracing...
TENKARA+ Family
This is a guest post kindly provided by a tenkara enthusiast about tenkara and his time with his family. Enjoy it! I sure did. By Adam...
Blame the equipment
We always say that tenkara is much more about the experience rather than gear. I suppose we mean that literally in every way. The other day...
Denver Post, June 8th 2014
Tenkara “fad” hitting its stride in Colorado’s high-country streams, writes Scott Willoughby on his second piece for the Denver Post.
Dave Hughes "Trout from Small Streams" (Book)
Dave Hughes’ Trout from Small Streams has been a popular book since 2003. In its second edition, release in 2014, Dave updates the book with a...
"Trout from Small Streams"
Today I received a copy of the new edition (2nd) of his book “Trout from Small Streams”, a classic book that certainly helped inspire my love for...
Tenkara Rod Tip Field Repair
Even I can find myself with a broken tenkara rod tip in need of repair. The odds implied that it was bound to happen. After about...
Tenkara Care testimonial
The words below are one of the nicest testimonials about how our Tenkara Care program is ensuring customers use our rods more often than any other,...
Best hydration solution for fishing
A few months ago I wrote about what has become my best hydration solution while fishing. For years I used to carry a water bottle, but then...
Infographic: Should you try tenkara?
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TJ ties the "Salt and Pepper" Sakasa Kebari
TJ ties his favorite tenkara fly, the Salt and Pepper tenkara fly, in the sakasa kebari style. He will be tying the “gourmet” version, which is...
Discovering Tenkara
Guest Blog Post by Discover Tenkara team Producing fly fishing DVDs is a wonderful labour of love with the potential satisfaction of creating something that could...
Quick tip: Always have your fishing license on you
I also have a horrible habit of misplacing things, and, while I carry one of our strap-packs in the vast majority of times I go fishing,...
The Vagabox saga
Oh, the places you’ll go! Have you heard of the Vagabox? In 2012 one of the users of our forum, Acheateaux, had this idea of creating...
Ask About Fly Fishing.com
On June 4th Daniel participated the internet radio show Askaboutflyfishing.com. Roger Maves and I talked about “Tenkara’s Evolution”. We started talking about the basics of what tenkara...
TENKARA+ Biking
Tenkara biking? You betcha. We like to think that we exist to inspire you to get outside. And, we recognize most of your lives do not...
Tenkara Master For A Day
Ever have one of those days on the river where everything goes perfect? Perfect temperature outside, perfect river flows, perfect casting, perfect hook-sets, perfect landing, perfect...
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