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Email: A new tenkara angler's email to us
This weekend Tenkara USA participated at the Marlborough Fly Fishing Show in MA. I got to meet some great folks and the interest in tenkara was...
Baby Name: Tenkara
No, Margaret and I are not about to have a baby. And, no, we’re not talking about baby names yet either. Jason Klass of TenkaraTalk.com just shared this post...
Using All Your Senses
Written by TJDuring my lunch time I enjoy watching fly fishing shows that I have recorded on my DVR. One of those shows is Fly Rod...
Top 10 posts of 2012
The year is coming to an end, and we’re looking forward to all 2013 will bring. Thought it would be fun to recap the top posts...
Inspiration: Natural Bonsai Tour
Every morning since moving to Colorado I have been taking morning hikes with my dog, Yuki. We go to a trail near home, and I’m thrilled...
Winter Tip: Leave your Boots Outside = no Didymo
We finally got some snow here in the new Tenkara USA home of Boulder, CO. And, with it, some very cold weather. The low tonight is...
Winter Maintenance of my Tenkara Gear
Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Jay Pape at the first Tenkara Summit. Jay works for the National Forest Service out of Bozeman, Montana,...
To long line or not to long line?
Written by TJ, It seems there are many conversations about tenkara these days about line length. I guess when you have simple form of fly fishing...
12-12-12 goal
I was planning to leave home early today and go fishing, with the goal of catching 12 trout on this day of 12-12-12. Well, I got...
Tenkara USA PAY IT FORWARD SALE
This has been a great year for us here at Tenkara USA. We have far exceeded any expectations in sales and the number of new people...
One Fly Thoughts
There is a very good exchange on the Tenkara Anglers page on Facebook about the now famous tenkara approach of using one fly. Tenkara Guide Tom...
Black Friday Special: Free Shipping
We don't work with the high margins of many retailers, but in this special shopping day we can at least offer you free shipping in the...
Tenkara USA moving to Boulder, Colorado
It was only 6 months ago where he asked me what my greatest regret was, and I answered “Settling down in a great city that is...
Sharing Tenkara with a 7-year-old
Written by DanielI have been sharing some good stuff on our Facebook page and thought I should also share them with you, our loyal blog reader. This post...
Tenkara Flies: Conservative, Moderate, Liberal
Written by Daniel No, this blog is not about to become political. After going through the highly turbulent political times of the election campaigns – phew,...
The Story of Vagabox Continues
Written by DanielForum user Acheateaux had a brilliant idea: the Vagabox. The Vagabox is a traveling fly box that will be “bringing surprise, intrigue and fishing stoke with it...
Tenkara Line Lengths and Stealth
The other day I came across this great chart put together by Vlad Odnoshivkin, from the blog Tenkara in Siberia. It was too good not to share it...
Tenkara License Plates
Written by DanielMost states in the US allow for customized license plates. Several of them allow for 7 characters, the perfect number for the word TENKARA....
Species caught on tenkara
A quick google search for “how many fish species are there?” wil reveal it’s either 230,000 or 30,000…depending on whether you click on search result #1...
Ended Mid-atlantic tenkara tour
Ended the Mid-Atlantic tenkara tour in a high note, leaving Virginia with this beautiful fish fresh in my memory. Caught using the Ito, with 20ft of...
Tenkara Tennessee - only about 2 hours, but fun!
Had a very brief stop in Tennessee today. My main destinations on this trip were Rosman, NC, and Harrisonburg, VA. I decided the best way to...
Tenkara North Carolina
It is my first time in North Carolina, and I’m loving it. I had been meaning to take this trip for quite sometime to familiarize myself...
Anatomy of a tenkara rod
One of our main goals is to make rods that are unbreakable. We have made improvements and with time are getting better rods. But, the reality...
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