Tenkara USA expanding into new dealers
We're slowly working through our backlog of interested dealers and getting our products in more shops. We can now be found in 12 stores throughout the...
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Fishing Cafe Magazine (and Patagonia again)
The last 2 weeks have proven to be very busy. They have provided me with tons of materials for this blog, though little time to post...
Men's Journal
Tom Brokaw and Yvon Chouinard talk about tenkara in current issue of Men's Journal magazine.
Tenkara with John Gierach
A young western fly-angler, maybe in his late 20s, walked by us on the Big Thompson River yesterday. He said, "hey", and then, recognizing the man...
"Who are your heroes?"
Always a bit awkward writing about myself on this blog, but I truly enjoyed being the "victim" of Chris Hunt's 20 Questions on Eatmorebrooktrout.com. Chris has...
Tenkara USA in Colorado - Days 1-2 out of 10
My wife and I arrived in Colorado a few days ago and have had a blast so far. I'll be doing a trip report on it...
Tenkara featured in current Fly Fisherman magazine Article by Yvon Chouinard
"Believe it or not, what started as a novelty for me has actually increased my catch rate by three or four times." - Yvon Chouinard, Fly...
Tenkara with Dave Hughes
As I settle in my hotel room for the night, I turn the TV on to relax after a long day of what others would perceive...
How to Fish with One Fly Pattern Tenkara Techniques
This is one of the most difficult concepts to embrace in tenkara, but in my view the most liberating. What I am talking about is the...
Tenkara USA Product Review Winners
A huge thank you to all of you who contributed with product reviews! You contributed a total of 218 reviews during the contest period! This is...
We want product reviews! Will give prizes for honest reviews
We just released a new feature on this site: Product Reviews. But, the reviews are trickling in slowly. We really would like for you to review...
First records of Tenkara
The original tenkara angler was generally illiterate, and truth-be-told, not at all interested in making a record of his time fishing. It took a British diplomat,...
Revisited: Tenkara in the hands of UK's great anglers
Originally posted on October 22nd, 2009. A look at Tenkara in the hands of some of the great names of fly-fishing in the UK. Great picture...
The Fly Fish Journal sneak
It's been a long time coming, and I have been anxiously waiting for these to come out. We finally received our copies of the latest issue...
New Tenkara bamboo Fly Box
UPDATE: Contest Winner(s) at the end of the post What does tenkara mean to you? (Contest) There are a couple of tenkara contests going around at...
Midcurrent features interview with Tenkara USA founder
Anthony Naples, who runs the blog Casting Around, interviewed me for a feature on the website Midcurrent.com. You're probably tired of hearing my story, but Anthony's questions are...
Tenkara Guides of Utah on the news!
The guys from Tenkaraguides.com, Erik Ostrander, John Vertelli, and Rob Worthing, marked a new milestone for tenkara's introduction in the US by appearing at the TV...
Article: "The More You Know The Less You Need"
This article was originally written by Daniel Galhardo for Ryan Jordan, of Backpackinglight.com, with the theme "Pack Less Be More": The More you Know the Less...
Image for the day: In Search of Tenkara
A picture I took while in Japan has been receiving a lot of comments on Facebook, so I thought I would share that here today. This...
Maruhachi - A taste of old Japan in a mountain ryokan
Last May I got to spend 2 months in the Japanese mountain village of Maze, on the shores of the Mazegawa (Maze River). I went exclusively...
Tenkara Photograph of the Day
After the extremely popular post on my interaction with Lefty Kreh, him calling tenkara a fad even as TFO wanted to make their own tenkara rods,...
Tenkara Catches On
The current issue of Fly Tyer magazine (Winter 2011) has an article marking a milestone for tenkara in the USA. Morgan Lyle, the author, has been...
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As we try to spread the word about tenkara, advertising can be a powerful tool (though not nearly as powerful as you spreading the word to...
Merry Christmas Tenkara Anglers!
Image by Joel Dejong
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