Aspirations: Tenkara Patagonia Week update
My passion for fly-fishing started well before I ever touched a fly rod, or tied my first fly. I could say it started when I saw...
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Tenkara not a fad, declares Kreh
Three years ago, on January 22nd, 2012, I rode an elevator with the legendary fly angler Mr. Lefty Kreh. In the 30-second elevator ride I was...
If you know... a fun infographic
Here is a fun infographic created by Jeremy Shellhorn comparing tenkara and western fly-fishing. If you know a few things, you can leave a lot of...
Women love tenkara
It is no secret that women love tenkara. Over the weekend the Fly Fishing Show had its first Women’s Fly-Fishing Showcase in Denver. It featured a presentation on...
2015 Tenkara Magazine Brochure
The much anticipated 2015 Tenkara Magazine has arrived! The second annual issue of the Tenkara Magazine has an incredible lineup of stories, how-to articles, and tenkara photography. This...
Tenkara Patagonia: Join me for 6 days of fishing in Argentina
Here’s the opportunity for the trip of a lifetime. Join me for a week of tenkara in Patagonia, Argentina in March. Tenkara USA founder, Daniel Galhardo, will...
No-Tools Tenkara Fly-Tying Kit
Have you seen the video of Mr. Amano tying tenkara flies without a vise? Tenkara fly-tying can be as simple as one wishes it to be. The...
Tenkara Fly-Tying kit now available
It’s been a long-time coming and with many requests from our customers. We have been working for a while on putting together a tenkara fly-tying kit...
Guest post: My personal fishing journey by Brian Lindsay
My father never said much. He was a quiet man. He lived a full life in secrecy. It was the nature of his work, and his...
Legalize Tenkara in Washington - Follow up
A while ago we wrote about how the state of Washington still considers tenkara “illegal” in fly-fishing only waters. Tim Harris of the blog Northwest Tenkara has been...
New tenkara hat and shirt designs now available
Our new tenkara hat and shirt designs just arrived and we’re psyched to now have these on offer for you. This year we have been focused...
Tenkara Fly Tying Video Series, coming soon
This winter we will give you plenty of fly-tying related stuff to do. Right now we are finalizing a great series of fly-tying videos, which will...
Cold Weather Fishing Tips
Originally posted on November 15th, 2014. Last Sunday my wife and I sat outside for lunch, I was wearing a t-shirt and was very comfortable. On...
Tenkara Magazine coming soon
We are on the final stretches of putting the Tenkara Magazine together. Tonight I’m doing some late night editing. It’s my first time going thru most...
Scott Hunter of Vedavoo on Tenkara
Scott Hunter created his company, Vedavoo, at around the same time we were starting Tenkara USA. He learned to sew and soon realized there was good demand...
Questions and Answers
Please ask any questions you may have about tenkara. It doesn't matter if it's been answered before, if you're not easily finding it, I'll be happy...
Fly Fishing Guide to Indian Peaks Wilderness
I use all sorts of guide books. Whether for fly-fishing, for hiking a new wilderness area or rock-climbing, they are invaluable resources that will save you...
Whiskey, beer and tenkara fly-tying
talked about how empty my fly box was starting to look. I have been fly-tying for a long time, as a matter of fact fly-tying is what got...
6 things about fly-fishing
Before I discovered tenkara I had been fly-fishing for nearly 13 years. I picked up western fly-casting fairly quickly, and because of that I thought I...
My fly box yesterday
Lately I must have been giving too many flies away (and sure, a few were “given” to trees too!). Yesterday I went fishing with some friends...
Leapfrogs and Ducks
When I started getting into fly-fishing, it was for me a solitary activity. Perhaps I wanted to hide the poor line management and inaccurate casts; or...
The Tenkara Industry
In 2008/2009 I started creating the business of Tenkara USA. The objective was to show people how simple fly-fishing could be by introducing the method of...
Tenkara Highway
You, tenkara anglers, have just adopted a highway! If you’re anywhere near Boulder, Colorado, drive up Boulder Canyon. On mile 37 going upstream, and mile 35...
Tenkara USA Rhodo receives the Kudo Award
The Tenkara USA Rhodo, an adjustable tenkara rod we released earlier this year, just received the “Kudo Award” from renowned author and tenkara angler Dave Hughes...
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