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,...
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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...
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...
Do NOT throw your tenkara rod in the water
We’ve been hearing a lot of comments recently about the very stupid myth, or “instruction”, that if you catch a good size fish on tenkara, you...
Tenkara One Fly V. The Marginal Benefits of Multiple Flies
The “One fly” concept of tenkara – in which it is observed that most experienced tenkara anglers in Japan stick with one fly and don’t change it all...
Amago on tenkara, by Discover Tenkara
Our customer service staff member, John Geer, says “Sometimes I think tenkara rods are as much for catching beauty as they are for catching fish.” Wouldn’t...
One fly - Tenkara
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Tenkara - one of the "Manliest hobbies on Earth"
This is too good not to share. Tenkara was named one of the “10 Manliest Hobbies on Earth” by Men’s Health magazine! Sure, considering how many women...
Pike on Tenkara USA Ito
We don’t always share news about some of the larger fish people catch with tenkara. After all we are some of the first to admit tenkara...
Signs of a Good Season - by Jay Pape
Where I live, spring has just begun to show itself but the fishing season does not begin on my favorite, small streams until late May. That...
Fishing Among Tenkara Friends
Fishing Among Tenkara Friends by TJ Ferreira Had a great time this last weekend fishing with some of my tenkara friends. These are friends I have...
5 years Tenkara Giveaway
UPDATE: WINNERS! We had 309 comments entered by midnight MST of 04/13 (Sunday Night). All comments were pasted into a worksheet and assigned a number. Then,...
Easiest way to keep fly-fishing simple
The easiest way to keep fly-fishing simple may be to look back at the original practitioners of tenkara, a method of fly-fishing that hails from Japan....
A small tip for tenkara casting
Here is a small tip that may help you in casting with your tenkara rod. It surprisingly makes a big difference in the cast. Having a...
Tenkara + Photography: "No Need to Choose" article by Allison Pluda
One of the best things about keeping fly-fishing simple and that it allows us to combine fishing with a lot of different activities. That’s the idea...
TENKARA+ [Contest]
Tenkara+ is the idea that tenkara goes well with anything you already enjoy doing outside. You should not have to choose between activities. I wrote about...
Forgiving Boulder Creek by Sasha Barajas
Forgiving Boulder Creek is a story written by Sasha Barajas about her discovery of tenkara and renewed connection with Boulder Creek, which was subject to alarming...
Wild Trout (UK) Auction
The non-profit organization Wild Trout Trust is holding an auction with some items that may be of interest to the tenkara angler. The auction will be...
Tenkara is Who We Are
Tenkara is tenkara. It’s the embrace of simplicity. It’s the light casts, the precise placements, and the enticing manipulation of the fly. Tenkara is casting across...
The Tenkara Timeline
Much has been happening as we continue our mission of sharing the tenkara story here. Here’s a timeline I started putting together earlier this year. I...
Tenkara Fly Tying at Field and Stream
Check out this piece and video I did with Tim Romano for Field and Stream yesterday. In this video I show you how to quickly and easily tie...
Rolling out new tenkara rod cases
We’re starting to roll out new cases for our tenkara rods. I’m very excited about this new packaging concept. These tenkara rod cases were designed with...
How many tenkara anglers are there?
Five years ago virtually no one had heard the word tenkara. Now, 5 years after we introduced the method outside of Japan it has become a...
Simplifying is a choice
Simplifying is a choice. It is possible to make many things in life complex. We can choose to carry multiple fly patterns with us. We can...
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