Just a reminder of why we fish
Just got back from fishing and had to share a couple of nice pictures with you. No point I want to make here except that fishing...
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Why the Reverse Hackle on Tenkara Flies?
While not all tenkara flies have the hackle facing forward (away from the bend of the hook / “reverse”), the most popular and most easily recognizable...
1 of 750 - Saving the Greenback Cutthroat
When I caught this trout three years ago I was ecstatic. It was my first visit to Colorado. I had heard they had a very exquisite trout...
Wade up or not?
We like to say that all you need to fly fish is a rod, line and fly. And, to a large extent that is very true....
How to Cast with Tenkara
This new video will show you the foundations of how to cast with tenkara. This tenkara casting video is long overdue but I hope it will...
Pulsing Tenkara Flies
by John GeerPulsing flies has become one of my favorite techniques to use with a tenkara rod, but the idea of imparting motion to flies was...
The Tenkara Heart
by TJ Ferreira Last week I posted a message on my facebook page that I was feeling a little down because it had been almost a...
Raison D'être
I like to think Tenkara USA has a reason for being, and it is not to capitalize on the “tenkara trend”. After all, there was no...
Tenkara Humor and some very big fish
[UPDATE: The show below will be available online, LIVE, this Saturday at 9am Eastern/7am Western on TUFF TV’s live network feed] Many years ago I saw a...
Fly Town Comics
As a fly angler my eyes quickly get drawn to two things: fish, and flies. A couple of weeks ago I attended the Fresno County Fair....
Where is Tenkara Perfect?
For the most part, most of my tenkara has been on the type of classic mountain stream the style of fishing evolved on. But, in my...
Teaching those who taught you
Nearly 30 years ago my parents started teaching my how to fish. At first it was just a plastic toy rod, probably when I was 1...
Tenkara Tie-a-thon Raises $761 for CO flood Relief Efforts - #Tenkara4COFlood
This weekend we held the first Tenkara Tie-a-thon to help victims of the devastating Colorado flood. The recent floods have swept homes, displaced thousands of people and took a few...
Reverse Hackle Tenkara Tie-a-thon for CO flood victims Sep 21-22nd
For every reverse-hackle tenkara fly you tie tomorrow and the day after (September 21-22nd MST) and share a picture with us on our Facebook page or Twitter (with the hashtags...
Tenkara Italia Valsesiana
Tenkara è un semplice metodo giapponese di pesca a mosca che utilizza solo una canna, la linea e la mosca. E ‘simile alla Pesca alla Valsesiana....
30 days, 3 countries, 12 species, 1 fly
I have just returned home from a 30-day round-the-world journey that took me to 3 countries (Japan, Italy and the UK). It will take me a...
Tenkara Tattoo 7
Corey Chrisman sent us this picture today saying: “New Ink… In fact, my first tattoo. Tenkara is much more than a way of fishing… It is...
Mediterranean trout on tenkara
Went to the Molize region in Italy to fish the Volturno river. We sought to catch the Mediterranean brown trout and Leopard trout on tenkara today....
The Tenkara USA Business - Part 2 [VIDEO]
Video: The Tenkara USA Business - Part 2
Tenkara tattoo and Tenkara Italia
I’m in Italy at the moment. I came here to teach a tenkara class and meet people that have been spreading tenkara in Italy like wildfire....
Tenkara Diaries: Canyoneering, tenkara and onsen
I decided to let the images speak for themselves in this video of an epic adventure this week. I think there are few places in the...
Shower Climbing and Tenkara
I’m now working on a new tenkara diaries video showing yesterday’s shower climbing and tenkara trip. It was epic, gnarly, cold, but tons of fun!!! Shower...
Tenkara Diaries, Japan: with Mr. Sebata
This is a quick video of my time with Mr. Yuzo Sebata, a well-known tenkara anglers in Japan. I have a lot more footage that I...
Yamame
And finally, my first yamame trout in Japan.
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