Amago
Amago caught on tenkara on the Shokawa river in Japan.
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Tenkara Japan pictures
This is my busiest trip to Japan. It has been jammed with outings with Japanese tenkara anglers. Early starts followed by evenings of drinking, which has...
[VIDEO] A Short Story about the Tenkara USA business
Here’s a quick video of why I started Tenkara USA and about the creation of the business.
Iwana
The Iwana is our classic all-around tenkara rod and at a great value.
30-second tenkara pronunciation guide
We are often asked about the correct pronunciation of some tenkara words, so I asked Mr. Yuzo Sebata, Ms. Akiko Takamatsu, Mr. Mano and Mr. Yoshida...
Tenkara USA in Japan, 1st photo preview
It is 2am here in Japan right now. Got back not long ago from 3 days of backpacking and tenkara fishing. Dead tired, leaving early tomorrow...
Why do I go to Japan to learn about tenkara?
I’m leaving to Japan tomorrow morning. And, you may rightfully ask, “who cares that you’re going to Japan, Daniel, yet again, to ‘learn tenkara’? Tenkara is...
Do this and that, and that...with tenkara
It should go without saying that tenkara fishing is one of my great passions in life. It is my main excuse to get out of the...
TENKARA+ Anything
It should go without saying that tenkara fishing is one of my great passions in life. It is my main excuse to get out of the...
Trivia: Why does our logo look like that?
Our logo is based on the first Japanese katakana character for "Tenkara", which in Japanese is written: テンカラ or "Te n ka ra." It was a...
The Tenkara Community is awesome
Today we had the first “Tenkara Takeover” event in the country. The idea was to get as many tenkara anglers in one popular stream as possible,...
The Tenkara Lifestyle
Ryan Jordan wrote a wonderful piece on his blog called “Tenkaranicity”. “I suppose I like Tenkara because it’s a little bit on the fringe, but I think...
Tenkara Fly Tying is Simple
Understand fly tying can be intimidating, as intimidating or more than fly-fishing itself. But, we believe fly-tying is simple. Have you seen the video of Mr. Amano...
The Best Way to Understand Tenkara
“The best way to understand tenkara is to think about the original tenkara angler, the commercial fisherman in Japan trying to catch fish for a living.”...
Weekend Reading: Magical Mountain Meadow Tenkara
by TJ Ferreira I had one of those magical fishing events last weekend, at least for me that is. I have been dreaming of fishing what...
Tenkara Tattoo 6: Lance Milks
Tenkara guide Lance Milks went for it and got a nice tenkara tattoo. Here is his story: “I’ve been playing around with ideas for a tattoo...
Tenkara Interactions - "Are you the tenkara guy?"
Yesterday afternoon I left the house to run some errands. As I stopped at a traffic light on the way home, the woman on the car...
Reduce, reuse, recycle
What? Daniel was seen using a non-tenkara fly today? A parachute adams? Yes, I was seen using a parachute adams fly on my tenkara rod today…actually,...
Going deeper for mushrooms and trout my idea of "from heaven"
I was inspired by the story written by Sebata-san, Go Deeper Upstream with Skill. I enjoyed learning his story, where Sebata-san describes how he learned tenkara, and also...
Weekend reading: Sebata-san Go deeper upstream with skill
Last year I was honored to be featured in the Japanese magazine Fishing Cafe alongside some of the great names in tenkara in Japan. Among these...
Tenkara Takeover - Boulder Creek
How much fun would it be to have a bunch of tenkara anglers show up in mass with their tenkara rods in hand at a tenkara-perfect...
Tenkara rod plug holder
Our friend and tenkara enthusiast Aaron “Tye” shared a cool DIY idea for keeping track of your rod plug. He cut a small piece of bamboo,...
Fish portrait
Image: Fish portrait.
3 Myths about Fly-fishing with a Reel
You can reach everywhere: People must assume that because they have a lot of line in their reels that it will give them unlimited reach. But, first...
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