Tenkara nets, an experiment in making one
I told you, I have fallen in love with the simple, organic elegance of tenkara nets. Though I have very little experience with wood work, I have decided to embark...
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Exploring Fall Tenkara Fishing in the Northern Rockies
Fall is a beautiful time of year in the northern Rockies, but for me, it’s always been a little overrated in terms of fishing. Yes, it can be a great...
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Tenkara flies analyzed by Fujioka-sensei
While we subscribe to the theory that fishing is extremely simple, and that a person can successfully fish with one fly pattern, whatever pattern they choose, we also really like tenkara flies....
Japanese fishing magazines
It had been quite a while since I was last excited about fishing magazines. With the exception of a couple of magazines' recent issues that brought something authentically new (yes,...
Tenkara nets
I have absolutely fallen in love with Tenkara nets (tenkara tamo in Japanese). As I got to see many examples up close, and learn about how they are made, and...
Fly Tying material: Zenmai (Fern dubbing)
I love the idea of using natural materials on all my flies. Through tenkara I learned about a material most people accustomed to the western fly-tying traditions have never heard...
Tenkara bamboo rod
There is something to be said about using a natural material as a tool. Particularly if this is simply crafted. Particularly if the focus is not on manufacturing it, but...
The Mamushi Kebari
Near Gujo, on our way up to the Itoshiro river, we stopped at a well known tackle shop run by Hirata-san. Hirata-san is known in the area, and among the...
Flies? One fly is all you need
Despite the prolific hatches I witnessed while visiting the Itoshiro River in Japan - I saw large size 8 mayflies flying around every day, small caddis flies, some stoneflies, not...
Where in Japan were we?
So, you may be asking, where exactly in Japan did you go? We spent most of our time in the Itoshiro River, which is located in the Gifu province, and...
Fuji no Hana, 藤花
This time of year is considered the best time for tenkara fishing in the mountain streams of Japan. One of the main indicators of this is the Fuji hana (藤花, fuji...
Japanese newspaper
It feels really cool to be featured on a Japanese newspaper. During the trip I was interviewed a couple of times, once by the Maze River manager for their newsletter,...
Living a dream - Learning tenkara from the masters
I just landed back in San Francisco a few hours ago. I find myself a bit dizzy from all the travelling and the jet-lag. And, to be honest, my entire...
First taste of our trip to Japan
I'm digesting all that has been happening in Japan, but before writing much about it (or before I find much time to write about the trip and my learnings from...
Tenkara USA's tweets of the week #8
For now, tenkara nets are traditionally made of "gaia" trees, oh, man. Really sweet!!! Know what a "gaia" tree is? ...guess. # Plus stay tuned for: snake-skin flies, tenkara nets...
Tenkara Comics By Kondansya from tenkara father
So, as we have grown quite a bit and many people may not have had a chance to read our older posts, I thought it'd be nice to "recycle" some...
Tenkara USA's tweets of the week #7
Happy #flyfishingsimplicity weekend! # Actually 3 outings, check out the jamboree by Paflyfish. Dave will have some tenkara rods. # @fbrglssmnfsto I won't be going. Leaving to Japan next weekend....