Spotify playlists and new Tenkara Cast episode
Looking for things to listen? We got you covered with two awesome Spotify playlists and a new short episode of the Tenkara Cast. We just launched some awesome Spotify playlists. The...
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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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Press Release: Tenkara USA hires outdoor industry veteran as new CEO
Press Release, Boulder, CO Fly-fishing equipment company Tenkara USA has named industry veteran Patrick Stratton CEO. He will join Daniel Galhardo on the senior management team. Stratton has held...
March 2018 Sowbug Roundup
Mountain Home, Arkansas In March, Tenkara USA had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Sowbug Roundup “Celebration of Fly Fishing” event. Daniel, Jeremy and I were on hand to represent Tenkara...
9th Anniv. outside of Japan
Today we celebrate the 9th anniversary of tenkara’s introduction outside of Japan and the inception of Tenkara USA!On April 12, 2009, Daniel Galhardo launched Tenkara USA with the goal of...
Announcing a new rod: The Hane ("huh-neh")
It has been a while since I released a new tenkara rod here at Tenkara USA. The last time was the release of the Sato and Rhodo some 4 years ago. I am a strong...
Japanese Influenced Tenkara
I’m an American tenkara angler that is influenced by Japanese tenkara and my own experiences at home. I initially learned about tenkara nine years ago from Tenkara USA (Daniel Galhardo) and subsequently deepened...
Tenkara USA Strap Pack
Whether you are a fly fisherman that uses tenkara as a part of your toolbox or a dedicated tenkara minimalist, the Tenkara USA strap pack is an excellent organizational storage...
Tenkara fishing in Texas, a new podcast episode is up
A new episode of our podcast, the Tenkara Cast, is now available through your favorite podcast listening app. This time Daniel chats with Chris Johnson about tenkara fishing in Texas....
Interview with Jeremy Shellhorn
Most of the time when I am interviewing or having a written conversation with a person, I ask them for a couple of paragraphs to tell me who they are....
A Journal of Making a Tenkara Tamo (net)
I remember quite a while ago I thought I was a serious small stream fly fisher. Way before I transitioned to tenkara. I was making bamboo fly rods and had...
Interview with John Lawrence Geer
I’ve known John for a little while now, I met him through social media. Recently, I joined Tenkara USA as a writer and contributor. At the 2017 Tenkara USA Summit,...
Tenkara USA Amago
Tenkara USA Amago Tyler Hicks There are few places more ecologically similar to tenkara’s birthplace than the Pacific Northwest. Cascading streams abounding with trout are annually invaded by anadromous trout,...
...from the book "Learning tenkara"
…from the book. Learning tenkara is easy. You don’t need the internet to become proficient at this simple form of mountain stream fishing. All you need is a rod, line...
Tenkara USA Rhodo
By Daniel Galhardo Ever since the release of the first 12-foot long tenkara rod in the US there have been requests for a 9-foot tenkara rod to be made. I get...
Tenkara USA Ito
The Ito By the end of 2009, the year I started Tenkara USA, I was offering 3 tenkara rods at tenkarausa.com (and a couple of variations of some of them)....
Interview transcript with John Gierach
Adam: John, thank you for allowing me this interview. I’ve read your new book; “All Fishermen Are Liars” and I really enjoyed it however I would like to start the interview...