Tenkara fishing

Have you ever wondered how a Tenkara rod works? Tenkara USA is your one-stop hub for everything you need to get started with this unique method of fly fishing.

Here’s a very neat poster illustrating some of the knots used in tenkara when tying the tapered lines to the rod and how they all go together. The art was created by Andy Steer and is also available for sale on his CafePress webstore as posters. Very neat use of the rod too.

Whether it's a job, hobby, or mandated endeavor, starting anything new can be frustrating. Everything's different, strange, unfamiliar. And even if you genuinely want to do it in your mind, there can be roadblocks that make you question your now seemingly idealistic intentions. Tenkara is no exception. When I first started tenkara, I faced many

Tenkara fly fishing is a minimalist type of fly fishing used for mountain stream trout fishing. With

How a simple tenkara rod setup routine saves frustration & breakages - as well as getting you fishing effectively right from the opening bell.

"Tenkara-ya" offers fine Japanese Tenkara fishing tackles from Japan to the world. We also introduce Tenkara tackles with recommendation of some famouse Japanese Tenakara masters.

Tenkara (ish) Fishing Rod Build (DIY Tenkara Fishing Rod): This Instructable is a cumulative effort of sorts. I have done some other Instructables that will be linked to for making the individual parts of this Tenkara (ish) fishing rod build. I will link to my Instructable for making a wine cork fishing rod…

Tenkara Rod Co. is raising funds for The Yari - A Japanese Made Tenkara Rod from Tenkara Rod Co. on Kickstarter! Meticulously crafted Tenkara rod made in Japan in limited quantity.

The Tenkara blog offers the most comprehensive expert fly fishing advice, knowledge, and tutorials as well as a look into the history of Tenkara fishing.

I have been using the Fishpond San Juan chest pack for a while now on a variety of streams and really like it for tenkara fishing. I couldn't find one locally, but luckily, Colorado Skies Outfitters (my local fly shop here in Parker) was cool enough to pick one up from their distributor and got me