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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 about their design, I realized tenkara nets are just masterpieces of simple organic, yet functional design.
Fish with a tenkara rod long enough and you will start looking for ways to push the envelope. It is the nature of fishing and anglers, but especially that of fly fishers.
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Tenkara - Japanese Style Fly Fishing
Mike Roden discusses the available leader choices for Tenkara fishing based on prevailing conditions.
The ancient art of Tenkara fishing was developed in Japan for purely practical reasons, and again for practical reasons, it has recently been introduced to t...
Adam Trahan Even before my commitment to become a Tenkara angler, I learned you didn't need much in small stream fishing. I've been wr...
Read "Tenkara - Ancient and Modern Tenkara, #2" by John Allen available from Rakuten Kobo. Tenkara fishing can be seen as a streamlined counterpart to western fly-fishing. The equipment is designed to direct foc...
Tenkara flies are an enigma. Wide variations in Japanese regional patterns exist, yet the reknowned authority Dr. Ishigaki has used only one pattern for the past 10 years.
Welcome to Tenkara Tuesday. Recently, I unintentionally stumbled upon an e-tailer called Sherpa Flies. See, I got some random newsletter email from them entitled “Test,” and like a sucker opened it up. It was possibly unsolicited, but considering all the online contests I’ve entered and/or things I’ve signed up for, who knows. Anyway upon opening, … Continue reading Tenkara Tuesday – Sherpa Flies →
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.
Ten Dollar Tenkara: Tenkara is the trendiest new trend in Fly Fishing. The problem is that Tenkara fishing will cost you a gazillian dollars to get started. As a Fish Nerd and a father, I had to find a cheap way to get in on this action. This indestructible will help y…
Today I completed my first own tenkara net. It's made of one manzanita branch, found after much looking and worked on for over a month. The end of the handle features a deer antler tip, which in Japanese superstition is believed to protect anglers in the water.
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.
Fliegenbinden, Trockenfliege, Tenkara Fliege.
[/caption] One of the questions people seem to struggle with most is which tenkara rod to choose. After all, there are a variety of different lengths and actions. And since (on paper at least) some of them seem very similar, making the decision can be even more confusing. I happen to own the entire Tenkara
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