June 14, 2010 |
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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 tenkara community, for his...
June 12, 2010 |
Tenkara, Tenkara Flies |
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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...
June 11, 2010 |
Japan, Tenkara |
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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 what we may call the...
June 10, 2010 |
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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 flower,...
June 9, 2010 |
Tenkara |
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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, and then by...
June 8, 2010 |
Japan, Tenkara |
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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 experience in these last 2...
May 31, 2010 |
Tenkara |
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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 Ishigaki...
May 27, 2010 |
Tenkara |
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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:...
May 21, 2010 |
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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 of them. This entry...
May 20, 2010 |
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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...
May 18, 2010 |
Tenkara |
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I have been delighted by the level of discussions and activity in our tenkara forum. It’s one of the web’s friendliest forums, with a lot of experiences being told,...
May 16, 2010 |
Tenkara |
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This last week we started a twitter tag (a word following the # sign, which links to entries with that same tag) that embodies our sentiment about fly fishing:...
May 13, 2010 |
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No vest is #flyfishingsimplicity is #tenkara #tenkara Fact: Tenkara USA is the largest company specialized in #tenkara in the world, incl. Japan. Yes, our products are good. #...
May 6, 2010 |
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Dr. Shigeru Nakano apparently used tenkara in his research efforts to catch fish he studied…yes, it’s that effective. # Anyone interested in stream ecology and...
April 30, 2010 |
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Recently, a fisheries PhD candidate at Oregon State brought to our attention the work of Dr. Shigeru Nakano. Dr. Nakano was a researcher in Japan, who conducted groundbreaking...
