Dan Pierce – Maine
Dan Pierce is the first registered Maine fishing guide to guide exclusively tenkara. He specializes in group and one on one instruction of tenkara techniques as well as on water guiding. Trips are available throughout Maine with many being based out of Fox Carlton Pond Camps in Phillips, which is in the heart of the abundant small streams of Western Maine. For more information check out Maine Tenkara Guide on Facebook or e mail mainetenkaraguide@gmail.com.
Dan and I spent this weekend fishing up in the mountains of Western Maine and I caught my first fish on Tenkara, a nice 12 inch rainbow! I also caught my first Brook Trout ever! He is insightful, a great teacher and was very patient, as I lost 3 flies in the first 15 minutes.
Dan had an arsenal of Tenkara USA rods for me to fish with and see which one worked best. I settled on the Sato, and it was perfect for me at the 11’10” height. We fished at Fox Carlton Pond Camps and close by streams. I left with a new Sato that I will use for trout and smallmouth bass.
If you’re new to Tenkara, and want to learn in a relaxed and fun way, I highly recommend meeting Dan and spending a day or two on the water with him. I am so glad I did, I will practice everything he taught me and catch a lot of fish along the way!
Mike
[…] to talk to and extremely friendly. Daniel is currently a Tenkara USA Certified Guide through the Tenkara USA Guide Network. If you wish to contact Daniel to book a trip with him, send an email to […]
Hello,
My name is Rob Foley and I am looking to connect with Dan Pierce. As a Certified Forest Therapy Guide I had a Tenkara-USA; IWANA- 11FT, given to me and I want to LEARN Tenkara Fly Fishing.
Hi Rob, sorry for the long delay as I have been off the system for a little while and didn’t have someone cover for me. We just forwarded your info to Dan Pierce.
Shoot me an email at mainetenkaraguide@gmail.com