New Video: 10 Tips for Tenkara Fishing
Whenever we put a tenkara rod in someone’s hands, it seems like the tips we share on how to use the rods are the same. So, here’s a video we...
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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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10 Best Tips for Tenkara Fishing
Learn the most common and best tips we share for tenkara fishing in this video.
Tenkara rod care and maintenance
Proper care of your tenkara rod will ensure it performs well and decrease chances of the rod breaking. Here’s how to care for your tenkara rod. Tenkara rods have a...
Tenkara Casting Tips
An excerpt from tenkara – the book One does not have to go to summer camp or learn physics to learn how to fly cast, at least not with tenkara. Tenkara...
Catch & Release
CATCH AND RELEASEPRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES by Jack WilliamsAn excerpt from the Tenkara Magazine 2015One of the true joys of fishing is not only catching fish, but realizing that you have...
Mr. Yoshida ties a Kenbane tenkara fly
Mr. Takashi Yoshida is an innovative fly tyer based in Japan. Here he shows how to tie a tenkara fly using the Alula feather of a pheasant, known in Japanese as...
Hiroto Sasaki, Tying a Tenkara Fly Without a Vise
Our favorite thing about this video is the way Mr. Sasaki finishes off his tenkara fly. Watch him tie his fly without a vise, and then the unique technique he...
Small Stream Tenkara Fishing in the G.W. National Forest
Written by Brad Trumbo Dust billowed as my buddy Derek and I traveled an old gravel road through western Augusta County, Virginia. An interesting feature of many streams draining the...
Which rod to buy for Sierra tenkara fishing
Tenkara USA had its origins in San Francisco, California. San Francisco is by no means a fly-fishing destination, but that’s where I lived when tenkara came to me. The best...
How to tenkara : All you need to learn to start tenkara fishing (Video)
We have put together a 17 minute video that goes through everything you need to learn to start tenkara fishing.In this How-to tenkara video, I go through every step of...
A Message from Tenkara USA: Covid19, Warehouse Closure Sale, and more
Due to a potential warehouse closure, we are offering a 30% discount on all our rods and my book to try to move inventory out of our warehouse while we can so that we...
Tenkara Summit 2019
The 2019 Tenkara Summit, which celebrated our 10th anniversary is now behind us. It was a blast of an event. In the coming days we will try putting out more...
Quick Facts
tenkara The Book Now in its third printing! - Website launch date: April 12, 2009 - Based in Boulder, Colorado (started in San Francisco, moved to Boulder in 2012)...
Registrations for the 2019 Tenkara Summit now open!
This year we are celebrating our 10th anniversary! And, we will celebrate in style at the 2019 Tenkara Summit! The event registration is $40 and includes a catered lunch plus...
tenkara+ Run: The Flyathlon
Run, Fish, Beer! That’s the tagline for the Flyathlon, an event that brings together people to run a race, catch a fish, and at the end of the day enjoy...
Video: Customer Service Tenkara Rod Tips from Tenkara USA
Tenkara rods are very easy to use and are pretty strong. Some common problems with tenkara rods are very easy to avoid or deal with. In this video, John Geer...