Tagged ‘tenkara technique’

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  Dry Fly Fishing Season

  May 16, 2022 | How to tenkara, How-To's, Tenkara Technique, Tenkara tips | Tenkara USA | 0

  Written by Martin Montejano Dry fly fishing season is upon us! Watching a trout snatch a snack off the top of the water is just about as exciting as it gets! While rod and reel...

• Pulsing Tenkara Flies

  October 31, 2013 | How to tenkara, Tenkara, Tenkara Technique, Tenkara Videos | John @ Tenkara USA | 14

  by John Geer Pulsing flies has become one of my favorite techniques to use with a tenkara rod, but the idea of imparting motion to flies was very strange to me after having the...

• Reaching and holding a fish – not like an eagle.

  July 8, 2012 | How to tenkara, Tenkara, Tenkara Experiences, Tenkara Technique | admin | 2

  Written by Daniel   My wife and I were reviewing pictures from a recent fishing trip we took with two friends who are new to fly-fishing. I mentioned how it was funny that I...

• Long Line Tenkara

  December 19, 2011 | Tenkara Lines, Tenkara Technique | admin | 1

  Since the introduction of tenkara outside of Japan, to many people the method has seemed to acquire the meaning of “short-line fly-fishing.” Yet, just like tenkara is not...

• Fishing upstream or downstream? The long-standing question from a tenkara perspective

  February 16, 2011 | Tenkara | admin | 0

  Many times inspiration for our blog posts comes straight from the great community of tenkara anglers hosted in our forum. In recent days two threads were posted in our forum...

• Tenkara techniques: Part 3 (sinking your fly)

  November 11, 2010 | Tenkara, Tenkara Technique | admin | 3

  Think about the origins of tenkara and western fly-fishing. Tenkara was originated by commercial fishermen, whose livelihoods depended on very efficiently and cheaply catching...

• Tenkara techniques: Part 2 (not swinging a fly)

  November 10, 2010 | Tenkara, Tenkara Technique | admin | 0

  Two of the main goals to fly-fishing technique are attracting a fish, and getting the fish to actually take the fly. Dr. Ishigaki and other anglers in Japan have done many studies...

• Tenkara techniques: Part 1 (drag-free drift)

  November 9, 2010 | Tenkara, Tenkara Technique | admin | 1

  A post on tenkara fishing techniques has been long overdue. I have written many times about how relying on technique instead of fly patterns and additional gear is a good way to...

• Living a dream – Learning tenkara from the masters

  June 8, 2010 | Japan, Tenkara | admin | 6

  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...