After 3 years in business we have decided it was time to come out of our shell a bit and get both our feet wet at the Fly Fishing Shows! Well, one foot wet first as we support our dealers in Colorado and Massachusetts in their booths, and then both feet … in no waders but hoping the water will be warm as we hold our own booth at the Somerset, NJ show and likely the Pleasanton, CA show. Journalist and tenkara enthusiast Morgan Lyle picked up on these news a couple of weeks ago and wrote an article about the historic news!
This is the year tenkara will dominate the Fly Fishing Show route and we look forward to your presence and support.
Schedule
Denver Fly Fishing Show, January 6 – 8: Daniel Galhardo, Tenkara USA founder, will be supporting Tenkara USA’s Colorado dealer, RIGS Fly Fishing by sitting at their booth to talk to anyone interested in tenkara. Daniel will also be holding demonstrations and presentations scheduled for:
Friday, Jan 6th, 4PM: Tenkara presentation @Destination Theater Room D
Saturday, Jan 7th, 12:15PM: Tenkara Casting Demonstration @Pond 2
Saturday, Jan 7th, 4:00PM: Tenkara presentation @Destination Theater Room C
Sunday, Jan 8th, 3PM: Tenkara presentation @Adventure Theater
Marlborough, MA Fly Fishing Show, January 20-22: Daniel Galhardo, Tenkara USA founder, will be supporting Tenkara USA’s Massachusetts dealer, Bear’s Den, by sitting at their booth to talk to anyone interested in tenkara. Daniel will also be holding demonstrations and presentations scheduled for:
Friday, Jan 20, 11AM: Tenkara presentation @Destination Theater Room B
Saturday, Jan 21, 11AM: Tenkara Casting Demonstration
Saturday, Jan 21, 3PM: Tenkara presentation @Destination Theater Room C
Sunday Jan 22, 10AM: Tenkara Casting Demonstration
Sunday, Jan 22, 2PM: Tenkara presentation @Destination Theater Room C
Somerset, NJ Fly Fishing Show, January 27-29: This will be the big one! Not only is Somerset the biggest fly-fishing only show in the world, but Tenkara USA will be having its own booth! We will also count on the participation of Chris Stewart of the Tenkara Bum who will be manning the booth with Tenkara USA’s Daniel Galhardo. Our booth at this show will be for fun only! Come and hang out, tie a tenkara fly and learn more about tenkara – we will not be selling you anything! Instead, we are there to support our two dealers: Mossy Creek, and the Bear’s Den. Somerset Tenkara schedule:
Friday, Jan 27, 11AM: Tenkara presentation by Misako Ishimura @Destination Theater Princeton Room
Saturday, Jan 28, 10AM: Tenkara presentation by Misako Ishimura @Destination Theater Westfield Room
Saturday, Jan 28, 12PM: Tenkara Casting Demonstration @Pond 2
Sunday, Jan 29th, 12PM: Tenkara Casting Demonstration @Pond 2
Sunday, Jan 29th, 2PM: Tenkara presentation by Tenkara USA founder, Daniel Galhardo @Destination Theater Bedminster Room
Pleasanton, CA Fly Fishing Show, February 24-26. PRESENCE TO BE DETERMINED.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS:
Tenkara presentation: A fascinating and very engaging presentation on tenkara, covering its history, techniques, fly patterns and more! Presentations given by Daniel W. Galhardo, Tenkara USA founder, and by Misako Ishimura at the Somerset show.
Tenkara Casting Demonstration: Daniel will show you that tenkara is not dapping, and will likely wow you by showing you what tenkara really looks like.
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Thats fantastic. Congratulations on expanding your influence.
Finally after almost a year of fishing Tenkara. Gave out two ambassador cards. And showed four fellow fishers Tenkara and let them cast. The people all heard of Tenkara before but never tried it. I think it’s definitely spreading.
That’s awesome that you’ll be appearing at the Fly Fishing Shows. You better come out and represent in Pleasanton – I hope to see you and the Tenkara mobile there!
The fly fishing show in Somerset is always the same weekend as the NJ Winter Hammock Hang in the Pine Barrens. I hate having to choose between hammock camping and Tenkara. Well, I’m going to try to get out early on Sunday morning to make it up there as it would be great to meet you and Chris in person.
I sure wish you could make the show in Lancaster, PA. I’d show you some of my favorite tenkara spots!
I’m hoping to visit PA sometime this year. It will be even better when the weather warms up a bit! I’ll be seeing you there.