There’s a chill in the air across the tenkara community. So many people are writing, filming, and generally discussing winter fishing right now. Ironically, it’s because in many places there’s been some unseasonably warm weather allowing anglers to hit the streams at greater frequency. (Except in Russia, you’ll see what I mean). Anyway, winter fishing is clearly a theme in today’s entries, enjoy!
Minimal Winter River Tenkara Kit
Mark Stillwell from the Connected Tenkara YouTube channel takes us through his winter river tenkara pack. He does a great job selecting the items he needs, contemplating spares, while keeping the overall minimalist aesthetic in place…
Adventures on Montana’s Madison River
A new blog post from Tenkara USA‘s John Geer was released last week on the company’s blog. It’s a winter trip report detailing a recent outing on the Madison River. The Satoki rod was fished with different lines and flies and found fish despite the less than idea conditions…
#FlyTyingFriday with NorCalTenkara
Nick Feller from the NorCalTenkara Instagram account has been holding live Friday evening fly tying sessions for quite some time. While they usually get saved as reels to his account for people not able to join, Instagram hadn’t played nice with the last few. This past Friday’s session was able to be saved, so if you missed it, check it out…
Tenkara Shimotsuke Kiyotaki 240 on KKS
If you think your winter fishing is hardcore, check out this video from the Moscow River in Russia! Angler Alexey Blatin fishes this waterway with a Shimotsuke Kiyotaki 240, #3.5 level line, and hand-tied flies and nymphs. He and his friends bring several fish to hand in this surreal landscape. Subtitles and translation are a must…
Seiyu Tenkara
Tony Parmenter from Seiyu Institue for Health & Training has been one busy guy! Earlier this week he appeared on the TenkaraTalk podcast with Jason Klass to discuss “Tenkara Fly Fishing for Mental Wellness.” In addition, he commissioned some sharp, new Seiyu Tenkara artwork which is now available on t-shirts, stickers, and other novelties that support this therapeutic initiatives…
Winter Tenkara Fishing In Colorado
A “new to me” YouTube channel, z is on the river takes us on a fishing adventure in Colorado. It’s there he picks apart the sections of a small creek with the DRAGONtail Hellbender that aren’t locked in winter’s frozen grip. What looked like a cold outing also proved to be fruitful with several fish to hand…
Tenkara Angler Weekly Article Roundup
Tenkara Angler dropped three new articles this week as well… On Monday Dennis Vander Houwen launched a new monthly column called “Tenkara Lifestyles”. On Wednesday, Mike highlighted the new fly tying kits from Tenkara Rod Co. And on Friday, Jason penned a piece reflecting on the secrets that the hills of southern Appalachia hold…
Tenkara and Wabi-Sabi
Editor’s note: Today we are introducing the first in a recurring series of articles entitled “Tenkara Lifestyles” as written by Dennis Vander…
New Fly Tying Kits from Tenkara Rod Co.
Getting into fly tying can be extremely intimidating. There are so many different types of materials, not to mention endless shapes and…
Deep in the Hills of Appalachia
Deep in the hills of Appalachia we came across this artifact from a moment in time. The vehicle appears to be a…
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Nick feller needs to find a way to focus his camera on the fly he’s tying and not his face.