Hey, Happy 4th of July weekend. I hope most of you were able to survive Thursday evening with all ten fingers intact, I also hope you were able to take off on Friday to make it a true long weekend. I sure know we all need one!
Personally, I’m in a little bit of a fishing rut, but something I hope to snap out of shortly. Fortunately, that didn’t stop me from making the internet rounds this week in search of interesting fixed line content. Check out what I found… and don’t forget, if you’ve got any leads on something you think might be perfect for our sort-of-weekly reports, pop us a note at staff@tenkaraangler.com with the subject line RIFFLES…
TAO is Now Carrying Select Nissin Rods
Tenkara Adventure Outfitters, known for carrying their self-branded rods as well as the complete line of river peak tenkara rods is in the process of adding several Nissin rods to their offerings. As of this writing the Nissin Air Stage Fujiryu 360 and Oni Style Coco 290 rods are currently for sale, and Tom Bayly told us that other rods like the Royal Stage will be added shortly. Check out all Japanese-made tenkara rods from TAO here…
Sales Abound…
If you’re in the market for new gear, many tenkara brands are having sales this 4th of July weekend, including Tenkara Rod Co., Red Brook Tenkara, Hill Country Tenkara, and Tenkara USA. With many of them ending today (July 7th), time is of the essence if you’re looking to make a purchase…
No Tenkara, No Life
That’s the title of this video by s2. Am I the only one who reads that in my head to the tune of “No Woman, No Cry?” Anyway, check out this video of some awesome headwaters fishing in Japan. Plunge pool after plunge pool, I love it…
Tenkara Tanuki’s Eastern Sierra Boot Camp
It’s tough to keep track of all the things Luong Tam and Tenkara Tanuki are up to, but this week he opened registration for his one day “Tenkara Boot Camp” in Bishop, California in September. Check out his website for more details… or as always, the Tenkara Angler Events page…
Tanuki 375 Targets Browns
Our buddy Jared from Tenkara Genki took the Tanuki 375 Black Beauty rod out to the Driftless to challenge the resident brown trout. How’d he do? You’ll have to watch to find out…
Texas Tenkara Video Tutorial
The folks at Living Waters Fly Fishing streamed this great intro to tenkara fishing video yesterday. It includes topics such as tenkara in Texas: applications, techniques, and targets, targeting big fish: how to fight them on light tackle, and rods: a walk through the Tenkara USA lineup. The have their settings as such that won’t let me embed this video into this post, so you’ll have to click HERE to watch it on YouTube…
Tenkara Ebs
Eberhard Scheibe has been cranking out mini tenkara videos on his YouTube channel the past few weeks. Most are only a minute or two long, but take a look at what he’s been up to. It’s pretty interesting…
What’s New with Karel Lansky?
Remember the Tenkara on the Fly blog? If not, go check it out. If so, you might be wondering why it hasn’t been updated in some time. Well, author, and tenkara early adopter Karel Lansky recently gave an interview that catches everyone up with what he’s been up to…
Yonah Simple Pack Giveaway
If you want to try your luck at winning a Yonah Simple Pack, give this video by DTF Fishing a watch, then go enter the contest. He reviews this pack as well as some of the accessories he uses. The contest only runs until 7/17, so get moving…
Tenkara Angler Weekly Article Roundup
Two brand new articles and a podcast from Tenkara Angler this week…. On Monday, Dave Noll contributed a trip report from a recent adventure in the Black Hills of South Dakota by him and his well-seasoned friends. On Wednesday, we dropped Episode 18 of the Level Line Podcast. Anthony, Amanda, and Matt talked through all sorts of different tenkara topics. And on Friday, Kelly Walker closed out the week strong with an excellent post about the Utah Cutthroat Slam. Something he not only accomplished with a tenkara rod, but also in ONE DAY…
The Old Geezers Black Hills Tenkara Trip
Trip Report by Dave Noll In mid-June a group of us met up in the Black Hills of South Dakota for a few…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 18: The White Mountains, Terrain & Tenkara Style and More
In Episode 18 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Matt, Amanda & Anthony discuss the recent White Mountains Tenkara Campout, stream…
Tenkara Single Day Utah Cutthroat Slam
Article by Kelly Walker When I got heavy into fishing four years ago, it didn’t take long before I learned about the…
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