Welcome to the home of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast! On this tenkara podcast we look to keep you informed and entertained by talking with members of the tenkara community about topics we’re sure you’ll find interesting.
Video episodes are hosted on the Tenkara Angler YouTube channel (please visit and subscribe). The audio version is available on most podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, TuneIn, etc… so you can also listen on the go!
Episodes
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 29: Idaho Tenkara Campout
In Episode 29 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast the Tenkara Angler crew, Mike, Matt & Amanda, invite special guests Brent Auger & Conrad Estrem to discuss the recent Idaho Tenkara Campout.…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 28: Don’t Fish Without This Gear!
In Episode 28 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast the Tenkara Angler crew, Mike, Anthony & Tom, invite special guest and outdoor gear aficionado Bryan Trantham to discuss essential tenkara and fishing…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 27: Western Destinations
In Episode 27 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast the Tenkara Angler crew invites special guests Payton Skidmore (Skiddy Fishing) and Keegan Uhl (Mostly Tenkara) to discuss various fishing destinations, focusing on…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 26: Foraging & Fishing
In Episode 26 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast the Tenkara Angler crew discuss the intersection of tenkara fishing and foraging with special guest Ari Rockland-Miller of The Mushroom Forager. Ari’s unique…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 25: Destinations
In Episode 25 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast the Tenkara Angler crew explore five fishing destinations, including Spring Creek in Pennsylvania, warm water fishing opportunities in Southwest Wisconsin, brook trout in…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 24: Preseason Preparation & Broken Rods
In Episode 24 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line podcast Mike, Anthony, Bill, and Matt discuss their preseason preparations for the upcoming spring tenkara fishing season. They cover essential topics regarding the three…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 23: Tenkara Presentation Techniques
In Episode 23 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line podcast Anthony, Bill, Dave and Tom discuss various tenkara presentation and fly manipulation techniques. Dead drift, upstream & downstream pulling, tomezuri, and “pon pon”…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 22: Gifts Anglers Really Want
In Episode 22 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line podcast, Amanda, Anthony, Bill, Matt & Mike discuss current events in the tenkara fishing community, including online kebari tying classes, new rod releases, and…
Tenkara Line Management Bonus Footage
When we recorded Episode 21 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, “Exploring Tenkara Lines” it ran a little long. We edited out a conversation about managing and storing your tenkara lines, both…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 21: Exploring Tenkara Lines
In Episode 21 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Mike, Anthony, Matt, and Bill discuss various topics related to tenkara fishing, including current events in the tenkara community, the significance of Tenkara…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 20: The 2024 Tenkara Draft
In Episode 20 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Amanda, Anthony, Matt, & Mike hold our first ever Tenkara Fantasy Draft – picking rods, lines, flies, locations, and a special “wild card”…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 19: Wet Fly Fishing with Jonathan Antunez Redux
In Episode 16 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast I talked with Jonathan Antunez about his style of active wet fly fishing that is inspired in part by H.C. Cutcliffe and other…
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 etiquette, terrain and tenkara style, and more… The White Mountains Tenkara…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 17: Fishing Tips, Travels, & A Chat with Mike Garrison
In Episode 17 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Mike, Matt, & Anthony touch on some current events in their fishing lives and speak with a special guest. In the first half…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 16: Wet Fly Fishing with Jonathan Antunez
Episode 16 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast is doing double duty as a Level Line Podcast and a “supersized” edition of Tenkara Moves. In this episode Anthony talks to Jonathan Antunez…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 15: Tenkara Q&A
In Episode 15 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Amanda, Anthony, Matt, and Mike answer listener (& reader) submitted questions from the tenkara community. The topics reviewed include a discussion of furled…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 14: Finding New Water & Rocky MTN Tenkara
In Episode 14 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Amanda, Anthony, Mike, and Tom cover several topics in a grab bag of conversation. Starting with current events, we discuss the new print…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 13: Cold Weather & Book Reports
In Episode 13 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Anthony, Matt, Mike, and Tom discuss several different topics of note including upcoming tenkara community events, cold weather fishing, overrated / underrated, what…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 12: The Little Things
In Episode 12 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Anthony, Matt, and Mike chat about the “little things” in their fishing that make a BIG difference in how productive their outings become.…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 11: Highlights & Hijinks!
In Episode 11 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Anthony, Matt, and Mike chat about their memorable 2023 tenkara fly fishing seasons and look ahead to 2024. They also discuss some gear…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 10: New Gear, Events, & A Lot of Rambling!
In Episode 10 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Anthony and Mike chat about (semi) current events in the tenkara and fixed line fly fishing community. Topics such as new gear releases,…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 9: Listen In – Septomber
In Episode 9 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, we pivot a little bit and introduce a taste of our “Listen In” audio articles. As I was editing up this episode for…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 8: Fish Stories Volume 2
Time for some more fish stories! Based off the success of Episode 6 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, we’ve decided to do another round of storytelling. In Episode 8 of the…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 7: Q&A and Guest Paul Vertrees
In Episode 7 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Anthony & Jason give some topical updates and field reader submitted questions with some assistance from Mike, Matt and Tom. Interesting questions covered…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 6: Fish Stories
Back in January, we announced we’d be bringing back the Level Line podcast. It’s taken some time to get it started, but we’re excited to present the first new episode of 2023. In…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Ep 5: White Mountains Tenkara Campout
After a two year hiatus, the Level Line podcast is back! In Episode 5 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, we check in with Bill Holleran, Amanda Hoffner, & Nate Camp to recap the first White Mountains…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Episode 4: Mike Lutes, Co-Founder Badger Tenkara
In Episode 4 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, we check in with Mike Lutes to see what his post Badger Tenkara fixed-line fly fishing experiences look like today. Mike Lutes brings a…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Episode 3: Dennis Vander Houwen – Tenkara Path
In Episode 3 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Matt & Mike have the pleasure of spending time with tenkara enthusiast, philosopher, and magician (not an exaggeration), Dennis Vander Houwen. While Dennis…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Episode 2: Tom Davis – Teton Tenkara
Did you enjoy the maiden voyage of the Tenkara Angler Level Line podcast? Well, we’re back with Episode 2, and we were fortunate enough to have Tom Davis of the Teton Tenkara blog…
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast Episode 1: Tom Bayly – Tenkara Adventure Outfitters
Okay everyone, the overwhelming feedback from our recent reader survey screams that our readers also want to be listeners and seemingly crave more video content. So we’ve produced, (or more like hastily threw…
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