Tenkara and the Single Fly Approach

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ONE OF THE MOST APPEALING ASPECTS OF TENKARA FISHING IS THE CONCEPT OF USING ONLY A SINGLE FLY. For folks considering tenkara, this concept is likely THE most difficult to embrace- especially if they have a western fly fishing background. However, I like to say it...

Saturday Shoutout / All About Tenkara

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IT'S TIME FOR SOME TENKARA I'm really excited about the positive response to the first article on G&G by Daniel Galhardo, founder of Tenkara USA. I'm excited to have him as part of the G&G family and you will be seeing more content from Daniel on...

Tenkara – Gear to Get Started

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By Daniel Galhardo Several years ago while visiting Japan I was introduced to the traditional method of fly-fishing called tenkara. Fascinated by the history and simplicity of tenkara, I decided to introduce tenkara to the United States and founded Tenkara USA. In my view tenkara can be...

Tenkara, the new Bamboo

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A GUEST POST BY TIM HARRIS OF NORTHWEST-TENKARA.COM Fly fishing began in both the west and east with a long supple rod, a fixed line, a leader and a fly. This is how Dame Juliana Berners, Issac Walton and Japanese commercial fisherman fished. Time went by and...