Friday night of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association’s International Fly Tackle Dealer Show always brings out copious amounts of beer and some big announcements. The past two years, it’s included the big reveal of where next year’s show’s going to take place. That didn’t happen this year, and many believe it will never happen. [...]
Tenkara Fishing
Live at IFTD 2012: The Tenkara Ito Rod
Tenkara is perhaps the hottest fly fishing technique. The telescoping rod stresses fly placement and sneaking up on fish, not casting. GoFISHn’s Brian McClintock talked to Tenkara USA founder Daniel Galhardo about their new rod, the Ito. –Brian McClintock Do you like this story? Be sure to share it on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and Pinterest by [...]
Tenkara Anglers Outsmarting Regulations To Fish “Fly Only” Streams in New York
Disclaimer: GoFISHn does not endorse breaking any fish or wildlife laws. But, believe it or not, it is illegal to use Tenkara on fly only streams in New York State. According to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, their regulations state that only “traditional” fly rod, fly reel, and fly line. The problem is that [...]
Catching Tarpon on Tenkara?
Tenkara is all the rage right now among fly fishing enthusiasts. GoFISHn friend Tom Sadler is even guiding anglers in Virginia on the Japanese fishing technique. For those of you unfamiliar with Tenkara. Basically, it’s a telescoping rod, without a reel, or really any line other than your leader. It’s all about working your fly [...]
Man Uses Ancient Japanese Technique (Tenkara) to Help Win Utah Single Fly Tournament
In the fly fishing world, there might not be a hotter technique than Tenkara. The old Japanese fishing form has been featured everywhere from the New York Times to Garden & Gun to here on GoFISHn.And one angler wanted to dispel the belief that Tenkara could only be used on small streams, and armed himself with the [...]
Iowa Department of Natural Resources to Allow “Promiscuous Fishing” in Flooded Areas
Alright, "promiscuous fishing," might be a strong phrase for what Iowa's allowing anglers to do beginning August 15 in select waters, but that's what they're calling it. After the flooding on the Missouri River, there have been a lot of fish left in waters that are no longer connected to the main body of water. [...]
Virginia Brook Trout on The Fly, Tenkara-Style
No reel? No problem. If you haven't heard of Tenkara, it's an ancient form of fly fishing that originated in Japan. It's similar to standard fly fishing, except there's no reel employed. A telescoping rod is attached to a length of leader at its tip. Garden & Gun, a Southern living magazine, recently accompanied Virginia [...]
Hooking a Big Fish Without a Reel: The Downside to Tenkara
Tenkara is an ancient method of Japanese fly fishing that forgoes a reel and guides. Yep, it's a fly rod connected to a length of leader. It's an interesting and different way to fish, and works better than you're probably imagining if you've never tried it. But maybe it's best reserved for smaller fish, as [...]
Tenkara Net Auction to Benefit Japan Relief Efforts
Daniel Galhardo, owner of TenkaraUSA, has very strong ties to Japan and while thankfully the tragedy has not directly effected his family or friends those connections have inspired his to help with the relief efforts. Daniel has put up for auction a tamo (tenkara fishing net) made by tamo master Ikichi-san. As you will read these nets are [...]
