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Some Fishing and Some Reviews (Tenkara rod, tenkara line, boots, flies)

Anthony Naples — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:46:05 +0000

This past Sunday my father and I hit Yellow Creek in Bedford County Pennsylvania for some trout fishing. We considered a trip for Lake Erie steelhead but I was anxious to try out the new AMAGO tenkara rod from Tenkara USA. Also, wanted to give the new Tenkara USA 13-ft traditional line a workout, try [...]

A Little Small Stream Tenkara (very little)

Anthony Naples — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:20:57 +0000

A little while ago I headed to a small stream in my little corner of the world (Southwestern Pennsylvania). This brook is a vassal stream of the mighty Youghiogheny River. The Youghiogheny or Yough (pronounced Yock) begins in West Virgina then flows north through western Maryland and continues northwesterly to join the Monongahela [...]

Tenkara on Yellow Creek

Anthony Naples — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:42:44 +0000

Prior to the trip two days ago it had been a few weeks since I was last on the water. Things have finally settled down weather-wise a little bit. I know rain is a good thing for the most part, but the rain has made spring fishing a bit difficult here in PA [...]

Colorado Grayling

Anthony Naples — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:48:03 +0000

If you find yourself in the Cache la Poudre canyon area and you want to do something a little different, check out Joe Wright Creek and Joe Wright Reservoir for some grayling fishing. This past August I was fortunate enough to be in the area and I did just that. It was actually a big [...]

Tenkara on the Elk River, CO

Anthony Naples — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:10:05 +0000

Elk River

This past August on a trip to Colorado I fished the Elk River, a tributary to the Yampa. I was impressed with the river. Colorado just seems to be a place where the trout fishing is endless. Sure, you hear about the big name rivers, but they can get crowded, [...]

Dream Stream: A Brautigan Inspired Piece

Anthony Naples — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:42:20 +0000

Well – reading Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan has inspired me (see review in previous post Here). The hard thing about any creative pursuit is the idea that you must press forward, onward into new territory. If you want to be taken seriously then you need to come up with something [...]

First Tenkara Trip

Anthony Naples — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:02:15 +0000

Well, a while back I ordered a Tenkara Fly Rod from TenkaraUSA . I went with the Ebisu 12-ft rod. The Ebisu is a medium weight rod with a unique Pine Wood grip.

I’m sure most everyone has learned about the Tenkara fly fishing style by now – I published a post previuosly with a [...]

Trip Report: PA’s Spring Creek, Sept. 18-19, 2009

Anthony Naples — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:51:33 +0000

Spring Creek, Centre County, PA: September 18 & 19, 2009

Got a chance to fish my “Home Water” recently. I say Home Water in quotes, because although, I live 3-hrs away I consider Spring Creek to be just that. I know it better than any other stream and I find myself testing my skills [...]

Colorado Expedition Part II: The Taylor River

Anthony Naples — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:47:39 +0000

This is the second post in the Colorado Expedition series that cover my recent trip to Colorado this past mid-August. I know it’s a little slow in the coming but…well real life sometimes gets in the way of cyberlife. In the first post, Colorado Expedition Part I: The Fryingpan River, I related a [...]

Colorado Expedition Part 1: The Fryingpan River

Anthony Naples — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:42:35 +0000

Well, I managed to make it to Colorado again this year for some fly fishing and some family fun. This is the first post (in a series of three or four) that will cover the trip.

To start the adventure, I flew into Lincoln, NE and met up with my buddy (and my personal fly-fishing [...]