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Tenkara is not dapping – Tenkara USA Video

Anthony Naples — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:38 +0000

Tenkara is not dapping – not that there’s anything wrong with that. Tenkara is casting. I always try to make this point when discussing tenkara with folks. If one imagines that tenkara is dapping then they don’t really have the correct information to decide whether tenkara is something that they might like [...]

Book Review: Feathers – The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson

Anthony Naples — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:15:11 +0000

Feathers: Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson Basic Books, New York 2011

In his book Feathers: Evolution of a Natural Miracle, author Thor Hanson takes us on a journey down the rabbit hole. Though it is not a journey along a fertile ambling limestone stream or up a mountainside along the banks [...]

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 [...]

Freestyle Friday October 21, 2011: Robot Edition

Anthony Naples — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:35:21 +0000

A day late and at least a dollar short - I bring to you a Freestyle Friday. Based on a comment last week from Tom of The Trout Underground today’s edition will be Sci-Fi Friday – Special Robot Edition.

Well I’ve loved science fiction for as long as I can remember. I love reading it, watching [...]

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 Tuesday Guest Post Over @ Troutrageous!

Anthony Naples — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:42:23 +0000

The powers that be over at the Troutrageous! Blog have generously given me a place to make some noise about Tenkara in America (read it here) as a part of the Tenkara Tuesday series – go check it out and while you’re there spend some time reading all of the Tenkara Tuseday posts and the [...]

Freestyle Fridays October 14, 2011

Anthony Naples — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:05:18 +0000

Oddly enough I have other interests in addition to fly fishing, fly tying and tenkara. So like some other fly fishing bloggers I’ve decided to add occasional posts that cover a wider range of topics. I’m thinking I’ll call this series Freestyle Fridays, at least for now, maybe I’ll come up with a better name. [...]

New Product Designs at CastingAround Zazzle Store

Anthony Naples — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:51:36 +0000

Nothing like a little shameless self-promotion. I’ve added two new designs to the CastingAround Zazzle Store. These designs are available on mugs and shirts. You can customize the shirt styles and colors as well as the mug styles at the Zazzle store.

One design is the simple tenkara logo, no frills simplicity like tenkara itself.

The [...]

What is the state of American Tenkara?

Anthony Naples — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:19:51 +0000

I am sometimes attracted to something – to an image, a song, a phrase, even a word – and my mind rotates this thing around and around. I’ll find myself thinking about it all day long – maybe not always on the surface, but maybe buried under the day’s dust and detritus. At [...]

Tenkara Rocky Mountain National Park 2011 and some Tenkara Musings

Anthony Naples — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:19:00 +0000

Tenkara is not just a style of fly fishing, it is a way of life. Just like our musical or cultural interests inform our clothing and hairstyle choices (I’m still trying to forget about my 1980′s new wave hair style), so tenkara affects anglers. The tenkara angler has an extra spring in [...]