Casting Around

Small Stream Fishing and the Daiwa Soyokaze 24SR: A Cautionary Tale

Anthony Naples — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:11:25 +0000

disclaimer: It occurred to me only after posting this story that I should make sure that one thing is clear. The rod that is reviewed in the following post, though very similar to a tenkara rod – is not marketed by the manufacturer as a tenkara rod.

Yes – this is a cautionary tale and please [...]

Guest Poet Timothy E. Haught: Poems by the “Wandering Aengus”

Anthony Naples — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:56:14 +0000

A little while back I got a contact email from Timothy E. Haught wondering if I’d post a few of his fly fishing poems. Timothy’s poems are quite different from my own fly fishing poetry, which is a good thing. Variety is a good thing I always figure. I enjoyed his poems and I hope [...]

CastingAround Tenkara Photo Contest

Anthony Naples — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:20:46 +0000

*Contest Deadline Extended to May 14, 2012

To see the entries so far click HERE

For a while now, I have been itching to do some some tenkara themed woodcuts – the problem is, I need some inspiration, I need some pictures to work from. That’s where you all and this contest come in. I want [...]

So Fly Video Magazine Now Available

Anthony Naples — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:40:21 +0000

So Fly Magazine is a subscription based video fly fishing magazine brought to you buy the folks at Trout Predator. What a great idea. I just watched the first issue and loved it. The subscription fee ($20 right now, normally $25) gets you 4 issues over the year. In the first issue they take you [...]

Japanese Dreams – Daniel Galhardo Writes About His Search for Tenkara in The Flyfish Journal

Anthony Naples — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:17:44 +0000

Tenkara ambassador and Tenkara USA founder Daniel Galhardo has a piece (Japanese Dreams: “Shower Climbing” in Search of Tenkara) in the newest issue of The Flyfish Journal (vol. 3, issue 3). You can buy the issue directly from Tenkara USA (including some TUSA stickers) – or of course anywhere the magazine is normally available.

The story [...]

Tenkara Rod Review: Daiwa LL36SF

Anthony Naples — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:23:35 +0000

A little while back I posted a Q&A with Christopher Stewart about the Daiwa Tenkara rods that are now available from TenkaraBum. Well I finally got out to do a little fishing with one. So I thought I’d share my initial thoughts.

The model that I used was the LL 36 SF [...]

DVD Review: Aaron Jasper’s European Nymphing Series

Anthony Naples — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:32:17 +0000

Aaron Jasper of Trout Predator has a new video out in his European Nymping Series: European Nymphing – A Strategic Approach. This is the follow up to European Nymphing – Techniques and Fly Tying.

I posted a review of the videos on MidCurrent – so I won’t do that again here.

I will add a word to [...]

Sometimes it’s the little things…a thread review

Anthony Naples — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:38:02 +0000

For some, the pleasure derived from tying flies is inversely proportional to the size of the fly. Tying flies in the 20′s and even down into the 30′s is for some it’s own reward – never mind catching fish. Small flies do catch fish though and sometimes some mighty big fish. I’ve caught some of [...]

Q&A with Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA

Anthony Naples — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:06:36 +0000

Hey folks a little thing I’ve been working on has just gone live on MidCurrent, it’s a Q&A with Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA. Check it out. Much thanks to Daniel and to MidCurrent.

Tenkara on TV

Anthony Naples — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:45:58 +0000

My friends over at TenkaraGuides in Utah were fortunate enough to land a spot on local TV. The piece is only about 7 minutes long but it’s well produced and sums up tenkara very well. Way to represent TG!