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BackpackFlyfishing.com Website

Anthony Naples — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:37:31 +0000

I recently came across this website called BackpackFlyfishing.com. BackbackFlyfishing is the brainchild of Jason Klass and if you are a backpacker and a Tenkara fly fisher, you need to check it out. There’s a blog, forums and a gear shop focused on Tenkara.

In a recent blog post Jason presents a simple solution for [...]

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 [...]

Tenkara Follow-up Post

Anthony Naples — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:22:22 +0000

Just to follow-up a bit on a previous post about the Japanese Tenkara fly-fishing style…

Cork’s Outdoors presents a short video featuring Daniel Galhardo, of TenkaraUSA. Cork Graham and Daniel Galhardo do a little Tenkara fishing. And you learn a little more about the technique.

This past weekend, the world’s foremost authority on tenkara fishing, Dr. Hisao [...]

Tenkara Fly Fishing?

Anthony Naples — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:41:35 +0000

So what is this thing called Tenkara?

From dailygazette.com Schenectady, NY Thursday, May 14, 2009 Morgan Lyle

It is making a comeback. Tenkara, a centuries-old Japanese style of fly-fishing that uses a telescoping carbon fiber rod, 10-foot line, tippet and fly — no reel — is beginning to show up on trout creeks and Web sites across the country.

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