Tenkara Presentation to the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers

Posted by Jason Klass on Apr 28, 2013 in Tenkara Events | 5 comments

Photo by Scott Ackerman

This weekend, I gave a tenkara presentation to a group from the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers organization in Rocky Mountain National Park.  I give a fair number of tenkara presentations but this one was particularly fun!

Tenkara Presentation at the Fly Fisher’s Club of Colorado

Posted by Jason Klass on Nov 27, 2012 in Tenkara Events | 17 comments

Tenkara Presentation at the Colorado Fly Fisher’s Club

Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of giving a tenkara presentation to the Fly Fisher’s Club of Colorado at their monthly dinner. The event was held in the prestigious University club of Denver and if you’re wondering why I wasn’t wearing my signature baseball cap and Jeans, it’s because the club has a strict dress code. While it felt weird to hold a tenkara rod in my hands while wearing business attire, it was a great night.

Tenkara Outing in Rocky Mountain National Park

Posted by Jason Klass on Oct 22, 2011 in Tenkara Events | 5 comments

I just got back from the Colorado tenkara outing and am happy to report we had a great turnout!  About 15 people showed up with a diverse mix of skill levels–everything from complete fishing novice to experienced fly angler tenkara converts.

Daniel Galhardo from Tenkara USA gave several on-stream demos of tenkara techniques and busted a lot of myths about tenkara.  I took a fair amount of video of his demonstrations and will post them soon but in the meantime, here’s an action shot:

It was also my first time to fish my new Tenkara USA Ito and new Kevlar furled line.  The flow was pretty low and the fishing was tough but I managed to christen my new Ito with a monster brown trout.