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Aug52012

Bamboo Tenkara Line Spool

Handmade Bamboo Tenkara Line Spool

I’ve written before about some unique line tenkara holders such as the bamboo line holder I got on eBay and the wooden line spool Dr. Ishigaki donated for an auction at the Tenkara Summit and the moose antler line spool made by Chris Kulhow.  At the summit, I was able to add to my collection…

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Jul312012

Anthony Naples & Jason Klass

Chasing Cutthroats with Anthony Naples in RMNP

I just got back from a quick trip to Rocky Mountain National Park with Anthony Naples from Casting Around.  Anthony and I have had a long-term online relationship and many people might not know that he actually designed the graphics for the header of this blog.  In addition to being a great graphic designer, Anthony…

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Jul242012

Learn Tenkara Fly Tying DVD Review

This new tenkara fly tying DVD series was just announced today but I happened to receive one in the mail prior to launch (Thanks Brian!).  This DVD isn’t good.  It’s GREAT!  The clarity and quality is amazing and the running commentary by tenkara experts is surprisingly informative.  When I first opened the package, I was…

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Jul212012

Tenkara on Boulder Creek

Tenkara on Boulder Creek

Last weekend, Karel from Tenkara on the Fly and I headed out to Barker Reservoir in Nederland, CO.  He heard that there might be grayling near the inlet so we thought we’d give it a shot.  Our last attempt at getting grayling new Joe Wright Reservoir was somewhat of a disaster.  But this time, we…

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Jun242012

Clear Creek Brown Trout

Return to Clear Creek

I hit Clear Creek again today, hoping to do better than I did last time.  Luckily, I did because this time I really wanted to get some footage with my new Go Pro camera.  I’m still learning to work it, but I hope you like this short video I took with it.  Also, here are…

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Jun172012

Clear Creek Brown Trout on a Sakasa Kebari

Tenkara on Clear Creek

Today, on my first Father’s Day, I hit Clear Creek for a while just a few miles outside of Golden, CO.  I’m not sure why I made that choice.  It’s not my favorite type of stream–steep banks that you have to climb to get from spot to spot, vast distances between good pools, highway noise,…

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Jun162012

Regal Fly Tying Vise

New Vise Smell

The first fly I ever tied was composed of some fur and feathers I cut off a Mepps spinner, some too-heavy thread I stole from my mom’s sewing kit, and was precariously held in the chipped corner of my father’s tool vise as I haphazardly wrapped something resembling Cousin Itt on a bait hook (that’s…

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Jun132012

Brown on a Sakasa Kebari

Increasing Hookup Ratios with Tenkara

It’s pretty simple math:  a heavy wire hook + a soft-tipped rod =  a lower hookup ratio.  Physics is physics after all.  Yet, for the longest time, this obvious formula eluded me (or, rather, deceived me).  When I first started fishing the tenkara method (the “real” tenkara method), I was getting plenty of strikes, but only…

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Jun102012

Scientific Anglers Tippet Spools

Scientific Anglers Reinvents the Wheel

  It’s hard to imagine how you could improve something as simple as a tippet spool but the geniuses over at Scientific Anglers have done just that.  They’ve added a built in line cutter, a rotating hub that allows the spools to rotate freely (which will work very nicely with my DIY tippet spool holder…

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Jun102012

sakasa kebari underwater

Sakasa Kebari Underwater Video

A few tenkara anglers have asked me to take underwater video of sakasa kebari in motion in “real world conditions”.  This proved to be a slightly more daunting task than I imagined.  Here’s my first attempt.  I’ll be the first to admit it’s not a great.  It’s difficult to position the camera the right way,…

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Jun92012

Fall River Brown Trout

Tenkara on the Fall River

Today I had a chance to fish the Fall River in Rocky Mountain National Park for three hours.  With high winds and ultra-spooky trout, I definitely had to work for my fish but the scenery and solitude were well worth it. I decided to fish downstream of the alluvial fan.  My favorite section of the…

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Jun32012

Tenkara Pie

Tenkara Pie!

I met up with a bunch of fellow tenkara anglers on Boulder creek this weekend and what would you know but Larry Green from Granny Scott Pies showed up with a pie sporting the Tenkara USA logo.  It’s just one more example of how cool, creative, and fun tenkara anglers are.  Thanks for sharing Larry!

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Jason Klass is a former fly fishing guide & casting instructor based in Colorado. He was an early adopter of tenkara in the West and has been fishing the method for a variety of species since 2009. Read more >>

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