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Tag Archives: tenkara

Tenkara Tanuki Snow 325

Tenkara Tanuki Snow 325 Rod

Ever since the 2017 Denver Fly Fishing Show when I first cast a Tanuki rod, I’ve wanted one. Though I had corresponded with the company’s owner, Luong Tam, over the years, it was the first time we’d met in person and I got a glimpse into his unique and sharply honed tenkara rod design theory.…

December 30, 20185 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

How to Attach Any Line to a Tenkara Rod

How to Tie ANY Line to a Tenkara Rod

As tenkara anglers, we like to push the boundaries and experiment with different techniques and tackle. One area of our sport that particularly lends itself to R & D is using unconventional materials for lines. While early lines may have been constructed of furled or braided horse tail or silk, commercially available modern lines have…

December 15, 201811 CommentsTenkara 101, Tenkara KnotsBy Jason Klass

Temperature & trout

Trout & Temperature

When your fishing partner catches the first fish of the day, the inevitable question is, “what did you catch him on?”  It’s as if the fly were the ultimate “magic” factor in catching the fish. And, in fact, we all kind of place that faith in the fly … don’t we? We automatically place the…

December 11, 201815 CommentsStreamcraftBy Jason Klass

Dragontail Nirvana 400 Tenkara Rod

DRAGONtail Nirvana 400 Tenkara Rod

I recently had a chance to try out the newly designed NIRVANA 400 tenkara rod from DRAGONtail Tenkara and have nothing but good things to say about it. I’ve known the company and its owner, Brent Auger, for several years now and have always been impressed by how they’ve consistently put out tenkara gear that…

December 9, 20187 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

DIYFly Desiccant

DIY Fly Desiccant

I recently wrote a post about how to make your own DIY fly drying patch. And it works great if you want to switch out soggy flies for fresh ones or just want to dry out your flies before you retire them to the box. But, what do you do when you’re down to the…

December 6, 20189 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

DIY Fly Patch

A DIY Fly Drying Patch

Whether you need to swap out a waterlogged dry fly for a fresh one or are just switching patterns altogether, it’s never a good idea to put a wet fly back in your box. To avoid rusting the other flies in your fly box and to allow them to dry faster, it’s best to allow…

November 19, 20189 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

Combination Midge and Blu Winged Olive Fly

Jason’s Molive

Midge and blue-winged olive hatches often coincide and two fish in adjacent feeding lanes could be keyed in on one or the other. So why not fish a fly that covers both? The Molive (“midge” + “olive”) is a crossover pattern that can be fished during such hatches and can be mistaken for an olive…

November 8, 20188 CommentsFlies & Fly Tying, Fly TyingBy Jason Klass

Tenkara Casting vs. Western Fly Fishing

Western vs. Tenkara: Presentation Efficiency

Many fly anglers spend more time with their fly in the air than in the water. Tenkara forgoes all the false casting, shooting line, and line management usually required when fishing with a rod and reel, and keeps your fly in the water more–where the fish are!

November 6, 20184 CommentsPresentation Techniques, Tenkara 101By Jason Klass

San Juan River, New Mexico

Tenkara on the San Juan River

Twelve years. That’s how long it had been since my friend Randy and I fished the San Juan together. He had been there a few years ago and we fished together in Colorado since then, but we were overdue for joint venture. So when he first mentioned reuniting on the San Juan a few months…

November 2, 201819 CommentsTrip ReportsBy Jason Klass

Tenkara Fishing

How to Avoid Wind Drag in Tenkara Presentations

A common concern in tenkara (and a valid one) is casting in the wind. Of course, there are ways to mitigate this and there’s been much discussion on the topic: adjust your casting stroke, use a heavier line, use the blow line technique, use a titanium tenkara line, etc. But to me, a much bigger…

October 19, 20188 CommentsPresentation Techniques, Tenkara 101By Jason Klass

Tenkara Path Wooden Line Spool

Tenkara Path Wooden Line Spools

Yesterday, one of my closest friends and fishing partners, Dennis Vander Houwen, came over as he often does for coffee and our usual conversational acrobatics of politics, culture, art, science, domesticity, gossip, and, of course, tenkara. I posted a video we made about his handmade tenkara line spools the last time he visited, and this…

October 16, 20187 CommentsLine Holders & SpoolsBy Jason Klass

Half-palmer Sakasa Kebari

Half-Palmer Sakasa Kebari

Probably the thing I love most about fly tying is that there are limitless possibilities for experimentation and how each experiment builds on the lessons of previous ones. You take a certain technique or style you’ve tried in the past and blend it with another (previously disparate one) to create an entirely new avatar. You…

October 10, 20187 CommentsFlies & Fly Tying, Fly TyingBy Jason Klass
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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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