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Tenkara Fly Fishing: Insights & Strategies
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Learn tenkara fly fishing from the insights and experiences of some of America's best tenkara anglers
One of the things I first noticed when I began getting into tenkara was the lack of written material available outside of some very good blogs from ex-perienced tenkara anglers, many of whom participated in this project. Very little Japanese literature has been translated into English. There are still many Western-style fly anglers who still don't know or hadn't heard of tenkara. Now that I have experienced tenkara for myself, it's hard for me to imagine other anglers missing out on an opportunity to add another dimension to their fishing pleasure.
Searching around, I did find a small cadre of anglers who had discovered tenkara and were now on the path to serious dedication and understanding. More importantly, these guys were catching trout and lots of them in waters all around the United States. How could something this good be known to so few? We had to find ways to get the word out on tenkara as a method of fly-fishing here in the States. It seemed to me that the best way to do that was to find some of the best tenkara anglers in the U.S. and work with them to share their insights, strategies and tactics for tenkara. That's just what I did in producing this book.
You the reader have the opportunity to consider a wider range of views on tenkara, from the purist tenkara angler to what I call the "adaptive tenkara angler." There's room for everyone in the tenkara world. You can discern what appeals to you as you work your way through each chapter.
I think you'll enjoy the wit and often-sharp opinions that our group of tenkara anglers has openly shared. I know I have as I've worked through their interviews and constructed the manuscript for this book project.
What You'll Learn In This Book:
History of tenkara - What makes tenkara special - Selecting a tenkara rod - Tenkara fly lines - Best tippet options - Traditional tenkara flies - Matching the hatch vs. tenkara - Manipulating the fly - Non-traditional tenkara flies - Tying Traditional Kebari & Adaptation Patterns - Casting techniques - Fishing riffles, pools, eddies & pocket water with tenkara - Fishing small waters - Strategies for fishing larger waters - Fighting fish on a tenkara rod
...And Much More!
Learn tenkara fly fishing from the insights and experiences of some of America's best tenkara anglers
One of the things I first noticed when I began getting into tenkara was the lack of written material available outside of some very good blogs from ex-perienced tenkara anglers, many of whom participated in this project. Very little Japanese literature has been translated into English. There are still many Western-style fly anglers who still don't know or hadn't heard of tenkara. Now that I have experienced tenkara for myself, it's hard for me to imagine other anglers missing out on an opportunity to add another dimension to their fishing pleasure.
Searching around, I did find a small cadre of anglers who had discovered tenkara and were now on the path to serious dedication and understanding. More importantly, these guys were catching trout and lots of them in waters all around the United States. How could something this good be known to so few? We had to find ways to get the word out on tenkara as a method of fly-fishing here in the States. It seemed to me that the best way to do that was to find some of the best tenkara anglers in the U.S. and work with them to share their insights, strategies and tactics for tenkara. That's just what I did in producing this book.
You the reader have the opportunity to consider a wider range of views on tenkara, from the purist tenkara angler to what I call the "adaptive tenkara angler." There's room for everyone in the tenkara world. You can discern what appeals to you as you work your way through each chapter.
I think you'll enjoy the wit and often-sharp opinions that our group of tenkara anglers has openly shared. I know I have as I've worked through their interviews and constructed the manuscript for this book project.
What You'll Learn In This Book:
History of tenkara - What makes tenkara special - Selecting a tenkara rod - Tenkara fly lines - Best tippet options - Traditional tenkara flies - Matching the hatch vs. tenkara - Manipulating the fly - Non-traditional tenkara flies - Tying Traditional Kebari & Adaptation Patterns - Casting techniques - Fishing riffles, pools, eddies & pocket water with tenkara - Fishing small waters - Strategies for fishing larger waters - Fighting fish on a tenkara rod
...And Much More!
156 pages, Paperback
First published March 19, 2013
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August 6, 2013
Not a bad collection of responses from the various writers. I tend to dislike these types of books, however, because they tend to provide a lot of general insights but no real meat on the bone, as they say. This book, unfortunately falls prey to this as well in my opinion.
I would have rather seen a more in-depth discussion of fishing topics like line choices for different rivers, rods used in specific trips and why, fly patterns during different times of year, or other specific topics that could help the fly fisherman who has experience with western techniques but is looking to expand his knowledge of tenkara techniques.
The "How do you feel about tenkara?" types of questions provide nothing you couldn't find on each of the respective writer's website which seemed like padding to me. I don't mind this kind of thing in an opening chapter, but it seemed to fill out the beginning, middle, and ending of the book a bit too much.
This book is probably a good start for anyone new to fly fishing in general, but it does little to provide them with real knowledge of gear, techniques, or history. It seems like a book by a Dr. Ishigaki or Sakakibara Masami would do well among those interested in gaining real insights into tenkara.
Minor Rant: One quibble I have with *some* of the authors in this book is their opinion that we shouldn't worry about how we define tenkara and that we should all just do it our own way... This American approach to things can be refreshing for those who don't worry about history or don't want to learn the myriad of techniques developed over centuries in Japan, but for those who do have interest, it seems flippant, dismissive, and quite frankly egotistical to assume that you can do it however you want and still call it tenkara. Is that true? Or is that our American / western approach that ignores tradition at our own peril? I would much prefer to humble myself in order to expand my mind to what others have learned rather than having to make mistakes and errors for no real reason.
I would have rather seen a more in-depth discussion of fishing topics like line choices for different rivers, rods used in specific trips and why, fly patterns during different times of year, or other specific topics that could help the fly fisherman who has experience with western techniques but is looking to expand his knowledge of tenkara techniques.
The "How do you feel about tenkara?" types of questions provide nothing you couldn't find on each of the respective writer's website which seemed like padding to me. I don't mind this kind of thing in an opening chapter, but it seemed to fill out the beginning, middle, and ending of the book a bit too much.
This book is probably a good start for anyone new to fly fishing in general, but it does little to provide them with real knowledge of gear, techniques, or history. It seems like a book by a Dr. Ishigaki or Sakakibara Masami would do well among those interested in gaining real insights into tenkara.
Minor Rant: One quibble I have with *some* of the authors in this book is their opinion that we shouldn't worry about how we define tenkara and that we should all just do it our own way... This American approach to things can be refreshing for those who don't worry about history or don't want to learn the myriad of techniques developed over centuries in Japan, but for those who do have interest, it seems flippant, dismissive, and quite frankly egotistical to assume that you can do it however you want and still call it tenkara. Is that true? Or is that our American / western approach that ignores tradition at our own peril? I would much prefer to humble myself in order to expand my mind to what others have learned rather than having to make mistakes and errors for no real reason.
August 17, 2013
This is a good intro to some of the techniques and philosophies of tenkara fly fishing. As someone with no background in western fly fishing, it was sometimes hard for me to understand the terminology. I would recommend this book for someone with previous fly fishing experience who is interested learning what tenkara is all about.
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