by Tom Sadler - Tuesday, Dec 1st, 2015
Most people don’t think of tenkara when they think of fishing streamers. Dries, soft hackles, sakaska kebari? Yes. Streamers? Not so much. But tenkara can be an effective method for fishing streamers, especially in the winter months when the dries and terrestrials are taking a break.
What makes a tenkara rod an effective streamer tool is the ability to subtlety manipulate the streamer in the water. The soft action of the tenkara rod helps impart small strike-inducing twitches or jumps.
by Chris Hunt - Monday, Nov 30th, 2015
I first started fly fishing with Tenkara rods seven or eight years ago—I found the simplicity attractive, given the industry trend at the time that demanded anglers have a full quiver of fly rods, reels with a number of spools ready to go and a fly box that looked more like carry-on luggage. There was something very appealing to me about wandering off the pavement with a lanyard that toted along a set of nippers, some tippet and maybe a dozen flies. And a Tenkara rod.
by Spencer Durrant - Wednesday, Nov 25th, 2015
Over the past two years, I’ve gone through a half-dozen pairs of wading boots. The first few pairs were cheap - what I could afford at the time - but as I started fishing more and more, I began to realize the need for a solid, dependable boot that wasn’t going to cost me more than I’ve ever spent on a fly rod ($365 on an antique bamboo rod that was just too perfect a deal to pass up).
That’s when I turned to Korkers. One my best fishing buddies fishes Korkers religiously, and between that and their pricing, I had all the endorsement I needed to give them a try.
by Ben Kryzinski - Tuesday, Nov 24th, 2015
Tim Rajeff, the man behind every rod that bears the ECHO name, has long been swimming upstream by scoffing at the idea that a good fly rod has to cost a month's rent. And Tim has delivered many ECHO rods that cast and fish extremely well and do so at a price point that drastically lowers the barrier to entry for newcomers to the sport of fly fishing and allows experienced anglers to expand their quiver of rods without going broke in the process.
by George C Costa - Monday, Nov 23rd, 2015
If you’re not familiar with George Daniel by now you probably should be. His last book, Dynamic Nymphing, is a best seller and considered by many to be the definitive writing on nymphing styles and techniques. George is both a national and world champion fly-fisherman and has established himself as one of the best educators and instructors in the business.
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