New Tenkara DVD
The new Tenkara Fly Fishing DVD by Tenkara USA is very well done! I just received my copy and watched it last night. I actually attended the presentation by Dr. Ishigaki at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center in May last year. That is where I got my introduction to tenkara and got hooked on it. Since then, most of my local river (small stream) fishing has been tenkara.
The section “Tenkara in the Land of Little Rivers” was shot in the Catskills. One of the attendees, Christopher Stuart has many appearances in the video and is the gentleman who introduced me to tenkara when he posted a comment about my horse hair fly lines on this blog! My son and I also have a short appearance (but I would like this video anyway!). The video is remarkably affordable at $5 too. Daniel (founder of Tenkara USA) has done a wonderful job educating and promoting tenkara to American anglers. There is a great section on tenkara techniques and equipment on the DVD too. Check it out!
I now take a tenkara rod on all my backpacking trips or to keep one in my car for a quick stop at a local stream.