I fish both fresh and saltwater. I also fish rod and reel style along with tenkara. In almost all scenarios wind can be the biggest factor. This year I traveled and fished twice in Guanaja, Honduras. Once in March and then again just recently, the first week in October. During…
In this write-up we’ll talk about the Pause and Drift. It’s as easy as it sounds, promise. Condensed down to the bare bones, a Pause and Drift Presentation is a dead drift in which you occasionally stop, to intentionally add action to your fly, then proceed again with another dead drift, repeating this…
This month we’ll review one of my favorite tenkara presentations, the Swing. It’s my go-to on several sections of my home water, the Poudre River, where there are some nice wide bends and undercuts banks, and the current is gentle and steady. It’s a very easy presentation and one that…
It happens. To all of us. Somedays more than others. And it’s frustrating. Your fly gets stuck in a tree or brush behind you, or across the river on the other side. With a regular fly rod and reel, you generally yank it pretty hard or snap your line and can…
Zen Tenkara is often associated with extreme tenkara fishing, saltwater tenkara fishing and big fish on tenkara but at the heart of our company is traditional tenkara that targets trout in the crystal clear mountain streams of Colorado. While we design rods for big fish hunting, we also design rods…
