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May 29, 2026

There is no such thing as the perfect fly box. At least, I don’t think there is. Every angler has their own opinions about what flies belong in a box.... Read more...

Tenkara Combinations: The Dry Fly Setup

February 4, 2026

Tenkara Combinations: A Simple Setup That Still Has Options You have probably heard that tenkara is simple. And yes, it can be. The whole point is that you can fish... Read more...

Tenkara is a Simple Way to Start

October 14, 2025

DIY Alaska on Tenkara: A budget friendly guide

October 1, 2025

Can you catch more fish on Tenkara?

September 23, 2025

Your Fall Tenkara Fishing Checklist

September 17, 2025

Are you ready for Fall? Read more...

Tenkara Fly Fishing How to Guide - Everything in One Place

April 3, 2025

The complete guide to Tenkara Fly Fishing Read more...

WNTI Episode 13 - Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

August 16, 2023

WNTI Episode 12 - Bonneville Cutthroat Trout

August 16, 2023

The White Cloud Rod

August 16, 2023

WNTI Challenge Episode 11 - Westslope Cutthroat

May 15, 2023

WNTI Challenge Episode 10 - Rio Grande Cutthroat

May 8, 2023

WNTI Challenge Episode 9 - Gila Trout

May 5, 2023

WNTI Challenge Episode 8 - Apache Trout

May 5, 2023

WNTI Challenge Episode 7 - Redband Trout

May 5, 2023

WNTI Challenge Episode 6 - Eagle Lake Rainbow

May 5, 2023

WNTI Challenge Episode 5 - Lahontan Cutthroat

May 31, 2022

WNTI Challenge Episode 4 - Coastal Cutthroat

May 2, 2022

Western Native Trout Challenge Episode 3/18 - Arctic Grayling

WNTI Challenge Episode 3 - Arctic Grayling

May 2, 2022

WNTI Challenge Episode 2 - Dolly Varden

March 29, 2022

WNTI Challenge Episode 1 - Alaskan Rainbow

March 16, 2022

Western Native Trout Challenge - Trailer

March 13, 2022

Catching Big Dolly Varden in Alaska

March 12, 2022

Catching Salmon in Alaska

March 11, 2022

Mountain Biking x Tenkara Fishing

March 10, 2022

Bikepacking into a Creek for Yellowstone Cutthroat

March 9, 2022

Tenkara Fishing From a Drift Boat

July 19, 2021

Bikefishing and Catching Native Cutthroat

June 15, 2021

Loaded up the bikes in the city and rode up to a small mountain creek and caught loads of native Bonneville Cutthroat. Read more...

Backpacking and Dry Flies in April

June 15, 2021

April isn't usually the best time for backpacking, or dry flies, but we got lucky and did both! We found a spot in the desert with clear cold water and... Read more...

7 Minutes of Tuna Fishing the Yari Rod

June 15, 2021

We just rolled the camera and followed Tuna along for 7 minutes as he caught some fish with the new Yari rod. Read more...

Tenkara Fishing for Machaca in Costa Rica

June 15, 2021

The main reason we wanted to go to Costa Rica was to fish for these Machaca. They are toothy, kind of ugly fish that feed off of fruit and flowers. ... Read more...

Tenkara Fishing for Tico Trout in Costa Rica

June 15, 2021

In the dead of Winter we decided to head somewhere warm and try to catch some fish. Costa Rica! Though not really known as a great trout fishing destination we... Read more...

The Yari - Our new Japanese Made Rod

June 15, 2021

We did a limited edition Japanese made rod called the Yari. Not sure when we will have more back in stock but this is an amazing rod! Read more...

The Bow and Arrow Cast

June 15, 2021

Ahhh the bow and arrow cast. A very important skill that only works some of the time. But in the those tricky situations where you absolutely have to try and... Read more...

Fly Basics With Tuna

June 15, 2021

Tuna sits down and talks about some of the flies that we use on a day to day basis and explains more about the flies we sell on our website. Read more...

Riversnacks Episode 2

June 15, 2021

Cooked up a nice little venison stew by the river. Read more...

Winter Tenkara Fishing

January 26, 2021

Winter Tenkara Fishing The most key ingredient to Tenkara fishing in the Winter, or any type of fishing for that matter is to manage your expectations. Fish act differently in... Read more...

2020 Fishing Recap Part 2

January 20, 2021

Part 2 of Tuna and Drew's 2020 fishing favorite fishing experiences. Read more...

2020 Fishing Recap Part 1

January 20, 2021

Recap of Tuna and Drew's favorite fishing experiences of 2020. Read more...

Bug Lessons From Professor Tuna

January 20, 2021

Professor Tuna paid us a visit to teach us a little bit about entomology and what bugs work when. We then proceeded to catch some trout! Read more...

Waders in the Snow - Early Winter Tenkara Fishing

January 20, 2021

Sometimes the conditions just don't line up and you don't catch many fish. So you have to make your own fun. Tuna debuts his new single "Waders in the Snow". Read more...

Save the South Fork of the Salmon River

January 20, 2021

The South Fork of the Salmon river is under threat of a mining operation that would affect the Bull Trout, Steelhead, Salmon, and countless other species of wildlife that call... Read more...

Teaching Kids How to Fly Fish

January 20, 2021

Tenkara fishing is a great way to teach kids how to fly fish. It teaches fly presentation and setting the hook without the added hassle of line management. Read more...

Cane Pole vs Tenkara Rod

January 20, 2021

We took a cane pole out to the creek and put it head to head against a Tenkara rod. Read more...

Hiking and Tenkara Fishing in the Wilderness

January 20, 2021

We did a long hike into the wilderness looking for wild Westslope Cutthroat and Bull Trout. Read more...

Backpacking and Tenkara Fishing

December 16, 2020

Tenkarafting

December 8, 2020

The Rocky - Our Big Fish Rod

December 7, 2020

Choosing the Right Tenkara Rod

December 7, 2020

Which Tenkara Rod is Right For You? We sell 6 different rods, so sometimes it can be a little bit confusing figuring out what the right rod is for you.... Read more...

Fishing a Small Spring Creek with a Bull Moose

December 4, 2020

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