Origin of Tenkara Style Fishing
Tenkara (Japanese traditional fly fishing) is now established as one of the major fishing styles in the freshwater fishing market in Japan. Many people are enjoying this in many types of streams, where main target fish live. In Japan, there are even artificial fisheries dedicated to Tenkara. Though this fishing style can be applied to […]
Vintage Pattern of Tenkara Fly
This is except from a Japanese book about traditional river fishing. Original name of the book is shown at the end of this article. This book explores the tradition of river fishing (commercial fishing as well as angling.) It shows a lot about the intericate interaction between men and rivers. Among these interesting contents, please […]
One Perspective on Tenkara and Fly Fishing in Japan, part 1
(This is the translation of the preface in 「読んではいけない毛バリ釣りの真実」(Trapping Truth about Fishing with Fly), Hisao Ishigaki, 2000, Ningensya Publishing.) Tenkara and fly fishing are like half-brothers, because both use the hook with feathers, though they are born in different lands, Japan and Europe. This is my opinion, but some fly fishermen say that fly fishing […]
One Perspective on Tenkara and Fly Fishing in Japan, part 2
(This is the translation of the preface in 「読んではいけない毛バリ釣りの真実」(Trapping Truth about Fishing with Fly), Hisao Ishigaki, 2000, Ningensya Publishing.) Tackles for tenkara and fly fishing are completely different. Were they different from their origins? Fly fishing uses the reel, in the present form, but the fishing reel was invented in the 19th century. Before then, […]