# My Tenkara journey: 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Tenkara\ **Created:** [December 24, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935 "2020-12-24T16:35:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/dpnoll/32/3684_2.png) [@dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/dpnoll)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/1 "2020-12-24T16:35:59Z")
2020 was really rolling along. Mary and I had trips planned to Iceland, Italy, the Oni School in Utah plus our regular Western States trip. We ended up settling for two 1 week trips to the Black Hills with our granddaughter and hiking and fishing more locally. Thanks to friends I was able to get out a lot but the greatest joy came from watching that little 6 year old turn into a trout fishing maniac. She landed a chub, a brown and a 13" stocker rainbow. She insisted on unhooking and releasing most of the fish I caught when she was along. At one point while unhooking a rainbow Alison said: “This is a slippery bastard Papa”. Her mother wasn’t impressed. Thanks to all the people who helped make this year tolerable. Below is a link to my pictoral history of 2020. [[My Tenkara Journey in 2020 | Flickr](https://flic.kr/s/aHsmT4nPhd)] ---
**Author:** ![Kookagee](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/kookagee/32/108_2.png) [@Kookagee](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/Kookagee)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/2 "2020-12-25T00:06:28Z")
David, the perfect saying is “from the mouths of children.” I know you were laughing inside and so was I. Merry Christmas. \>))))))\*\> ---
**Author:** ![dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/dpnoll/32/3684_2.png) [@dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/dpnoll)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/3 "2020-12-25T00:38:37Z")
I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes, and then my wife asked what was so funny. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Seaward](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/jason_seaward/32/3886_2.png) [@Jason\_Seaward](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/Jason_Seaward)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/4 "2020-12-25T04:59:48Z")
Lol, I hope my 5 year old continues to like fishing and turn into a little Alison. She seems like a character. Cherish the moments! ---
**Author:** ![dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/dpnoll/32/3684_2.png) [@dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/dpnoll)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/5 "2020-12-25T12:14:50Z")
Calling Alison a character is an understatement. LOL. My wife, who is a retired teacher, is homeschooling Alison this year so we get to see a lot of her. We are luckier than most grandparents were in 2020. ---
**Author:** ![tvdavisid](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/tvdavisid/32/32_2.png) [@tvdavisid](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/tvdavisid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/6 "2020-12-25T22:46:26Z")
David, If you get out this way this year, let’s go fishing. Now that I’m retired I’m always free. -Tom ---
**Author:** ![dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/dpnoll/32/3684_2.png) [@dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/dpnoll)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/7 "2020-12-25T23:24:43Z")
We’re hoping to get that far this summer, Covid willing. I’ll keep you posted. Welcome to to the ranks of the voluntarily unemployed. Best job I ever had. ---
**Author:** ![Kookagee](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/kookagee/32/108_2.png) [@Kookagee](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/Kookagee)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/8 "2020-12-26T00:08:39Z")
I second that motion. Retirement is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![davidsr](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/davidsr/32/1303_2.png) [@davidsr](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/davidsr)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/9 "2020-12-26T13:38:24Z")
Enjoy your retirement Tom but you may find that you are that busy you wonder how you found time to go to work! 😀 ---
**Author:** ![mspaddler](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/mspaddler/32/3095_2.png) [@mspaddler](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/mspaddler)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/10 "2020-12-26T15:18:07Z")
No wonder Alison has taken to Tenkara she had instruction from the Pro! ![IMG_20200608_182101 __01__ 01](https://10colorstenkara.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5830df64cccf316c60ad5ee1d5457575cd448941.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/dpnoll/32/3684_2.png) [@dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/dpnoll)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/11 "2020-12-26T15:51:10Z")
What, you mean it wasn’t Papa? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mspaddler](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/mspaddler/32/3095_2.png) [@mspaddler](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/mspaddler)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/12 "2020-12-26T16:54:07Z")
The Pro may ‘know’ but Papa knows best 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/dpnoll/32/3684_2.png) [@dpnoll](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/dpnoll)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/my-tenkara-journey-2020/1935/13 "2020-12-26T17:40:29Z")
😊