Thanks Tom - I’ve avoided forums for a while now - I can tend to get too obsessed 
But the down side of staying away is that you miss out on good discussions
So I’ll probably peek in from time to time to see what’s up - and learn some stuff - but also try to keep my habit under control
Ohio. Flat land to the West, Hills to the East, North Coast a half hour away.
R
Ron Welcome to 10CT forum.
I think this will be my 7th summer tenkara fishing. During that time I’ve only once meet another person on the river fishing with a tenkara rod. That was on the Greenbrier River near Cass last summer or maybe the summer before. An older and tall man from Columbus who was fishing with an Amago rod. Maybe only twice met someone on the river who had even heard of tenkara. And I’m always amazed that no one ever ask about the long rods I am using. I guess where I live I am blessed with people who have the attitude to mind their own business. Anyway, my brother and sister, and several cousins live in Belmont Co. Other cousins live in Westerville, and Fairborn. My son is going to school in Lima.
Thanks for the tip on this site. I’m in North Central Ohio, Richland County. I bought the Amago on the recommendation of a friend and fished it last Summer on the Clearfork and a few of it’s feeder creeks. Found that I was a tad ‘overgunned’ and bought a Nissin Zerosum 360, 6:4. I’ve built a few PMQ’s (Bamboo) and am thinking about a ~9’ three piece Tenkara.
Cheers,
R
Howdy all. I’m a long-term resident of Prague, Czech Republic, though I’m originally from central / northern California. I’m a newbie to tenkara and hoping to use it for trout and grayling in beautiful South Bohemia this summer. I have loads of stuff to learn, and lots of posts to read here.
Thanks to Peder for starting this forum, and thanks to all of you for sharing your know-how.
Hi Evan and thanks for joining us! I hope you enjoy your time here.
I live on Melbourne’s northern fringes in Victoria, Australia. Within a two hour drive I could be fishing in the Victorian high country for trout or fishing off a pier for squid down the Mornington Peninsula in Port Phillip Bay. Closer to home 30-45mins will get me to my favorite creek.
Previous to Melbourne, I lived in Townsville, Queensland Australia, up in the tropics. There I could fish the estuary 200m from my balcony and catch flathead, mangrove jacks, queenfish, trevally and the mighty barramundi. I wish I knew about tenkara then as I would have loved chasing the tarpon in the wet season.
I’m in Sweden, have lived in various places. The name of the province translates to “The Valleys”, and we all know what’s in the bottom of a valley. So I couldn’t be happier.
Is that Dalarna? I’ve been there for a beer festival once. Beautiful place. Welcome.
Yes! That’s county ‘Dalarna’, Borlänge town to be more precise.
Currently in Haikou, China. Fly fishing here sucks pretty bad, though keiryu with bait not so much. I’ll be back in the Sierras of California in a month though.
Hokkaido
Regions of yearning for anglers 
I’m from oklahoma. Been fishing tenkara for about 4 years now I think. Mostly fishing warm water for everything from micros up to smallmouth/black buffalo. Local trout are mostly stocked tailwaters with limited reproduction. I try to make at least 1 trip a year to somewhere with wild trout. This next spring will be the Gatlinburg area for sure and hopefully California, and hopefully white mountains in the summer and or utah in the fall, just depend on the wife and which of those she wants/we can afford to take. We have lot of travel wants lol!
My goal is to catch as many wild salmonids in their native habitat as possible. So far my only natives are greenback cutthroat and coastal rainbows. Hope to add brookies and Gila/apache this year, with goldens and utah cutthroat as a possibility too.
Ive never come across another tenkara Fisher, and only 1 or 2 that knew what it was. I have had the pleasure of introducing several people to it that I have met on the river and were curious.
I’ve been browsing the forum for a long time, but plan to be more active in the future
Welcome @Okcaveman, thanks for sticking around. Everyone is welcome, whether it’s just reading or participation, just glad you’re here and getting something out of the forum.
@Peder I’m definitely getting something out of it, thanks for making it happen!
Hey guys,
Been lurking for a few months and decided to join in.
Picked up a Tenkara rod this past summer after watching a thru-hike video on YouTube. It ignited my interest and am now knee-deep in learning my way to a better understanding and honing my skills at this craft.
Initially, I picked up a Sato rod which served me well for my intro (and still does) I’ve since begun to explore other rods to fit the conditions in my home area here around Austin, TX (and the occasional trip to other regions in the USA).
Trying to absorb as much info as I can especially via tenkara blogs/forums, online video tutorials from the guys at Discover Tenkara and of course from Chris Stewart’s Tenkarabum site.
Having a blast trying to translate what I’ve learned and put it into practice out on stream.
Look forward to many future conversations here and big thanks those responsible for providing this forum.
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Since starting Tenkara: I’ve fished Trillium Lake (under Mt. Hood, where I caught my first trout), the Deschutes, and Metolius in Oregon. Last month I tried the Kern River above Kernville, CA and of course I’m hitting up the Guadalupe here in Texas as often as I can.
Upcoming in 2018: planning a trip with 2 old friends this march to Colorado to try our luck in the Aspen valley area on the Crystal River, Frying Pan and Roaring Fork to name a few. Also, going to meet my dad & brother in Park City, UT later in the year.
Welcome @mellotone. Glad you’ve joined us and thanks for joining the conversation.
You won’t need luck if you fish the Fryingpan. You just need to be present. Those fish will jump on your hook. You should look at Rocky Mtn National Park also. Tons of fishing there. I’ll be there in September.
Hope you’re right Rob, either way just looking forward to 4 days in the heart of Colorado with non-stop fishing. Even the house we booked backs right up to the Roaring Fork, so should be a blast.
I know March in CO is still cold and packed with snow but I’m still hoping to try to access some smaller streams in the area if possible. Open to ideas if any of you are familiar with the area.
Yeah, I’ve heard RMNP can be pretty stellar.
Colorado’s best time to ski is the springtime. I used to look forward to that part of the season when I skied. Some of the the heaviest snowstorms hit the high country during March and April.
