There's a really great article in the most recent edtion of the Kype Magazine e-zine on tenkara fishing the Driftless region of Wisconsin (and Iowa & Minnesota) by Mike Lutes of Badger Tenkara.
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The article isn't the typical tenkara piece that you've probably already read in countless publications over the past few years...you know...Japanese tradition...kebari...simplcity...all that stuff. Rather it's a breakdown of the area, its trout, and some of the modified tenkara tactics the author has employed to find success on the endless streams one might fish.
It's a good reminder that if you're new to tenkara, it doesn't have to be all about reverse hackle flies and level line. In fact you can go a totally different path and still reap many of the rewards a tenkara rod can provide over "traditional" tackle.
You can read the entire article in the window below...
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Thanks, Michael. We are all about making it "your tenkara".
ReplyDeleteI have read a lot from the guys at Badger and they seem top notch. Hopefully I am headed back up in that area next month, the purpose will be to help teach some friends to fly fish but maybe I can sneak in some tenkara as well.
ReplyDeleteAfter fishing that area I think Tenkara would lend itself well to those rivers. You will have to be a little stealthy in your approach but there is an abundant amount of sight fishing opportunities there. thanks for sharing Michael.
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