Many of us understand the sense of freedom provided by fishing. But, many of us will never understand how powerful that sense of freedom was for some. Daniel talks to filmmaker Cory Shiozaki about the dark chapter of concentration camps in the

Destinations: Idaho with Chris Hunt

Jun 17th, 2020 57m 32s

Chris Hunt is Trout Unlimited's National Digital Director and author of Catching Yellowstone's Wild Trout: A Fly-Fishing History and Guide as well as Fly Fishing Idaho's Secret Waters. In this episode Chris will guide you through Idaho's fly-fi

Conversation with Jason Klass and more

Jun 4th, 2020 41m 56s

This time Daniel talks to Jason Klass, the prolific tenkara blogger behind Tenkara Talk. They talk about the 10 years of tenkara, discuss the use of the term "tenkara masters", and more. After their conversation, Daniel also speaks his mind ab

How To Fish A Mountain Stream

May 20th, 2020 48m 40s

Mountain streams are a beautiful refuge for anglers, and tenkara really shines in mountain stream above all other methods. Fishing mountain streams has its unique challenges, things to look for, and some techniques that can be handy to know. Th

Tenkara Q&A Part 2: Tenkara Lines, Tenkara Flies, and more

Apr 29th, 2020 50m

In over a decade in business we have received many questions on all aspects of tenkara. This is the first episode trying to cover as many questions as we could compile on tenkara lines, tenkara flies and more.For more information please visit:

Tenkara Q&A Part 1: Tenkara Rods

Apr 29th, 2020 42m 13s

Through over a decade in business we have received many questions on all aspects of tenkara. This is the first episode trying to cover as many questions as we could compile on tenkara rods. For more information visit: https://www.tenkarausa.co

All About Tenkara Nets

Apr 13th, 2020 1h 22m

**Note: This is a great episode to watch a video. Please head to Tenkara USA , https://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/all-about-tenkara-nets, for the full video**In this episode we cover all you need to know about tenkara nets focusing on how

Covering Water + a 5-minute Meditation

Apr 3rd, 2020 1h 2m

Daniel talks through his process of covering water while fly-fishing: how to approach it, tips on stealth, dealing with wind, and how to cover water to maximize opportunities to catch fish. We all think of fly-fishing as a form of meditation,

How to Find and Explore New Fishing Waters

Mar 25th, 2020 35m 13s

It is important that we find a bit of serenity and peace at the moment, and tenkara fly-fishing might be just the thing to help with that. As we are asked to stay at or close to home these days, this episode focuses on encouraging you to go fis

Social Distancing

Mar 20th, 2020 32m 10s

I'm back! We are reviving the Tenkara Cast to keep you company during these times when social distancing becomes so important and tenkara happens to give us an easy and fun way to do that. We are facing a time of uncertainty and anxiety, but we

Tenkara in Salt? A Conversation with Henry Barber + The River Network

Nov 7th, 2018 1h 37m

Tenkara is a mountain stream method of fly-fishing, that uses a tenkara rod, line and fly. But, the tenkara rod is also a tool that people all over the world are now using in their own unique way, such as in salt water. To learn more about how

Tenkara in the Wind + Idaho TU

Sep 7th, 2018 36m 44s

Fishing in windy days can be tricky, but it can be done. Today we share some tips on fishing in windy days: how to cast against the wind, how to not fight it, and how to deal with it in your fly presentation. The second part of the podcast is

Bikefishing + Central New Jersey Trout Unlimited

Aug 10th, 2018 1h 4m

Biking and tenkara are a perfect combination. In this episod, Daniel talks to Russ Roca of the blog PathLessPedaled.com about #bikefishing and how to combine tenkara and biking for fun days out. Tenkara+ Biking, there's real fun to be had with

5 Tips for Avoiding Frustrations with Tenkara + Colorado Trout Unlimited

Jul 17th, 2018 45m 21s

Learn some tips to help you avoid frustrations on your next tenkara outing and also listen to a conversation with Colorado Trout Unlimited to learn about their challenges and how to get involved.-----With this episode we are doing a soft rela

Japan Cast 2018: Ep.3, From Gifu with Jeremy Shellhorn

Jul 2nd, 2018 21m 50s

Designer Jeremy Shellhorn joins Daniel in Japan for a week of fishing and exploration. Today they sat down near the end of the day to discuss insights gained and experiences lived. This episode was recorded in the town of Maze, in Gifu Prefect

Japan Cast 2018: Ep.2, Hokkaido

Jun 27th, 2018 30m 20s

Despite a cold, a scalding hot spring, and language barriers the experience in Hokkaido has been positive overall. Rainbows, Amemasu and oshorokoma have been some of our catches. In this episode I also reflect on the poor treatment of fish in J

Japan Cast 2018: Ep.1 Arrival and Hokkaido

Jun 24th, 2018 14m 39s

Daniel is in Japan and will be creating podcast episodes as he travels around experiencing tenkara with his teachers and in different parts of the country. Today he arrived and did some fishing in Hokkaido, home to some very large trout.

Short Cast: News from Tenkara USA

May 16th, 2018 21m

So many news from Tenkara USA! A new tenkara rod (Hane) was released, a new CEO was hired, we announced the date for the 10th Anniversary Tenkara Summit, a Spotify playlist (#TenkaraTunes) was released. _____________________Referenced in this

On Simplicity

Apr 18th, 2018 1h 4m

"Simplicity is a choice. It is easy to make things in life complex, but these complexities don't usually add to our experience" - Daniel Galhardo, in "tenkara - the book".Gin and Tonic in hands, Daniel, Jeremy Shellhorn, and Adam Trahan sit do

Short Cast: Garbage

Mar 26th, 2018 12m 41s

As fly anglers we are failing at caring for our environment.Although fly-fishing is supposed to bring us closer to our environment and open our eyes to our impacts on it, we continue consuming a mind-boggling amount of plastic and taking actio

Destinations: Tenkara in Texas, with Chris Johnson

Feb 27th, 2018 38m 22s

Daniel talks about tenkara fishing in the state of Texas with Chris Johnson, owner of Living Waters Fly Fishing in Round Rock, Texas. For more information please visit http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/tenkara-in-texas/

What is Tenkara? Part 2

Feb 15th, 2018 33m 11s

While the question of what really is tenkara probably was never debated in Japan, it has been a heated discussion topic in online communities. The simple definition of tenkara is pretty straight forward: a rod, line and fly. But, things start g

Panfish on Tenkara with Bart Lombardo

Feb 2nd, 2018 43m 23s

Daniel sits down with Bart Lombardo, a long time tenkara enthusiast and panfish aficionado, as well as TJ Ferreira for a conversation about the use of the tenkara method of fishing for warm-water fish species and panfish. In this episode they s

Short Cast: Releasing fish, best practices

Oct 26th, 2017 21m 43s

As more people take up fly-fishing through tenkara it is important that we follow some best-practices when catching and releasing fish. In this Short Cast episode Daniel discusses some simple best-practices we need to keep in mind when releasi

Eclipse and Summit: learning more about tenkara flies

Sep 21st, 2017 40m 27s

In this episode Daniel reflects on the last few weeks of fishing and the concept of using "one fly" v. matching the hatch. Further, Daniel gives you an update about the 6th Tenkara Summit which counted on over 300 attendees. More information