I am pointing more Japanese friends and tenkara enthusiasts to this site. I do believe we can co-exsist nicely if we do not fall into the trap of this vs. that.

This site has always been about fishing small streams. Spin fishers are welcome here and they always have been if they practice and preach good fishing ethics.


The new tenkara fisher people for the most part have learned fishing with tenkara. They think they are experts at fly fishing and often they write from that stance. Their knowledge of the stream and fishing is full of holes, they are after instant credibility.

I have no time for that.

There are some tenkara teachers that will have you selling your fly fishing gear because tenkara is better...

I have not time for that either.

Tenkara is a great way to fish a small stream but it is only one way.

So please help me as we move forward to helping those that enjoy this site that are tenkara enthusiasts to feel welcome.