Trytenkara

Specialties

Trytenkara are one the leading suppliers of Tenkara fly fishing rods & accessories. Tenkara fly fishing is a traditional type of fly fishing practiced in Japan. Primarily used for mountain stream trout fishing, tenkara is one of the most popular methods of angling among fresh-​water mountain anglers in Japan.

Tenkara fishing originated in Japan at least 200 years ago. The first reference to tenkara fly-​fishing was in 1878 in a book called «Diary of climbing Mt. Tateyama» written by Ernest Mason Satow, an able linguist and British diplomat during the early modernization of Japan. Tenkara fly-​fishing originated with professional fishermen in the mountain streams of Japan who found it an effective method of catching the local fish, Yamame, Iwana and Amago.

Originally the rod was simply a bamboo/​cane rod, which was cut and treated, but unlike contemporary western bamboo rods, they were not «manufactured» (i.e. split and glued back together). Unlike in the western fly-​fishing tradition where anglers used heavy wooden rods, in Japan anglers always used bamboo, which is readily available and very light. Because of its light weight, Japanese anglers were able to use very long bamboo rods and reach as far as needed without the need to develop reels for the short rods developed in the west.

History

Established in 2014.

Trytenkara was established in 2014 & is a leading supplier of Tenkara Fishing Rods & accessories.

Meet the Business Owner

Julian B.

Business Owner

I started Trytenkara in 2014, as I have a passion for fishing, especially this traditional Japanese method.