Appalachian Tenkara Jam!

Hey Everyone,

I wanted to let you all know about the first annual Appalachian Tenkara Jam. This is designed a bit like the Tenkara USA summit with seminars being done on the first day and on the stream demos the second. It is however the first event of its kind because it is more like a tenkara show. There are going to be some really knowledgeable people giving seminars on all sorts of Tenkara based info. Yes, I will be giving one of the seminars. I plan on doing a talk and tie seminar and show the history of the Japanese Kebari and all the different styles that were tied in different regions of the country. There are also going to be several tenkara vendors that are attending. Yes, I said there will be a bunch of tenkara vendors all under one roof! If you are into tenkara already or have just been toying with the idea of getting a rod, this would be the perfect event for you. This will be the place where you can wiggle test rods side by side. Tenkara Customs will even be there where you can buy a kit and build you own rod! Im obviously excited and could type on about this event forever so I'll stop here and give you the details.

Foscoe/ Grandfather Community Center
http://www.foscoecommunitycenter.com/default.php

There will be presentations on the tenkara style of fly fishing covering topics such as:
1. Overview: Rods, Lines, Flies
2. Kebari History and current patterns
3. Big Fish Wrangling
4. Small Stream Techniques
and more…

Special Guest presentations by:
Lance Milks
Robert Worthing
Tom Sadler
Al Alborn
Bob Ivins
and more…
Day One: Big screen presentations and live demonstrations inside,  tenkara rod building clinic, vendor tables and more…
Day Two: Casting Clinics, Technique Tutorials, Tenkara Rod Building, Stream-side Classroom, Small Group Guides and more…

We have set Day One to begin presentations at 12:00pm. This is to accommodate travel for people needing to come in Saturday Morning. We will still have a full day of content going into the evening. The Foscoe Community Center will be holding/ serving (independently) a fund raising breakfast at the Center that morning. For $8 you will get all the country breakfast fixin’s you can stomach.
For those coming in Friday evening I will be providing maps to local waters should you want to get wet that evening. Hit up the breakfast Saturday morning and go back out for a few more hours on Saturday morning. There is plenty of fishing to be had.

Registration cost is set per person to cover all expenses of this event.
1 day $30.00 this can be for either day for those that cannot attend both days.
2 day $48.00 this is for both days and covers all expenses.

Tying Kebari in Public

Yesterday I had the privilege of not only attending, but being invited to be the guest tier for the Rocky River Trout Unlimited's January fly tying gathering. There was a very nice turnout and when I arrived everyone was in their respective groups and tying away. After a short lunch break a table was cleared and I set my station up. They used a camera linked to a TV that was zoomed in on my vise which was a great idea so that everyone could see what my hands were doing and also get a good image of the kebari. Since kebari are relatively easy to tie I thought it might be kind of boring to watch. Also, many tenkara anglers are only familiar with the iconic Takayama and Amano kebari but not with other forms of Japanese flies, many of which do not have a reverse hackle. So, I spent a few weeks gathering all the information that I could about different kebari, where in Japan they originate from and how they were tied. I also printed out Yoshikazu Fujioka's Map so that I could show everyone where each kebari originates from. Here are just a couple photos of me tying. Rocky River TU has photos here of the kebari that were tied. I had a great time and I hope that everyone enjoyed the event and also learned some additional info about tenkara and the unique kebari that are used.

See you on the trail,
Lance

Events

Hey Everyone,


Its been a busy couple of weeks with all of the events that I've been attending. I have got to meet and hang out with bunch of really great people who are mostly all tenkara anglers. I have also had the chance to fish some amazing water. If you want to see some photos of day two of the summit here is link to some photos taken by a incredibly gifted photographer Justin Ide. Ive also attached a few photos from my trip to Cullowhee North Carolina to the Fly Fishing Festival where Jason Sparks and I were representing Tenkara USA. Day two of the event was a bit slow so when our hosting fly shop decided to pull stakes Jason and I jumped at the chance to do a little fishing in some of the waters on the NC fly fishing trail. Hope you enjoy the photos.

See you on the trail,
Lance

Tenkara Summit

Hey Everyone,

This weekend I will be at the tenkara summit in Harrisonburg Virginia. If you're a tenkara bum like me I hope to see you there.

See you on the trail,
Lance


Update - Tenkara Summit was a blast. A lot of bear drank, a lot of people, met, a lot of stories told, and a lot of fish caught. If you would like to see photos check out these amazing ones taken by Justin Ide. Tenkara Summit Day 2

Tenkara Summit 2013

Hey Everyone,

I'm sure that most of you have seen this on facebook or Tenkara USA's website, but I thought I, as a tenkara guide should post this on here and help spread the word. This should be a fun tenkara filled weekend.

Heres a link to register if you haven't already. I hope to see you there.
Register Here












See you on the trail,
Lance