Anyone going to the Tenkara fishing event at Estes Park on the 16th?

[XJ]

http://www.tenkarausa.com/events/tenkara-summit-2017/


Tenkara is a simplified fly-fishing technique from Japan, using just a very flexible rod and line. It is targeted to mountain streams, and does not require a mortgage payment each to Orvis & Patagonia.


I have no idea what to expect from this event, but it is fairly close and not expensive.

[GilpinGuy]

I won't be there but tenkara has always been interesting to me. Simple. I like that.

[Gman]

We humans often make fishing more complicated than it really needs to be.

I had to look up what tenkara was about, and used a similar style as a kid with standard fly rod and wet flies keeping the tippet off the surface working eddies and currents in small pools. Did something similar with salmon eggs and an egg hook, letting the egg drift near the surface.

I don't think I'd like gripping such a tiny rod handle all day. Ultralight gear is a blast, whether you're using flies or a tiny spinning rod.

[ray1970]

We humans often make fishing more complicated than it really needs to be.


We humans make everything more complicated than it needs to be.

[ChadAmberg]

I've done Tenkara style fly fishing a couple times, it's really fun. Need to do it more. I'd like to get up to the event, just too much to do unfortunately right now. If you're one of the types that like to fish though, go check it out.

[def90]

So.. It's just fishing a tight creek and calling it something fancy?

[Gman]

So.. It's just fishing a tight creek and calling it something fancy?
...with ultralight gear. That's what I took from it. I used a tippet that was almost the length of the fly rod and used a similar approach in certain situations. I never knew I was doing something 'fancy'. [Coffee]

[JohnnyDrama]

I had to look up what tenkara was about, and used a similar style as a kid with standard fly rod and wet flies keeping the tippet off the surface working eddies and currents in small pools. Did something similar with salmon eggs and an egg hook, letting the egg drift near the surface.

I won't be there as it is a little bit out of my range but it sounds fun. I have several friends who are into it and have let me try their gear. Drifting a salmon egg over a pool in a stream and seeing a big ol' Brown come up and snatch that thing is sure exciting.

[newracer]

So.. It's just fishing a tight creek and calling it something fancy?

It's basically fly fishing with a short piece of line and a leader tied to the top of the rod. No reel.

I have been wanting a setup for a while. I will try to attend.


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[def90]

Well, I do that all the time on Boulder Creek.. short 4 weight rod, basically have two feet of line out on my fly rod with your standard leader and tippet for Boulder Creek and flip my line/fly into pockets.. Not really anything new per say..

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[def90]

Reminds me of Cane Pole fishing.. used to sit on my grandpa's dock on the Mississippi in LaCrosse Wi with a cane pole and flip up Sunnies, Crappies and Perch all day. I wonder if there is a new name for that?

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[newracer]

It's just new here, Japanese have been doing it forever.


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[rondog]

Looks interesting!

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Definitely wish I could go.

[hatidua]

If it gets more people outdoors, I'm all for it.

Colorado is far better suited to Tenkara fishing than places with fish that are measured in pounds rather than inches.

[XJ]

I made it!

[ChadAmberg]

I made it!

Report?

[XJ]

Wasn't able to stay much past lunch, but enjoyed the time I was there. Today is the fishing day, which I'm really bummed about missing because that would have been a better learning opportunity.

The presenters were varied but overall good. Powerpoints and microphone handling were not all ready for the big time, but hey they are passionate amateurs.

I am a beginner, so the content was useful. Not sure about how an expert would feel. Setting the level of the talks when there isn't enough of a crowd for different sessions is obviously a challenge for an event where only enthusiasts are likely to show.

They had over 300 people turn out, probably more than they expected based on the lunch lines. Not going to hold that against a small-time outfit that doesn't organize events for a living, presumably they will do better next time.

Handful of vendors, the event sponsor had the most stuff there of course. I picked up a closeout rod for $50.


Overall it was worth the drive to me.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Sounds awesome.