I Accidentally Stumbled Across This GEM of a Creek! (Tenkara Fly Fishing) 

Hi Tristan, some 30 years ago as a child my father taught me how to fish with long bare rod and a fly but moving downstream only. Now I got proper tenkara gears and catch mostly browns here in Bulgaria. By watching your videos I have learnt a lot about the technique you do and became a very inspired angler. Greetings from Bulgaria

I’m from Manila, Philippines! Always looking forward every Saturday for a new vid out! Gotta say am really envious with all the Trout fishing there, I think I’m the only Tenkara guy in my country (that I know of) 😅

One of your tenkara disciples here in the Iowa Driftless. Two years ago I hardly ever fished; since then (mostly due to your inspiration) I get out once or twice a week. Mostly wild browns here with the occasional stocker/hold-over rainbow. The Iowa Driftless also has the westernmost creek in the continental U.S. with native, wild brook trout. Thanks for sharing!

Watching from the Kalahari desert South Africa. Love your channel - we fly fish and tenkara mostly to big yellow fish in the Vaal and Orange river systems. Don't worry, if been sucking at it for about 35 years now and still enjoy every moment of it.

Southwest ID (Nampa). So far I have tried to fish all the local ponds, lakes and lately trying to hit the rivers like the Boise river and Payette river. I had a bad injury to my right arm a year ago so my Tenkara days have been postponed for a bit. I have been tagging creaks in the meantime on Google maps for when I can start exploring. I started getting back into fishing right when covid started. I started with bass and crappie. I started on trout last spring. Tried my luck with fly fishing and failed miserably but haven't given up. You keep me inspired along with the tuber "Bass'N'Trout" who is mainly a spinning reel genius with trout. Finding the spots and learning the lures is where I am now. Hoping to become proficient in Tenkara someday soon though. Like you, I prefer places less traveled or fished. Thank you for the time you spend sharing and editing.

That stream was indeed a gem! I’m in Virginia - my fishing is approximately 20% for native brook trout in small mountain streams, and 80% for sunfish in a couple local public ponds. Those percentages are the reverse of my outings long ago. But the aging process makes the mountain treks a bit less ambitious these days - but valued more. Nearly all my outings now are tenkara; only rarely does a conventional fly rod tag along. I greatly look forward to your new episodes each week!

Love your comment "I suck at fishing". We have all said this at one time or another. Loved the super clear water and watching that Brown Trout grab your fly. I love fishing for all types of fish especially Rainbows. Hello from Alabama. Another great video Tristan!!

I’m from Moscow, Russia. Wild trout is almost impossible to find in the region, but I heard it exists in one creek. So, I have to fish for different carp like species. Last year I went to the Kola peninsula where I caught trout, grayling and even pink salmon on a tenkara rod. Also had great success in Bulgaria. Next week I’m going to the Caucasus mountains for hiking and fishing. I bought an SUV and equipped it for sleeping after watching your main channel (I’m actually camping in it right now), but I have to rent a house because my wife and cat are going with me :( P.S. I’m sorry for Ukraine 🇺🇦

The farmland of Illinois, no trout here but I do make it to the Missouri Ozarks a few times a year for trout fishing. I’ll have a Tenkara rod with me next trip. Thanks.

Northern Sweden. Mostly fish for Brown trout and brook trout (brook trout is invasive here) in small creeks and brown trout and char in small lakes in the mountains.

Millinocket, Maine. Just starting out with fishing and love the inspiration that you provide. I landed a smallmouth this week with a tenkara (but still looking to land my first brookie)!

This was an awesome session. Thanks for taking us along. Watching from the UK where it's hard to do this type of fishing in my local area.

Thanks again for the great day of Nature AND FREEDOM AND fun of trout fishing. I live in upstate New York. Plenty of small Brook trout streams i love to fish. And Bigger streams with Brook trout Rainbow trout and Brown trout. Keep on trouting those great video's. Thanks 🎣

I am flat on my back in the hospital recovering from my fifth back surgery. Hoping that I can get out in a couple weeks and teach my granddaughter Tenkara fishing with the rod I just bought her for her birthday May 31. Have enjoyed all your technical information and your fishing ethics. Keep up the good work

Inspiring and great video yet again !

I'm practically your neighbor. Layton, Utah. I am old and disabled and I fish the small Mountain and Desert Streams for Cutthroat Trouts.. Mostly Fly Fishing or Dapping but I got a new Tenkara Rod to try out this year. Working on my Fifth Cutthroat Slam.. It does get me out of the house. I have fished Southern Idaho and Wyoming and Nevada in the past so many of the places you fish are quite familiar to me.

I loved this one! Great stream. I haven’t fished for years, but am getting closer to taking it up again from watching your videos. Thanks

hi! I’m Demetria, newbie fly fisherwoman from Lakewood, Colorado; we fish in the mountains between Vail and Leadville, in the Eagle River, or Mitchell Creek…I caught my first 12 inch brown with my tenkara suzume a few months ago! Super exciting! I squealed and nearly fed myself to the beavers! Thanks for your videos! I’m trying to retain myself to use my net instead of heaving my fish onto the bank…work in progress!

Watching from Düsseldorf in Germany. Really enjoy your enthusiasm and joy at catching fish. So infectious. Keep up the great videos 👍

Grew up in the Eastern Sierras and now live in Colorado. Love your channel and the type of water you fish...reminds me of how I fished back in the 70s/80s.

Good morning Tristan. I just had my Saturday morning dose of Tenkara. Thanks for all the videos. I live in Morrison Colorado and fish the small creeks around central Colorado. I carry one of my four zoom rods because the streams are so variable as far as size. We have brown, rainbow , and cutthroat trout where I spend my time. I love seeing you catching trees and logs just like I seem to do. You show the good and not so good. Nice for folks to see that too. It makes you more human and relatable. See you next Saturday.

Such a beautiful creek. I love e fishing small little creeks like this. Lots of good fishing in such small water

I'm from Poland. I fish, or at least try to catch, pike, perch, Zander. There is also a lot of carp family fishes in here. But the major target for me is chub. I try to catch them on fly rod, using foam bug imitation. Fly fishing is something very new. It's to far for trout fishing. So if you don't have what you like, you have to like what you have😉 I've found your channel, when I was doing some research on RU-vid. It's great. The best thing I can see every time, that there's nobody around, just you, and the nature. In my local rivers, sometimes there's more fishermans, than fishes in the water.

So glad I found your videos. I have to say I'm pretty jealous of these small streams you fish lol. Just ordered my Dragontail Mizuchi and can't wait to try it out. I'm in south central Pennsylvania and mostly fish for trout. Always used a spinning rod and worms. Caught a 10" brown, 2 10"rainbow, and a 13" rainbow yesterday. Been wanting to try fly fishing but I think tenkara is going to be more fun.

Really enjoy your Tenkara Addict channel. Recently I've limited may fly fishing to as many small creeks and streams I can find here in Oregon. I think adding the pointer to the "Strike Zone" has been very thoughtful, much appreciated.

Awesome creek. I enjoy your work.

Great video! I love watching you and getting new ideas/techniques for Tenkara fishing. I am in Southwest WY and got into Tenkara watching your videos. It is so much to go up to the mountain streams and catch beautiful trout. It's all I have been doing for the last couple months. Thanks!!

Just started Tenkara fishing in the last year and love the videos you produce, Thanks! I fish a high traffic public lake system in Missouri and almost always catch something. My favorite lake has allowed me to catch rainbow trout, bass, crappie, bluegill, and a bonus channel cat on a fly I created. Thanks again for sharing your journey...

Awesome video! Watching this in So Cal, going back up to Mammoth area for some fly-fishing next week.

Another great video! Watching from LA (for a long time) and fish the creeks and lakes in the eastern Sierra Nevada.

Maine here! I've been watching your other channel for quite a while and finally made it here. Great work!

North-Western NC here. Enjoy your videos every Saturday. Thanks for the effort you put in!

Hi from Vineyard, UT!! My husband and I love your videos! We’ll be trying our hand at Tenkara fishing this summer. 🤞🏽Thanks for the inspiration!

I'm here in Idaho and have fished the stream you are on many times. It is a brushy bugger! Love the small streams.

Living in Reno NV but originally from SE Idaho. Have fly fished for years but just got a Tenkara rod last week and I’m anxious to take it out. Thanks for the great videos!

Hey Tristan,I am watching from Spokane Valley Wa. I have really enjoyed watching your videos. I fish for Kokkanee, rainbow trout and walleye mainly. Oh also surf perch on the Washington coast. Watching you has encouraged me to get into Tenkara. I bought my 1st Tenkara rod last week, a Dragontail Mizuchi. Very excited to fish with it and already have my eye on 3 creeks to test it on. Thank you for your entertaining and informative videos. Take care and fish on.🐟

Grew up in Bavaria, Germany, and now live in Plano, Texas. Love and watch both of your channels.

Just getting started Tenkara fishing thanks to you.

Hey Tristan. Brent here, watching from Portland, Oregon. I don’t actively fish right now so I am living vicariously through your adventures! Hope to start again soon. You are certainly giving me incentive. Thanks so much!

Ontario, Canada! Love this channel. This was my first introduction into Tenkara fishing. I love any kind of fish. I want to get into fly fishing.

From near Sacramento, CA. Just recently got interested in tenkara, from watching you on SUV RVing. Received my tenkara rod yesterday & me & hubby going camping & fishing this upcoming week north of Lake Shasta. Love both your channels.

Always watch on my lunchbreak in SE Pennsylvania. You got me into tenkara and I haven't looked back!

Have recently discovered your videos and have subscribed. Watching from Durham , NC. Don’t get to fish much anymore, used to do some bass fishing and have fished for trout in our Blue Ridge mountains. Thanks for posting your vids!

From Kansas, fish all over, multiple techniques, cold and warm water. Love tenkara fishing small remote creeks , recovering from surgery ,Dreaming about the spring

Baraboo. WI. I mostly fly fish in Colorado, but after watching your channel, I have a Tenkara rod ordered and can’t wait to try it!

I like your enthusiasm. Although with catching like that it's easy to see why. Watching you fish those Idaho creeks brings back memories of fishing in Montana. Always passing through Idaho to get home to Springville Utah where the Provo River is not far and world class. Stopped at a tributary of the Snake and marveled at the giant trout in such a small stream. Alas, fishing that creek was closed for one more week. Always wanted to return during open season but moved to Florida beforehand. Fishing for Snook, Redfish, Snapper and Grouper now.

Seattle, WA! Your videos got me interested in Tenkara and now we're a family of Tenkara addicts!

Hello. Vit here from Czech Republic. Been flyfishing since childhood, started with tenkara a year ago just for a few creeks and now I take it everywhere...nice video mate!

Hi Tristan, I love your videos! I always watch until the end of every one. I am in Arizona near Sedona. I fish for rainbows, browns, brooks, and of course the native Gila and Apache trout. I also have 3 creeks near me that have coosa bass (redeye bass). They are super fun to catch with tenkara rods! Keep the great content coming... I appreciate you!

Checking in from Wisconsin. Can’t wait to try this sytle of fishing in the future! Love your videos!

Excellent video. Coming to you out of South-Central Pennsylvania - new to Tenkara but enjoying the ride so far. Thank you for reminding me of my home in the West so many years ago. Still, Pennsylvania has some great trout streams and I am certainly loving this new experience.

Hey man, I live in West Texas. Nothing around here but panfish to catch on my flies, (still a ton of fun) but I try to get away to colder water as much as I can. I hit northern New Mexico quite a bit. I'm very new to fishing. A little over a year ago I had a friend introduce me to Tenkara. We had two days of bad fishing the Rio Grande and other smaller streams in NM where I caught my first fish. (Brown Trout.) It was such a blast that I've gone way deep into this hobby! Your videos have been a great way for me to learn a few tricks of the trade. I've begun tying my own flies, and have had a ton of success with the patterns you've shown using some of your yarn! Keep the videos coming!

Good fishin' and I see where the tree trout were biting today too !! 😁

Love those casual by the road creeks you can (almost) fish it from the parking lot . Hugs from Brazil RN Peacock bass, snook and ocasional baby tarpon are my most targeted ones.

I watched to the end, because I don’t want to miss anything. I live in NC, a long drive from our trout fishing. I fish some with my brother in VA trout streams. Looking forward to trying tenkara this summer. Tied a variety of flies with yarn bodies this winter, copying some of your patterns.

Great video. I am from Yukon, Oklahoma. Just getting started in Tenkara and really enjoy your videos. One of the first things I do on Saturday mornings.

Made it to the end! Excellent looking creek there. I mostly fly fish for trout in northern MA, southern NH, and sometimes CT or VT.

Love your videos, I currently live in Radcliff,Ky. Ordered me a kentara outfit, hope I get as much enjoyment as you do. Keep up the good work!

Denver, Colorado Love the vids i think I've seen every single one, keep up the good work. I fish fly rod and reel, waiting to purchase my first Tenkara rod. Generally keep it pretty close so lower streams here hold pretty much all rainbow and browns. Caught my first Brooke last week! A new species has revamped me to go to higher streams with more Brookes, cut throats, and one day a Greenback which is number one on my bucket list. Thanks again for the videos and can't wait to buy my first Tenkara rod!

Fun video. Im glad left in all the snags and missed hook sets. Show the true nature of fishing tight spring creeks.

Hi Tristan. I'm Pete watching from Yorkshire, England. Really envious of the fantastic waters you have over there. I started with tenkara a couple of years ago but haven't fully committed, still fish rod and line. I have found it great for contact nymphing though. Landed an 18 inch brown on tenkara tackle earlier this year in fast water so that gave me some confidence. Great channel, best on here. keep making me envious for a good while longer

Hey Tristan! Lovely stream to fish. I’m from Brantford Ontario Canada and I’ve fished my whole life in creeks, rivers and Great Lakes. 65 now and my fishing buddy (father in law) passed away four years ago and since I have not fished. He used to take me out in Lake Erie for all kinds of fish! Lake trout, pickerel, bass, pike and perch. We had great times together but watching you and Tenkara fishing surges stirs up a desire to try it.just don’t have the areas like you do around here to fish that technique. Anyhow I was born in Phoenix Arizona but moved to Canada in 1965 with my family when I was 9. Really appreciate your sharing! Thanks!

From Charlotte NC. Really enjoyed watching that video. To walk on to a creek like that is a dream of mine.

Always enjoy watching your videos, from Grand Island Nebraska, most of the time I tenkara fish for bluegill, keep up the great work Tristan, thanks, Gene P.

Thank you for the amazing videos

Live and watching from San Diego, used to fish creeks around Sonora pass and highway 395 before I moved from San Jose, a little far from me now but when I get back up there I will definitely try your style of fishing, I used to always use spinning lures but your technique looks awesome. Thanks for the inspiration.

Watching from AZ and fishing everywhere that has water! I'm usually going for Apache and Gila trout up north. We have brown, and rainbow trout close to home. Can't wait to complete the big five challenge and get it certified this year. I fish for everything because it's all great big or small. Love the small creek episodes since it reminds me of what we have out here. Keep those lines tyte!

Thanks Tristan for another great video, fun with branches along the creek. Not a bad creek, seemed to be supporting a lot of trout. My last trout outing was the Driftless area of NE Iowa. I fish more in warm water near Davenport Iowa. Tie almost all of my flies, and I have tied several Tenkara type flies that I will try on my standard 5wt. My wife is just starting and fishing Tenkara type line/leader may be more intuitive for her. We will see how it works out.

Great Video as always! I'm fishing Teton Zoom Rod in the Eastern Sierra Mtns, Ca. Higher elevation fishing for golden trout, brook Trout & brown Trout

Great video, Tristan. I have been looking at your videos for about a year now and I have become a tenkara addict addict! Keep it up, I love your enthusiasm. Paul in Maryland

Watching this from south of France. I love to fly-fish alpine lakes and streams in the Mercantour. I've watched lots of your videos and I'm really eager to get into tenkara fishing !

I'm watching from Japan. But,I have not experience about Tenkara .I fish trout with lure. Love your video !

Watching from East Tennessee. I love chasing native Appalachian brook trout. I love your videos. Keep up the good work!

Watching this lovely video from Fort Wayne Indiana. Born and raised in Northern Michigan, fly fisher since birth. Great videos friend.

Wellston Michigan... Love fishing all my trout (s) but small/largemouth bass and panfish are a ton of fun on a tenkara rig as well... Great laid back videos buddy and I can specially relate to your occasional... ooooh no! lol. GOOD STUFF

I'm in Virginia and was inspired by your videos to get a rod and take up fishing again. I haven't used it yet, but hopefully soon. I was reluctant to fish a local stream because of the algae bloom, but looking at that stream it doesn't seem to be an issue. Thank you for all the great content!

San Diego way. I fish lakes, San Diego river and the ocean. Tons of opportunities here. Thank for taking us along…

Hey Tristan, my name is Jayce. I live in northern Utah but I am originally from south east Idaho. I originally got into Tenkara because a friend of mine showed me his dads Tenkara gear and took me out fishing with it once. It sucked miserably though and we caught nothing. Somehow I happened upon your channel and saw how fun Tenkara is supposed to be. I ended up getting a rod and have absolutely loved it since. I will say the beginning of the video was actually somewhat encouraging for me as I feel like I’m the only Tenkara angler that has times when it seems like I can’t avoid getting snagged. Thanks for the amazing content!

I’m in Central AZ in the furnace desperately wishing I was in that creek. Such a healthy and vibrant place. Those were some happy fish.

Watching from the Oklahoma Panhandle, do most of my fishing in southwest Colorado. Enjoy watching your videos and love your enthusiasm.

Hampshire, United Kingdom. Been fly fishing for Brown and Rainbow trout for nearly 45 years now and recently been fishing Tenkara style. Love your videos, keep it up. Regards, Simon.

I’m watching from north Georgia. I love fishing and I chase every species I can. My experience with trout so far is limited to stocker rainbows at a nearby mountain creek but, I am interested in branching out.

I'm watching from northern Utah. I'm just getting into tenkara and your videos are awesome!

Great spot. My name is Adam and I slay Bass in Southern California. I stumbled onto your channel while I was researching Tenkara for backpacking and I have watched all of your videos since. Great content and your passion and enjoyment really shines through. Thanks for taking the time to film your adventures

Love your vids. We have 3 local trout streams in the comunity here in South East Kentucky.

I’ve started watching because I never heard of a tenkara rod. I’m an American living in Canada. Started fly fishing when I lived in Washington State. Your area is the same environment as the area of Washington I lived in. Fishing this small creeks looks fun. Thanks for sharing your adventures

Watching from Michigan. Love the small stream content!

Checking in from NWGA. I love to fish tiny mountain streams here in Ga as well as in the GSMNP. Love to get into the southern Appalachian Speckled Trout. But just love catching ‘‘em all.

Bellingham Wa, soon to be Meridian Id. I love how much energy and enthusiasm are in these videos of your vs. the more factual SUV videos. I know what your heart loves!

I watch all your videos. I’m in northern utah and fish only in northern utah so far. I only fish small creeks and smaller rivers such as the Logan river. I have never been skunked since switching to Tenkara style. Thanks Tristan

Centennial, Colorado. I'm new to tenkara fishing and I love your videos. They really bring the "everyone can fish" attitude to the fly fishing community. I have yet to even land a fish (on a tenkara rod) but I'm looking forward to fishing for brookies up in the mountains this summer. You should fish more colorado streams!

Hi I’m from Deep South Texas. San Benito to be exact. Loved your video. I can’t wait to get my first ever tankera rod I fish for large mouth bass and I’m always missing my target and landing my lure on the bank of the canal. The only trout around these parts is speckled trout. And you only catch those on salt water. Stay safe and keep making those videos thier so entertaining I love all the places that you go to. So beautiful

NE Wisconsin. Started tenkara fishing last year and absolutely love it.

Hey mate! From the UK where I fish the Dorset chalk streams for the much larger wild brown trout we're so lucky to have here! Thanks for the great videos, love your content!

Twin Falls, ID. Started Tenkara fishing a week ago after being inspired by your great videos. Caught my first rainbow trout, 12", in a nearby creek. This weekend I went back and caught a 9" & a 12", both rainbows in the same creek. I want to head up to mountain streams soon.

South Carolina, mostly trout fish for brookies and rainbows in the southern Appalachians, but have fished many areas of the eastern & western US. Traditional western fly fisher. Just bought my first tenkara rod! Can't wait to try it out.

Northern Utah. I like to catch trout, bass, catfish, and crappie. I do a mixture of fly fishing and traditional fishing. Gonna be getting a tenkara setup here soon and can’t wait to try it out!

Coos Bay, OR; Out here the coastal creeks are so very brushy that they are really hard to fish so most of our fishing is on the lakes and in the bays and ocean. Although I do know of a great place up in the headwaters of the Umpqua where there are pretty big browns that I would like to try the Tenkara style of fishing on. I love those high mountain / desert streams and creeks. Love your vids and look forward to being a little jealous each time I watch one. Jerry 😎👍

Hello from Middle Tennessee! The state parks in TN have some great fishing!

Twin Falls Idaho. I really enjoy your videos. I’m going to start Tenkara fishing this summer. Cannot wait to start. It looks so much fun.