Tenkara in the Iowa Driftless

Greetings. My name is Gary and I am a student of tenkara, a form of fly fishing originating in the mountains of Japan. My affinity for tenkara blossomed into a passion as a result of the superb match between the local trout waters in my home area of the Driftless and this special fishing technique. 

The channel offers a series of video logs of trout fishing trips in and around the Iowa Driftless as a historical record of locations, times, equipment used, and outcomes, and for which I am the intended consumer; however, I offer them to the public as a sharing of personal experiences and in the event someone else finds value in them. I explore as many different local waters as I am able. I am not interested in monetization or the entertainment value of these vlogs.

I appreciate traditional tenkara. I emphasize a simple, limited selection of flies and single-fly presentation techniques rather than "matching the hatch." I often employ contact nymphing when conditions dictate.