A few years ago I had the pleasure of reviewing the TRY 360 tenkara rod from Tenkara Times. I wrote a fairly thorough review about it HERE if you'd like to go back and read it. However, you don't really have to... in short, I thought the rod was great - lightweight in hand, an … Continue reading Gear Review Update: Tenkara Times TRY 360 Tenkara Rod
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Wandering Around The Willamette Fish Hatchery
On Sunday afternoon, driving back from a third straight day of fishing, I decided to make a small detour and see what was down the "Fish Hatchery Road" I'd kept passing all weekend. Set back a little bit from Route 58 in Oakridge, I found the Willamette Fish Hatchery... and well, I was pleasantly surprised … Continue reading Wandering Around The Willamette Fish Hatchery
Sunday, July 23: Another Morning At The North Fork
"Sunday. North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River. Tenkara Bug Out Section 14."That's what I had scribbled in my notebook the night before while planning my fishing agenda. I'm not exactly sure what drew me to that section of the river... perhaps it the was fact that it was really close to section 15 that fished … Continue reading Sunday, July 23: Another Morning At The North Fork
Saturday, July 22: Fishing The North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River
Before we start, let's just leave this here for a second...Gorgeous, right?The fishing part of the 2017 Tenkara Bug Out was centered around "self-guided" sections of the North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River. For a guy accustomed to fishing much smaller streams, this provided some big boulders, deep pools, and fast water opportunities, all within … Continue reading Saturday, July 22: Fishing The North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River
Opening Act: A Visit To Salt Creek Falls
In preparing a loose agenda for the recent trip out to Oregon, I was looking for something to do in the short amount of time between the time the flight arrived and the evening "check in" for the Tenkara Bug Out. Outside of driving 45 minutes from Eugene to Oakridge, which would serve as my … Continue reading Opening Act: A Visit To Salt Creek Falls