Tenkara Academy Showroom
Below you'll find our full portfolio of academy courses featuring a range of video, audio, text and diagrams bringing you the best in authentic Tenkara techniques and experiences. Get a quick demo in the video or click the "Learn More" button to preview a course's lesson menu/index or click "Buy Now" to enrol and start learning right away...
Manipulations Volume 1
Bring your fly-box to life with tried and tested fly manipulation tactics known as “sasoi”. By controlling and changing the enticing movements that you add to your dry flies, nymphs, streamers and Japanese kebari, you can turn unresponsive fish into memorable captures.
Small Stream Tenkara with Kobayashi-san
Learn the small stream Tenkara techniques of one of Japan's most successful Tenkara anglers. This course features on stream fishing, analysis, fly tying and tackle interviews and more.
Tenkara Nymphing with Shin Takahashi
Learn how Takahashi-san caught multiple fish in front of his class of 20 students on a highly pressured river. The 40-minute on stream video lesson sees Takahashi-san demonstrate his fusion of Tenkara and western nymphing techniques.
Go Ishii On Stream Masterclass
Join Alan, Neil & Chris as they get a privileged personal masterclass from top Japanese tenkara practitioner Go Ishii covering the tactics, casting and line-control for tackling the most difficult, high-pressure rivers in Japan – and around the world.
Kura-san On Stream Masterclass
Discover the essential stream craft elements that separate out the most successful tenkara (and fly) fishers through the ability to present a fly to a fish - without that fish being aware of the angler. These tactics are some of the most important skills any fly angler can learn.
The Complete Kebari Collection
A comprehensive step by step guide to tying 12 Tenkara kebari patterns - follow each recipe exactly for a go-anywhere box of flies or use the patterns as inspiration for your own creations using John's helpful suggestions for variants.
Tenkara with Hisanobu Hirata
Learn a whole range of fishing skills from one of Japan's most respected tenkara anglers including on stream tuition and analysis, fly tying and fly selection and horse hair line making.
How to Fool Fish with Simple Flies Multimedia Portal
Here you'll find a reading of the book by Paul (Gaskell) broken up into 7 bitesize parts averaging around 20 to 30 minutes each.