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Tenkara Rod Co. video series
Follow Boise-based Tenkara Rod Co. to watch 18 video episodes as they pursue 18 native trout and char species in their native ranges across 12 states to complete the Western Native Trout Challenge. We asked Drew to tell us about their company and why they decided to make 18 videos about their Western Native Trout Challenge quest: “We are Tuna and Drew. Just two guys who love to fish. We started Tenkara Rod Co. in 2013 because it seemed like a fun and different way to fly fish. Tenkara is a form of fixed length line fly fishing. There is no reel. Since starting the company we have been all over the world fishing and have been making videos to share our experiences and good times. Doing the Western Native Trout Challenge is a fun way to raise awareness for this awesome organization and help people realize that we need to protect these native trout species.” More videos in this series:
Episode 3: Arctic Grayling in Alaska
Episode 4: Coastal Cutthroat Trout in Washington
Episode 5: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout in Nevada
Episode 6: Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout
Episode 7: Interior Redband Trout in eastern Oregon
Episode 8: Apache Trout
Episode 9: Gila Trout in New Mexico
Episode 11: Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Montana
Episode 12: Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in Utah
Episode 13: Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in Idaho
Episode 14: Bull Trout in Idaho
Daniel Ritz Trout Unlimited article series
More Articles in this series
- Meet the angler who is trying to complete the Western Native Trout Challenge this summer.
- Little Water and Big Hopes (Gila Trout in NM).
- Seeking Treasure in Apache Trout Country
- Just because you can doesn’t mean you should (Arctic Grayling)
- Mistakes you don’t get to make twice (Alaskan Rainbow Trout)
- The deep, dark secrets of Alaskan Lake Trout
- The elusive Arctic Char of the Kenai Peninsula
- Chasing the Wyoming Cutt-Slam and keeping the wolves away
- Collaboration and compromise restore trout almost lost in Colorado (Colorado River Cutthroat Trout)
- Excuse Me, Just Slammin Through (Utah)
- Being More Than a Trout Guy
- When terminal doesn’t have to mean the end (Lahontan Cutthroat Trout)
- Red is the new Golden… Climbing high to catch California’s state fish
- The 117 degree Kern River melting pot (Kern River Rainbow Trout)
- Sign, sign everywhere a sign (Little Kern Golden Trout)
- A case of mistaken identity (Redband Trout)
- Idaho’s Bull Trout persevere as search for other precious resources continues
- We need to know what we’re working with (Coastal Cutthroat Trout)
- Mourning loss and ascending the Lochsa (Westslope Cutthroat Trout)
- Taking the extra step in Montana (Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout)
- Some rainbows are real (Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout)
- Chasing natives and making memories during the search (final post)
