March 24th Membership Meeting

Special Guest Speaker: Karin Miller

As the owner and founder of Zen Tenkara, I admit, I’m a little bias on the subject. But, first and foremost I consider myself a fly angler. I began with a fly rod, strictly diverted to tenkara and now, admittedly, I love and appreciate both methods, mostly because they really aren’t very different from each other at all. Okay, I see you rolling your eyes and can hear the “Pfft” sound you just made. Hang with me a bit longer:
I asked Google, what is a fly rod? The response was: “A fly rod is a specialized, long, and often flexible fishing rod used to cast a line, which in turn carries an artificial fly to its target…. rods are categorized by their action, length and weight (which corresponds to the fly line and fish they are designed for).” Then I asked Google, what is a tenkara rod? The response was: “A tenkara rod is a lightweight, telescoping fly-fishing rod from Japan that is used in a simplified method of fly fishing that doesn’t require a reel.” A tenkara rod is a fly rod – just a fly rod that is more simple, portable and easier to use and tenkara fishing is fly fishing, just without a reel.  Now that we’ve clarified that, let me tell you why you need one.
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6:30pm Social
7:00pm Meeting
7:30  Speaker
Location: CPW Classroom, 4255 Sinton Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80907