Flies I have tied to experiment with for cutthroat in the PNW.
Tag: #tenkara
Day 7: Silver Creek Outfitters
Day 7 of my September trip
Day 6: The Bull Trout and Westslope Cutthroat
Day 6 of my September trip
Day 5: Idaho Tenkara Camp Out
Day 5 of my September trip
Day 4: The Ditch
Day 4 of my September trip
Day 3: 27th State
Day 3 of my September trip
GETTING THERE
from 09/09/2025 my thoughts Day one of my 12 day journey starts in Charlotte. It is the closest airport hub to me and it will get me to Salt Lake City on a nonstop flight. Perfect. Background Thoughts I didn’t travel much growing up, I certainly didn’t fly anywhere, and this had me thinking and […]
Tenkara Goals
I want to put into a document the feelings I have with catching a brook trout in 16 states that they are native on the East coast of the US. But, honestly, I am not actually sure how to describe my feelings. I have reached goals before. I became a nurse. I work in a […]
A Little Bit About Me
Welcome to my tenkara journey… Where every time I see a body of water you will hear me say… “I’d fish that” My name is Amanda Hoffner and I am LadyTenkaraBum… Firstly, I’d like to introduce myself as a lady angler who possesses the schooling and training as a critical care registered nurse. I prefer […]
Dragontail Tenkara: Ragnarok 400 Rod Review
I fished it for three solid hours and did all the things you do with a tenkara rod…
I got a fly stuck in a tree on a back cast and on a missed hookset, fell, fell again and thought iI broke the rod, caught a fish, caught leaves, sticks, and bushes, amongst getting snagged on countless other things…and didn’t break the rod! That alone is a win for me.
