Ep. 5: White Mountains Tenkara Campout - Bill Holleran, Amanda Hoffner, & Nate Camp

In Episode 5 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, we check in with Bill Holleran, Amanda Hoffner, & Nate Camp to recap the first White Mountains Tenkara Campout held June 10-12, 2022.

Hosts Mike Agneta & Matt Sment sit with Bill, Amanda, & Nate to get an update on a recent tenkara gathering in New Hampshire. With other events taking place in North Carolina and Wisconsin, this was the first organized community event to be held in New England in quite some time. Bill gives us background on his company, Red Brook Tenkara, the White Mountains, as well as the origins of the campout, while Amanda & Nate introduce themselves and discuss their tenkara histories and role in the weekend.

The meandering conversation also covers topics such as fly patterns, gear preferences, and techniques for fishing in the White Mountains, as well as hub cities, travel details, and plans for next year’s event!

Show Notes: 

01:10 – 2022’s Tenkara Event Calendar

03:45 – Intro Bill Holleran, Red Brook Tenkara

05:35 – Intro Amanda Hoffner, Lady Tenkara Bum

07:10 – Intro Nate Camp, Camp Kebari

08:44 – White Mountains Campout overview

14:55 – The “Incident” on the water

16:35 – Fly tying with Amanda & Nate

21:05 – Strike indicators & attractor flies

23:08 – Confidence flies

24:16 – Beadhead strategies

28:50 – Rod Choices & Bad Axe love

37:12 – Community & social aspect to events

40:55 – Nate’s knife hand!

41:34 – Timber & Fins, North Country Angler, Yonah Packs, Rod Raffle

50:50 – Tenkara Outlaws

52:01 – A traveler’s guide to the White Mountains

55:44 – Closing remarks

57:18 – The legend of Shyman

Want to See More? 

Red Brook Tenkara 

Lady Tenkara Bum (Instagram) 

Camp Kebari (Etsy) 

Ledge Brewing Co. 

Timber & Fins (Instagram) 

North Country Angler 

Yonah Packs 

Bad Axe Rod 

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