I had the pleasure of fishing with this awesome tenkara newcomer on Friday. But this picture was taken on Saturday, when sadly (for me) I was nowhere around. He took the knowledge and skills he picked up fishing with me and used them to catch this lovely Brook trout and many others on his own the next day. What I call “Stream Independence” is a goal for many of my clients and it’s what I want for them. There is nothing I like better than getting texts from former clients with pictures of the fish they’re catching and the fun they’re having with tenkara. I love when clients come back to fish with me over and over, but I always want that to be because they enjoy fishing with me or want to work on some new skills. Until then, it’s such a pleasure to see them out there enjoying themselves. So keep those pictures coming!