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Japanese Style Fly Fishing

Tenkara fly fishing is a traditional type of fly fishing practiced in Japan. Primarily used for mountain stream trout fishing, tenkara is one of the most popular methods of angling among fresh-water mountain anglers in Japan. This subreddit was created so that those interested in tenkara style fly fishing can: * Ask questions about all aspects of tenkara. * Share tenkara fly patterns. * Discuss more tenkara methods, equipment, and videos.

15k subscribers67 posts / mo in Sep 202645 authors / mosince 2012

r/Tenkara has 15k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 67 posts a month from 45 people. Top topics: Trout Fishing Adventures, Trout Fishing and Trout Fishing.

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Size and growth

How r/Tenkara has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +5.0% in 3 months
Oct 202615k
Growing15k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−22%vs Sep 2025 · +19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202667
QuieterPeaked at 114 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Tenkara

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Trout Fishing Adventures1.4%
  2. Trout Fishing1.1%
  3. Trout Fishing1.0%
  4. Trout Fishing Adventures0.7%
  5. Fly Fishing Adventures0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. etsy
  2. eBay

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research