Tenkara rods are a modern take on a traditional form of Japanese fly fishing. The entire system consists of a long rod, a leader, tippet, and a fly. In many aspects, it embodies the purest form of ...

MOUTH OF WILSON, Va. (WFXR) — Tenkara comes from Japan – it is a fixed line method of fishing flies. While tenkara can be effective anywhere on any number of species, it is well-suited for fishing the ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. HANOVER, Pa. (AP) — Tenkara rods have no reel. Averaging 12-feet in length, they ...

It’s how Izaak Walton fished, and the samurai, too: a tapered line affixed to the tip of a long, limber rod, with a floating or sunken fly dropped, dapped or drifted through the nooks and crannies of ...

Tenkara tackle still makes people stare, but now it’s drawing stares on multiple continents. The telescoping, 12-foot fly rods with 13-foot lines affixed to their tips — no reels, no guides — have ...

The place where Eric Tofte is fishing is improbably beautiful. He's a half-mile or so up a North Shore stream, well up the shore from Duluth. It's a tiny stream, just a couple of feet wide in places, ...

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Everything about Tenkara fishing says “small” — a skinny pole with a short line to seek pan-sized fish in tiny creeks. So naturally, when Missoula resident Pat Ortmeyer tied into a ...

While I enjoy tenkara angling, particularly on small water, I tend to stick with traditional fly gear most of the time — I like the casting aspect of fly fishing too much to devote more than just a ...