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 ...

As entrancing and addictive as the sport of fly fishing can be, the very idea of it has the opposite effect on some people, who feel it’s too complicated, too technical and too difficult. Anyone ...

An ancient Japanese fishing technique — tenkara — is becoming increasingly popular in the back country of the United States. Tenkara, which means heaven or from the skies in Japanese, originated with ...

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 ...

Rob Lepczyk hadn’t been in the Gunpowder River for more than five minutes on a late September morning before he felt a tug on his line. The 26-year-old Sparks resident yanked at the long rod before ...

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