Tenkara curious? It’s OK. Many traditional fly fishers are simplifying their angling and choosing the simple options that tenkara offers. Fishing with only a rod, a line, and a fly has its appeal. And ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PARSHALL — The fact that Daniel Galhardo has fly-fished for more than four years now without a reel, weighted fly line, leader, split shot or strike ...

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 ...

ON THE KINNICKINNIC RIVER — Matt Shipp smacked the back of his neck. “More mayflies coming out,” he said, examining the mush that moments ago alighted on his flesh. “And some of them are really big.” ...

Anglers interested in starting or upgrading their Tenkara fly fishing rod and reel may be interested in a new piece of kit launched via Kickstarter in the form of the Kita Japanese Tenkara fly fishing ...

Daniel Galhardo, author of the book "Tenkara." best times to fly fish in Colorado, since insects are hatching and are swarming rivers and creeks. That provides ample food for fish. Author Daniel ...

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 ...

For the month of March, photographer John Rountree is exploring the many aspects of fishing in Western North Carolina’s rivers. John Miko is a tenkara evangelist. He fishes the rivers and streams with ...

CROOKED CREEK, Ark. — Misako Ishimura waded knee deep into the current, the water temperature perfect for both swimming and soothing relief from the afternoon sun. But Ishimura, 58, had other things ...

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 ...