A simpler, cheaper method of experiencing the joy and beauty of catching a fish with a fly—regardless of fishing skill—is with a tenkara setup. Newbies will take to this simple style fast ...

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 ...

Many may shake their heads and wade downstream for more open waters, but a few have turned to an old idea to bring a new philosophy to fly-fishing. Called Tenkara fly-fishing, a primitive approach ...

That is the minimalist essence of tenkara, a form of traditional Japanese fly fishing that has begun to attract anglers in the United States. Although the etymology is unclear, the name tenkara is ...

Everybody is in search of some simplicity in life, but perhaps nobody searches harder for it than the fly fisherman. So it’s no small wonder why tenkara, the most simplistic form of fly-fishing ...

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 ...

Fly fishermen tend to be their own breed of anglers. However, the ancient Japanese art of tenkara is gaining momentum in the U.S. and showing that there is simplistic room for improvement in ...

When Jason Konopinski gets into something, he really gets into it. That might explain why he owns six tenkara fly-fishing rods, at least two of which are in his car at any given time.

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 ...