When you're on a road trip, you don't always have room to pack your traditional fishing gear, or you might drive past a beautiful stretch of water that looks perfect for a cast. That’s where a tenkara ...

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 clear water of Quartz Creek runs over my wading boots, the Alaska sun bright in a sky of crystal blue. Mountains, impossibly green and rich from the long summer hours of daylight, chew the horizon ...

Tenkara Fishing in the Eastern Sierras The setup of a tenkara rod is minimal. Attach your preferred tippet to the rod, add a short leader, tie on a fly, and you are ready to go. Casting is simple, too ...