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 ...

That’s why Tenkara has emerged as an alternative. This Japanese style of fly fishing is simplicity itself: there’s a telescopic rod, a line that fastens onto the tip of the rod, a small piece ...

To devotees of the discipline known as tenkara, however, the notion falls far short of extraordinary. The traditional form of Japanese fly-fishing holds simplicity sacred, so it stands to reason ...

So it's no small wonder why tenkara, the most simplistic form of fly-fishing, has been catching on so fast. "It's so simple," West Yellowstone fly fisherman Craig Mathews said. "It's deadly ...

In a sport as resistant to change as fly-fishing, tenkara is a revolution. Actually a counterrevolution, since its stripped-down, minimalist aesthetic harks back to the earliest days of angling with ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

In fly fishing, one of the new big things is Tenkara. Tenkara, which has roots in Japan, simplifies fly fishing. Roanoke physician Kevin Kelleher has helped popularize the technique with his great ...

So it’s no small wonder why tenkara, the most simplistic form of fly-fishing, has been catching on so fast. “It’s so simple,” West Yellowstone fly fisherman Craig Mathews said.