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 ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. HANOVER, Pa. (AP) — Tenkara rods have no reel. Averaging 12-feet in length, they ...

When an angler hooks into a large fish, it’s exciting to see and hear the fish take out line as it battles to get off the hook. But what if you don’t have a reel on your rod that allows the fish to ...

The place where Eric Tofte is fishing is improbably beautiful. He's a half-mile or so up a North Shore stream, well up the shore from Duluth. It's a tiny stream, just a couple of feet wide in places, ...

When you're backpacking or camping, it's always fun to spend some time relaxing on the water trying to reel in a fish. What's not fun is trying to pack a traditional rod and reel with all your other ...