Quote Originally Posted by Larry S View Post
Ok folks; how about Tenkara? Is this fly fishing?
Asking for a friend.......
Best to all,

Larry S
Sun Diego
A big part of what i love about flyfishing has so much to do with the reel, big fish peeling line, clickers screaming etc...so ive never gotten into it despite doing a lot of backpacking in the summer. I guess they developed it in Japan separately to western flyfishing? Pretty cool that two very distant cultures came to similar forms of fishing from observing fish feeding on insects, unless one was influenced by the other.
Really good thread, i do want to add in case my post came off as dismissive or rude, that I very much have a lot of respect for the tradition of the sport especially with SH fishing, and those that have been doing it longer than ive been alive.