“Fishing from Heaven.” That’s the English translation of the Japanese word tenkara, a traditional Japanese style of fly fishing that has journeyed from the mountain trout streams of the Land of the Rising Sun to our own mountain streams—and beyond.
Having lived in Japan for three years while serving in the U.S. Navy during the Cold War, I’ve wanted to try this form of fly fishing for some time. Everyone in the Virginia fly fishing community I asked about tenkara sent me in the direction of Tom Sadler…
THE OUTDOOR FEED 