NC woman practices ancient Japanese fishing method along the mountains of the Carolinas and Virginia

Ancient Japanese fishing method perfect for mountains in the Carolinas, more

Tenkara comes from Japan - it is a fixed line method of fishing flies.

NC woman practices ancient Japanese fishing method along the mountains of the Carolinas and Virginia

MOUTH OF WILSON, Va. (WFXR) -- With a subtle snap of the wrist the rod moved forward gently sending the line and fly in an elegant arc toward the mountain stream pool. The artificial bait splashed, sank, and began to drift with the current of Cabin Creek in the Grayson Highlands. Then the line came to a dead stop. Fish on! And that was my introduction to the ancient art of Tenkara flyfishing as a beautiful rainbow-colored brook trout came to the…