07-21-2013, 08:52 PM
Just returned from a week backpacking trip to the Uintas (Naturalist Basin and Rock Creek Basin), and spent many hours with both my regular fly rod and a Tenkara rod. Tenkara is a great option for backpacking because it is super lightweight (4 oz. total), simple to rig, and takes up very little space.
I put on a foam hopper and everyone in my group took a turn using the Tenkara rod, and everyone caught a lot of fish. With a 13.5’ rod, we could cast out about 30’ from shore which was plenty to target trout circulating around the lake looking for a meal.
Next time backpacking, I will likely just take the Tenkara rod because its technique matches up well with the small, clear lakes of the Uintas.
Other than a spool of tippet material, this is all you need to fly fish the back country.
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I put on a foam hopper and everyone in my group took a turn using the Tenkara rod, and everyone caught a lot of fish. With a 13.5’ rod, we could cast out about 30’ from shore which was plenty to target trout circulating around the lake looking for a meal.
Next time backpacking, I will likely just take the Tenkara rod because its technique matches up well with the small, clear lakes of the Uintas.
Other than a spool of tippet material, this is all you need to fly fish the back country.
[inline "Tenkara Rod.jpg"]
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