I think Tenkara is perfectly suited for those streams. Enloe Creek has some spots with relatively tight conditions, but there is plenty of open water. The other streams you mentioned are both relatively open. The compact nature of the Tenkara equipment makes it a natural for overnight trips in the backcountry.

Seriously though, with a few more trials, the flick of a wrist cast and its superior bow and arrow, tenkara will tame those rhododendron tunnels. I haven’t picked up my 7’6″ creek noodle for two years here in the Blue Ridge. Just shorten that level line (fluorocarbon, not mono) and those feisty natives will be writing a new video chapter.

Most of the time, you can land them with a low, close to the body, line lift. In the really tight spots I’ve resorted to hand-over-handing the rod and collapsing sections. Before long you will guiding with tenkara!

The furled leader we used was a little too long, at least for the first time we were on the water. The mono leaders we tied up were shorter, just as easy to cast, and didn’t require us to lift quite so high when we hooked a fish.

Still, it’s good to have a new challenge and another method to keep it all fresh. We’re excited to continue with Tenkara because we see all kinds of possibilities.

Glad you guys have ample water right now, you know how fast that can change. Send a little H2O our way. We’ve had no snow to speak of this winter and Its January 18th. I live an hour East of Minneapolis, MN on the WIsconsin side of the Mississippi river. Don’t get me wrong we all love the thought of warm, snowless winters but our trout are getting to the point where they need a drink.