Ankle deep in Little Prickly Pear Creek, Brad Hansen, Tenkara “Guru” at Crosscurrents Fly Shop in Helena sends a caddis stimulator gracefully onto pocket water under overhanging grass Tuesday Morning. Using the primitive method of Tenkara fishing, fisherman can access smaller streams usual to technical due to riparian overgrowth.
Jennifer Harris ties on a parachute.
Caleb Fey fishes Little Prickly Pear Creek using Tenkara fly fishing techniques Tuesday Morning.
Fish Flop
Jennifer Harris demonstrates a bow cast technique with a Tenkara rod, wherein she loads tension in the rod while holding the fly, then releases it towards a targeted location on the creek.