I do not object to Tenkara fishing at all but laws have to be carefully worded for any situation calling for C&R or fly only waters. If you do not distinguish fly fishing in any way except a fly then you open up the waters to those spin fisherman using weights and flies. Having been on a guided trip where we did nothing but dunk heavy nymphs and split shot under a bobber if I ever do that again I'll leave the fly rod on the shelf and use my 10' noodle rod and closed face underspin Shakespeare 1810 instead. Why a flyrod when you're basically bobber fishing? From what I read and see on Tenkara it's fly fishing to me even if it relates more to "dabbing" than casting, but laws have to define things closely when we start dealing with courts, lawyers and judges...and fines.