Tenkara saved the day on still water, when I forgot my fly reel

This video is from late autumn. I took a day off to enjoy the misty forest fly fishing. However I soon realised that I had forgotten my fly reel. Normally that would be game over, but I always a carry a light and compact tenkara rod in my backpack (isn't that the point of Tenkara). Would I still be able to catch fish on the small ponds and lakes with any real casting distance? Watch and see.