fly-fishing
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Definition
- Noun:
- A method of angling: "fly-fishing" is a specific technique for catching fish. It uses a very lightweight artificial "fly" as a lure. The fly is cast using a specialized, heavy line so that the nearly weightless fly can be presented delicately on the water's surface or just beneath it.
Usage
- As a subject: "Fly-fishing requires patience and skill."
- As an object: "He learned the art of fly-fishing from his grandfather."
- With prepositions: "They spent the weekend fly-fishing for trout on the river."
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "Dry fly-fishing": A type of fly-fishing where the artificial fly floats on the water's surface to imitate an insect.
- Dry fly-fishing is most effective during a mayfly hatch.
- "Nymph fly-fishing": A technique where the fly is designed to sink and imitate an insect larva underwater.
- Nymph fly-fishing often yields good results when fish are not feeding on the surface.
Variants and Related Words
- Fly-fish (verb): To engage in the activity of fly-fishing.
- They plan to fly-fish the remote lakes next summer.
- Fly-fisher or Fly-fisherman/Fly-fisherwoman (noun): A person who practices fly-fishing.
- The experienced fly-fisher read the water currents expertly.
- Fly rod (noun): The long, flexible rod used in fly-fishing.
- Fly line (noun): The specially weighted line used to cast the fly.
Synonyms
- Artificial fly angling: A more technical synonym.
- Fly casting: Often used to emphasize the casting technique central to the method.
Related Phrases
- "To tie a fly": The craft of creating the artificial lures used in fly-fishing.
- Before the trip, he sat at his bench to tie a few new flies.
- "Match the hatch": A fly-fishing strategy of choosing an artificial fly that closely resembles the insects currently hatching and available to the fish.
- Successful fly-fishing often depends on the angler's ability to match the hatch.
Noun
- angling with an artificial fly as a lure