dry fly
an artificial fly designed for use on the surface of the water.
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Origin of dry fly
1- Compare wet fly.
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How to use dry fly in a sentence
I must not forget to mention dry-fly fishing, which is particularly suitable for women.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2 | VariousThere was none could coax a trout from a glass-clear pool with a dry fly like Alan Campbell.
The Wind Bloweth | Brian Oswald Donn-ByrneOutside a dry-fly rasped the brooding silence up and down with its fret-saw refrain.
Back Home | Irvin S. CobbBut none of the old anglers, to my knowledge, was a dry-fly fisher, and Izaak was no fly-fisher at all.
Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler | Andrew LangOur ancestors, though they did not fish with the dry fly, were intent on imitating the insect on the water.
Andrew Lang's Introduction to The Compleat Angler | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for dry fly
angling : Compare wet fly
an artificial fly designed and prepared to be floated or skimmed on the surface of the water
(as modifier): dry-fly fishing
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