wet fly


nounAngling.
  1. an artificial fly designed for use underwater.

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Origin of wet fly

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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How to use wet fly in a sentence

  • On the other hand, a wet fly should sink readily, and should be made with very soft webby hackles.

    How to Tie Flies | E. C. Gregg
  • Place the concave sides together and tie in the butt ends the same as for a wet fly.

    How to Tie Flies | E. C. Gregg
  • The wet fly, or wet fly methods, should be followed wherever the water is of the latter description.

  • These imitations have met, both in my hands and in the hands of others, with greater success than any other form of wet fly.

    Old Flies in New Dresses | Charles Edward Walker
  • But here the hackle is much more important than on the wet fly.

    How to Tie Flies | E. C. Gregg

British Dictionary definitions for wet fly

wet fly

noun
  1. angling : Compare dry fly

    • an artificial fly designed to float or ride below the water surface

    • (as modifier): wet-fly fishing

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