fly casting

noun

, Angling.

1. the act or technique of casting with an artificial fly as the lure, the rod used being longer and more flexible than that used in bait casting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fly casting¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Fly-casting is impossible in this maze of dead and living branches.

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He lay down again in his lounging sprawl, with his grave eyes intently fixed upon my fly-casting.

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Lines for fly-casting are usually known as "waterproof, enameled silk lines."

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That a tapered line is most efficient and satisfactory for dry-fly casting is generally conceded.

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For average small-stream fly casting it is best to select a line having a "quick" taper, fifteen feet or less.

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