fly-cast
Americanverb (used without object)
Example Sentences
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To the Hilemans and other residents, Grand County was a Rocky Mountain paradise, a place rooted in ranching that has seen an influx of second homeowners and wealthy vacationers who come to fly-cast and teach their children to ride horseback.
From New York Times
Fishermen in waders fly-cast into the roiling water.
From Los Angeles Times
He loved to camp, cook burritos over an open fire and fly-cast for trout on the Grande Ronde River.
From BusinessWeek
No piece of personal adornment was it, without which he would not act, but rather that which now is called the fly-cast, or the gut-cast, or the trace, or what it may be.
From Project Gutenberg
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