fly-fish

[flahy-fish]

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verb (used without object) Angling.

to fish with artificial flies as bait.

Origin of fly-fish

First recorded in 1745–55

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Historical Examples

We placed a stand of old useless salmon nets near the last sand point to create a back-water, from which to fly-fish.
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Martin Hunter
I have sometimes sought to drown care in the river, whither I go with gillie Bareshanks to fly-fish for trouts.
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Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for fly-fish

fly-fish

verb

(intr) angling to fish using artificial flies as luresSee dry fly, wet fly

Derived Formsfly-fisher, nounfly-fishing, noun

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Examples from the Web for fly-fish

Historical Examples

We placed a stand of old useless salmon nets near the last sand point to create a back-water, from which to fly-fish.

I have sometimes sought to drown care in the river, whither I go with gillie Bareshanks to fly-fish for trouts.

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