fly-fish

American  

[flahy-fish] / ˈflaɪˌfɪʃ /

verb (used without object)

Angling.

1. to fish with artificial flies as bait.

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fly-fish British  

verb

1. (intr) angling to fish using artificial flies as lures See dry fly wet fly

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Other Word Forms

• fly-fisher
  noun
• fly-fishing
  noun

Etymology

Origin of fly-fish

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

Years later, a co-worker taught her to fly-fish during lunch breaks, when she practiced casting underneath the St. Johns Bridge on the Columbia River in Portland, Ore.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2017

The property already had a house, but Mr. Nutt, 71, who likes to bow hunt and fly-fish, wanted something more rustic for his CloverCrest Ranch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2016

The two, both already married and divorced twice, started to date, going on trips together to ride horses and fly-fish.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2015

"Most people don't have the stamina to fly-fish all day long, and would want to take a break, but for him it is nonstop casting."

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2011

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

From Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. by Hunter, Martin