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fly-fish
[ flahy-fish ]
verb (used without object)
, Angling.
- to fish with artificial flies as bait.
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Derived Forms
- ˈfly-ˌfishing, noun
- ˈfly-ˌfisher, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fly-fish1
First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences
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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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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The river is now in possession of a club of gentlemen, who will with great pleasure allow the stranger to fly fish.
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Lough Con will be found also good, but the trout fishing is best in it—fly fish the river for salmon.
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Thirty gentlemen might fly fish these waters without the least inconvenience, were the Salmon allowed to go free.
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