fly-fish
verb (used without object)
to fish with artificial flies as bait.
fly-fisher
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a word derived from
fly-fish.
Example Sentences
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Outside of his professional life, Brittenham was a passionate fly-fisher with decades of experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
The 71-year-old writer, activist, expert fly-fisher and new grandfather welcomes me into his town home, just 50 steps from Rattlesnake Creek, to discuss what Michael Pietsch, his editor at Little, Brown, calls his “magnum opus.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
Since returning home to Plains, Ga., Jimmy Carter, famed fly-fisher, softballer and jogger, has been honing his skills at yet another avocation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Grayling.—The only other member of the salmon family in England which gives much sport to the fly-fisher is the grayling, a fish which possesses the recommendation of rising well in winter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
Ernest was the only fly-fisher of the party.
From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.
