fly-tying
Americannoun
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The fly-tying room has a secure firearms safe.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
Fly-fishing and fly-tying have been part of their relationship since the beginning.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2019
Decades later, the pursuit of rare feathers, by legal or illegal means, was taken up by salmon fly-tying experts, whose creations have become ever more esoteric and elaborate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2018
He started competing in fly-tying festivals and conventions around New England.
From National Geographic ● May 19, 2018
As the art of fly-tying has advanced, more nearly do the artificial represent the natural flies, and this advancement is due, in a great measure, to the makers of dry flies.
From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Charles Barker Bradford
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