wet fly

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noun Angling.

an artificial fly designed for use underwater.

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Origin of wet fly

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby wet fly

wet contact, wet deposition, wet dock, wet dream, wet fish, wet fly, wether, Wethersfield, wetland, wet look, wet machine

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How to use wet fly in a sentence

On the other hand, a wet fly should sink readily, and should be made with very soft webby hackles.
How to Tie Flies|E. C. Gregg
Place the concave sides together and tie in the butt ends the same as for a wet fly.
How to Tie Flies|E. C. Gregg
The wet fly, or wet fly methods, should be followed wherever the water is of the latter description.
Fishing with Floating Flies|Samuel G. Camp
These imitations have met, both in my hands and in the hands of others, with greater success than any other form of wet fly.
Old Flies in New Dresses|Charles Edward Walker

But here the hackle is much more important than on the wet fly.
How to Tie Flies|E. C. Gregg

British Dictionary definitions for wet fly

wet fly

noun

angling

an artificial fly designed to float or ride below the water surface
(as modifier)wet-fly fishing

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