🐛 A small insect 🎣 A fishing bait

caddisfly

8.9

A small fishing bait made to look like an adult moth-like water insect

noun
/ˈkædɪsˌflaɪ/

Jargon

: mosca de caddis

I tied a caddisfly to my line this morning.

Examples

She learned to tie a realistic caddisfly for her next fly fishing trip.
Trout often rise to take a well-presented caddisfly during the evening hatch.
The angler tied a new caddisfly to his line before casting into the stream.
The caddisflies are perfect for catching trout.
The fisherman chose a bright caddisfly pattern to attract fish during his trip to the lake.
Using a realistic caddisfly lure, he successfully caught several trout in the river.
During the summer months, anglers often prefer a caddisfly imitation to improve their chances of catching fish.

Synonyms

fly

vscaddisfly

Specialized

55 7.9

A small artificial insect used to catch fish

is specific to imitating one adult aquatic insect rather than any insect lure

dry fly

vscaddisfly

Specialized

1 6.7

A small fake insect that floats on the water to attract fish

is made to imitate a particular adult aquatic insect rather than being defined by floating

caddis

vscaddisfly

Jargon

1 9.4

A man-made fly used by people who fish to look like a small insect near water

is the specific lure made to imitate that adult insect for angling

How Realistic

caddisfly

Jargon

8.9

fly

Specialized

55 7.9

lure

23 4.6

Surface Forms

caddisfly singular

caddisflies plural

Morphology

caddisfly = caddis + fly (semi-transparent) = caddis + fly

The fishing lure name transparently references the insect it imitates, but learners who don't know 'caddis' will not infer the referent from components alone.

Etymology

Caddisfly also names a fishing fly that copies the real insect. A helpful way to remember this is that the lure is named after the insect famous for carrying a small 'case', so anglers call their imitation a caddisfly.