fly
- noun
- /flaɪ/
- Specialized
- The experienced angler tied his own fly to match the bugs hatching on the water's surface.
- fly fishing
- fly casting
I cast my little fly fishing line into the water.
- I cast my little fly fishing line into the water.
- But I am a competent fly Fisher, fly fisherman, catching relief.
Examples
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I cast my little fly fishing line into the water.
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Donald is a fly fisherman and a gourmet cook.
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I cast my little fly fishing line into the water.
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Second place, national fly fishing competition.
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It's the weight of the fly line propels the fine leader with the fly on the end.
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Fly-fishing is a great art.
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Ellery, you'll never catch a fish without a fly in the water.
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Jimmy got his fly rod out of the garage and sneaked off to the pond.
Fiction book (1998) -
A Coloradan by birth and temperament, White is an outdoorsman who counts fly-fishing and skiing among his favorite pastimes.
Academic text (1993) -
I'm getting myself a top-of-the-line Sauer 202, couple of vintage fly rods, spend the next three years up in Montana just huntin' and fishin'.
Synonyms
An object that attracts fish or other animals into a trap
A small fake insect that floats on the water to attract fish
A man-made fly used by people who fish to look like a small insect near water
A type of fishing fly with a head of deer hair that looks like a small fish
A small fishing bait made to look like an adult moth-like water insect
A small fake insect tied to a fishing line to attract fish
An artificial bait that sinks and moves below the water to attract fish
A fishing lure with long wings that extend past the hook to look like a small fish
A small fake bait made of plastic or metal to attract fish
A small brightly colored fake bait used to attract fish
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
A caught fly ball that lets a player on base score while it puts the batter out
- Offensive
Not reliable and likely to disappear quickly, often for dishonest reasons
- South African
A large African fly that bites people and animals and causes sleeping sickness
A large fly with a shiny blue-green body that lays eggs on dead animals and in wounds
A small bright green beetle from southern Europe that makes a liquid causing blisters
- Specialized
The use of a special rod and line to throw a small fake fly into water to catch fish
A small insect like a moth whose young live in water and build protective cases from stones and plants
A small moth-like insect whose young live in water and build cases from pebbles and plants
A small insect with wings like a moth whose larvae live in water and build cases from sand and plants
A small moth-like insect whose young live in water and build cases from sand and plants
- Specialized
A very small wasp that lays eggs in other insects' eggs or young and helps control pests
A long thin fly with very long legs that looks like a large mosquito but does not bite
- Specialized
A fever people can catch from ticks, flies, or touching infected wild animals like rabbits
- Specialized
Large insect with a soft body and long jaws whose young live in water and are used as fishing bait
- Specialized
A North American bush with pale yellow flowers and berries eaten by birds
A winged insect like a dragonfly whose young dig small cone-shaped pits in sand to trap ants and other insects
A small shrub with pairs of yellowish-white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens
A poisonous mushroom with a bright red cap covered in white dots that grows in forests
A North American bush that loses its leaves in winter and has upright stems and pale yellow flowers
- Specialized
A small open deck above the ship's control room for steering and a better view
- Specialized
A narrow high platform at the side of a stage where crew use ropes to move scenery above it
- Specialized
A narrow high platform at the side of a stage where crew work with ropes and equipment
A small delicate insect with thin net-like wings whose young eat garden pests like aphids
A large tropical insect with bright colors and a long snout, once thought to give light
- Specialized
A slender insect with long legs that hangs from plants to catch other small insects
- Specialized
A wasp-like insect that lays eggs inside caterpillars so the young eat them
- Specialized
A large fast fly that catches other insects in the air and drinks their juices
- Offensive
A very revealing outfit that draws attention to the wearer's crotch area
An insect that eats insects, with a long beak and antennae, whose males have a curved tail like a scorpion
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fly in fishing is a small artificial lure named because it looks like a tiny insect that 'flies' above the water, so anglers use a fly to attract fish that eat insects.