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to fly-fish

to fly-fish

4 6.1
To fish with small fake flies using a special rod
  • verb
  • /flaɪ fɪʃ/
translation icon : pescar con mosca
  • I would love it if you could teach me how to fly fish.
  • fly fish for trout
  • fly fish for bass
  • saltwater fly-fishing

Examples

  • I thought I couldn't fly fish because I don't have great eye hand coordination.

  • "It's gorgeous up here—the mountains and the lake, and we like to fly fish."

    Blog text (25)

  • I fly fish a little.

    Scoop (2006)

  • Teach me how to fly-fish.

    Rules of Engagement (2000)

  • And I'm going to fly-fish my brains out for about 3 weeks going for salmon and steel head.

    Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)

  • I learned how to fly-fish while spending the summer at the lake with my grandfather.

  • Everyone says that the best way to catch trout is to fly-fish with artificial flies.

  • This weekend, I plan to fly-fish at the river using handmade lures.

Synonyms

to fish
vsto fly-fish
119 1.0

To catch fish for sport or food

is limited to using artificial flies and special tackle and casting technique
to flyfish
vsto fly-fish
  • Specialized
7.8

To fish with small fake flies using a special rod and line

emphasizes use of a reel and specific casting technique as part of the method

Surface Forms

fly-fish infinitive
fly-fished past
fly-fished past participle
fly-fishing present participle
fly-fishes third person singular

Morphology

fly-fish = fly + fish (transparent) = fly + fish

A productive hyphenated compound meaning 'to fish using (artificial) flies', so learners who know 'fly' (the lure) and 'fish' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Fly-fish comes from using a small fake fly as bait, where 'fly' means a little 'insect' used to attract fish. So to fly-fish is to fish using 'flies' as bait.