streamer fly

8.9

A fishing lure with long wings that extend past the hook to look like a small fish

noun
/ˈstriːmər flaɪ/

Jargon

: mosca streamer

To increase his chances of catching bass, he carefully selected a colorful streamer fly with long wings.

Examples

The angler tied a bright streamer fly to his line, hoping to attract a large trout.
Many anglers prefer using streamer flies for trout fishing.
He learned how to tie his own streamer flies for the upcoming fishing season.
Many fishermen prefer using a streamer fly in fast-moving waters to mimic small baitfish.
The fisherman tied a streamer fly to his line.
The fisherman cast his line with a vibrant streamer fly that mimicked small fish in the water.
Using a streamer fly that resembles a minnow can attract larger fish during the summer months.

Synonyms

fly

vsstreamer fly

Specialized

55 7.9

A small artificial insect used to catch fish

is specialized with rear wings to imitate small fish rather than insects

muddler

vsstreamer fly

Jargon

1 9.4

A type of fishing fly with a head of deer hair that looks like a small fish

has wings extending past the hook to mimic small aquatic animals

Surface Forms

streamer fly singular

streamer flies plural

Morphology

streamer + fly

A learner who knows 'fly' as a fishing lure and the sense of 'streamer' as something long or streaming can plausibly infer this is a long, streamer-like type of fishing fly, so part of the meaning is recoverable from the parts. However 'streamer' is ambiguous in general English and the specific angling sense (wings extending beyond the hook; imitating small fish rather than insects) is specialized knowledge, so the full meaning is not fully predictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Streamer fly gets its name from the long, flowing wing materials that the word streamer suggests and from fly, the artificial bait, because those wings trail back in the water like a small fish. That's why a streamer fly is used to look like 'small fish' and attract bigger fish.