FLY FISHING

Definition: FLY FISHING

FLY FISHING

1. The act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies. --Walton. Fly flap , an implement for killing flies. -- Fly governor , a governor for regulating the speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air. -- Fly honeysuckle (Bot.), a plant of the honeysuckle genus (Lonicera), having a bushy stem and the flowers in pairs, as L. ciliata and L. Xylosteum . -- Fly hook , a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly. -- Fly leaf , an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. -- Fly maggot , a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Specialty Definition: Fly fishing

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Fly fishing is an ancient, distinctive angling method, developed primarily for trout and now extended to other species. Artificial flies are constructed — "tied" — in sizes and colors to match naturally occurring insects or baitfish. Fly rods are relatively light and long, and are made in a variety of weights to match the size of the fish being hunted. Fly reels are manual and of a simple spool design to accommodate the fly line and backing. Fly lines are 20-30 meters long and are matched to the rod according to weight. Because the fly itself adds very little weight, the fly line must be heavy enough to flex the rod and carry the fly to the target. A leader of 2-3 meters is used between the fly line and the fly itself.
External links:
A History of Flyfishing, by Dr. Andrew N. Herd
Flyfisherman Magazine
Virtual Flybox (flytying)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Fly fishing."

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Synonym: FLY FISHING

Synonym: Fishing. (additional references)

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Crosswords: FLY FISHING

English words defined with "FLY FISHING": Fly cap, fly rod. (references)

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Commercial Usage: FLY FISHING

Domain	Title
Books	Castwork: Reflections of Fly Fishing Guides and the American West (reference) Fly Fishing in Salt Water (reference) The Earth Is Enough: Growing Up in a World of Fly Fishing, Trout, & Old Men (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Home Waters Fly Fishing (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Hooked On Fly Fishing, BB Beyond the Basics with Bill Marts (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

High Tech	Fly: Logic Fly Fishing (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: FLY FISHING

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Photo Album: FLY FISHING

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	Recreationalist, Gayle Norman, fly fishing in a mountain stream. Many water managers use NRCS's snow survey data to manage streams for recreation. Credit: Ron Nichols.		Fly Fishing polesSouth Fork of Snake RiverUSRDUpper Snake River District. Credit: Unknown.
	Fly Fishing at Ding Darling NWR. Credit: Washington DC Library.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FLY FISHING

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
fly fishing	11,927	fly fishing school	61
fly fishing trip	6,517	fly fishing supply	58
fly fishing gear	2,434	bass fly fishing	53
montana fly fishing	1,162	fly fishing vest	51
fly fishing rod	555	fly fishing tip	49
fly fishing alaska	491	fly fishing basics	48
fly fishing equipment	383	new mexico fly fishing	48
saltwater fly fishing	190	oregon fly fishing	46
fly fishing colorado	182	wyoming fly fishing	45
fly fishing knots	177	california fly fishing	45
fly fishing vacation	162	fly fishing properties for sale	44
fly fishing reel	156	sage fly fishing	44
fly fishing magazine	141	new zealand fly fishing	43
fly fishing fly	111	maine fly fishing	40
fly fishing tackle	110	wisconsin fly fishing	40
fly fishing boat	106	michigan fly fishing	38
utah fly fishing	97	fly fishing book	38
fly fishing guide	85	fly fishing pa	38
idaho fly fishing	71	fly fishing wallpaper	38
fly fishing picture	61	fly fishing washington	38
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: FLY FISHING

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "f-f-g-h-i-i-l-n-s-y"
	-2 letters: sniffily.
	-3 letters: filings, finfish, fishily, fishing, flyings, lignify, shingly, shinily, signify.
	-4 letters: fifing, filing, finish, flings, flying, gliffs, ignify, isling, lyings, lysing, nihils, shying, singly, sniffy.
	-5 letters: finis, fishy, fling, gliff, hying, lings, lingy, lying, lysin, nighs, nihil, shily, shiny, sigil, sling, sniff.
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