dry fly
nounDefinition of dry fly
: an artificial angling fly designed to float
Examples of dry fly in a Sentence
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There are fish in the lake, and the shallow, secluded water invited settling dry flies on the placid waters. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, "Swan Lake Fire may have ruined a weekend, but there is relief that it finally happened," 17 July 2019 In some rivers, artfully casting dry flies is the best way to tempt a trout. — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, "Don't mock the angler who catches fish in creative ways," 29 June 2018 Another serious draw: the shallow, sandy-bottom streams that allowed the area to give birth to American dry fly fishing in the 19th century, and still produce world-class trout fishing today. — Elizabeth Dunn, WSJ, "A Stress-Free Summer Weekend in the Catskills," 15 June 2018 Cap’s Hair-Wing: A dry fly designed by Ed Haaga for Cap Buettner’s Fly Shop, this pattern uses a deer hair for the body and tail and grizzly and brown rooster for the hackle. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: 13 famous Wisconsin fly patterns take center stage," 21 Apr. 2018 There are fish in the lake, and the shallow, secluded water invited settling dry flies on the placid waters. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, "Swan Lake Fire may have ruined a weekend, but there is relief that it finally happened," 17 July 2019 In some rivers, artfully casting dry flies is the best way to tempt a trout. — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, "Don't mock the angler who catches fish in creative ways," 29 June 2018 Another serious draw: the shallow, sandy-bottom streams that allowed the area to give birth to American dry fly fishing in the 19th century, and still produce world-class trout fishing today. — Elizabeth Dunn, WSJ, "A Stress-Free Summer Weekend in the Catskills," 15 June 2018 Small dry flies, nymphs, spinners, spoons and bait will catch fish. — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, "Check small streams for big fish this spring (fishing report, March 16) | Idaho Statesman," 16 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dry fly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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