fly fisherman

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Recent Examples of fly fisherman Because in a town like Victor, every fly fisherman is a junkie, every tier a supplier, and word gets around about who has the best dope. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024 While the likelihood of catching a salmon was something akin to dancing with Emma Watson, Moir uses my time on the water to teach me the finer points of casting the two- handed spey rod, an extended version of the typical one- handed fly rod used by most American fly fishermen. Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 The Kennebec River is a beloved destination for fly fishermen. Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024 The hatch brings fly fisherman to the river in droves each year, but Brooks and TU worry that a rare-earth mine in the headwaters could change that. Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for fly fisherman
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Noun
  • Protecting white and green sturgeon is a priority for the state, agency officials said at a meeting with anglers in March, and poaching of sturgeon on the lower Yuba River has become an issue.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • After a four-hour battle, an angler in Texas reeled in a humongous fish that will likely set a new world record.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As Edinburgh and Dublin clash in distant boardrooms, Irish trawlermen continue to drop nets around Rockall, now under the watchful eye of Scottish enforcement vessels.
    Greg Noone, Smithsonian, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Nancy Astor meeting trawlermen on the Barbican, 1919 The Box (Plymouth Museums Galleries Archives) But the letters Astor received were not always positive.
    Suyin Haynes, Time, 2 Dec. 2019

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“Fly fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fly%20fisherman. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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