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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fly fisherman
Noun
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Groups representing anglers were also in favor as tailwater rainbow trout stocks have been hit in recent years by low water in Lake Powell, which has also caused temperatures to rise.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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When asked about decal placement, 40% of anglers affixed it to their boat, another 40% to their tackle box and 12% to a cooler.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2025
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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
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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 28 May. 2025.
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