fly fishing

noun

A form of angling whereby the weight of the line is used to cast a lure visually resembling a fly.

Meanings

nounfly fishing (uncountable)

alternative flyfishing · alternative fly-fishing

  1. uncountablefishingA form of angling whereby the weight of the line is used to cast a lure visually resembling a fly.

Translations

Basque euli-arrantza
  • euli-arrantzaform of angling
Catalan pesca amb mosca
  • pesca amb moscaform of angling
Chinese Mandarin 飛蠅釣 /飞蝇钓, 飛釣 /飞钓
  • 飛蠅釣 /飞蝇钓 (fēiyíngdiào)form of angling
  • 飛釣 /飞钓 (fēidiào)form of angling
Czech muškaření
  • muškařeníform of angling
Danish fluefiskeri
  • fluefiskeriform of angling
Dutch vliegvissen
  • vliegvissenform of angling
Finnish perhokalastus
  • perhokalastusform of angling
French pêche à la mouche
  • pêche à la moucheform of angling
German Fliegenangeln, Fliegenfischen
  • Fliegenangelnform of angling
  • Fliegenfischenform of angling
  • Fliegenfischereiform of angling
  • Flugangelnform of angling
Icelandic fluguveiði
  • fluguveiðiform of angling
Italian pesca con la mosca
  • pesca con la moscaform of angling
Japanese フライ・フィッシング
  • フライ・フィッシング (furai-fisshingu)form of angling
Korean 플라이 피싱
  • 플라이 피싱 (peullai pising)form of angling
Norwegian Bokmål fluefiske
  • fluefiskeform of angling
Portuguese pesca com mosca
  • pesca com moscaform of angling
Russian на́хлыст
  • на́хлыст (náxlyst)form of angling
Slovak muškárenie
  • muškárenieform of angling
Spanish pesca con mosca
  • pesca con moscaform of angling
Swedish flugfiske
  • flugfiskeform of angling
Cite this entry
APA

fly fishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20fishing

MLA

“fly fishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20fishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly fishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20fishing.

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