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  • noun Alternative form of fly fishing.

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Examples

  • To me, flyfishing is defined by an artificial fly handcrafted at the end of the line.

    Putting the "Fly" in Flyfishing? 2009

  • To me, flyfishing is defined by an artificial fly handcrafted at the end of the line.

    Putting the "Fly" in Flyfishing? 2009

  • Please explain to the F&S nation by way of comment below why flyfishing is the highest angling art-form, and what flyfishing means to you.

    Stand Up for Flyfishing... Win a Trip. Tim Romano 2008

  • I think flyfishing is great, but only under the right conditions.

    Death by Sinker John Merwin 2008

  • These oughtta be fun to read, but if flyfishing is the highest and purest form of angling then you should also devote a future blog post to the lowest ...

    Stand Up for Flyfishing... Win a Trip. Tim Romano 2008

  • But the point is, I don't think flyfishing is always the most effective way to catch fish, even the revered, highly intelligent trout (of course, you never hear of anyone catching a bass on a colored marshmallow ...)

    Can a Fly Rod Win a Bass Tournament? Tim Romano 2008

  • And while I still believe that strictly as a fishing technique flyfishing is no better or worse than any other I have to say that as a statement of grace and physical poetry nothing else even comes close.

    Spey Casting Sweetness From Seoul Tim Romano 2008

  • That's the Rocky Mountain flyfishing experience, isn't it?

    Upscale Trout John Merwin 2008

  • As a friend of mine put it, "The act of flyfishing is a transcendence of the mundane and slavish world we have come to know as reality."

    Stand Up for Flyfishing... Win a Trip. Tim Romano 2008

  • I'm sorry, the essence of flyfishing is watching a fish follow, chase, and take an artificial ... that deliberate stalk and gulp.

    Euro Nymphing Bites Tim Romano 2007

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