How to Use fly-fishing in a Sentence

fly-fishing

noun
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  • On the first day Cooper tried some fly-fishing and found more iron than fish.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • On the first day Cooper tried some fly-fishing and found more iron than fish.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Use size 14 or 16 hook fine steel hooks or fly-fishing hooks when teaching kids to fish.
    — Jack Hennessy, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Dog sledding and winter fly-fishing are fun things to do here.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The caveat: Not all trout fishing is fly-fishing and not all fly-fishing is trout fishing.
    — Alex Golden, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Want to spend an afternoon up to your waist in a crisp, clear stream, fly-fishing for wild, cunning trout?
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The lodges sit on the river Ness and an on-site ghillie (fishing guide) means even beginners will be fly-fishing in no time.
    — Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
  • And, deeper wax, there’s a place in fly-fishing for magic and intuition.
    — Darrell Kunitomi, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • For me, the article wasn’t about fly-fishing, but about being a son, being a father.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • My first sporting obsession as an adult was fly-fishing, which brought me to Montana in 1973.
    — David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Go fly-fishing or learn about fly-fishing at the fly-fishing museum.
    — Curbed Staff, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023
  • That could block the sales of cowboy and other hats made of beaver, rabbit or hare hides, as well as fly-fishing lures that include animal fibers.
    — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Hauser also took his son on a fly-fishing trip in October 2017.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Crowds on the half-mile stretch behind the dam, which is reserved for catch-and-release fly-fishing, can get downright congested on a weekend.
    — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • According to Fox 5 Atlanta, Rosalynn was buried by a willow tree near the edge of a pond where she and her husband were known to practice fly-fishing.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Lewis and Kimmel are longtime friends and fly-fishing buddies.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Book a fly-fishing guide and experience on the Gallatin River.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Subscribe now Three fisherman score fly-fishing rods around a picnic table on a lawn.
    — fieldandstream.com, 26 July 2024
  • She and Colter cross paths when Ike, as part of Colter’s preparation, orders him to read up on fly-fishing — the source of more great literature than any other sport, Ike claims.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
  • Instead, the fly-fishing guide from Park City, Utah, said the flows fluctuate wildly according to downstream needs, as do the reservoir levels.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • This secluded property is located on the historic Sanger Ranch and beside some of the finest fly-fishing waters in the country.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 July 2024
  • Hit Red Creek Trailhead for fly-fishing, creek stomping (wading and exploring), and hiking on paths that range from easy three-mile out-and-backs to multiday 20-mile loops.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In a private ceremony, the former first lady was buried on a sloping lawn on the property, near a pond where the Carters sometimes practiced their fly-fishing.
    — Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • On offer are guided hikes for all levels, bike rentals, botanical walks, and — in true Alaska fashion — fly-fishing and gold-panning.
    — Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The river at Deckers was flowing on the higher side on July 4, according to a local fly-fishing shop that operates on the river.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 5 July 2024
  • Curl up and enjoy the view or head out on an adventure, with activities ranging from fly-fishing to horseback riding.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Glenwood Springs is a year-round destination with skiing, snowshoeing, and fat-tire biking in the winter, then hiking, biking, and fly-fishing in the summer.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2023
  • Google executives pitched Bard as a creative tool designed to draft emails and poems and offer guidance on how to get children involved in new hobbies like fly-fishing.
    — Cade Metz, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Jimmy even tried trout after spending an afternoon learning how to cast with a fly-fishing instructor.
    — Carley Thornell, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
  • For adventurers, Bryson City is an ideal base camp, with outfitters for biking, fly-fishing, and paddling.
    — Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 12 July 2023

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