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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
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The treasure was found near an angler’s summer house in the Stockholm area, but the exact location is being kept secret for security reasons.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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In an inspiring act of kindness and generosity, tournament angler Tripp Berlinsky turned the biggest win of his college fishing career into an opportunity to give back.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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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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Last year, its trawlermen landed almost 200,000 tonnes of fish, helping to feed a burgeoning national export market for seafood.—
Greg Noone,
Smithsonian,
30 Oct. 2019
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“Fly fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fly%20fisherman. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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