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  2. Fly fishing - Wikipedia

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    Fly fishing is an angling technique that uses an ultra-lightweight lure called an artificial fly, which typically mimics small invertebrates such as flying and aquatic insects to attract and catch fish. Because the mass of the fly lure is insufficient to overcome air resistance, it cannot be launched far using conventional gears and techniques ...

  3. Fly tying - Wikipedia

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    Fly tying (also historically referred to in England as dressing flies) is the process of producing an artificial fly used by fly fishing anglers to catch fish. Fly tying is a manual process done by a single individual using hand tools and a variety of natural and manmade materials that are attached to a hook. Although the recent history of fly ...

  4. Dry fly fishing - Wikipedia

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    Fly fishing for trout can be done using various methods and types of flies. Trout mostly feed near the bed of the stream, where wet flies and especially nymphs are used. They typically only come to the surface to feed when there is a large bug hatch during which thousands of aquatic insects grow wings and leave the water to mate and lay eggs.

  5. Fly fishing tackle - Wikipedia

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    Fly fishing tackle comprises the fishing tackle or equipment typically used by fly anglers. Fly fishing tackle includes: Artificial flies - ultralight fishing lure used to imitate flying insects and small crustaceans. Fly rods - a specialized type of light fishing rod designed to cast fly line and artificial flies.

  6. Spey casting - Wikipedia

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    Spey casting. Spey casting is a casting technique used in fly fishing. Spey casting can be accomplished with either a normal length fly rod, or a rod referred to as a double-handed fly rod, often called a Spey rod. [1] Spey rods can also be used for standard overhead casting. Spey casting differentiates itself from other fly fishing techniques ...

  7. Tenkara fishing - Wikipedia

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    Tenkara fly fishing. Tenkara fishing (Japanese: テンカラ釣り, literally: "fishing from heaven", "sky fishing", or "empty sky fishing" as ten = "sky" and kara = "empty") is a type of simple rod angling traditionally practiced in Japan. Primarily used for mountain stream trout fishing, tenkara is still a fairly rare method even among ...

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