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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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High winds overturned a boat with three anglers on Lake Pueblo at about 8 p.m. Friday, near Bogg’s Creek Cove, according to a news release from the agency.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
3 June 2025
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The Columbia River and its tributaries have anglers firmly on the hook as renowned fishing spots.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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As Edinburgh and Dublin clash in distant boardrooms, Irish trawlermen continue to drop nets around Rockall, now under the watchful eye of Scottish enforcement vessels.—
Greg Noone,
Smithsonian,
30 Oct. 2019
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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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“Fly fisherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fly%20fisherman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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