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dry fly
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dry fly
n.
An artificial fly used in fishing that floats on the surface of the water when cast.

dry fly
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling
a.  an artificial fly designed and prepared to be floated or skimmed on the surface of the water
b.  (as modifier) dry-fly fishing Compare wet fly
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Noun1.dry fly - a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water
fly - fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
wet fly - fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water


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His informative pieces include decades-old fly pattern standards, hot new fly patterns from celebrity fly tiers, 74 patterns that include dry flies, nymphs, streams and bucktails, emergers, steelhead and Atlantic salmon flies, flies for bass (both small mouth and large mouth), tropical saltwater fishing flies, and more.
We were using a green woolybugger and slow-sinking lines, but at times the lake erupts with rising fish and dry flies are the ticket.
Float tube catch-and-release fly-rod fishing with wet or dry flies only on the pond.
 
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