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wet fly
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wet fly
n.
An artificial fly used in fishing that floats beneath the water's surface when cast.

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


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Add some of the essential dry and wet flies in order to attract or catch the fish.
Chris Vogel and Larry Six of the McKenzie River Trust team, for example, lost both of their wet flies when the nymphs got caught up on the river bottom.
G Davies-Jones had an excellent day at Cow Green, safely returning 10 fish caught mainly with small wet flies on a floating line.
 
 
 
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