How to Use fly fisherman in a Sentence
fly fisherman
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There is a lot of fishing pressure in and around the coves on the South end of the lake, with bank and fly fishermen picking up fish.
— sacbee, 11 Dec. 2017 -
But to many fly fishermen, matching wits with a trout of any size is more fun than catching a dozen bass.
— The Editors, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2020 -
To other kinds of anglers, fly fishermen can seem kind of odd.
— The Editors, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2020 -
The guest speaker will be guide and fly fisherman Antoine Bissieux.
— Hartford Courant, courant.com, 26 Apr. 2018 -
In the years since, Few has transformed himself into a skilled fly fisherman through wits and will.
— Star Tribune, 31 Mar. 2021 -
Eggs patterns are still a good bet for fly fishermen, as well as nymphs and small baitfish patterns.
— D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 23 Mar. 2018 -
Bank and fly fishermen are still catching planters in the coves, and planted catchable browns and rainbows over the past few months continue to hang out around Canyon Dam.
— sacbee, 15 Jan. 2018 -
Egg patterns and small streamers have been good choices for fly fishermen.
— cleveland.com, 8 Dec. 2017 -
An all-round athlete and lover of the outdoors, Gregory was an avid hunter and fresh water fly fisherman and award winning fly tier.
— courant.com, 24 Apr. 2018 -
But this site on the banks of the Río Liucura, a fly fisherman's dream brimming over from the recent rain, felt more like a community.
— John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2021 -
Having fished in the area every year for 50 years, Ishiyama ensures that his team makes the experience a top-notch one for fly fisherman who travel near and far to the lodge.
— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2021 -
Steelheaders casting dime-sized spawn bags tied with bright mesh are having the most success, but the jig-and-float folks and fly fishermen should be getting in on the action this weekend.
— cleveland.com, 9 Mar. 2018 -
Altuve took a curve near his tiny shoetops and flicked it into the Crawford Boxes in leftfield, not unlike a fly fisherman casting a line.
— Tom Verducci, SI.com, 21 Oct. 2017 -
Bright eggs patterns are producing for fly fishermen, as well as streamers.
— cleveland.com, 13 Apr. 2018 -
Alex Dietz, a Bend fly fisherman, used an early Christmas gift, a hall pass from his wife, to score a new Oregon-record mountain whitefish and, possibly, a new world record.
— oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2022 -
Frank was an avid fly fisherman and enjoyed beekeeping, blacksmithing, and his gardens.
— courant.com, 11 Jan. 2018 -
Tucker Carlson offered that his son was a good squash player and an excellent fly fisherman.
— BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 -
The avid fly fisherman had chartered a day trip with a local tour guide, 53-year-old Mario Graniel, who was also fatally shot on the fishing expedition.
— Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 25 June 2019 -
Fishermen are relying on spawn bags and jigs tipped with maggots and waxworms, while fly fishermen are working egg patterns and bead-head nymphs.
— D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2019 -
One features a fish, representing how her husband is an avid fly fisherman.
— Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 15 July 2021 -
The Cleveland Metroparks reports fly fishermen are doing well casting egg patterns, small streamers and minnow patterns.
— cleveland.com, 3 May 2018 -
Dan enjoyed camping, snowboarding, kayaking, and was an avid fly fisherman.
— courant.com, 17 Nov. 2019 -
He’s been a fly fisherman since childhood, and it’s instilled important lessons that have spilled over into his personal and professional life.
— David James, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2021 -
An early scene reveals her effectiveness as an underage accomplice when the two encounter a fly fisherman along a local stream.
— Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023 -
Outside the classroom, Professor Edinger was a serious fly fisherman who liked backpacking trips in the Sierra Nevada and playing classical music and jazz piano.
— Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 1 July 2021 -
In pondering his retirement as a widower, Oliver, an avid fly fisherman, came to realize that nothing was keeping him in the Midwest, and his daughter and family lived in fish-friendly Seattle.
— Steve Parrish, Forbes, 26 May 2021 -
The organization, with roughly 50 employees, is headquartered in Bozeman, a trendy college town of fly fishermen and mountaineers, artisanal coffee and avocado toast, four hours’ drive southwest of APR’s nearest property.
— National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2020
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