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fly fishing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of angling whereby the weight of the line is used to cast a lure visually resembling a fly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: euli-arrantza — form of angling
  • Catalan: pesca amb mosca — form of angling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛蠅釣 /飞蝇钓 (fēiyíngdiào) — form of angling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛釣 /飞钓 (fēidiào) — form of angling
  • Czech: muškaření — form of angling
  • Danish: fluefiskeri — form of angling
  • Dutch: vliegvissen — form of angling
  • Finnish: perhokalastus — form of angling
  • French: pêche à la mouche — form of angling
  • Galician: pesca con mosca — form of angling
  • German: Fliegenangeln — form of angling
  • German: Fliegenfischen — form of angling
  • German: Fliegenfischerei — form of angling
  • German: Flugangeln — form of angling
  • Icelandic: fluguveiði — form of angling
  • Italian: pesca con la mosca — form of angling
  • Japanese: フライ・フィッシング (furai-fisshingu) — form of angling
  • Korean: 플라이 피싱 (peullai pising) — form of angling
  • Macedonian: мушича́рење (mušičárenje) — form of angling
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fluefiske — form of angling
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flugefiske — form of angling
  • Portuguese: pesca com mosca — form of angling
  • Russian: на́хлыст (náxlyst) — form of angling
  • Serbo-Croatian: мушичарење — form of angling
  • Serbo-Croatian: mušičarenje — form of angling
  • Slovak: muškárenie — form of angling
  • Slovene: muharjenje — form of angling
  • Spanish: pesca con mosca — form of angling
  • Swedish: flugfiske — form of angling