How to Use fly-fishing in a Sentence

fly-fishing

noun
  • Dog sledding and winter fly-fishing are fun things to do here.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2023
  • On the first day Cooper tried some fly-fishing and found more iron than fish.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
  • On the first day Cooper tried some fly-fishing and found more iron than fish.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
  • My history with fly-fishing, for instance, goes way back.
    — Janelle Ash , Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Want to spend an afternoon up to your waist in a crisp, clear stream, fly-fishing for wild, cunning trout?
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Use size 14 or 16 hook fine steel hooks or fly-fishing hooks when teaching kids to fish.
    — Jack Hennessy, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Go fly-fishing or learn about fly-fishing at the fly-fishing museum.
    — Curbed Staff, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023
  • And, deeper wax, there’s a place in fly-fishing for magic and intuition.
    — Darrell Kunitomi, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Self-care can look like knitting, getting a manicure—even fly-fishing.
    — Sarah Felbin, SELF, 31 Dec. 2024
  • For me, the article wasn’t about fly-fishing, but about being a son, being a father.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The valley stays busy year-round with fly-fishing, hiking, biking, and scenic gondola rides once the snow melts.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2025
  • There, a fleet of boats awaits, offering yacht charters and fly-fishing excursions.
    — Air Mail, 2 May 2026
  • Subscribe now Three fisherman score fly-fishing rods around a picnic table on a lawn.
    — fieldandstream.com, 26 July 2024
  • Maine The best freshwater fly-fishing here isn't on rivers but on lakes, where the target of choice is native brook trout.
    — Darrell Hartman, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Feb. 2020
  • You'll likely be called a snob for saying so, but accepting such judgments has also long been a part of fly-fishing.
    — Darrell Hartman, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The lodges sit on the river Ness and an on-site ghillie (fishing guide) means even beginners will be fly-fishing in no time.
    — Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Other stills show Russell with Fox fly-fishing in a stream in Montana.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Other stills show Russell with Fox fly-fishing in a stream in Montana.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The private retreat comes with a main home, plus access to one of the state’s top fly-fishing rivers and an Airstream fishing camp.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That could block the sales of cowboy and other hats made of beaver, rabbit or hare hides, as well as fly-fishing lures that include animal fibers.
    — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Lewis and Kimmel are longtime friends and fly-fishing buddies.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
  • During time off, Kitsch often takes his van to the backcountry for fly-fishing or photographing wildlife.
    — Brianne Tracy, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • In fly-fishing, the dream cast is the one which lands the dry fly upon the riffle with all the grace and likeness of a real fly dropping onto water.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
  • Charmed, Carlson proceeded to rhapsodize about fly-fishing.
    — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Jimmy even tried trout after spending an afternoon learning how to cast with a fly-fishing instructor.
    — Carley Thornell, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Crowds on the half-mile stretch behind the dam, which is reserved for catch-and-release fly-fishing, can get downright congested on a weekend.
    — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Hauser also took his son on a fly-fishing trip in October 2017.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Book a fly-fishing guide and experience on the Gallatin River.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
  • My first sporting obsession as an adult was fly-fishing, which brought me to Montana in 1973.
    — David Quammen, Outside Online, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Curl up and enjoy the view or head out on an adventure, with activities ranging from fly-fishing to horseback riding.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023

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