wet fly
noun Angling.
an artificial fly designed for use underwater.
Compare
dry fly.
Origin of wet fly
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby wet fly
wet contact,
wet deposition,
wet dock,
wet dream,
wet fish,
wet fly,
wet gangrene,
wet leishmaniasis,
wet look,
wet lung,
wet machine
Example sentences from the Web for wet fly
Quite lately, however, there has been a movement in favour of light rods for dry-fly fishing as well as wet-fly fishing.
British Dictionary definitions for wet fly
wet fly
noun
angling
- an artificial fly designed to float or ride below the water surface
- (as modifier)wet-fly fishing