fly-fishing

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Vahradian said he was attracted to the environmental group because he has long been fly-fishing in the river — “which is kind of crazy, but you can totally fish in it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025

Dry fly-fishing on the water’s surface appeals to her because it’s easier to release fish unharmed than with bait fishing.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him a business lesson as a young entrepreneur, when he ran a fly-fishing business, for our CEO Secrets series.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

Said Taylor — who bonded with Joe through fly-fishing trips during football breaks: “I couldn’t believe there wasn’t something grander.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Karl Johnson has since left the C.D.C., and he now spends a great deal of his time fly-fishing for A single Ebola-virus particle with a pronounced “shepherd’s crook”—in this case, a tangled double crook.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston