ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bobfly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bobfly is a noun meaning (fishing) The fly fixed at the end of the leader.

Meaning

(fishing) The fly fixed at the end of the leader.

Example Sentences

a fish came in on the bobfly
This fly is always best as the bobfly on the cast.
He watched the upper fold of the curved line rolling itself out almost parallel to the lower, and the flies finally alighting upon the surface of the water one after the other in beautiful sequence from the bobfly to the tail.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dropper, tippet, flyfisher, flymph, bobber, highflier.

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