Fly fishing
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Fly fishing is an angling technique that uses an ultra-lightweight lure called an artificial fly, which typically mimics small invertebrates such as flying and aquatic insects to attract and catch fis
Man fly fishing in the Sava.
Fly rod and reel with a brown trout from a chalk stream in England
Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler, published in 1653 helped popularize fly fishing as a sport. Woodcut by Louis Rhead, 1900.
Trading card of the Ustonson company, an early firm specializing in fishing equipment, and holder of a royal warrant from the 1760s.
Recreational fishing
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Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing or game fishing, is fishing for leisure, exercise or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is occupational fishing activities
Recreational fishing at sunset
The Fly-fisher's Entomology by Alfred Ronalds had a great influence on the development of fly fishing when it was first published in 1836.