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- Origin: Scotland and Northern England
- Materials required: Artificial flies, fly line and fly rod
- Fly Fishing methods: Trout, cold water, dry fly trout fishing, nymphing, still water, playing, releasing and salt water
- Uses: To catch fish to either keep or release
- Notable Practitioners: Theodore Gordon, Arnold Gingrich
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Fly Fishing is a form of fishing that uses artificial flies, a fly rod and fly line. It originally was used to catch trout and salmon, but is now used to fish for pike, bass, panfish, carp, redfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish and striped bass.
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History
Reports indicate that the first artificial fly ever used was by Claudius Aelianus, during the 2nd century. However, modern day fly fishing is believed to have originated in Scotland and northern England. It became very popular in the United States, during the 1920s, in places like Maine, Vermont and Wisconsin. The sport has gained even more popularity due to movies like A River Runs Through It-
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Fly Fishing Questions
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