Artificial fly

An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure. It is usually used in the sport of fly fishing. Artificial flies imitate insects or other things fish eat.^[1] Artificial flies are made by fly tying. This is an art in which furs, feathers, thread or any of very many other materials are tied onto a fish hook.^[2]

An Adams dry fly, the most popular fly for over 30 years.

There are thousands of different fly patterns (kinds) available.^[3] Many imitate a particular insect a fish might recognize. Other patterns don't look like any insect, but attract fish anyway.^[3]

Types

• Dry flies are meant to float on top of the water.^[1]
• Wet flies are designed to sink to the bottom of the water.^[1]
• Streamers (called lures in British English) sink to imitate small fish in the water.^[4]
• Terrestrials either float or sink. They imitate insects found on land.^[4]

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  Bunyan Bug, made famous in the movie A River Runs Through It
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  A muddler minnow fly pattern
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  Drawing of Royal Coachman Wet Fly
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  A red tag sinking fly
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  A grizzley king wet fly
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  Parachute Adams dry fly
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  Royal Wulff Dry Fly - A Classic Attractor Pattern
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  A Terrestial Dry Fly Imitating a Common Grasshopper
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  A Mickey Finn Streamer fly