wet fly
fish bait
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A wet fly is a type of artificial fly used in fly-fishing that is designed to be presented to fish below the surface of the water. Unlike dry flies, which float, wet flies drift underwater. They are crafted from materials like hair, feathers, or synthetics to mimic the natural food sources of fish, such as drowned insects or the immature larval stages of aquatic insects. This technique is part of fly-fishing, an angling method that uses a long rod and a weighted line to cast artificial flies.123
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