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Record 1 2003-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
DEF

An artificial fly that is designed to sink just below the surface of the water.

CONT

The term 'wet fly' covers all those representations of insects which spend all or some of their lives underwater, including larval and nymph stages of the ephemerids whose winged stages are the inspiration for so many dry fly patterns. It also includes imitations of drowned terrestrial insects, not to mention the representation of the fry of various fish - even trout.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

[... mouche assez peu fournie, destinée] à imiter des larves ou des insectes morts qui ont coulé, ou encore des insectes qui vont pondre sur le fond.

CONT

Les mouches artificielles sont dites «sèches» si elles sont destinées à flotter en surface ou «noyées» dans le cas contraire.

CONT

La plupart des mouches noyées ressemblant à des insectes aptères ou à de petits poissons.

Spanish

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