fly line

As for the film’s title, it refers to the act of repositioning one’s fly line and leader on a moving current to best attract fish.

My angling partner, Ken Matsumoto, stepped to the bow of the panga and peeled fly line from his reel.

I wore a buff around my neck, but because of my looping casts with fly line and a 2/0 barbed hook, I never worried about onlookers getting too close.

“They look small,” Leach said, tossing his fly line behind us to begin his cast.

The motion is similar to pitching a baseball, but with the added challenge of controlling a fly line, which occasionally smacks her in the face or hits a bird.