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- Marabou
Soft, almost furry feathers typically from a turkey and died various colors. - Meld
Using two wing segments together to form a single silhouette. - Mend
A technique where the fly line is picked off the water and set down again to lengthen the drift of a fly (dry or nymph). A technique worth practicing. - Midge
Technically a specific form of aquatic insect life, but frequently used to describe a particular tying style, usually a small fly with a floss body. - Mylar
Reflective tinsel commonly wound around the fly body. - Mylar Piping
An interwoven tube of mylar used for attractor fly bodies. - Nymph
The developmental stage of aquatic insect life or used to describe a style of fly which has little in the way of wings or tail. - Parachute
Material tied in a manner that makes it stand up from the hook. - Pickup
Taking a fly back up off the water surface to be cast again. Much like casting, the pick-up is an art form.
- PMD
Pale Morning Dun - an aquatic insect - Quill
The individual sections that make up a feather. - "Ripping the Water"
A no-no. When an angler attempts to pick his fly off the surface of the water for another cast in such a manner as to cause the water to “rip” the length of the line. This is an above-average way to spook the fish.
- Roll Cast
A cast that doesn't use any sort of backcast or loading. The cast is propelled by the motion of the rod tip traveling from the 1:00 position to about 9:00 in a semi-circular whipping motion.
- Saddle Hackle
A long, usually narrow hen feather taken from the back/rear. - Searching Fly
A generic fly tied in a manner that doesn't closely imitate a particular insect, but rather it somewhat resembles several different bugs. - Shooting Line [verb]
Feeding line out through the guides during the forward cast, and using the momentum to “shoot” extra line out over the water.
- Sinking Tip Line
Fly line that sinks (surprisingly) at the tip. Fairly useful equipment for nymphing. Sold as either a complete flyline or as an add-on to floating line. - Soft Hackle
Used for wet flies since the softer fibers are not useful for creating buoyancy. - Soft or Loose Loop
A thread wrap (or two) that does not anchor the material until pulled tightly. Frequently used when tying deer hair fibers. - Spider
A fly with long hackles used to imitate the long spider legs. Wet or dry. - Spun Deer Hair
Hollow hair which when tied firmly to the hook stands erect and is buoyant. - Steeple Cast
A method of casting where the backcast is shot skyward at a 45 degree angle or greater, to avoid obstacles behind the angler. - Stimulator
Used frequently with a dropper, it is a dry fly that doesn't closely mimic one particular insect, but is "buggy" and attractive to game fish. - Streamer
A fly that is fished subsurface and mimics a small fish or fry. - Strike Indicator
A term used interchangeably with very small brightly colored floats and floating stickers or a stimulator. Basically strike indicators help the angler know when a strike has occurred. - Strip(ping)
The action of retrieving a fly by pulling in the line by hand. - Surface Film
Looks like dirty Saran Wrap on the water. It is the upper-most layer of water. - Tailwater
A stream that originates from a regulated source, like a dam. - Take
When the fish strikes the fly. - Tandem (Rig)
The use of 2 or more flies on a single leader. The most popular being a high-floating dry fly tied in the usual way to the tippet, with a 12" - 18" length of tippet tied to the bend of the dry fly hook with a nymph at the other end.
- Throat
A hackle that is tied in a manner that only extends down below the hook eye. - Tinsel
Usually tied in wide wraps around fly body to provide slight flash. - Tippet
Tied to the leader, it protects the leader length and condition. This is the line that is cut when flies are switched. - Wingcase
The use of materials to simulate the unformed wings of emerging aquatic life.
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