fly rod

noun

, Angling.

1. a light, extremely flexible fishing rod specially designed for use in fly-fishing.

fly rod

noun

1. a light flexible rod, now usually made of fibreglass or split cane, used in fly-fishing

Word History and Origins

Origin of fly rod¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

That said, I’m not quite naive enough to believe that wading into a river with my fly rod has some greater meaning, or that it can cure everything that ails us.

From Seattle Times

U.S. archive photos show them near a stream, Roosevelt holding a fly rod and Churchill a cigar.

From Reuters

Dave’s birthday gift the next year was a rusty, warped bamboo fly rod and reel that his father bought in a pawnshop.

From New York Times

There is the mythic adventure of trekking to a mountain river, a fly rod in hand for catching wild trout.

From Seattle Times

Catching a fish the size of a small person with a willowy fly rod and a fly the size of your thumb is no easy matter.

From Washington Post