Nam,

Absent any other criteria, I'll stick with my response.

Fly fishing is whatever an individual fly fisherman believes it is.

Rather than argue semantics or minituae, I'll defend my response in this way:

I believe that a sport/pursuit/addiction/endeavor such as fly fishing should be as all inclusive as possible. Finding a 'definition' that limits it is not only elitist, it's counterproductive. All of us benefit when there are more folks that consider themselves fly fishermen.

For me, all are welcome. Any definiton that tries to push anyone out of the fold is anathema to me.

If anyone can explain why excluding anyone based on some as yet unwritten definition is in any way good for our sport, I'd certainly like to read it.

Buddy

Ps; Nam, I do so enjoy topics like this. Thx. BS