Let’s start something a little lighter. Supply a common word with an uncommon fly fishing definition. In the tradition of the red neck dictionary.
“Chester” Usually produced when a fly fisherman has been pond fishing for Bass. Sets the hook on a 3" Blue gill which becomes airbourne and smacks the fisherman in the chest.
“Cocker” Forgeting to pull the feathers off the rooster when tying them to the hook, hook, rooster, and all.
buster 4X arm 5X tipet.
“hookability” The popper that the above three inch BG tows around by it’s rubber legs or bounces around the surface does not have good"hookability".
nymth-o a guy fish down under
Saltchucker, not to be confused with a salt shaker.
I fly fish the salt because the voices in my head tell me to…
Bass Hole - Your favorite fishing hole for bass or the name you call the person who beat you to it.
Eric “nighthawk”
“Twigger” A cast that ends up in the bushes!
Cactus
“dirty brackenfratz!”…most versatile, clean, admonishment applied to errant casts, difficult knots, bad ties, uncooperative fish, etc, etc.
Mike
Snicklefritz = a flytying term to describe cutting the thread by mistake causing the bobbin to fall into the waste catcher .
Swishkaplunk = the sound of your favorite fishing knife leaving the boat thence hitting the water because you left it on the bottom of the boat while casting line .
z#@^ = An colorfully expressive term used by refined fisherpersons to describe their feelings upon losing the biggest fish of the season .
Oucha roony = Expletive used when ones finger encounters the hook point due to a number of mostly dumb reasons .
Nice Fish=It’s really pretty small but hey, aren’t all fish nice?
Big Fish=It’s a little bigger than a nice fish but not much.
Really Big #*&@$ Fish= It can be as big as you want. It’s the one that got away and there is no proof of it.
“Waders” an article of clothing designed to leak on the most sensitive parts of the human anatomy.
“Hippers” Approx. 34’ high boots to correspond to a 36" deep scour hole.
“Cabelas,LL Bean,Orvis,Local fly shop” Second party named in the divorce petition.
(kinda stolen from Foxworthy)
Widgi-diji
“You didn’t brang anymore of them flies widgi-diji?”
Spender a guy that carry’s his own wallet
Suspender his wife.
wet fly fisherman A guy that looks over the bow of the boat and sees a water fall!
Big brown … his partner
<<<<<dropper; If she ain’t into our obsession, then 'drop ‘er’
<<<<<tail; What we guys chase when the fish ain’t about!
<<<<<new rod; Goes down with the spouse as good as ‘Honey, got some viagra today, just in case!’
<<<<<leader; Is she with the ‘honey-do’ list
<<<<<tippet; Sounds like castration, i.e. ‘I just been tippeted’
<<<<< dry fly; means you ain’t been caught yet!
<<<<< wet fly; means shower before you get home… she can SMELL her on you!
<<<<< lure; what led you into the two above to start!
<<<<< streamer; What your spouse will cry whan/if the above does happen!!
<<<<< fully-dressed; What you should be, if you are to deny any of the above!!!
<<<<< sili-legs… either the ones u been watching all night… or the 'silly legs u got when you get home after too much rum!!
<<<<<tail;… see above!!!
<<<<<fly-tyer;… What she will do to you when she catches you!!
<<<<<gold-head;… honey blonde?? ;0)
<<<<<lead-head;… her thick mate!
<<<<< buzzer;… the little button you gotta use when, after all this, you find you forgot your keys!
<<<<<flymph; the little nymph who bu**ered off with your wallet when you slept afterwards!!
<<<<<bend-back; position no. 227!! Ouch!!!
<<<<<spent; all your dollars checking out the above!!
<<<<<spinner; tring to replace what you’ve spent… looking for another money-spinner!!
<<<<<dun; how you feel after spending ?500 on an exclusive salmon beat in a non-exclusive month!
<<<<<egg fly; like being caught with egg on your chin… only worse!!
<<<<<ugly bugger;… need i say more!!! LMAO
Andy
As featured in Trout Fisherman, UK, Jan 2005! I’d still rather be fishin’!!