The Dictionary For Anglers, By Anglers
Find meanings and definitions of the specialized words, phrases, lingo, and terminology used for fishing. It is written by anglers like you, for anglers like you.
Fishing Slang of the Day - October 25
clown
Now a wide range a lure colors, the original clown color sported red, pink and blue airbrushed spots over a white and yellow background and was employed by steelhead anglers.
Fishing Slang of the Day - October 24
stick bait
Hard-plastic lure that imitates an injured minnow. Lures may float or suspend depending on construction. Example; Rapala Husky Jerk.
Fishing Slang of the Day - October 23
caddis
A general name for the dozens of subspecies of caddis flies found in trout streams all over the world. Also known as a "sedge," they are characterized by a tent-like wing. Caddis have four stages of development, from egg to larva to pupa to adult.
Fishing Slang of the Day - October 22
stitching
technique by which a bottom bumping lure is dragged slowly across the bottom by pulling the line with one's fingers rather than moving the bait with the rod tip or reel
Fishing Slang of the Day - October 20
tailing loop
The result of a fly casting error, where the unrolling casting loop crosses itself, often resulting in a fouled cast.
Fishing Slang of the Day - October 19
backlash
an overrun of the spool of a baitcast reel caused by improper spool tension on the part of the angler; sometimes euphemistically referred to as a "professional overrun"