Comments on: Fly Fishing Identity: FlyLady? Flychick? Flygirl?

By: Polly

Polly — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:52:21 +0000

I totally agree.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:06:19 +0000

It’s obvious:

“A lady who fly fishes”

They always catch bigger fishes too . .

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:08:14 +0000

FluffChucker???

By: PlantDrEMB

PlantDrEMB — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:44:39 +0000

I and other women who fish have this discussion every so often. I also struggle with it as the nesletter editor of the Columbia Basin Fly Casters based in the TriCities, WA (Benton, CO) Oddly enough when our club founders chose “Casters” there were no women in the club. I usually use fly fisher, fly angler or fly caster. enjoying your writing. tight lines -eb

By: Richard Comerford

Richard Comerford — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:10:51 +0000

I’d say that as a female flyfisher, you deserve the title angler. After all was it not a woman, Dame Juliana Berners, who first chronicled the art in “Treatyse of fysshynge wyth an Angle”? Personally, I believe that what matters most in this pastime is how well you fish; gender is of no concern.

By: Bill DuPriest

Bill DuPriest — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:35:48 +0000

I vote for flyfisher, but only in the company of other fishing fans.

Otherwise, some salacious minds might get the wrong impression (an

old-time newspaper reporter taught me to think dirty when editing.)

By: Unaccomplished Angler (Kirk)

Unaccomplished Angler (Kirk) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:56:47 +0000

There’s really no simple solution, though your proposal to cut off the man part (cringe!) seems to make sense. “Fly Fisher” is certainly easier to type or say than One Who Engages in Fly Fishing.

By: tonbon

tonbon — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:05:39 +0000

i’ve always used “flyfisher”, as opposed to “baitfisher”, or “wormfisher”.
no gender, just me.
man

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:53:23 +0000

Scott, Kirk & Jim ~
First, thank you for coming by and offering up your advice!
Second, I’m going to test them all out. After a mini-convesation on Twitter last night I discover that perhaps I’ve been going about this all wrong. Basically, I’ve been trying to replace the ‘man’ part of the word sequence and maybe, I just need to cut off the man (nicely of course) part entirely and just be she who is a Fly Fisher~

By: Kentucky Jim

Kentucky Jim — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:33:20 +0000

Angler is non-gender specific. How about Flyfisher? Again, non-gender specific.

By: Unaccomplished Angler (Kirk)

Unaccomplished Angler (Kirk) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:56:44 +0000

How about Angleress?

Glad I found your blog!

By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott)

Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:01:36 +0000

Rebecca,

Just came across your site–very enjoyable.

You could come up with something cutesy where you don’t have to worry about gender: trout maven, pike pursuer, cutthroat stalker (oops, already taken), etc. Or, you could try to work the gender issue like the ones in your post.

However, it’s kind of like most of us who insist our fishing be linked to the word “fly.” I wonder why we fly anglers often insist on that word “fly” be in there? I’m certainly guilty when some asks (or states), “Oh, you like to fish?” I’m quick to add, “FLY fish.” It’s that snobby thing, I guess.

As a guy, I have no idea how that must feel, as a lady, to frequently have “-man” attached to things I do: fisherman, outdoorsman, chairman, etc. I can imagine if I group up in a world where everything was “-lady”: fisherlady, outdoorslady, chairlady, etc. That’s gotta stink. Even fe”male” and wo”man”–geez!

Anyhow, I would say you are an angler. If you must insist on using “fly,” then you are a fly angler.

Keep up the great posts!

-scott c

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:28:47 +0000

The poetry of your comment Trout Whisperer is enough to make me at peace with….just fishing. A fisher.
I like it

By: trout whisperer

trout whisperer — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:18:37 +0000

when a woman takes up the “fat line” the very act transcends the title of fisherMAN…..it loses it requirements for a mans need for nomenclature…..thus it is…hes a fisherman … shes just fishing….once again the fairer sex….is the dropper and the dry

By: She's So Fly - Sherri Russell

She's So Fly - Sherri Russell — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:55:01 +0000

Great article Rebecca! I am going to do a feature and advertise your blog on mine with this article. Keep writing fly fishng WOMAN.

By: Lizzy aka The Fisherbabe

Lizzy aka The Fisherbabe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:23:26 +0000

I say you’re a fisherbabe…just like me