What is Artificial fly?
[[File:AdamsDryFly.jpg|thumb|right|200px|{{Center|An Adams dry fly, ''the'' most popular fly for over 30 years.}}]] An '''artificial fly''' or '''fly lure''' is a type of [[fishing lure]]. It is usually used in the sport of [[fly fishing]]. Artificial flies imitate [[insect]]s or other things [[fish]] eat.<ref name=Cabela>{{cite web |url=http://www.cabelas.com/assets/collections/flyfishing/fly-fishing-intro/index.html# |title=Fly types |publisher=Cabela's.com |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-date=12 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512040535/http://www.cabelas.com/assets/collections/flyfishing/fly-fishing-intro/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Artificial flies are made by [[fly tying]]. This is an art in which [[fur]]s, [[feather]]s, [[Yarn|thread]] or any of very many other materials are tied onto a [[fish hook]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Wakeford |first=Jacqueline |title=Fly Tying Tools and Materials |url=https://archive.org/details/flytyingtoolsmat0000wake |year=1992 |publisher=Lyons & Burford Publishers|location=New York |pages=Preface |isbn=1-55821-183-7 }}</ref> There are thousands of different fly [[patterns]] (kinds) available.<ref name=FFBegin>{{cite web |url=http://www.flyfishingforbeginners.com/flies/ |title=Flies |publisher=Fly Fishing for Beginners |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-date=10 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710065004/http://www.flyfishingforbeginners.com/flies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many imitate a particular insect a fish might recognize. Other patterns don't look like any insect, but attract fish anyway.<ref name=FFBegin/> == Types == *'''Dry flies''' are meant to float on top of the water.<ref name=Cabela/> *'''Wet flies''' are designed to sink to the bottom of the water.<ref name=Cabela/> *'''Streamers''' (called lures in [[British English]]) sink to imitate small fish in the water.<ref name=IGFFT>{{cite web |url=http://english-fly-fishing-flies.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/glossary.htm#S |title=An International Glossary