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O
Oesophagus - The
gullet of a fish
Open
Loop - term used to describe what the fly line looks like
as it travels through the air during a poor cast; caused by
a very wide casting arc, low line speed
Oviparous
fish - Fish that lay eggs from which the young later
hatch
P
Palmering - the method employed to tie a hackle down
the length of the hook shank
Parachute - type of dry fly where the hackle is wound
horizontally around the base of the wing like a parachute
instead of vertically around the hook of the fly
Peacock
Sword - A feather from a peacock with bushy herl-like
barbules, commonly used for tails
Pectoral fins - The pair of fins just behind the head
of a fish
Pelagic fish - Fish that live at the surface, in the
upper waters, open ocean fish
Pelvic
fins - The pair of fins on the lower body of a fish; also
called ventral fins
Pickup & Lay Down - a fly fishing cast using only a
single backcast. The line is lifted from the water and a back
cast made, followed by a forward cast which is allowed to
straighten and fall to the water, completing the cast
Point fly - fly fished on the point of the leader when
a dropper holding another fly is used
Popping Bug - a bass bug made from a hard material.
Usually cork or balsa wood,high density body foam, as these
are high floating materials that can be made into a variety
of shapes, can be made of a number of materials including
deer hair
Presentation - the act of putting the fly on the water
and offering it to the fish; the variety of presentations
is infinite, and changes with each fishing situation. The
object is to present the fly in a manner similar to the natural
insect or food form that you are imitating
Priest - a small club used for dispatching fish
Pupa - in insects, the transition stage between the
larva and the adult
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