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  Marrow spoon - long spoon used for inspecting the food in the trouts stomach, so the correct fly
can be used
Mayfly - world wide, the most commonly imitated aquatic insect. Most dry fly and nymph patterns imitate this insect. Nymph stage of the mayfly lasts approx., one year; adult stages last one to three days. The adult has one pair of upright wings, making it look like a small sailboat. Mayflies are commonly found in cold or cool freshwater environments
Mending Line - method used after the line is on the water to achieve a drag free float. It uses a flip, or series of flips with the rod tip, which puts a horseshoe shaped bow in the line. This slows down the speed with which the line travels if mended upstream, and speeds up the line if mended downstream. An example: if a cast is across the flow of the stream and the fastest part of the current is on your side, the mends would typically be made upstream to slow the line down so it keeps pace with the fly traveling in the slower current across from you
Midge - a term properly applied to the small Dipterans that trout feed on. Many people call them gnats. Adult's appearance is similar to mosquitoes. Midges have two wings that lie in a flat "V" shape over the back when at rest
Milt - The semen of a male fish; a term for the semen-filled testes and sperm ducts of a male fish
Monofilament - a clear, supple nylon filament used in all types of fishing that is available in many breaking strengths and diameters
Muddler - normally a deer hair headed fly
 
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
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