“Strike indicator.” More than once I’ve gotten a derisive laugh from non-fly-fishing friends when I’ve used the term for a small, brightly colored float affixed to my line that moves — OK, it bobs — when a fish bites.
“You mean a ‘bobber,’ ” they usually say, with that “you silly fly-fishermen with your fancy talk” tone of voice.
Call it whatever you want. The strike indicator (I’ll stick with the fancy term) has become a pretty indispensable part of sub-surface fly-fishing, and many anglers won’t fish a nymph without one.
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