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angling vs fly-fishing

fly-fishing vs angling

angling and fly-fishing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
angling Yes No No No
fly-fishing Yes No No No
As nouns, fly-fishing is a hyponym of angling; that is, fly-fishing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than angling:
  • angling: fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
  • fly-fishing: angling with an artificial fly as a lure
Other hyponyms of angling include troll, trolling.
angling (noun) fly-fishing (noun)
fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole) angling with an artificial fly as a lure
Difference between angling and fly-fishing

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