[f. TAIL v.1 + -ING2.] That tails.
1899. Buxton, in 19th Cent., Jan., 121. There is the ‘tailing’ fish [trout], feeding on caddis snail or shrimp, breaking the surface.
1908. Edin. Rev., April, 391. Offering the ‘tailing’ fish a floating fly.
[f. TAIL v.1 + -ING2.] That tails.
1899. Buxton, in 19th Cent., Jan., 121. There is the ‘tailing’ fish [trout], feeding on caddis snail or shrimp, breaking the surface.
1908. Edin. Rev., April, 391. Offering the ‘tailing’ fish a floating fly.
