fishing Definition
fish·ing (fis̸h′iŋ)
noun
- the catching of fish for sport or for a living
- a place to fish
fishing Synonyms
fishing
n.
fishing Usage Examples
Preposition: for
- trout: Here is my basic advice on fishing for trout on various waters in note form.
- grayling: This covers every aspect of fishing for grayling around the world.
- pike: Fly fishing for pike is the theme of the fair.
- salmon: Fishing for salmon or trout in a river by cross lines.
- predator: Under 16s must have attended a Predator Clinic course before fishing for predators without an adult.
Adjective modifier
- coarse: Pony trekking available over the moors, with coarse fishing nearby.
- saltwater: A comprehensive guide to every aspect of freshwater and saltwater fishing.
- inshore: SPECIES The main inshore fishing is done with codling in mind.
Modifies a noun
- village: Behind every Glasgow family, they say, you will find a croft, a farm, or a fishing village.
- boat: Fishing boats, often based in east coast Scottish ports, land their catches here at the fish handling depot built in 1988.
- vessel: The ' Brothers is a ten meter fishing vessel with a crew of two.
- port: West Looe 2 Small fishing port in eastern Cornwall.
- fleet: Our once proud fishing fleet has been in steady decline over the years.
- rod: Over the past fifty years I have used dozens of fly fishing rods.
Noun used with modifier
- trout: Farmhouse for 8/10 with hill loch trout fishing from £ 750 pw.
- salmon: Heavy equipment is used for the salmon fishing in the beginning of the season.
- carp: Over 270 pages of carp fishing advice from the home of carp fishing.
- deep-sea: There are also several operators running deep-sea fishing charters.
- pike: Carlsons Fishing Tackle South Cumbria fishing tackle dealer specializing mainly in game and pike fishing.
- fly: Fly fishing is really quite easy; to fish a river like the Kelvin you will need a suitable rod.
Browse dictionary entries near fishing
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- ‹ Fisher, M
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- ‹ Fisher, H
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