coarse fish
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- coarse fishing noun
Example Sentences
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Every year, the Environment Agency's Calverton Fish Farm near Nottingham breeds coarse fish to be released into rivers and still waters across England to help boost fish populations.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2021
They are mostly the home of the coarse fish of the British waters—pike, perch, roach, dace, chub, barbel, and the rest.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William
But many of the midland, eastern and south-eastern rivers, the Norfolk Broads, &c., are noted for their coarse fish.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
I do not think any objection is made to angling for coarse fish, but permission must be obtained for pike fishing.
From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher
They run to over 100 lbs., and yet are by no means a coarse fish.
From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Becke, Louis
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