coarse fish
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Some large coarse fish, such as chub, roach and dace were also killed.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
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
He should, where there is a fair chance of success, introduce a trout of some sort, as they give better sport than coarse fish.
From Amateur Fish Culture by Charles Edward Walker
Other coarse fish are as a rule easy to introduce into a water.
From Amateur Fish Culture by Charles Edward Walker
With pike and coarse fish we are not troubled on the upper reaches, though lower down they exist in certain quantities.
From A Cotswold Village by J. Arthur Gibbs
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