fishable

[ fish-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈfɪʃ ə bəl /

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adjective

that may be fished in: nonpolluted, fishable streams.

lawful to be fished in: a lake that is fishable only with a permit.

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Origin of fishable

First recorded in 1605–15; fish + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM fishable

fish·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·fish·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby fishable

Fischer, Fischer-Dieskau, Fischer-Tropsch process, Fischer von Erlach, fish, fishable, fish and brewis, fish and chips, fish-and-chip shop, fish-bellied, fishbolt

How to use fishable in a sentence

But who cleans lakes and streams and rivers and makes them fishable and swimmable again?
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It was only a few yards wide and I could cover the entire fishable water with my fourteen-foot Castleconnell rod.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland|John Rogers
If I know aught of Highland spates, they will both be down in the hour and fishable.
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah|William G. Burn Murdoch
Never stop casting so long as you are on fishable ground, for you know not the moment a good fish may rise.
Scotch Loch-Fishing|AKA Black Palmer, William Senior

Then came the usual scramble to reach the next fishable bit.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman
The fishable water is on either side in an average height of river.
Lines in Pleasant Places|William Senior