fishing ground

noun

a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good.

Origin of fishing ground

First recorded in 1635–45

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Examples from the Web for fishing ground

Historical Examples of fishing ground

I hope they have found as comfortable a fishing-ground as we have.
The Web of the Golden Spider
Frederick Orin Bartlett
They set out, and in the course of the afternoon they arrived at the fishing-ground.
The Indian Fairy Book
Cornelius Mathews
They set out, and, in the course of the afternoon, arrived at the fishing-ground.
Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian
Anonymous
We saw her last heading eastward to her fishing-ground in the North Sea.
The Young Trawler
R.M. Ballantyne
This had been made as a fishing-ground by a club of Pittsburg anglers.
America, Volume II (of 6)
Joel Cook

British Dictionary definitions for fishing ground

fishing ground

noun

an area of water that is good for fishing

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