fishing ground

noun

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

Words nearby fishing ground

fishhook, fishhook cactus, fishing, fishing banks, fishing expedition, fishing ground, fishing pole, fishing rod, fishing smack, fishing tackle, fishing worm

Origin of fishing ground

First recorded in 1635–45

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Examples from the Web for fishing ground

Now I saw the mackerel fleet on its fishing-ground, though I was not at first aware of it.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau
Brigades were sent eastward to the fishing-ground of Cook's Inlet for supplies.
Vikings of the Pacific|Agnes C. Laut
One evening the old angler was rowing home late from his fishing-ground.
Grim: The Story of a Pike|Svend Fleuron
This had been made as a fishing-ground by a club of Pittsburg anglers.
America, Volume II (of 6)|Joel Cook

A couple of years ago a boat was found drifting in the Galveston fishing-ground off Texas, with a dead angler and a dead tarpon.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for fishing ground

fishing ground

noun

an area of water that is good for fishing

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