game fish
an edible fish capable of affording sport to the angler in its capture.
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How to use game fish in a sentence
When plankton populations crash, that sinks small fish numbers, which in turn decreases game fish numbers.
A spiky flea could ruin Midwestern ecosystems and kill native fish | By Abi Cole/Outdoor Life | February 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe catch was confirmed by the International game fish Association, replacing the two-ounce snakehead caught in Japan in 2004.
The Week in Weird: A Skyscraper Missing Elevators, ‘Frankenfish’ & More | Anna Brand | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe rigs act as reefs; the little bait fish hang out there, then bigger game fish come to eat the bait fish.
I say again, on good authority, there are no game fish in Alaska.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska | Charles Warren StoddardThey came very short, but were remarkably game fish when hooked, and in first-rate condition.
Three in Norway | James Arthur Lees
When he stopped leaping we drew him away from the other boat, and settled down to a hard fight with a heavy, stubborn, game fish.
Tales of Fishes | Zane GreyI took this thirty-six pound fish to be a sea-roe, a game fish lately noticed on the Atlantic seaboard.
Tales of Fishes | Zane GreyThe use of light tackle by experts for big game fish of the sea has come to be an established practice in American angling.
Tales of Fishes | Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for game fish
any fish providing sport for the angler
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