sportfishing

American  

[spawrt-fish-ing] / ˈspɔrtˌfɪʃ ɪŋ /

noun

1. fishing with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.

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Etymology

Origin of sportfishing

sport + fishing

Example Sentences

JUNEAU, Alaska — A bill before the Alaska House Resources Committee would tighten residency requirements for sportfishing, hunting and trapping licenses.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Just as she, too, began to give up, the skipper of a commercial sportfishing boat spotted an orange smudge bobbing in the water through his binoculars.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2021

War Heroes on Water is expecting to have their biggest fishing tournament to date, with 100 veterans signed up to fish on a fleet of 40 sportfishing yachts and over $1.2 million raised.

From Fox News • Oct. 2, 2021

Male marlins generally stop growing at 250-300lb, so sportfishing tournaments usually bring in large female fish.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2020

Abbey said he was probably a gnarly old mate from one of the sportfishing boats, or maybe a bridge person who’d seen us around the island and overheard us calling each other by name.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen