sportfishing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sportfishing
Example Sentences
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The closure also affected recreational anglers and those with businesses operating sportfishing charter boats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
The multiyear experiment reflects the changes facing sportfishing as rivers, streams, lakes and ponds warm.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
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
But as much as the Foster family did to bring marlin sportfishing to North Carolina, they also helped promote an important catch-and-release ethos.
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
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