fishable
adjective
that may be fished in.
unfishable
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a word derived from
fishable.
Example Sentences
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Skrypzak said the commission’s Lake Erie stamp and Lake Erie Access Improvement programs have been vital to securing Erie County public stream access on tracts of previously unfishable private property.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 2, 2016
"We didn't lose one day with unfishable water," Easterbrooks said, "because it was a severe drought year -- low and clear for the entire duration of the fishery."
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2011
The Willamette River was hot for spring chinook, but the rain turned it into a muddy scene and unfishable by Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2010
The large fish prefer sluggish water, but in these artificial ripples fish may be caught on days on which the stream would be unfishable under ordinary circumstances.
From A Cotswold Village by J. Arthur Gibbs
The pool next the sea being unfishable, as we have said, owing to the state of the tide, Junkie conducted his companions high up the stream by a footpath.
From The Eagle Cliff by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
