How to Use game fish in a Sentence

game fish

noun
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  • The massive schools of very large game fish and all the life in between...
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 May 2021
  • And why is the foremost of those touchstones a toothy, googly-eyed game fish?
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
  • Stocking rivers and lakes with game fish is good for anglers.
    — Richard Conniff, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2017
  • Biologists have shown that the species presents no threat to game fish.
    — National Geographic, 25 Feb. 2020
  • That’s when plankton and bait fish are stirred up, so game fish are biting like crazy.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2020
  • First, bass - only right since largemouth bass are, by far, the most popular game fish in Texas, fresh or salt.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2018
  • Then as now, the club targets all species of game fish while trading knowledge and techniques to improve their skills.
    — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The species was competing with game fish, such as largemouth and hybrid-striped bass, for food and shelter.
    — Nataly Keomoungkhoun, Dallas News, 29 Dec. 2020
  • And more than 80 species of Great Lakes’ fish, like many game fish, rely on wetlands to spawn, feed or protect their larvae.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • Redhorse and other suckers are a vital food source for game fish.
    — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 1 Apr. 2021
  • There is hardly a month of the year that isn’t favorable for catching one or more species of game fish from the shoreline of your nearest coast.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2019
  • To pursue big-game fish offshore, look for a burly oversized spinning reel.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Most game fish in the destinations above haven’t seen a hook, line, or iPhone camera flash for a year, upping your odds to have the best fishing of your life.
    — Jill Dutton, Field & Stream, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish.
    — cleveland, 5 May 2022
  • Crews use sonar to triangulate schools of game fish, trading tips and sightings over the radio.
    — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The mascot’s origin comes from a local fish species called a wahoo, a highly valuable game fish.
    — USA Today, 24 June 2021
  • Martin said that can’t happen with game fish unless it can be proven there is a benefit to doing so.
    — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Freezes can kill game fish in shallow bay waters and cause fish to group together in deeper, warmer areas.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2018
  • Twenty-four gillnets sized to catch a cross section of the lake's most popular game fish are set for 24-hour periods.
    — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Early morning or evening are when anglers find game fish moving in to shallow waters to feed.
    — Carla Minsky, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2018
  • In the fall of 2021, the commission stocked catchable size catfish, bluegill, shad, shiners and other baitfish to create a forage base for game fish.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2023
  • The plankton die-off in turn has affected yellow perch, walleye, and other native game fish.
    — Tim Folger, Environment, 2 Dec. 2020
  • When the water levels go up, Watras found, levels of mercury can increase to unsafe levels in walleye, one of the state’s most prized game fish.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2019
  • Important game fish, such as red drum, bass and speckled trout, are also expected to flock to the location once the reefs are settled and thriving.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The contamination turned the lake water a fluorescent green and killed off game fish.
    — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 June 2018
  • The giant trevally, a stubborn and powerful apex predator, is one of Hawai‘i’s most coveted game fish.
    — Abe Musselman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2022
  • Pociu said the types of fish being tested include smallmouth bass, which is a predatory game fish, and white suckers, a bottom feeder.
    — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 13 July 2019
  • The general statewide game fish season opens annually on the first Saturday in May and runs through early March.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2022
  • The vessels also roil the bottom of the six-mile channel to the port, damaging habitat and disrupting migration patterns of game fish.
    — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Of the more than 40 businesses approached, 19 agreed to illegally purchase game fish.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018

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