drawdown n.— «Fisheries officials from Sioux Falls will be siphoning Lake Alvin during the week of Oct. 3 to test a method of improving fish populations.… The objective of the operation is to test the equipment, labor and logistics...
paipai v.— «Nets also can be used with a technique known as paipai (to beat or slap the water) fishing in which fish are chased into a surround net, similar to the traditional hukilau (seine fishing) method.» —“Meetings, survey find...
floss v.— «Some anglers “floss” their fish, which is letting your line drift across a salmon’s open mouth and then setting the hook. The hook ends up just outside or inside the salmon’s mouth. Flossing is just another word for...
grabble v.— «Judge Bryant took exception to my notion that you’d have to be an idiot to noodle, considering what you might put your hands on—besides a catfish—underneath slimy rocks and logs in a river or lake. First of all, Judge Bryant...
shotlining n.— «Scientists researching reef fish after they have been caught and released say they are testing a new technique that could help boost survival rates.…He has told a fish biology conference in Darwin of a new method...
talker n.— «A small easy-to-overlook bill suddenly became potentially controversial. In State Capitol parlance, it was a “talker,” which can be a kiss of death toward the end of the legislative session, when state lawmakers...