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  2. Pierpoint Landing - Wikipedia

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    Pierpoint Landing was a sportfishing, eating and entertainment complex located at the end of Pier A in Long Beach, California, and what is now Pier F.In operation from 1948 to 1972, it was at one time the largest sportfishing operation in the world, attracting two million anglers annually.

  3. Glossary of fishery terms - Wikipedia

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    the term "fish" can refer to more than one fish, particularly when the fish are from the same species; the term "fishes" refers to more than one species of fish; Fishing – the activity of trying to catch fish; Fisherman or fisher – someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.

  4. Central California fishing report: Delta stripers are on the ...

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    Black Rock, the Boy Scout Cove, the Fisherman’s Club, the Island, and Dorabela Cove areas, there are also a few golden trout to 16 inches from a plant years ago. ... Call: Virg’s Landing (800 ...

  5. Fishing sites and Villages/communities in Uganda - Wikipedia

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    A fishing village on Lutoboka landing site A fisherman's home in Kalngala with birds in the yard. Males dominate the fisheries (98%). The mean age of fishers is 29 years, with age 30 dominating. The majority of fishers are married (70%) and have families (74%). Most fishermen have stayed on landing sites for close to nine years.

  6. Recreational fishing - Wikipedia

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    When fishing from a sea-going boat, groundbait known as "chum" is commonly used to attract fish. Brown Trout. In North America, popular freshwater fish include trout, bass, pike, catfish, walleye and muskellunge. The smallest fish are called panfish, because they can fit whole in a normal cooking pan, examples being perch and sunfish ...

  7. Angling - Wikipedia

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    If a fish has succumbed to its own feeding instinct and swallowed the baited hook (i.e. "bite" or "strike"), the hook point will likely pierce into and anchor itself inside the fish jaw, gullet or gill, and the fish in turn becomes firmly tethered by the fishing line. Once the fish is hooked (often colloquially called "fish-on"), any struggles ...

  8. Fishing on Lake Victoria - Wikipedia

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    Of the 1,433 landing sites identified in the 2004 frame survey, just 20% had communal lavatory facilities, 4% were served by electricity and 6% were served by a potable water supply. [34] The impact of perch fishing on the local economy is the subject of the 2004 documentary Darwin's Nightmare.

  9. Recreational boat fishing - Wikipedia

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    Fly fishing from a dinghy. Recreational fishermen usually fish either from a boat or from a shoreline or river bank. When fishing from a boat, or fishing vessel, most fishing techniques can be used, from nets to fish traps, but some form of angling is by far the most common. Compared to fishing from the land, fishing from a boat allows more ...