What word or phrase describes pulling a fish out of water?
What would be the fishing word or phrase that describes pulling a fish out of water?
Solution 1:
In angling terms it would be "landing a fish".
You do talk about "landing a sale" or "landing a new job" so it should be clear in non-piscine usage
Solution 2:
Words or phrases used for pulling fish out of the water might depend on the intent or purpose of the angler, the method the angler is using to catch the fish, and/or the type of fish that is being caught. Here are some examples:
"catching fish"
"lifting a fish out of water"
"catch and release"
"taking fish"
"capturing fish"
"hand gathering"
"landing"
"pulling the fish in"
"reeling the fish in"
"spearing"
"harpooning"
"netting"
"gill netting"
"trap netting"
"seining"
"purse seining"
"cast netting"
"drift netting"
"angling" - catching, or attempting to catch fish
"snagging"
"trapping"
"trawling"
"trot-lining"
"dredging"
"poling"
"trolling"
"long lining"
"harvesting"
"snagging"
"hooking"
"poaching" - the unlawful taking of fish
"overfishing" - act whereby fish stocks are depleated
"capturing"
"ice fishing"
"fly fishing"
"bow fishing"
"kite fishing"
"fish farming"
"electrofishing" - stunning fish with electricity to bring them to the surface - primarily used in freshwater by fisheries biologists
"aquaculturing"
"noodling" - fishing for catfish using only bare hands, practiced primarily in the southern United States - also called "grabbling", "graveling", "hogging", "dogging", "gurgling", "ticking"' and "stumping". The term 'noodling' can and has been applied to all hand fishing methods, regardless of the method or species. - From Wikipedia for "Noodling"
"flounder tramping" - flounder a captured by stepping on them
"trout binning" - rocks in a stream are struck with a large hammer - to stun fish nearby
"trout tickling" - in the plays of Shakespeare
"gigging" - using small trident shaped spears with long handles - to take suckers and other rough fish in shallow water
"speargunning"
"whaling" - catching whales - which are marine mammals, not fish
"recreational fishing" - fishing for pleasure or sport
"sport fishing" - recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish, rather than the culinary or financial value of the fish flesh
"competitive fishing"
"trophy fishing"
"game fishing"
"big-game fishing" - fishing from boats for large open-water species such as tuna, sharks, and marlin
"commercial fishing" - fishing for profit
"subsistence fishing" - fishing for food for survival
"artisanal fishing" - fishing using traditional, low-tech, small scale methods, for survival in third world countries, and as a cultural heritage in other countries