piscatorial

Related to angling

Piscatorial means relating to fishing or fishermen.

The word is formal and somewhat literary: piscatorial pursuits, piscatorial wisdom passed down through generations.

It appears most often in writing that treats fishing as a gentleman's pastime rather than a commercial enterprise.

angling

rod

Thin rigid stick

lure · hook · line · casting · spinning · jigging · trolling · catch-and-release · angler · chumming

commercial

trawler

Net-dragging fishing boat

seafood · quota · bycatch · fishmonger · fleet · processing · cannery · wholesale · fishery · seine

saltwater

tuna

Large edible ocean fish

barracuda · halibut · grouper · snapper · flounder · cod · anchovy · sardine · haddock · pollock

freshwater

trout

Freshwater game fish

  • bassDeep pitch or fish
  • catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
  • perchResting spot for birds

pike · carp · bluegill · crappie · sturgeon · walleye · minnow · char · bream · tench

conservation

overfishing

Unsustainable marine harvest

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hunting method/prey type

piscatorialhunting

Pursuing wild game

fowling · falconry · stalking · trapping · agricultural

relationship to fishing activity

piscatoriallandlubber

Non-seafaring person

Family

fishing, fisherman, piscine, pisciculture

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