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from The Century Dictionary.
- Fish taken with a drift-net.
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Examples
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Boat anglers typically drift-fish along appropriate depth contours to locate aschool.
Spring Perch Fishing Secrets From Field & Stream's John Merwin 2006
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On a typical winter day when tides are normal, wind is light or moderate and water temperature is 50-55 degrees, one of the best ways to catch West Bay trout is to drift-fish areas where flats in 4-6 feet of water hold scattered oyster shells or small reefs and are adjacent to a channel with slightly deeper water.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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On a typical winter day when tides are normal, wind is light or moderate and water temperature is 50-55 degrees, one of the best ways to catch West Bay trout is to drift-fish areas where flats in 4-6 feet of water hold scattered oyster shells or small reefs and are adjacent to a channel with slightly deeper water.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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