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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Fish taken with a drift-net.

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Examples

  • Boat anglers typically drift-fish along appropriate depth contours to locate aschool.

    Spring Perch Fishing Secrets From Field & Stream's John Merwin 2006

  • 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

  • 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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