Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, living in, or consisting of water that is not salty.
- adjective Situated away from the sea; inland.
- adjective Nautical Accustomed to sailing on inland waters only.
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- adjective Living in
fresh water . - adjective nautical Unskilled as
seaman . - noun A body of
fresh water
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Examples
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As most know, spinning in freshwater is mostly lighter line and lighter lures -- usually 12-pound-test or lighter.
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As most know, spinning in freshwater is mostly lighter line and lighter lures -- usually 12-pound-test or lighter.
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Clouser minnows work realy good in freshwater for bigger fish when stripped.
I recently began to fly fish, and am wondering what would be the best flies to use on Bass and Pike. 2009
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On most spinning and baitcasting reels used in freshwater, all the wear on your old line has occurred on the first 100 feet or so.
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Necklace in freshwater pearl, moonstone, with ruby czech glass.
Valentines, part the first mllelaurel 2009
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Clouser minnows work realy good in freshwater for bigger fish when stripped.
I recently began to fly fish, and am wondering what would be the best flies to use on Bass and Pike. 2009
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If in freshwater, the stripers take Rattletraps, big Rapalas, and large jigs.
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A new study published this summer identified yet another culprit: blue-green algae that grow in freshwater lakes, then find their way to the ocean.
Julie Packard: Saving Sea Otters, Saving Ourselves Julie Packard 2010
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If in freshwater, the stripers take Rattletraps, big Rapalas, and large jigs.
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A new study published this summer identified yet another culprit: blue-green algae that grow in freshwater lakes, then find their way to the ocean.
Julie Packard: Saving Sea Otters, Saving Ourselves Julie Packard 2010
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