A-F G-R S-Z
G
Gaff - A steel hook of varying sizes, mounted on a pole or stick, used for snagging worn-out fish that have been played to boatside by
fishermen.
Game fish - A fish that is regulated by law for recreational harvest.
Gape - To open the mouth wide. In Zoological terms, it means the measurement of the widest possible opening of a mouth.
Gear ratio - Retrieve speed of reel determines how much line is reeled in one revolution of the reel's handle.
Gill rakers - A series of projections located along the front edge of the gill arch.
Gills - The fleshy, and highly vascular organs comparable to lungs used in aquatic respiration.
Golden rule - Gold color aluminum measuring device used in tournaments to measure bass in order to easily determine the length of the
fish.
GPS - Global Positioning Satellite, device used to accurately determine your location with in feet.
Grand slam - Some notable angling achievement, usually three popular species of fish from a certain area.
Graphite - Material used to make rods. Good conductor thus graphite rods are sensitive.
Grass - Vegetation catch-all phrase. Refers to green plants growing in the water. Bass are attracted to the grass, which is home to prey.
Gravel - See cobble.
Green Drake - A large, green-bodied mayfly found in many trout streams, a particular favorite food for trout.
Grilse - Salmon less than 22 inches (56cm) Fork Length (FL).
Grinder - A device used to grind chum before tossing it overboard.
Growth overfishing -- The rate of fishing, as indicated by an equilibrium yield-per-recruit curve, greater than which the losses in weight from
total mortality exceed the gain in weight due to growth. This point is defined as Fmax.
Grub - Small curl tail lure made of soft plastic.
Guides - Professional anglers who are paid to help other angler locate and catch fish.
H
Hackle - The series of extended fibers right behind the eye of a fly. The hackle is what allows a dry fly to float.
Hair jig - Old-style jighead with the skirt fashioned out of hair and/or feathers.
Hatch box - A device used to incubate relatively small numbers of fish eggs. The hatch box is usually located adjacent to a stream, which
supplies the box with water.
Headboat - A government fisheries term for partyboat. Basically a fishing boat for hire that carries more than six people. The average is
more like 30 anglers, and sometimes more than 100. With that many lines, you mostly fish straight down with heavy tackle for bottom fish.
Healthy stock - A stock of fish experiencing production levels consistent with its available habitat and within the natural variations in survival
for the stock.
Heterocercal - Said of the tail when the vertebrae curve upward into the upper lobe of the caudal fin.
High-sticking - Holding the rod high to keep the line taut in a nymphing drift.
Hone - To sharpen hooks or knives with a stone.
Hoppers - A good-sized live shrimp sold at the marinas, usually a white shrimp.
Home range - The area that an animal traverses in the scope of normal activities. This is not to be confused with territory, which is the area
an animal defends.
Homing - The ability of a salmon or steelhead to correctly identify and return to their natal stream, following maturation at sea.
Hula grub - Soft plastic curly-tailed grub, with a soft skirt type feature at the head of the grub.
Hump - Section of the lake bottom that rises vertically toward the surface, or is shallower than the area around it. A submerged island would
be considered a hump.
Husbandry - The scientific management and control of the hatchery environment for the production of fish or wildlife.
I
Ichthyology - The scientific study of fishes.
Imbricated - Lying lapped over each other in regular order (like scales of a fish or shingles on a roof).
Immigration - Referring to the movement of organisms into an area. See emigration and migrating.
Imprinting - The physiological and behavioral process by which migratory fish assimilate environmental cues to aid their return to their
stream of origin as adults.
Improved clinch knot - The suggested knot for tying a fly to the leader or tippet.
In-line - Commonly refers to in-line spinners where the blade, body, and hook are all in a straight line. Example is a typical Mepp's spinner.
Inbreeding - Mating or crossing of individuals more closely related that average pairs in the population.
Incoming tide - Water pushing inshore, generally caused by the moon's gravity pull. A strong wind blowing out to sea can somewhat negate
an incoming tide, however.
Incubation - The period of time from egg fertilization until hatching.
Indiana blade - Refers to a teardrop shaped blade used on spinnerbaits.
Indicator species - A species of plants or animals that suffers when pollution or environmental stress begins, thus indicating environmental
degradation.
Inferior mouth - The type of mouth that opens on the ventral surface (like sturgeon).
Inlet - A natural pass between ocean and bay. Unjettied inlets are more hazardous to boat traffic, because of shifting sandbars that can be a
hazard.Most inlets are now jettied with granite rocks, to protect against erosion and to save dredging costs.
Inshore - A nebulous term that means perhaps within sight of land. "Let's head inshore" means moving the boat from offshore back towards
land.
Instantaneous Rate Of Fishing Mortality - When fishing and natural mortality act concurrently, F is equal to the instantaneous total mortality
rate, multiplied by the ratio of fishing deaths to all deaths. Also called; rate of fishing; instan- taneous rate of fishing; *force of fishing
mortality .
Instantaneous Rate Of Growth - The natural logarithm of the ratio of final weigl1t to initial weight of a fish in a unit of time, usually a year.
When applied collectively to all fish of a given age in a stock, the possibility of selective morta lity must be considered .
Instantaneous Rate Of Mortality - The natural logarithm (with sign changed) of the survival rate. The ratio of number of deaths per unit of
time to population abundance during that time, if all deceased fish were to be immediately replaced so that population does not change.
Also called; *coefficient of decrease.
Instantaneous Rate Of Natural Mortality - When natural and fishing mortality operate concurrently it is equal to the instantaneous total
mortality rate, multi- plied by the ratio of natural deaths to all deaths. Also called; *force of natural mortality .
Instantaneous Rate Of Recruitment - "Number of fish that grow to catchable size per short interval of time, divided by the number of
catchable fish already present at that time. Usually given on a yearly basis; that is, the figure just described is divided by the fraction of a
year represented by the ""short interval"" in question. This concept is used principally when the size of the vulnerable stock is not changing
or is changing only slowly, since among fishes recruitment is not usually associated with stock size in the direct way in which mortality and
growth are."
Instantaneous Rate Of Surplus Production - "Equal to rate of growth plus rate of recruitment less rate of natural mortality--all in terms of
weight and on an instantaneous basis. In a ""balanced"" or equilibrium fishery, this increment replaces what is removed by fishing, and rate
of surplus production is numerically equal to rate of fishing. Also called; *instantaneous rate of natural increase."
Interorbital - The space between the eyes.
Invertebrate drift - Stream and terrestrial invertebrates that float with the current.
Iteroparous - Species that reproduce repeatedly during their lifetime.
J
Jack plate - Device attached to the transom of a bass boat that allows the outboard motor to be mounted farther back and higher that
originally. Improves performance. Example, Rite Hite Jackplate. Also used for shallow-running flats boats. This device jacks the motor
straight up and down, without tilting the lower unit, even while running.
Jack salmon - A young male salmon that matures precociously(earlier than other fish in its age-class).
Jacobson downdrift - Feeding slack into the line as the fly emerges downstream to imitate an emerging insect.
Jennie salmon - A young female salmon that matures precociously(earlier than other fish in its age-class).
Jerkbait - There are two types: soft and hard. The soft style is similar to a baitfish profile and rigged with a large worm hook. Example:
Slug-Go. Hard jerkbaits resemble more of a minnow baitfish. Examples are a Rapala or Smithwick Rogue. Both style lures are fished by
twitching or jerking the lure forward, hence the name.
Jetties - Granite boulders used to protect inlets and passes from sand erosion. An inlet protected by jetties is much safer for boating traffic.
The rocks attract many species of fish.
Jigging - Working a jig. That means popping the rod tip up and cranking in some line with the reel, making the jig dart through the water.
Very attractive to most fish species.
Jitterbug - Old wooden-body topwater lure with large metal lip. Makes a gurgle-type commotion when retrieved.
Jugular pelvics - Pelvic fins in front of the pectoral fins.
Juvenile - Fish from one year of age until sexual maturity.
K
Kelt - A spent or spawned out steelhead salmon.
Keel guard - Handy device that is glued to the keel of a bass boat, so that it can be beached without damage to the bottom of the boat.
Keeper - Legal size fish.
Kicker - Larger, heavier fish that really helps out the total weight of a tournament angler's catch. Example; "I had a limit of 2-pounders, but
was lucky and caught a 5 pound kicker."
Kite rig - Fishing a bait with a kite. Fishing kites are different from land kites, usually flat and square. The live bait skips around on the
surface, without the telltale line being visible.
Krill - Small abundant crustaceans that form an important part of the food chain in Antarctic waters.
Kype - The distinctive hooked jaw that male salmon develop during spawning.
L
Lagoon - Found mostly in the Pacific, lagoons are shallow, protected areas usually ringed by coral reef.
Larva - The second, or "worm" phase of an insect's life cycle.
Lateral line - A series of sensory pores opening to the exterior along the side of fish.
Lead fly - The primary fly tied on the end of a fly line.
Leader - The piece of clear, tapered monofilament line attached to the fly line, usually between six and 15 feet long.
Leadhead - Bare leadhead jig that is normally used to rig a grub body onto.
Leading (pronounced "leeding") - The act of keeping the rod tip and strike indicator downstream of the drifting nymph.
Leech - A bloodsucking worm.
Length Frequency - An arrangement of recorded lengths which indicates the number of times each length or length interval occurs.
Lentic - Characterizing aquatic communities found in standing water.
Lever drag - The serious offshore reels designed for ocean fish now use a very smooth lever drag, as opposed to the older star drag.
Limit - Legal limit of bass, or other fish.
Limnetic - Referring to a standing water Ecosystem (ponds or lakes).
Limnology - The study of lakes, ponds and streams.
Line memory - When line, leader, or tippet stays in the same position in which is has been bent, tied, spooled, or coiled.
Line weight - The relative weight of a fly line. A "1 weight" rod throws a thin, light line, while a "10 weight" rod throws a very heavy, thicker
line.
Lipless crankbait - Shad-shaped crankbait that has no visible diving lip. The line attaches to the top of the lure. Example; Rat-L-Trap.
Lit up - Pelagic fish such as the marlins, sailfish and wahoo have a tendency to "light up" with neon, powder blue colors when excited or
hooked.
Littoral zone - The region of land bordering a body of water.
Live bottom - Rocky bottom, sometimes very flat, where sponges and corals can find something solid to grow on. This attracts various
bottom fish, such as grouper.
Live box - A container filled with water and often equipped with accessories such as aeration equipment that is used to hold and transport
live fish.
Lizard - Soft plastic lures similar to a salamder. Used for Carolina Rigs, and fishing shallow water in the spring.
Locators - Common nickname for depthfinders since they will often display images of fish as they pass over them.
Longliner - Longliners are commercial fishing boats with a huge spool of heavy monofilament line on their back deck, up to 40 miles long.
Used mostly for targeting tuna and swordfish.
Long-term potential catch - The largest annual harvest in weight that could be removed from a fish stock year after year, under existing
environmental conditions. This can be estimated in various ways, from maximum values from production models to average observed
catches over a suitable period of years.
Loop - The candy-cane pattern made by a fly line as it is cast. The tighter the loop, the more accurate and powerful the cast.
Lotic - Meaning or regarding things in running water.
Lunker - Big or large-size bass. Also known as Hawg or monster.
Lunker Lure - Original designer of the buzzbait. Many anglers still refer to all buzzbaits as "Lunker Lures."
Lure retrievers - Heavy devices designed to knock loose or retrieve snagged fishing lures.
M
Macroinvertebrate - Invertebrates visible to the naked eye, such as insect larvae and crayfish.
Maintainable Yield -The largest catch that can be maintained from the population, at whatever level of stock size, over an indefinite period. It
will be identical to the sustainable yield for populations below the level giving the MSY, and equal to the MSY for populations at or above this
level""."
Mandibular - Pertaining to the lower jaw.
Mangroves - The only trees that grow in salt water. Mangroves protect tropical coastlines from storm surges, and their extensive root system
attracts a variety of shallow water gamefish.
Matching the hatch - Choosing the fly pattern that imitates the insects that are hatching nearby.
Mayfly - The mayfly is characterized by an upswept wing and long, delicate two- or three-stranded tail. The mayfly goes through three
stages -- egg, nymph, and adult -- then metamorphoses once again from a sub-imago adult to a spinner.
Maxillae or maxillaries - The upper jaw, the upper jaw bones.
Maximum Sustainable Yield - The largest average catch or yield that can continuously be taken from a stock under existing environmental
conditions. (For species with fluctuating recruitment, the maximum might be obtained by taking fewer fish in some years than in others.) Also
called; maximum equilibrium catch ; maximum sustained yield; sustainable catch.
Mending - The act of lifting the fly line off the water and flipping it either upstream or downstream to eliminate drag and accomplish a more
natural drift.
Merging currents - A dead spot of calm water created where two currents come together.
Mental - Pertaining to the chin or mentum.
Midge - A very small species of aquatic insects found in trout streams. Many species of midges hatch into adults in the middle of winter.
They have four stages of development, from egg to larva to pupa to adult.
Migrant - Life stage of anadromous and resident fish species which moves from one locale, habitat or system (river or ocean) to another.
Migrating - Moving from one area of residence to another.
Milt - The sperm of fishes.
Mixed stock - A stock whose individuals originated from commingled native and non-native parents; or a previously native stock that has
undergone substantial genetic alteration.
Mojo rig - Technique similar to a Carolina Rig except that it is rigged on a spinning rod. Thus it is a finesse-type method. The sinkers are
cylindrical or pencil-shaped to come through rocks without snagging.
Mono leader - Leader made of monofilament. Mono leaders are of course heavier grade than the line on your reel.
Monofilament - The clear style fishing line most commonly used by anglers.
Mortality - The number of fish lost or the rate of loss.
Muds - Created by a bottom-grubbing school of fish. For instance, a school of bonefish rooting on the bottom will gradually muddy the water
in a large patch, easily visible on a sunny day.
Myomeres - The muscle segments.
Mysis - A type of silvery freshwater shrimp found in cold mountain lakes and reservoirs.
N
Nail knot - The knot used to attach a leader to the fly line or to the butt section.
Natal - Birth place.
Natal stream - Stream of birth.
Natural Mortality - Deaths in a fish stock caused by predation, pollution, senility, etc., but not fishing.
Natural Reproduction - As opposed to hatchery-raised fish, this term refers to fish that are hatched and mature in a wild environment.
Naturally spawning populations - Populations of fish that have completed their entire life cycle in the natural environment without human
intervention.
Neoprene - The material that divers' wetsuits is made of. It is also a popular material for cold-weather waders.
Net - Cloth or rubber device used to land fish.
Net Increase (or decrease) - New body substance elaborated in a stock, less the loss from all forms of mortality.
Nominal catch - The sum of the catches that are landed (expressed as live weight or equivalents). Nominal catches do not include
unreported discards.
Nymph phase - The immature phase of an aquatic insect's life cycle that occurs underwater.
O
Odd-year run - A population of fish that returns to its natural spawning grounds in odd numbered years, such as the pink salmon.
Opercle - Refers to the largest bone in the operculum.
Operculum - The gill cover.
Optimum Yield - (OY) The yield from a fishery which provides the greatest overall benefit to the nation with particular reference to food
production and recreational opportunities; it is based on MSY as modified by economic, social or ecological factors. Precision and Accuracy
Precision is the closeness to each other of repeated measurements of the same quantity or object, while accuracy is closeness of a
measured or computed value to its true value.
Old salt - Some crusty old fisherman who has survived many storms offshore, and seen many fish.
Organizers - Clear plastic tackle boxes that can be taken out or added to a boat or tackle bag. Example; Plano Stowaway boxes.
Outgoing tide - Water flowing back out, often a good time to fish the inlets that drain the bays into the Gulf or Ocean.
Outmigration - The migration of fish down the river system to the ocean.
Outplanting - Hatchery reared fish released into streams for rearing and maturing away from the hatchery sites.
Outrigger - Long metal or fiberglass poles, used for trolling baits far to the sides of a boat.
Overhand cast - A nymphing cast where the fisherman rotates the rod directly overhand while casting.
Oyster bar - A shallow reef, often exposed at low tide, made up of countless oysters.
P
Palatines - Paired bones in the roof of the mouth, lateral to vomer; may bear teeth.
Papilla - A small fleshy projection.
Papillose - Covered with papilla.
Parameter - "A ""constant"" or numerical description of some property of a population (which may be real or imaginary). Cf. statistic."
Parietals - Pared bones on posterior roof of skull, lateral to supraoccipital.
Parr - The developmental life stage of salmon and trout between alevin and smolt, when the young have developed parr marks and are
actively feeding in fresh water.
Parr marks - Distinctive vertical bars on the sides of young salmonids.
Partyboat - Charter vessel carrying more than six fishermen. The norm is 30 to 100 people.
Pass - Same as an inlet, a natural water passage between the bays and ocean.
Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags -- Passive Integrated Transponder tags are used for identifying individual salmon for monitoring
and research purposes. This miniaturized tag consists of an integrated microchip that is programmed to include specific fish information.
The tag is inserted into the body cavity of the fish and decoded at selected monitoring sites.
Patch reef - A patch of coral reef inshore of the main reef line.
Pattern - A generic name for the recipe to tie a fly.
Pawl - The "clicker" mechanism inside a lower-end fly reel.
Pectoral fins - The anterior(front) paired fins, attached to pectoral (shoulder) girdle.
Pegging - Method of worm fishing where the slip sinker has an object like a toothpick stuck into it to keep the sinker from sliding up the line.
Pelagic - Of or in the open ocean or open water.
Pelvic fins - Posterior paired fins, located in the abdominal position or towards the rear.
Peritoneum - Membrane lining the body cavity.
Pharyngeal teeth - Teeth located behind the gills and before the esophagus, and anchored in bone.
Phytoplankton - Microscopic floating plants, mainly algae, that live suspended in bodies of water and that drift about because they cannot
move by themselves or because they are too small or too weak to swim effectively against a current.
Piano wire - Single-strand fishing leader that closely resembles the wire inside a piano.
Pieces - Individual fish.
Pier rats - Crusty fishermen who spend many hours and days on the big surf piers, waiting until the fish begin biting. These people have the
art of pier fishing down to a science, with their own customs.
Pinfish trap - A small wire box designed to be left at the marina or under a moored boat, and baited with fish scraps.
Pistol grip - Rod featuring a short rubber or cork handle similar to that of a pistol. These type rods are good for close range, accurate
casting.
Pitching - Method of longer-range flipping, where the lure is tossed in an underhand motion very close to the water's surface.
Placoid scale - Small plate-like scales that have a rough exterior edge found on sharks and related species.
Plane - Term describing when a boat gets onto the surface of the lake, rather than being in the water the boat in planning on top of the
water.
Planer - A flat, metal device used to troll deep. The planer dives, dragging an attached line with hook and bait. Not as cumbersome or heavy
as a downrigger's cannonball.
Plankton - Minute floating forms of microscopic plants and animals in water which cannot get about to any extent under their own power.
They form the important beginnings of food chains for larger animals.
Pocket water - Where fast current rushes around boulders and other obstructions, creating pockets of calmer water.
Pogey - Menhaden shad.
Pogey Oil - Rich, golden oil from menhaden, also called pogey, used for chum.
Polarized glasses - Polarized glasses eliminate glare reflected from water and allow a fisherman to see into the water.
Pond - A body of water smaller than a lake, often artificially formed.
Popper - Topwater lure that makes a popping, or spitting commotion when retrieved. Example; Rebel Pop-R.
Popping cork - A Styrofoam cork with the top shaped to make it gurgle when yanked. The noise is supposed to imitate sounds of fish
feeding on top, thereby attracting the attention of gamefish.
Pork chunk - Trailer for jigs or spinnerbaits made originally from pork rinds.
Pre-smolt - A juvenile salmon or steelhead that has not yet reached the physiological state known as a smolt.
Pre-spawning mortality - Generally refers to non-fishery mortality of adult salmon and steelhead between the time the fish enter the
Columbia River and the completion of spawning.
Precocious - Fish that have matured quickly, or faster than the remaining fish of its age-class.
Predation - Hunting and killing another animal for food.
Premaxilla - The paired bones forming the front of the upper jaw.
Preopercle - The large membrane bone lying in front of and parallel to the opercle.
Preorbital - The membrane bone lying in front of and below the eye.
Presentation - The act of delivering a fly or lure to a fish.
Priest - A short, wooden club used for subduing wild fish thrashing in the boat.
Production - 1. The total elaboration of new body substance in a stock in a unit of time, irrespective of whether or not it survives to the end
of that time. Also called; *net production ; *total production. 2. *Yield.
Professional - Angler who makes his/her living from fishing tournaments.
Professional overrun - Fancy nickname for backlash or bird's nest in baitcasting reels.
Prop - Common term for the propeller of a trolling or outboard motor.
Prop bait - Topwater lure with a metal propeller on one or both ends.
Pteryhoids - Bones of the roof of the mouth lying behind and articulating with the palatines.
Pumpkinseed - Light brownish color used often in soft plastic lures. Very natural hue.
Pupa - The third phase of an insect's life cycle, when wings are beginning to grow.
Push pole - A long, 20-foot pole made of wood or graphite, used for silently pushing the boat across the flats, easing within casting ranger
of various fish.
Pyloric - Pertaining to that part of the stomach from which the intestine leads.
Pyloric caecum - A projection in the form of a blind sac attached to the intestine near the posterior end of the stomach.
Q
Qualifier - One or series of tournaments that must be fished in order to make it to a fish-off. Example; B.A.S.S. Invitational tournaments are
qualifiers for the BASS Masters Classic.
R
Radio-telemetry - Automatic measurement and transmission of data from remote sources via radio to a receiving station for recording and
analysis.
Ramus - A branch; a projecting part.
Rate Of Exploitation - The fraction, by number, of the fish in a population at a given time, which is caught and killed by man during the year
immediately following . The term may also be applied to separate parts of the stock distinguished by size, sex, etc. Also called; *fishing
coefficient .
Rate Of Removal - An inexactly-defined term that can mean either rate of exploitation or rate of fishing--depending on the context .
Rate Of Utilization - Similar to rate of exploitation, except that only the fish landed are considered. The distinction between catch and
landings is important when considerable quantities of fish are discarded at sea.
Rat-L-Trap - Original type of lipless crankbait. Thus, most anglers refer to all similar lures by this name.
Rattles - Glass or metal noisemakers added to lures in order to help bass find the lure easier.
Ray - One of the supports of a fin.
Re-spool - To replace the old line on a reel with new line.
Reach cast - A cast with a built-in mend accomplished by extending the arm and placing the line upstream of where it would have landed
with a normal cast.
Reaper - Soft plastic lure that resembles a leach. Popular on the west coast.
Rear - To feed and grow in a natural or artificial environment.
Rearing - Refers to the amount of time that juvenile fish spend feeding in nursery areas of rivers, lakes, streams and estuaries before
migration.
Recruitment overfishing - The rate of fishing above which the recruitment to the exploitable stock becomes significantly reduced. This is
characterized by a greatly reduced spawning stock, a decreasing proportion of older fish in the catch, and generally very low recruitment
year after year.
Recruits - The total numbers of fish of a specific stock available at a particular stage of their life history.
Red reel - The common baitcasting reel used back in the 1960s was the red Ambassadeur reel. The reel has changed colors and owners
since then.
Redd - A nest of fish eggs covered with gravel.
Reds - Reds is short for redfish.
Reflex strikes - Drawing a bite from fish that have no intention of feeding. Example; by bumping the crankbait into the stump (where the bass
was hiding) the angler triggered the fish into a reflex strike even though it had just eaten a crawfish.
Relative Abundance - An estimate of actual or absolute abundance; usually stated as some kind of index; for example, as bottom trawl
survey stratified mean catch per tow.
Reproduce - To produce offspring.
Resident species - Species of fish which spend their entire lives in freshwater.
Retrieval - The act of bringing in slack line (also called "stripping" by many fly fishermen.)
Reverse cast - The nymphing cast made by casting across the body on the "off" hand side of the stream. (For a right-handed fisherman, the
right side of the stream. For a left-handed fisherman, the left bank.) Also called the "Western roll cast."
Ribbon tail - Style of plastic worm that has a long ribbon type tail that ripples when the worm is retrieved.
Riffle - Where the current rolls over a rocky bar and then slows down.
Rig hook - A steel pipe, eight feet long, one inch in diameter, shaped like a candy cane. The curved end is about two feet across, and slips
over various protrusions on offshore production platforms. The hook is attached to a 30-foot rope, which is attached to the boat. The rope
can be stuffed through the pipe, and knotted at the end. A shock cord should be added.
Ring worm - Brand of plastic worm that features rings or ribs over the outside of the body. The texture is believed to feel soft and lifelike to
fish.
Rip tide - On the beach, this is the water that flows back offshore, after the waves have piled so much water next to the sand.
Rocket launcher - A rack of tubes designed to hold five or six fishing rods in a boat, easily accessible and protective from damage in rough
seas -- though not from corrosive salt spray.
Rod belt - A leather or (in more modern times) a plastic belt that fits around an angler's waist while fighting a fish. The belt socket keeps the
rod butt snug, and saves weary arm muscles and that lower back during a long fight.
Roe - The eggs of fishes.
Roughfish - Undesired and often nuisance fish that have no gamefish qualities.
Run (of fish) - A group of fish of the same species that migrate together up a stream to spawn, usually associated with the seasons, e.g.,
fall, spring, summer, and winter runs. Members of a run interbreed, and may be genetically distinguishable from other individuals of the
same species.
Run - A smooth, deep glide of water that usually follows a riffle.
Run & Gun - Method of fishing where the angler is only attempting to catch those aggressive fish that will quickly strike the lures cast. Then
the angler "runs" or motors to the next spot and quickly fishes it, repeating the process numerous times.
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