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go fishing

VERB

fish

Synonyms

STRONG

angle bait bob cast chum extract extricate find net produce seine trawl troll

WEAK

bait the hook cast one's hook cast one's net haul out pull out

Example Sentences

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Do as the bears do in Alaska and go fishing for wild salmon.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

“Ask anybody who’s ever seen me play. They’ll say, ‘Stick with the lab, or go fishing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

The contents of his net will serve as dinner for his small team before they set out to go fishing again in the evening.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Anglers must have a valid license to go fishing.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

For three whole weeks of summer vacation they hadn’t let me play baseball or go fishing or anything.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns