Freshwater

Freshwater

Industry: Fishing

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Gill

Sports; Freshwater

Respiratory organ of many aquatic animals; a filamentous outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels at which gas exchange between water and blood occurs.

Gill arch

Sports; Freshwater

Bony or cartilaginous arches in the throat of fish to which the filaments and rakers of the gills are attached. Bony fish usually have four gill arches.

An opening behind the head that connects the gill chamber to the exterior. Bony fishes have a single such opening on each side whereas cartilaginous fishes (sharks and rays) have five to seven. The ...

Glaciated

Sports; Freshwater

Subject to or borne (created) by previous glacial activity.

Grub

Sports; Freshwater

A short, plastic type of worm usually rigged with a weighted jig hook.

Finesse fishing

Sports; Freshwater

An angling technique characterised by the use of light tackle - line, rods, reel and artificial baits (often tube worms, grubs, or other small-sized soft-plastic lures); often productive in clear, ...