Fishing terms starting with G

13 terms

1. Gamakatsu A brand name of hooks.
2. Game fish Fish that are fished for as sport and subject to regulations of take.
3. game fish or game-fish Species of fish caught for sport that fights hard when hooked. In Arizona, includes trout of all species, bass of all species, catfish of all species…
4. gear Any tools used to catch fish, such as rod and reel, hook and line, nets, traps, spears and baits.
5. Gila trout One of Arizona's two native trout species. Gila trout had been extirpated (eliminated) from Arizona, but were reintroduced in the mid 1990s.
6. gill Respiratory organ of many aquatic animals, such as fish.
7. gill net, gill-net A commercial (not sport-fishing) net used to harvest fish. So named because of the mesh sizes designed to catch the intended species by the gill.
8. gill opening an opening behind the head that connects the gill chamber to the exterior.
9. Gizit A brand name of tube bait (the original).
10. Grass carp Common name for Ctenopharyngodon idella, also called "grass carp." Grass carp are often stocked in ponds for weed control.
11. grayline The grayline on a fish finder lets you distinguish between strong and weak echoes.
12. grayling A northern species of freshwater game fish; a member of the trout family. In Arizona, typically found at Lee Valley Lake in the White Mountains.
13. grub A short, plastic type of worm, usually rigged with a weighed jig hook.